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ArcheAge: XLGAMES Debuts First Story Teaser Video

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT

XLGAMES Debuts First Story Teaser Video

XLGAMES plans on releasing a series of story teaser videos for their upcoming sandbox MMO, ArcheAge, and today we've got the first one just for you! The debut entry to the series features Orchidna, the cousin of Kyprosa Daeior.

MechWarrior Online: Piranha Games Unveils 'Caustic Valley' in New Trailer

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Piranha Games Unveils

While a variety of mechs are obviously important to a game like MechWarrior Online, it's almost equally important that there be a variety of environments to do battle in. To that end, the folks at Piranha Games have put out a new video showcasing the game's Caustic Valley environment, a mineral rich and super-hot environment, the latter being quite significant as managing heat is an integral part of gameplay.

Divina: Official Review

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:49 PM PDT

Official Review

We're putting Gamania's anime-themed free-to-play MMO, Divina, through its paces in our latest official review.

Salem: Edgar Allen Poe Meets Animal Crossing

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:41 PM PDT

Edgar Allen Poe Meets Animal Crossing

Ever wanted to play an MMO that somehow manages to combine aspects of Edgar Allen Poe's work with Animal Crossing? If your interest is piqued so far you'll want to read on for our full preview of Salem for all the details!

Guild Wars 2: Asura and Sylvari Review

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:31 PM PDT

Asura and Sylvari Review

We spent some time with the asura and sylvari during this past weekend's final Guild Wars 2 beta event before launch and today we're offering our thoughts on both!

Guild Wars 2: ArenaNet Announces Character Name Reservation Deadline

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:22 PM PDT

ArenaNet Announces Character Name Reservation Deadline

If you're looking to reserve your Guild Wars 2 character name, you'd better take care of it soon! Today on the official ArenaNet blog, the team announced a deadline of July 31st for name reservations.

General: MMOFTW: RuneScape, SWTOR, The War Z

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:15 PM PDT

MMOFTW: RuneScape, SWTOR, The War Z

In this week's MMOFTW, we discuss a plethora of news from Rich Vogel's departure at BioWare, to Runescape's 200 Millionth Account, as well as a brand new zombie MMO shooter announced: The War Z. All this in more in this week's MMOFTW!

End of Nations: Beta Key Handout - For Second Beta Event

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:12 PM PDT

Beta Key Handout - For Second Beta Event

MMORPG.com has been given beta access keys for End of Nations for the second beta event. Click the button below to get your beta key now while supplies last!

DOFUS: Enter To Win Cool DOFUS Prizes!

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT

Enter To Win Cool DOFUS Prizes!

MMORPG.com is very pleased to present this exclusive sweepstakes event! We are giving away 10 prize packages containing cool DOFUS items worth $52 each!

Final Fantasy XIV: Letter from the Producer Discusses Patch 1.23, 2.0 Promo

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:36 AM PDT

Letter from the Producer Discusses Patch 1.23, 2.0 Promo

Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida is back with the latest "Letter from the Producer" entry. In the missive, Yoshida discusses his plans to travel to China on business related to the launch of FFXIV in the territory, the final version update (1.23) to the current version of the game, the summer festival, and, of course, what players can expect later this summer as far as promotion for version 2.0 goes.

World of Warcraft: PTR Update 5.0.4 Brings Account-wide Achievements and More

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:27 AM PDT

PTR Update 5.0.4 Brings Account-wide Achievements and More

Last week, World of Warcraft's public test realm was updated to version 5.0.4, which brought with it account-wide achievement functionality, pet battles, AOE looting, a new world event, and more!

Age of Conan: Unchained: Next Phase of 'Single Server Technology' in August

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:18 AM PDT

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The next phase of Age of Conan's transition to a single-server technology has been dated for August 7-8th. In the next phase, both the US and EU servers will merge down into three server types: PvE, PvP and Blood & Glory.

The Secret World: New Clothing Available in Store

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT

New Clothing Available in Store

Each Tuesday, Funcom will update the item store for The Secret World with new clothing items for players to purchase. The first update added "skeleton motif" jackets for males and double-breasted trenchcoats for females.

