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EverQuest: Come Back (For Free)!

22. June 2008

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Hey Sony, World of Warcraft kickin’ your ass? Must be if you’re trying to get back those who have left. The Living Legacy offer is inviting inactive players to come back without charge. Oh, and you get expansion packs and bonus items too. The free period goes until the end of July. President of SOE John [...]

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Call of Duty 4 PC Map Launched June 5th

21. June 2008

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So what if they’ve been downloaded a million times on the 360? So what if PS3 owners have been enjoying them for a while? The important thing is that PC players can finally indulge in the world of downloadable Call of Duty 4 content in early June. The wait has proven to be a positive though. [...]

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Free DS Wi-Fi at McD’s Goes Away

20. June 2008

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Enjoy snaking around courses while competing online in Mario Kart DS while downing a Big Mac? Not anymore you don’t. The deal with the company providing the Internet service, Wayport, ended their contract with Nintendo back in November of 2007. However, the service was still running. On the positive side, many McDonald’s still offer Wi-Fi, [...]

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Age of Conan Ships One Million Copies

19. June 2008

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While it may not be the juggernaut World of Warcraft is, Age of Conan is still the first game to crack a million copies shipped in the MMO genre since WoW took over. Unsurprisingly, vice president of sales and marketing VP Morten Larssen was happy: “The numbers are very promising, and we are very proud to [...]

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GTA IV Ships 11 Million Copies, DLC delayed

18. June 2008

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That murder simulator… err video game has found its way into stores 11 million times (PS3 and Xbox 360 included). As for how many of those copies found their way into homes, that accounts for over eight million copies. At the same time those numbers started making their around the ‘net, Take Two also announced [...]

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Proof Even Scientists Have Too Much Time to Spare

17. June 2008

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Someone. Studied. FPS. Stats. Like a serious, “educational” type thing. No, really. Researchers have figured out that in Unreal Tournament 2004, players on the red side win more by about 10%. The article states that researchers “studied” the results of over 1,300 games to figure this out. How exactly do you study a stat screen when [...]

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Asheron’s Call to Get 100th Patch… Let’s Celebrate?

16. June 2008

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You’re game was released in 1999. People still play it enough to keep up support. That’s worthy of a celebration. Kudos to Turbine for that. However, that’s not what they’ll be celebrating. They’ll be celebrating that they’ve patched the thing 100 times. Seriously? It doesn’t really matter how long it’s been out on the market. If [...]

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Three Anticipated Demos Hit Xbox Live

15. June 2008

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Three Anticipated Demos Hit Xbox Live

It may not be Christmas, but Live users have been given the gift of three demos this week.

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Microsoft Announces Awards for Live Arcade

15. June 2008

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Microsoft Announces Awards for Live Arcade

While letting the people vote doesn’t seem very fair, it’s wonderful to see Microsoft acknowledging the smaller developers. Those interested can vote here by for the best of the crop on the Live Arcade in 2007 completing a small survey. With no registration process, anyone can vote. Would it be too much to ask to [...]

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Call of Duty 4 Living Up to Its Hype

12. June 2008

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Call of Duty 4 Living Up to Its Hype

After pre-release skepticisms brought on by fellow gamers, I could only sit and wait for a true look at CoD4. It seems that the game may be a keeper. Other gamer writers are saying that the game mixes some qualities of Rainbow Six, Battlefield, Ghost Recon, and more. The Call of Duty 3 let down, was [...]

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Two More Characters Join Street Fighter IV Roster

7. June 2008

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Two More Characters Join Street Fighter IV Roster

While they’re not new to series canon, they are new to the visual style of Street Fighter IV. Sagat and Balrog join the roster for this classic franchise update. Sagat was first seen in the rarely played Street Fighter as the final boss. He became the second to last boss in Street Fighter II, and finally [...]

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Xbox Live Call Out List: Volume V

6. June 2008

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Xbox Live etiquette, in a perfect world, would be common sense. However, it’s inevitable that at some point, you’re going to run into someone who decided to pay $50 a year simply to ruin your day. These people come in a variety of categories, and not all commit the same offenses. To see the full list [...]

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