Mass Effect 3 multiplayer confirmed

Powerplay are reporting that Mass Effect 3 will feature some form of multilplayer component. The Australian magazine just posted this on their site: “That’s right – Mass Effect 3 is getting multiplayer! We travel to BioWare’s office in Edmonton for hands-on time with the series’ first foray into online gameplay, and chat with Mass Effect Series Producer and Mass Effect 3 Project Director Casey Hudson about the decision to go multiplayer in the epic battle for the galaxy.” The coverline of the mag reads: “Fight alongside your friends as the galaxy goes to war!” Despite rumours that Mass Effect 3 would feature a multiplayer component, Bioware have been careful not to confirm the mode, until now. What’s your Mass Effect multiplayer mode of choice? Co-op, adverserial, or a Brink-esque combination of the two? Or should Mass Effect have stuck to its singleplayer guns?

"Xbox 720" in a movie trailer, coincidence or stealth advertising?

Internet has discovered something odd: The trailer for the movie Real Steel, which is about futuristic robot fighting, you have spotted a banner advertising the Xbox 720, among others, true brands. Xbox 720 has for years been a silly name for Microsoft's next-gen console theoretical. It has never been confirmed in any way, and only been used for speculation. The future? But here it is suddenly, in an actual movie trailer. Do the makers of the film which we do not know, or is it a cunning that is much at stake forums (and apparently working on special effects) that have crept into the ad nonsense? Strange.

New Modern Warfare 3 Trailer

Yesterday the new Modern Warfare 3 Redemption trailer was released to the public. Finally, it got a positive response from its fans, where as in the past, it didn't seem to please everyone. The trailer provides tons of tasty eye candy for Call of Duty fans. We get to reunite with our old friend Captain Price and take aim at Markarov's head. The trailer shows  mass destruction happening everywhere in the world and the graphics seem to be handled very well. If anyone would agree with me, this is looking a lot like Call of Duty 4, which makes fans very happy.

Unreal Engine 3 Comes to Flash

Unreal Engine 3, the game engine that powers Bulletstorm, Gears of War 3and BioShock Infinite, now works in Flash. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 really gets around. If you play videogames, it's almost certain that you've played at least a couple that were built on UE3 technology. Some are obvious - Unreal Tournament 3, anyone? - but others might surprise you, like Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring, Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust or Zumba Fitness. And with the addition of Flash support, that stable is poised to get a whole lot bigger. Imagine, if you will, Facebook games that don't suck. There are already a few that fit that description but UE3 support in Flash opens up a realm of possibilities that go way beyond anything we've seen so far. Quake Live has already demonstrated that "real" browser-based gaming is possible but making it happen through Flash is a whole different ballgame. Epic claims the technology will allow developers to "animate millions of objects with smooth 60 frames per second rendering and deliver console-quality games on Mac OS, Windows and connected televisions." "With UE3 and Flash, games built for high-end consoles can now run on the Web or as Facebook apps, reaching an enormous user base," Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said in a statement. "This totally changes the playing field for game developers who want to widely deploy and monetize their games." .

Dead or Alive 5 : Official Pre-Alpha Gameplay

Team Ninja explained at Tokyo Game Show that the goal for Dead or Alive 5 is to be more than a fighting game. It needs to be "fighting entertainment." The use of highly dynamic backgrounds and environments, mixed with some cinematic camera angles, certainly makes DOA5 look unlike any fighter out there. But, is it too much? We can't help but wonder how this game will actually play in this extended gameplay clip. It looks incredible--but will it be more fun to watch than actually play?

Torchlight 2 preview

When news of Diablo 3’s real money auction house broke, gamers responded with the inevitable arguing and outrage, but amongst it was one shared opinion: if it did cause a problem, people would simply play its action-RPG cousin Torchlight 2 instead. Max Schaefer, CEO of Torchlight developers Runic and co-designer of Diablo and Diablo II, explains their philosophy. “We want to establish that you can have a great, compelling, fun game to which you don’t need to make a long term financial commitment,” he says. “We also want to be able to move onwards – if you charge subscriptions and micropayments you commit to years of support and development on the game.”Torchlight II is the uneasy adolescence between the fast-paced, loot-crazed Torchlight and the plans for an MMO set within the same world. “It makes an excellent stepping stone to MMO development,” says Schaefer. The original Torchlight was beloved enough that players begged for a multiplayer component, so this time around you’ll be able to fight with friends, either online or over a LAN.