DayZ: Counting the DayZ

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Counting the DayZ

In this week's Pokket Says, we weigh in on DayZ, the zombie survival that's taken the FPS genre by storm over the past couple of months.
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Bo Knows...Gaming's Original God Mode

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:29 PM PDT

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Bo Knows...Gaming's Original God Mode

Cover Story:How the Tecmo Bowl athlete became an invincible idol.

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veryone has their own reasons why they play games -- some of us want to be challenged or moved. Others want to flex their creative muscles or explore a fantastic world. There are those who want competition, and those of us who crave the evolving technology. And then, you have those gamers who simply want to have fun. For that final group, the early '90s ushered in a surefire way of ensuring that desired outcome of entertainment by the implementation of a God mode. For those who've lived under a rock for the past few decades, God mode is a form of cheating that bestows unlimited power upon the player, oftentimes in the form of the character gaining infinite health and allowing them to coast freely through a game without any real threat of death. There's a good chance that, like me, one of your first true experiences with God mode took place on red shores of Mars as you nervously made your way through the halls of Doom. Being able to survive the hellish onslaught by using divine intervention allowed the player to appreciate the game in an entirely new light.

But after writing about Tecmo Bowl for the NES last week for our Essential 100, I came to the realization that I had experienced God mode long before I stormed the various monster-infested compounds of Doom. I felt that same rush of unbridled power well before the concept of an FPS had entered my gaming vernacular. In fact, my first experience with an in-game deity ironically came in the form of the digital representation of real life athlete that any sports fan would be familiar with.

Cover Story: The Wide World of Video Game Sports

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT

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Cover Story: The Wide World of Video Game Sports

This week, 1UP gets ready for some serious sports talk.

The upcoming 2012 Olympic games has us thinking abut sports a lot, and the divide between video games and their real-life equivalent. Sports in the real world require certain levels of physical coordination and endurance. They demand that players stay in good shape and push them to perform athletic feats purely based off of reaction time and muscle memory. In an outward display of love and dedication, athletes endure hours and hours of rigorous drills and instruction in order to perform when the time is right.

Obviously, we all weren't born to be athletes. At least, I feel I understand this more than most. As the tallest person writing for 1UP, I can tell you dozens of stories about the unrealistic expectations I faced in my youth as a 6'1" high school freshman. People whispered all kinds of crazy stuff when my elongated frame passed by: A kid that tall must play for the school basketball team right? You're going to make it to the NBA someday kid, just you wait. Looking back, I realize the people who said those things had good intentions, but they also didn't consider one important fact: in order to play any sport, even chess, you must have some talent or appreciation for it; a core desire that fuels your passion to train hard every day.

Madden Through The Eyes Of...

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT

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Madden Through The Eyes Of...

Cover Story: Letting unlikely developers loose on the mega-popular football series.

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t's a tale as old as time. Well, at least as old as sports video games. A new Madden game comes along with an updated roster, new menus, a slightly tweaked offensive or defensive feature, and improved sweat physics. There simply isn't enough time for much else on a one-year development cycle. For every valid criticism leveled against the series' incremental progress, ten thousand copies fly off the shelves.

Let's say the critics get their way. The franchise turns into a biannual affair, each installment given enough breathing room to set itself apart. From EA's perspective, something with the Madden name has to hit the shelves in the off years. Established developers are brought in to apply their unique creative visions to the game of football.

EA Losing NCAA Exclusive Rights Presents a Positive Opportunity

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 04:03 PM PDT

NCAA Football

Should a proposed settlement to a lawsuit against Electronic Arts be approved, the publisher would no longer be the only one allowed to create games using the NCAA license for at least a five-year period. This will come as welcome news to those hoping to see another developer get a crack at making a college football game, something this settlement would make into a real possibility. At the same time, this doesn't ensure that future iterations of EA Sports' NCAA Football will suddenly be faced with any serious competition.

A lawsuit first filed on June 5, 2008 has morphed into a class action suit that now has a settlement awaiting court approval. EA is accused of violating antitrust laws with its exclusive agreements with the National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Arena Football League which made it the only company with the right to create games using these respective licenses (including their teams and players). This also included the matter of price fixing, as EA allegedly forced a premium upon consumers with the Madden series following its acquisition of the NFL's exclusive rights, a move which came on the heels of competitor ESPN NFL 2K5 being sold for $19.99 (rather than $49.99).

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