Madden 2009 Delivers New Ways To Celebrate?

Latest word for all you Madden fans is that in the new installment of Madden there is 85 new gameplay features. One of the new features is that after you score a touchdown you will be able to go to a hot spot on the field and pull off some dance moves, even leap into …



Warhammer Online: RVR and Siege Gameplay Video

 
Mythic Entertainment released a video today showing off what some of the Realm vs Realm and Siege warfare action is going to look like …

World of Warcraft: Apprentice Mounts

DC Universe Online

 
 Sony Online Entertainment and DC Comics announced today at E3 DC Universe Online.  There really isn’t much available yet as far as game play type information.  The only thing I was able to take away from this …

Wrath of the Lich King: Storm Peaks Leaked Video

While doing my usual browsing around today I found a cool little video some beta tester leaked out over YouTube.com showing the Storm Peaks in the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft.

 

Toward the end of the video, stay tuned for a sneak peak at what appears to be the city …

GameZig Lively Chat

The GameZig version of Google’s Lively is a good place to come and chat it up with GameZig bloggers and other gamers. We have a big screen up with some of the latest new game trailers and game footage playing and plenty of room for up to twenty people to come in and socialize. Bring …

Will you buy the Warhammer Online CE?

Syp over at Waaagh! has a post up about the CE for Warhammer being sold out by this coming Monday, possibly.  This got me to thinking about my previous experience with a Collector’s Edition and whether or not it’s worth the money to buy the …

Google launches Lively - MMO or Glorified Chat Room

Lively launched sometime yesterday and from all I’ve read pre-launch it was supposed to be Google’s version of Second Life.  I virtual world where players could explore real world environments and interact with other people.  This thing was supposed to redefine how people view and use the internet.

 

So far, bzzzzzzzzzzz.  That’s my buzzer sound.  I …

MySims Coming to the PC in October

Electronic Arts announced they are releasing the MySims franchise to PC this October. Previously, the game was only available on consoles but they’ve gone and built a PC version and beefed it up with some new features. Ohhh the humanity! Why did they have to go and do this to me? I’ll admit I got …

Fallout 3

It’s a little ironic maybe that the original Fallout was considered an unofficial sequel to Electronic Arts earlier title Wastelands but couldn’t use the name due to rights issues as Fallout 3 hasn’t been without problems of its own.

 

Fallout 3 …

Happy Independence Day!

Happy 4th of July! I’m taking the day off of blogging to spend the day with my wife and daughter and go watch some good old celebration fireworks. If you are a hardcore gamer - I know a lot of MMORPG’s out there have their own versions of holidays, Star Wars Galaxies had a lot …

Warhammer Online: The Bastion Stair

 
 
The first of dungeon to be announced by the Warhammer Online team is The Bastion Stair.  Both the Order and Destruction are drawn to this source of Chaos power.  The Order will …

Runescape Goes High Detail

Today Jagex announced that the anticipated high detail version of Runescape is now available to subscribers in a beta release.  Also with this update, for the first time Runescape will be playable in full screen mode within your internet browser window.  The update utilizes new graphics technologies to enhance the games look and bring it up to …

Arcade Games - Are They Here to Stay?

Arcade games are a great way to relax and enjoy a little bit of downtime.Most are a coin-operated entertainment machines, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers. These games are often converted into the latest titles, which is why you rarely see older games in your local …

Diablo 3: Character Customization

Even though Diablo 3 is not going to be an MMO it is taking on some of the better traits of one.  One of the noteable changes to this version compared to the others is the character customization.  Gamers will be able to create both male and female versions of every class which has never been …

Diablo 3: And the Heavens Shall Tremble

 

 

Blizzard did a 180 turn on us and went from ice to fire to announce Diablo III: And the Heavens Shall Tremble.  The game will not be the next-gen MMO Blizzard has been working on, my bet is still on Starcraft for …

World of StarCraft

It’s of course all just speculation and educated, or uneducated as the case may be, guessing.  But there are a few things we do know about the Blizzard trailer - most important of which is that …

Indie Designers Pumping New Life into Consoles

Major console systems like the Nintendo Wii, the Sony Playstation platform and Microsoft’s X-Box 360 all seemed to be suffering from the same affliction that has hit our beloved MMORPG genre of PC games - no or low risk game design.  Games like the Grand Theft Auto series are to the console as games like …

Mass Effect: Pausing the Action

Awhile back, I went to visit my brother who plays a lot more console games than I do and he had rented Mass Effect for the weekend from Blockbuster. I’m not big on game pads but he coaxed me into trying it out, since it’s more fun than just watching him play I gave it …

RuneScape getting a face lift

One of the longest running MMORPG’s is getting a much needed upgrade. Runescape, which is the successor to DeviousMUD, is a popular persistant online world that has been running since 2001 and has retained a respectable player base, due in large part to it’s free to play option.  For the past 7 years, the game …

Age of Conan Armory


 

Cursed.com has launched a beta of the Age of Conan Armory.  The beta version of the Armory currently supports a functional feat calculator as well as community driven feat builds for players to show off their PVP feat setup.  The beta site …

Shot Online: Free to Play MMO

If you’re like me, you probably get bored playing the same game day in and day out.  You don’t necessarily want to abandon your favorite game but you want to break the cycle a bit and find a few others to play when that favorite MMO starts feeling more like work than play!  That’s how …

Age of Conan: Message from FunCom

My heart just about stopped today when I read my email.  I got my first message from BestBuy stating that they are giving me a coupon for $10 off of my next purchase because my pre-order of Age of Conan Collector’s Edition was delayed leaving the warehouse.  Guess who my next email was from?  FunCom, …

Age of Conan: April Trailer Video

This is the official retail trailer video for Age of Conan released last month. This shows a lot of the features coming including the amazing world itself and a good look at mounts.