But that’s not the only difference between the two games. “We didn’t want to make it seem like we were simply tacking multiplayer onto Torchlight,” says Schaefer, “so we made the decision to start from scratch on characters”. In Torchlight II, there’ll be four new classes to choose from – the ranged, “lowmagic” nomad Outlander, the meleefocused, engineering-themed Railman, the fast-attacking Berserker, who’ll come with a selection of animal powers, and a mystery fourth character. Runic wouldn’t reveal too much about this one, but fantasy RPG tradition dictates that some form of mana-guzzling sorceress would fit nicely into that lineup. Each will have customisable male and female variants. Rather than simply giving players a new set of dungeons to explore, Torchlight II is expanding above ground. The linear, claustrophobic caverns of the first title are being augmented by overworld environments that’ll include deserts, snowy temples, dwarven battlefields, and haunted forests and swamps. Each has a full day/night cycle and random weather.

Those environments are far larger than in Torchlight. The largest levels in the first game were comprised of six to seven ‘chunks’ in a random linear order, but in Torchlight II a typical area will be comprised of as many as 23 ‘chunks’ in a grid. There’ll still be an entrance and an exit, but there’ll also be hidden corners to explore, rivers to navigate and landmarks to investigate. “The world is bigger and deeper,” Schaefer says. That world is split into three major sections, each with its own different hub town. Random events and tasks will pop up for your character to deal with in whatever way they see fit. Those will range from a broken down wagon beset by monsters to a slave camp that you have to burn down to free those trapped within. Each landmark in the game will have some form of mini-boss tied to it, marking a major increase in the number of boss fights that you’ll need to deal with. Guiding you will be a bulked-out plot. Whereas the first game’s story was largely incidental to the action, its sequel aims for a more balanced approach. “We don’t want to change the action-oriented nature of the game, but we want the story to feel more immersive and compelling,” Schaefer says. “This time we even hired a real writer!”

The sequel has been delayed a little by the process of getting the first Torchlight out on the Xbox 360, but PC gamers shouldn’t feel left out. “It gave our artists and level designers a bit more time to make cool stuff,” says Schaefer. “Also, we made some technological optimisations based on the necessities of porting to the Xbox.” That should mean that Torchlight II will have the same low system requirements of its predecessor, despite an increased polygon count and larger environments. Schaefer won’t commit to whether it would come with the much-loved netbook mode of the first game though. “We’ll wait till its done before saying anything about netbooks, just to be on the safe side.” By starting with the same basic technology and tools as the original game, the focus this time around can be placed more squarely on more and better content. “We’ve got a great running start. The development cycle will be around two years, which is almost twice as long as we took on Torchlight,” Schaefer says. Don’t dismiss Torchlight II as a mere stepping stone between the purity of Torchlight and the endgame of an eventual MMO. The first game distilled the action-RPG genre into a simple easy-tounderstand package, but Torchlight II promises to perfect that package with the addition of multiplayer, more compelling environments, and a storyline worth paying attention to. If Runic can pull it off, that long wait for Diablo III might not seem so bad after all.

Dota 2 Update Introduces Bloodseeker, Kunkka, and Practice Bots

In addition to Bloodseeker and Kunkka entering the Dota 2 arena, yesterday's update introduced several new features. Valve enabled practice bots, and while they're still a work in progress, they're a great "low-pressure tool for trying out new heroes and item builds." While League of Legends currently has practice bots as well, Dota 2 takes it to another level, giving players the ability to control and direct the bots. "You can ping the minimap to send commands to your allied bots – ping an enemy tower to tell them to push a lane, an enemy hero to ask for assistance in a gank, and so on." Dota 2 bots take it a step further by indicating their plans to you via text chat. Some of their abilities include: Let you know when they’re coming to your lane for a gank. Communicate when they’re fleeing or losing a fight. Indicate their high priority targets in upcoming team fights. Expose their thinking about whether they should push or defend their lanes. Call for assistance versus Roshan if they think the timing is right. Valve isn't stopping there. They also revealed a few features they will be adding to the bots next. Future updates include: User specified difficulty levels, so you can tune them to your skill level. Deeper control over your allied bots, so you can “command” your team at a high level. For instance, you might want your team’s carry to not join a fight, and instead keep farming their lane. Note that they do a good job of making these kinds of decisions themselves, but if you really want to be hands-on, you can. Support for several more heroes.

Blacklight Retribution: Closed Beta Date Announcement.

