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The Beauty Of Final Fantasy XIV
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 25th of May 2010 - 01:51 PM ]
Now I was not a big fan of Final Fantasy XI. Maybe it was the grind. Maybe it was the lack of people that I like to play with. Maybe it was the lower end graphics for the game. At least lower end to my high standards. Yes I am a graphics prima donna now. I have been spoiled by the "next gen" consoles and higher end PC graphics for too long. Well at least now due to online socializing and the below new screen captures of Final Fantasy XIV, it looks like two of the above three issues I had will be taken care of. At least if these are in game shots, most likely, and not pre-rendered from an intro clip or cut scene type clips. Read More...
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Does Super Hero Squad Online Appeal To You?
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Monday, 24th of May 2010 - 05:29 PM ]
Well here you go true believers. Officially debuting on the great internets is the trailer for Marvel Super Hero Squad Online. Gods that is a long ass title. From here on it will be, MSHSO. Long title or no, that doesn't disregard the fact that now we can take a look at one of the rendered videos for MSHSO. At least what looks like an intro to the game that isn't coming out until next year sometime. So they have time to shorten the title or find something catchy. Read More...
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Mytheon Being Held Hostage By VooDoo
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 12th of May 2010 - 04:46 PM ]
Just when you thought it was safe for us to poke our heads out and not hear about some new legal action taking place between video game companies, (Activision and Infinity Ward I'm looking at you) a new one hits. Not between those two though, but between a couple smaller companies, Petroglyph Games and True Games. Before you ask, no it is not about who gets to keep "Games" in their title. It is about their joint venture on the MMORTS Mytheon. Read More...
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Mytheon Enters Open Beta
by Corey Dockendorf [ Wednesday, 21st of April 2010 - 02:07 AM ]
Mytheon, the new MMO from developers True Games and Petroglyph Games, announced today they will be entering the open beta stage on Wednesday, April 28th 2010 (this title is currently in closed beta) Want to get in on the action, well it's easy: Anyone who registers to play at www.MytheonGame.com will be able to immediately play Mytheon The companies have also announced that there will be a "Champions of Mytheon" Premium package for a short time that will give players the opportunity to access discount currency, exclusive items, coins and previews of upcoming content. Also these players will have early access to "Champions of Mytheon" before launch, and have their real name displayed in the credits under "Champions of Mytheon". Read More...
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Could We Be MMOing It In Rapture Soon?
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Monday, 19th of April 2010 - 03:22 PM ]
This is still just a rumor and based of sources from Destructoid. I'm not one to post a bunch of rumors. I hate when they are good ones and then they end up being false or a joke started to get views. I really hate it. But this is a rumor that I think most of the fans of 2K Games would go ballistic over if it was made to be a joke or for publicity. It's also one that I am sure that any fan of BioShock would love to be true. If you could not deduce by now, the rumor is BioShock: The MMO. Read More...
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Gamestation Legally Aquires Customers' Souls
by Brian Goodman [ Thursday, 15th of April 2010 - 11:02 PM ]
According to Bit-Tech.net, UK retailer Gamestation decided to play a prank on its unknowing customers. For those of us who do not read the terms and conditions agreements of online transactions (all of us), they inserted an "Immortal Soul" clause (which is exactly what you would think). Long story short, 88% percent of customers did not click the opt out option of said clause and willingly surrendered their ethereal essence to the British retail giant. The 12% who did notice the opt out feature received a small discount for doing their due diligence. Before I go on, seriously; who reads that stuff? Read More...
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The Secret World Not Your Average MMO
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Saturday, 27th of March 2010 - 07:08 PM ]
Just as promised, albeit a day late, here is the new secret that Funcom wanted to reveal to the world on the 25th 26th of March. That secret, how The Secret World's gameplay actually makes it look more like an action/adventure game and not an MMO. Which in this case, is extremely jaw dropping. Watch the video below and see what you think for yourself. Now that you have seen the clip, did you not think it was a new action game? Did you forget it is going to be an MMO? Read More...
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Revealing The Secrets Of The Secret World
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 24th of March 2010 - 03:15 PM ]
In the deep dark back rooms of GDC 2010, Funcom brought forth a new look at their up and coming modern world MMO The Secret World. You needed to know the secret path, the secret hand shake, and secret credentials to get in to see it. Or just be there and made an appointment to go and check out what Funcom had to show. My version would have been much cooler, you have to admit. But for those of you who didn't get to go through my made up scenario? Read More...
