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TERA: Review in Progress Part Four

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Review in Progress Part Four

This marks the fourth episode in our continuing journey through En Masse Entertainment's TERA. In this installment, we take a look at questing, gear, the epic action and more. Read on and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

Rift: Hunting the Beast

Posted: 17 May 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Hunting the Beast

In this week's Chronicles of One Telaran, Caedryn the Dwarf is off to continue his march through Gloamwood Pines, this time on the hunt for a freakishly large barghest. See what happens in this latest installment of our ongoing series of adventures in Rift. Enjoy!

WildStar: Metal Maw in Action

Posted: 17 May 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Metal Maw in Action

The latest WildStar Wednesday features a treat for those who have been following the development of Metal Maw. In today's blog, there is a new video showing this bad boy in action.

Torchlight 2: Beta Weekend Incoming

Posted: 17 May 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Beta Weekend Incoming

Runic Games has announced that Torchlight 2 will undergo a big beta weekend beginning Friday, May 18th and running through Tuesday, May 22nd. The team is hoping to put the game through its paces and assess the strength of the servers in a massive stress test.

Crystal Saga: Free Starter Packs!

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Free Starter Packs!

MMORPG.com has been given a very limited number of gift keys for Crystal Saga - the 2.5D browser MMORPG game by NetDragon and TQ Entertainment. This key will grant you many in game items to help out the beginning player, including experience booster tokens, health orbs, and much more! Get your key now before they are all gone!

DUST 514: Beta Registration Open

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Beta Registration Open

CCP Games has announced that beta registrations for DUST 514 are now being taken on the official site. EVE players and attendees at this year's FanFest will have preferential access but all registrants have the potential to be included in the ever-increasing number of beta players.

World of WarPlanes: Ground Attack Planes Detailed

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Ground Attack Planes Detailed

Wargaming.net is continuing its look at the various types of aircraft that will ship with World of WarPlanes. In the latest video reveal, the team shows off the ground attack planes that players will be able to access.

ArchLord: World Guild Championship Detailed

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:10 AM PDT

World Guild Championship Detailed

Webzen has laid out its plans for the Archlord World Guild Championship that is scheduled to begin on June 11th with a final purse of $10,000. Teams can register now and opponents will be revealed on June 4th.

General: Amazon's MAYhem Deals

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:53 AM PDT

Amazon

Amazon.com is always know for screaming deals on just about anything but what if we told you that you can grab some of today's best MMOs at prices that defy description? I stumbled across the sale today. It seems the Amazon team is preparing a new promotion called MAYhem that will allow MMO players to pick up TERA, Final Fantasy XI/XIV or Rift: Ashes of History at unbelievable prices. It's always a good thing to take advantage of overstock so be sure to head over to see all of the deals.

Asda 2: Readying the First Anniversary Celebration

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Readying the First Anniversary Celebration

GamesCampus has announced that it will be deploying some awesome updates to Asda 2 in celebration of the game's first anniversary. Among other things, guilds will receive some love from the team as well as a ton of events and contests.

Runes of Magic: Champion & Warlock Revealed

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Champion & Warlock Revealed

The Frogster dev team is revving up to the forthcoming Runes of Magic update, Fires of the Shadowforge and has blown the cover off of the two new classes that will ship with the update: The Champion and the Warlock.

The Pride of Taern: Dripping with Nostalgia

Posted: 16 May 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Dripping with Nostalgia

The Pride of Taern is a new game with a retro look that will attract a lot of folks who wax nostalgic about the 90s. We've given The Pride of Taern a look and have a first preview for you. Check it out!
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Capcom Reveals 3DS Spin-off to Lost Planet Series

Posted: 17 May 2012 04:14 PM PDT

With Lost Planet's roots firmly planted on consoles, it comes as a surprise that the series will soon be making a trip to portables in the form of E.X. Troopers for the Nintendo 3DS. Taking an anime-inspired look and featuring gameplay similar to its console brethren, it appears that the franchise will be bringing some familiar elements to Nintendo's smaller screens. As sudden as the announcement is, Capcom seems to be taking an unexpected approach for the franchise on portables.

Activision's "Project Icebreaker" Could Hurt its Reputation Among Devs

Posted: 17 May 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

More than two years after Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella first sued Activision, their case is finally set to head to trial on May 29. But before the case can be heard, documents have been released which shed light on some unsavory moves Activision made prior to firing West and Zampella in March 2010.

Prior to the start of the case, there have been some developments of note. Electronic Arts, the publisher of the game being produced by West and Zampella's new studio, Respawn Entertainment, was added in late 2010 as a defendant in Activision's counter-suit; Activision alleged EA conspired with the former IW heads to derail the Call of Duty franchise, among other things. Bloomberg reported yesterday the two publishers have reached a settlement, details of which were not made available.

Should We Expect Voice Acting In Every Game?

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:49 PM PDT

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Should We Expect Voice Acting In Every Game?

The pros and cons of prose and... is there a voice actor named Khans?

By: Dennis Farrell May 17, 2012

Some people approach games with a checklist of required features. "No multiplayer? Not even a half-hearted mode thrown in for the heck of it? No thanks!" "Where are my arbitrary achievements?" If internet forums are to be trusted -- and in my experience they always should be -- voice acting is increasingly becoming one such expectation.

When a game fails to check off enough boxes, it runs the risk of coming under scrutiny. Sometimes, though, the pressure to be all-inclusive is directly at odds with the experience a game is attempting to create. Sometimes, voice acting can be a detriment.

With Infinity Blade Dungeons, Epic Doubles Down on iOS

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:23 AM PDT

You may think of Gears of War when you hear the name "Epic Megagames." Or maybe Jazz Jackrabbit, if you live a lifestyle of old-school cred. Or perhaps what comes to mind is Unreal Engine 3, the behind-the-scenes game technology that's proven to be the current generation's Renderware. And these things are well and good! But over the past few years, Epic's made something of a name for itself with chair's Infinity Blade games.

Infinity Blade and its recent sequel boast what may well be the most spectacular graphics yet seen on iOS (running, not surprisingly, on a modified version of Epic's own Unreal Engine 3), but they impress less in the gameplay department. Certainly they're entertaining enough, but they amount to high-fantasy Punch-Out!! -- simple and limited. Now that the series is a bonafide money-maker for Epic, they're taking a much more direct approach to the property... and a more ambitious one, too. Infinity Blade Dungeons doesn't simply represent a new genre for the series; it's also the first Blade developed internally by Epic.

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