Perfect World Entertainment unveiled today that its upcoming, next-generation first-person shooter (FPS),Blacklight Retribution, will be going into closed beta on November 10, 2011. Select players will be invited into the closed beta on day one, followed by additional waves of players in the following weeks.

 “The development of Blacklight Retribution has been a hard earned labor of love and after receiving praise from both fans and media, we’re confident that our work will pay off,” said Jared Gerritzen, Creative Director at Zombie Studios. “Closed beta is another step towards a game that we know people will have a great time playing.”

 “We’ve been looking forward to getting Blacklight Retribution into the hands of gamers, so we’re excited to open the game up to thousands of players,” stated Andrew Brown, Executive Producer for Perfect World Entertainment. “We are confident that many gamers out there will be pleased and will finally have a real first person shooter experience in a F2P environment.” For more information about Blacklight Retribution visit http://www.playblacklight.com

Neverwinter will be a free-to-play MMO

Cryptic’s Neverwinter was announced as a co-op RPG from the creators of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. Built with a modified version of the Star Trek Online engine and set in the summery but zombie-blighted D&D city of Neverwinter. Eurogamer reported that it will be turned into a free-to-play MMO. All quests, areas and expansions will be free, but you’ll be able to pay for pets, fancy clothing items and consumables. The release date has been pushed back to late 2012 to give Cryptic a bit of time to change the way the entire game works. Cryptic’s superhero MMO, Champions Online went free-to-play earlier this year and Star Trek Online is set to take the plunge before the year is out. Cryptic was bought up by Perfect World Entertainment this year, a company that specialises in publishing free-to-play MMOs like the recently released Rusty Hearts. Whatever Cryptic make next, expect it to be free to play.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Beta Testing Weekend Incoming!

The official site has been updated with the news that the next beta testing event will begin on October 7th and will run through October 10th. Invites for the session will be sent out this week. Sign ups are still being accepted so head to the official Star Wars: The Old Republic site to get in the pool of potential testers.

Is Could Gaming The Future of Gaming?

Cloud gaming gives you the ability to instantly play games without having to wait for download times and allows you to play them in max settings even if  your computer might not be able to run otherwise. It lets you share all your screen shots and videos without having to use third party sites or programs like YouTube and to communicate with other players you can use the built it chat system and voice communication in the game. You can also play PC games from many electronic devices as long as you have an internet connection, these include, TVs, iPads, Android Tablets,MAC an of course PC. Games are usually cheaper then stores like steam and origin although there aren't as many games. There is also a thing called a play pass where you may pay a fat monthly fee and have access to most of the games.Below is an overview video of the Could Gaming System "Onlive".

Well, now that you have learned all about cloud gaming you should be about ready to move on onto the next step and actually try it out for yourself so head over to onlive.com and try it out for FREE and tell me what you think about it. So is Cloud Gaming really the future of gaming? tell me your opinion about it!

Orcs must die! Demo on Steam!

The Orcs have invaded Steam! Slay them with the demo of Orcs Must Die! The full game will be out next Wednesday October 12, which gives you days and days to practice planting traps and crossbow-blasting streams of green fools. There’s 995 MB worth of Orcs to kill, and a pleasing variety of traps with which to do it. You can pre-order the full version on Steam now at a discount and some shiny pre-order armour, which comes with a great big hammer. For killing Orcs, you understand. See a few of them in action in the interactive Orcs Must Die! trailer above.

Dragon Nest has concluded its beta and is now live!

Free to play action MMO Dragon Nest has ended its open beta and is now live. Players who participated in the open beta will be allowed to keep their characters and all the gear they acquired during the beta, while the level cap has been increased from level 24 to 32. The launch also come with a new zone, the city of Saint’s Haven, where players can meet new characters and find new quests. The launch also adds another 10 new dungeons and six to eight additional character skills for each specialization. There are also 250 new achievements amongst many new things!

Rift: Ashes of History 1.5 update live!

Rift just received a major update and expansion today. The new 1.5 update, Ashes of History, lets players develop their characters beyond level 50 using the new Planar Attunement system, and provides a number of bonuses for veteran subscribers, a new PvP Warfront, and new world events. The trailer above sketches out some of the new additions, and appears to be aimed squarely at high-level players.

War of the Immortals Announced, Closed Beta Starts Oct. 25!

Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned US subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), today announced its latest MMORPG, War of the Immortals, a new addition to its long lineup of popular online RPGs. Previously known as Battle of the Immortals II and Empire of the Immortals, War of the Immortals is the 2nd game in Perfect World’s Immortals series is set to launch in North America next month, with Closed Beta beginning on 25th October. Leveraging Perfect World's latest Cube graphics engine, War of the Immortals features destructible environments, beautifully vivid landscapes and awe-inspiringly, epic monsters and "more content and bigger PvP elements" than present in previous Perfect World MMOs. In it, the city of Atlantis is besieged by the evil forces of Ragnarok, and players must take up arms to battle the invading legion. Eight playable classes--Berzerker, Champion, Heretic, Magus, Slayer, Duelist, Ranger and Enchantress--are available, each with class-specific Soul Gear equipment that will grow and change as the player levels up. Guild housing can also be built, used to "plan upcoming raids, trade crafting materials and pick up new recruits," and said guilds can then battle for territory and resources.

The announcement doesn't specify whether or not War of the Immortals will be free-to-play like many of Perfect World's MMOs, subscription-based, or if it will utilize a more traditional model like the upcoming Torchlight 2. But it will most likely be free to play as most PWE titles are..

League of Legends Dominion Spotlight

This is the spotlight for the new upcoming map in the  game League of legends. This video explains you how to play the new map and the objectives,etc. Dominion still doesn't have a release date but after a successful beta I think It will be release pretty soon(probably in October) with the coming of season 2.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta coming early October

Professional gamers and invited guests will make it onto the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta early this October. Valve’s Chet Faliszeck told The Reticule that they’re planning to grow the beta in the coming months, and he hopes everyone will have a chance to play by the end of the year. Counter-Strike pros have already had a chance to go hands on with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive when they were invited to Valve HQ for testing earlier this year. A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hands-on account from one of those testers uncovered new weapons like the molotov cocktail, and a tweaked and updated version of the Counter-Strike classic, de_dust. The first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trailer revealed more, including support for cross platform play with Mac and Playstation 3 gamers, and officially supported servers that will offer improved matchmaking and a ranking system. Most recently, Valve announced that they have been working with the modders who created the original Gun Game mod, and will bring it to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with new modes and eight new maps. Check the trailer down below:

Star Wars The Old Republic Releasing During Christmas

Finally a release date has been announced! December 20th in the North America, and December 22nd in Europe this year. Each copy comes with a month of free game-time, but if you want to play after that, you’ll need money: it’s $14.99/£8.99/€12.99 per-month.With the release date revealed, pre-order quantities will go fast. If you haven't already, make sure to pre-order now and secure your Early Game Access and exclusive in-game bonus items.

Valve has announced that they plan to release DOTA 2 sooner

"Our original plan was to spend the next year or so in beta, adding new features and slowly growing the number of heroes until we reached a level of parity with Dota 1, at which point we'd release Dota 2 to the world. But the feedback we're seeing everywhere is that people just want to play it, even though there's still a ton of heroes yet to be implemented. We've also seen that the folks who are already in the beta are chomping at the bit to show everyone else some of the fun games they've had. So we decided our original plan was dumb." "Welcome to the new plan: We're going to take the current version of Dota 2, which has The International set of heroes, and get it out there as fast as we can. We've still got some work to do in a couple of areas, so we'll be keeping it invite-only for a (hopefully short) period of time. But there'll be no restrictions on what players can do with it – they can release screenshots, make movies, shoutcast matches, write guides, publicly make fun of our HUD, or anything else their hearts desire. While they do that, we'll be shipping regular updates with more heroes, new features we've been working on, and improvements on the existing content as we get more and more feedback."

Battlefield 3 Beta Date.

The Battlefield 3 beta will begin on September 29 and run until October 10. Pre-order the game from Origin beforehand and you’ll get early access on September 27. Players who sign up for the beta will also get access to Battlelog, EA’s new social networking system which will let you track stats and share progress with chums. You’ll also get the option to join the EA Gun Club. That will provide early access to an M1911 pistol and come special badges. The Beta will take place on the Operation Metro Map which will have you sharing bullets across the outskirts of Paris, a bombed out metro station and the city streets. You’ll be playing the Rush mode and attacking and defending M-COM stations, just like in Bad Company 2.

DC Universe Online Will Be Free To Play This October

If having to buy  DC Universe Online and then paying a monthly fee has been keeping you away from Sony Online Entertainment's MMO, prepare to enter Gotham City next month because in October, DC Universe Online goes free to play. Both PlayStation 3 and PC players will be able to download and play the game for free. Three tiered levels will act as the game's revenue source from there along with in-game microtransactions.