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AggroReview: Star Trek Online
by Binh Nguyen [ Monday, 8th of March 2010 - 06:51 PM ]
Binh and Corey record the first ever AggroReview for Cryptic (which we forgot to mention...Sorry Cryptic) Star Trek Online. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly with the newly released MMO. Please leave your questions, comments and concerns and thanks for listening to AggroReview*note* if you do not see the player at first give it a minute and it will appear. Read More...
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Aggrocast Episode Sixty Two: A Win Nguyen Situation
by Michael Camacho [ Tuesday, 2nd of March 2010 - 12:27 PM ]
In our latest episode of the Aggrocast, we discuss World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, and Retro Game Challenge during our What We've Been Playing segment. Bargain Binh sees a civil war in the comic world for less than twenty dollars. As Brian takes us on the DL, proclaims "Hail To The King, Baby" with an XBLA Arcade title of a classic PC FPS. Mike drops three comedians available on his Netflix Picks to keep the laughs coming. We discuss a few news topics this week as well. Read More...
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The Secret World's Monster Blog
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Tuesday, 23rd of February 2010 - 05:22 PM ]
God I love viral marketing. Especially the kind of viral marketing that draws you in deeper and deeper to find out very little about what is being advertised. Or at least when the details are so cryptic you don't get much out of it, but still want more. Something that Funcom has been doing for almost a year now with The Secret World. Just "dug up" on the great internets is a blog that shows it has been running since November of last year. A blog run by a "conspiracy theorist" showing images of creatures that are wandering around in the sleepy little town of Kingsmouth. Read More...
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Aggrocast Episode Sixty One: More Snow
by Michael Camacho [ Sunday, 21st of February 2010 - 02:17 PM ]
The Aggrocast crew is here again with episode sixty one. As Brian is now enjoying the nasty weather along with Mike, we discuss more snow and a Valentine's Day recap. What we've been playing this episode has us discussing the Heavy Rain demo, more Mass Effect 2, and we go over our latest MMO antics. Mike also reveals that Binh has recently fallen off the wagon and is back to playing a game previously sworn off. Bargain Binh infects us with DJ fever for just under $20, Brian takes us On The DL with a revamped classic title recently released, and Mike takes Manhattan on Netflix Picks. Read More...
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A Different Look At Kingsmouth From The Secret World
by David 'Hades' Becker [ Thursday, 18th of February 2010 - 09:30 PM ]
Looking at the below new assets for Funcom's upcoming MMO The Secret World, the excitement is back after the very lack-luster gameplay video they threw out there to entice us all. I still attest that it was pretty bad for the first real video for the game. But in any instance, like I said, the new screen shots totally make up for it. While it is hard to tell if these are stylized in-game shots or just concepts done up in an art department, they are still great pieces of eye candy. Although, like Alan Wake the jeep crash looks a bit too Silent Hill it still is intriguing. Read More...
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The Year Of Blizzard And The StarCraft II Beta
by Binh Nguyen [ Wednesday, 10th of February 2010 - 11:25 PM ]
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, 2010 will be the year of...Blizzard? Announced today by Blizzard President and Co-Founder, Mike Morhaime, the closed beta of StarCraft II will launch towards of the end of February. That is awesome for those, myself included, that have been waiting for StarCraft II to come out. The news of StarCraft II was not the only announcement made by Blizzard. To be released later this year, Blizzard's highly acclaimed MMO, World of Warcraft, will be releasing their latest expansion with Cataclysm. Read More...
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Aggrocast Episode Fifty Nine: The Second Effect is Massive
by Michael Camacho [ Wednesday, 10th of February 2010 - 12:49 AM ]
Episode Fifty Nine of the Aggrocast is here. On this episode, Mike, Brian and Binh begin with a discussion of our 2009 Game of the Year Awards. We move on to what we've been playing, where Brian decides to spill some salt with PlayStation Home and recommend the game as his On The DL pick. Binh discusses a bit of Star Trek Online, and then joins in as Mike raves about Mass Effect 2. Bargain Binh brings everyone a 2009 Activision game for under $20. Mike decides to seek revenge three times over with his Netflix Picks. Read More...
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