Here's the official breakdown from SOE.

Free: New players will now have access to the current gameplay in DC Universe Online (including Gotham City, Metropolis, and all current raids and alerts), with the ability to create two characters, join a league and many other benefits. Free level players will be able to purchase downloadable game packs/updates, additional character slots, powers and more through microtransactions.


Premium: Any player who has spent at least $5 (including former paid subscribers and new players who have purchased $5 of in-game items) will qualify for the Premium access level. Premium level players will have more benefits available to them than the Free level player, including additional character slots, additional inventory slots, and higher cash limits. Downloadable adventure packs, additional character slots, and more can be purchased in-game.


Legendary: Maximum features and benefits are included at this level. Loaded with enhanced additional features, Legendary access will be available for a $14.99 monthly fee and includes all DLC packs at no cost, more than 15 character slots, more than 80 inventory slots, the ability to form unrestricted-sized leagues, and many other benefits.


Also If you've already paid for a PC lifetime subscription or a PS3 plan, that deal still stands when this switch happens in late October. This event also marks the end of DCUO's auto-renew feature. In the past, the game would automatically resubscribe you when your subscription lapsed but that's over now.

Skyrim demo shows off 20 minutes of gameplay.

The biggest dose of Skyrim yet! This twenty minute video is what was shown to press at the Skyrim E3 demonstration. Narrated by Producer Todd Howard, it shows you… well just about everything. There’s horse riding, mountain climbing, dungeon crawling, flower picking and even a massive battle against one of Skyrim’s unlimited dragons. So settle down and make yourself a cup of tea, because you’re going to be watching this for a while.

WoW Has Entered a Recession, Who Could Replace it?

Blizzard chief system designer Greg Street, acknowledged in an interview that World of Warcraft has entered a recession and if World of Warcraft is losing its dominant position, which game could be able to lead MMOs into a new age? Let's discuss about the following titles and see which one is likely to replace WoW?

Titan

Titan, Blizzard's upcoming MMO is the best successor of WoW. This secretive product is claimed to be a next-gen MMO and will be completely different from WoW. It looks so at least. Based on legends that titans returned to the earth to take revenge, the game will make great modifications on the class system and the in-game factions will restrain each other instead of being antagonistic. A same class from different races will experience differently in the game. Although little info was leaked by Blizzard, Titan has indeed attracted players’ attention. After all, any product made by Blizzard is of high quality.

Guild Wars 2

NCsoft's Guild Wars 2 once beat WOW at Gamescom 2010 and won the Best Online Game Award. The highly anticipated Guild Wars 2, the sequel to Guild Wars is a MMORPG developed by NCsoft's North American subsidiary ArenaNet. For NCsoft, whose sales are mainly from domestic market, Guild Wars is the only one game that has reaped more profits in overseas markets. Likewise, Guild Wars 2 enjoys higher popularity abroad. Thus, NCsoft hopes Guild Wars 2 can fulfill the goal of becoming a truly global blockbuster. As of today, Guild Wars 2 has been the best received original product. Inheriting the sequel's storyline and systems, Guild Wars 2 has been redesigned thoroughly. However, it is unclear when it will be released.

Star Wars:The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic is EA's most expensive game at the cost of more than US$100 million. This 3D MMORPG based in the Star Wars Universe is currently in development by BioWare and LucasArts, branches of EA. High cost definitely leads to high quality, but the game's repeated postponement did dissatisfy many players. The game didn't announce the exact release date, but the insider at Bioware first disclosed the game would come out between Q1 and Q2, 2010, and then revealed at E3 2010 that the game would be available this spring, whereas, it is autumn now. Bioware even said at E3 2011 that the game was scheduled to launch by the end of 2011. Let's wait and see whether the game will be delayed again.

TERA: The Exiled Realm Of Arborea

TERA is another Korean game developed by Korea-based NHN. It is a masterpiece with first-class graphics and adopts unique technologies to actualize in-game combat and present impressive attack strength, direction, range and damage. TERA once won the Best of PC and Best MMO Awards at E3 2011 and is highly spoken of by many WOW celebrities due to its innovative political system and dazzling battle scenes.

Blade & Soul

Blade & Soul, the newest 3D action fantasy MMORPG from South Korea-based NCsoft, aims to get rid of boring game modes and bring players refreshing and amusing gaming experiences. Produced by Linage 2's former development director and famous graphic designers for more than 2 years, Blade & Soul has entered its 2nd CBT. Although some characters wearing very little have already been deleted, existing female characters are still very sexy. With breathtaking graphics, the game showcases a vivid oriental martial-arts world, incredible Qinggong, pretty characters, uplifting striking feelings, bloody battles and interesting quests… In a word, this oriental martial-arts MMORPG has the potential to be a blockbuster thanks to its gorgeous graphics, enhanced actions, familiar game style and incisive violence.

The Secret World

The Secret World is a horror MMORPG for PC and Xbox 360 developed by North America-based Funcom. Set in the modern real world, the game incorporates ancient mythologies, real and false history, urban legends and pop cultures. In the game, players will be free to travel across different locations of the world, like London, New York and Seoul. Other ideas ranging from vampires, Merovingian and Stonehenge have also been used in the game. Finding themselves in a world between reality and illusion, players may enjoy more thrilling things.

ArcheAge

Jake Song, known as the father of Lineage, has indeed made ArcheAge the first 3rd-generation MMORPG in the world. With epoch-making concept, magnificent gaming world and exquisite expression, ArcheAge is acknowledged as the most hopeful game to change the MMO history. As the game lore is penned by a famous fantasy author, ArcheAge provides an extensive fantasy world, completed storyline and a variety of more acceptable settings.

Kingdom Under Fire 2

The tactical action-packed MMORPG Kingdom Under Fire II is set to be released by NHN in the second half of 2011. It once appeared on the cover of Play Magazine and was praised as a unique game that others couldn't compare with. According to report, Kingdom Under Fire II has matchless excellent graphics and authentic medieval battlefields. Because of that, players will be certain to marvel at the game’s diversified tactics and appreciate the art of war.

 Well, I've list a long list, but still some titles I've missed inevitably. Now over to you – Which title do you think will take over from WoW? I'm are eager to know your viewpoint. Let me know in the comment section below!

PS3 and 360 crammed neatly into a PC case

Modders all over the world like to pour their hearts and souls into crafting sweet video game console mods, but sometimes keeping it all simple and clean is best. For example,  Reddit reader "timofiend" has solved the problem of having to manage multiple consoles by fitting an 80GB PS3 (original "fat" older models) and an Xbox360 S into one PC case. Timofiend is working on revealing information on the building process. So far, he says he hasn't really run into any huge issues. In terms of overheating, Timofiend said that he skipped out on using liquid cooling because it was too costly, and it looks like when both consoles are turned on at the same time, the temperature hovers at around 38-39 degrees celsius (100-102 degrees fahrenheit) for the PS3 and 37-38 degrees celsius (98.6-100 degrees fahrenheit) for the Xbox 360 , which isn't all that bad if you ask me.

TERA Healer Trailer Revealed

Healers are the unrecognized heroes of MMO worlds, protecting the valiant warriors of the realm and receiving none of the glory. Well, En Masse Entertainment(Company behind TERA North America) is looking to change that, and to start it off the they have released a new cinematic trailer that highlights the healers of TERA.

 Our healer host for the trailer, a female Castanic Mystic, provides us with a bit of backstory via voiceover as monsters ravage the land. The heroes of TERA won't take that, of course, and soon enough our Castanic friend and her allies make a grand entrance and take down a legion of creatures, only to find themselves face to face with one Big Monster. For all of the action fueled excitement,look down  for the full trailer.

Naruto Generations Demo Release Date

Is still unknown, do not believe any one else because as of September 2011 there is still no official date to as when this game will be released, however a few new things have announced:

Like a brand new Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations scan from Shonen Jump which reveals Mei, the 5th Mizukage and Onoki, the 3rd Tsuchikage as two new playable characters! The scan also confirms both Kage’s right-hand men as support characters – Chojuro and Ao from the Hidden Mist Village and Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi from the Hidden Rock Village. It’s unclear whether Chojuro, Ao, Akatsuchi, and Kurotsuchi will be playable, however, in an interview with Namco Bandai, it was mentioned there would be some support only characters in this game.

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi Release Date Has Been Announced

Namco Bandai Games has announced the official release date  for Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was previously known as Dragon Ball Project Age 2011. The game will launch on October 25th, 2011 in stores across North America and on October 28th in Europe. Prepare to dive into the world of Dragon Ball Z with Earth-shaking combat, a massive character selection, faithful manga-style graphics, and exciting new features.  Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi is currently in development by Spike. The game features upgraded environmental and character graphics, with designs drawn from the original manga series, destructible battlefields, including massive craters and ki blasts cutting across the sky deliver a more dynamic experience and immediate sense of urgency to the exhilarating fights. An enhanced story mode drops players into the rich Dragon Ball Z universe, filled with beloved characters and powerful enemies. An accessible battle system allows gamers of all ages to hold their own in fast-paced battles, while still retaining tactical depth for hardcore fans!

“Fans of the Dragon Ball series of games are among the most passionate gamers and anime experts in the world,” said Vice President of Marketing at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., Carlson Choi. “That’s why we reached out to them through our social channels and forums last month to find out what the name should be for the deepest, richest and most intense Dragon Ball game yet. The fans have spoken, and today we’re happy to announce that Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi will be hitting stores across the country this October.”

Diablo 3 Will include Real Money Auction House

Real Money Auction House, a special feature introduced by Blizzard that will change the future of online gaming forever. This feature will basically allow the players to buy and sell in game goods for real money. Blizzard will take a "nominal" flat-rate fee for each listing and sale, and an additional fee if players choose to cash out payments for sold items via a third-party payment provider such as PayPal. There will be separate auction houses for each region and currency. Another separate, but functionally identical auction house will exist for players who wish to trade using in-game gold rather than real currency. Players will be able to trade items, components and game gold on the auction house. Blizzard is considering allowing the sale of game characters, too. Trading via the auction house will be completely anonymous. Players will be allowed a small number of free listings per week to encourage participation in the currency auction house, making it possible to begin trading without making any payments.

Korean MMOs growing in North America

The game show PAX held in Seattle, US, ended last week. This year's show probably is the biggest one ever since PAX was created. Although the exhibition center is 30% larger than last year, it only took about ten minutes before it was flooded by gamers from all over America. According to the Korean Media, what NCSoft prepared for Guild Wars 2 players took up all the seats very soon. In fact, it indicates that Korean MMOs are replacing console games at PAX. It used to be considered that MMOs was dominating Asia while console games was more popular in US and Europe. however now such situation has changed. In the word of the vice president of NCSoft US, "MMOPRG has attracted great attention in North America market", and Guild Wars 2, a game which costs them 4 years and all the energy of 270 professional developers "is shining brilliantly in US now." In addition to Guild Wars 2, other MMOs, such as Rift, League of Legends, also attracted a full house of audience at PAX. According to Korea Culture & Content Agency, the market of MMO in North America has been expanding during the last 5 fives at an annual rate of 15%-18%. It is estimated that it would reach 2119 million this year and 3569 million in 2014. In the popularity ranking list of MMOs that are currently operated in North America, two of NCSoft games--Aion and Guild Wars, take up second and eighth place respectively. Maplestory, the classic casual online game of another Korean Company Nexon takes up the fifth place.

My Top 10 Favorite Browser Games

1. Epic Duel ( http://epicduel.artix.com/ )
2. Wizard101 ( https://www.wizard101.com/ )
3. RunesScape ( http://www.runescape.com/ )
4. Free Realms ( http://www.freerealms.com/ )
5. Dungeon Blitz ( http://www.dungeonblitz.com/play/ )
6. Drakesang online ( http://us.bigpoint.com/games/drakensang-online/ )
7. Mystical Land ( http://www.mystical-land.com/en )
8. Ninja Saga ( http://www.ninjasaga.com )
9. Spiral Kngihts ( http://www.spiralknights.com/ )
10. Shadowtale ( http://www.shadowtale.com/ )

Enjoy!

Steve Jobs Resigned as CEO of Apple.

Apple today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and they have named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Steve has been elected Chairman of  Apple.

Apple has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO,” said Art Levinson, on behalf of Apple’s Board of Directors. “Tim’s 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does.”

Letter from Steve Jobs:

"CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve comments are certainly ominous, implying that his health hasn’t improved since he stepped aside from day-to-day operations several months ago. But it’s good news that he plans to continue on as Chairman of Apple’s Board of Directors and as an employee.

Get a Free Invite to Google Plus

Google developed Google Plus to take on the social networking behemoth Facebook and judging by the design and features of Google Plus it looks like it may well be able to do just that. If you have given up all hopes of getting an invite then well you have reached the right place just comment on this Blog and leave your e-mail, share my blog with the share button and I will send you an invite.

Free to Play Coming to Consoles

It comes as no surprise to anyone that free to play games will be a part of the current console generation and play an even stronger part in the next generation. Basically, it’s something we all kinda predicted, since it’s the path that the videogames industry is following. Popularity and quality of free-to-play games is increasing drastically each year that goes by enormous amounts . As soon as free-to-play titles proved viable and extremely lucrative in the west, it was merely a question of time until they jumped from PC to consoles.

Rumors abound of Microsoft planning to jump in the free-to-play wagon very soon. They are, according to several sources, working on the micro-transaction backend for Xbox LIVE, something that is, as we all know, the real reason for a prolific free-to-play market to exist and grow exponentially. Micro-transactions of virtual items are an incredible source of income for developers – at nearly no cost (only the creation of the shop and items and time) and without any danger of stock rupture (how can you run out of something that isn’t physical?), this is a commercial dream come true.

Besides selling in-game items, Microsoft is  looking at other free-to-play model: premium upgrades. What this means is that players who want the full experience will have to pay for something like a premium subscription.

Tribes: Ascend is coming to PC (free-to-play) and Xbox 360 sometime this year, and it seems that Microsoft is working as fast as they can to get this anticipated Tribes sequel as a free-to-play launch title in Xbox 360. It’s a difficult objective, but not an impossible one. Sony is also experimenting with the free-to-play market, with their MMORPG Free Realms already available on PS3 (and there’s also the Japanese-only MMORPG Angel Love Online).

Nintendo is planning to add in a near future DLC content to 3DS and Wii U on their eShop, as reported by Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s president. This will allow for purchase of additional content for games. That being said, the eShop will be technically prepared to offer micro-transactions and freemium content for future free-to-play games. The announcement that free-to-play tactical shooter Ghost Recon online will launch on Wii U and PC is telling of Nintendo’s will to bet in free-to-play games.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the industry are conflicting opinions about the subject matter, saying that free to play MMO games will take quite some time to prove themselves on consoles and that their success will be far from that attained on PC, since the experience isn’t exactly the same. However, some MMOs are proving the contrary, with DC Universe Online (a pay-to-play MMORPG game) being reasonably successful. In the old days the FPS games were also an experience only possible in pc… Besides, other genres such as MMOFPS games, Racing MMO's and much more are reliable additions to consoles and their integration seems relatively easier.

Free-to-play games are here to stay and are also confidently gaining their share in the mobile market, in devices such as mobiles and iPads, and I would be surprised if handheld consoles stay out of the deal, even if a steady online connection is necessary all of the time.
Talking about the future of videogames is an arduous task, since technology is constantly evolving. If it’s related to cloud gaming or other format, one thing seems certain about it – free-to-play games will be with us all the time. The Internet access is getting better and better and this allows for the ideal conditions for free to play online games to evolve for something even more surprising.

Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft Partly Free to Play Now.

The King of MMOs World of Warcraft and the Legendary E-Sports strategy game Starcraft 2 have opened their doors to anyone who's willing to come in and gone free to play over the past month which really makes me wonder what will be the future of blizzard games and will they all go free to play or is this just another of their marketing strategies?

To keep answers short; yes! I think this is a marketing strategy and a step in the right direction for blizzard because F2P games have proven to be more profitable than many P2P game out there which may seem unlikely to many but its how it is and has been. The P2P market is decreasing slowly and blizzard has realized this and also they have realized that they can get more people to try and play the game this way thus giving them more potential customers so it's a WIN/WIN situation for them to create a P2P/F2P hybrid system instead of the limited trials that they had before.

My Top 15 Favorite Online Games as of 2011

1.  League of Legends ( leagueoflegends.com)

2.  World of Warcraft ( http://us.battle.net/wow/en/ )

3.  Perfect World ( http://pwi.perfectworld.com/ )

4.  Guild Wars ( http://www.guildwars.com/ )

5.  Aion ( http://na.aiononline.com/ )

6. Last Chaos ( http://lastchaos.aeriagames.com/ )

7. Cabal ( http://www.cabalonline.com/index.asp )

8. Archlord ( http://archlord.webzen.com )

9. 9dragons ( http://www.gamersfirst.com/9dragons/)

10. Rohan ( http://www.playrohan.com/ )

11.  Dekaron ( http://dekaron.gamehi.com/ )

12. Aika Online ( http://aika.gpotato.com/ )

13. Runes Of Magic (http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/ )

14. Kal Online (http://www.inixgame.com/kalonline/ )
15. Grand Fantasia (http://grandfantasia.aeriagames.com/ )

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