Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category
- Revenge of the Titans – Review 1 CommentsPosted by James Livett on July 7, 2011 under Gaming, News, Reviews
Revenge of the Titans is just one of an intriguing collection of games that has been developed by the two-man studio Puppy Games. As with the other Puppy titles, Revenge of the Titans shares a very retro appearance. This particular game is all about tower defense strategy, in which the Titans, an invading alien... more. - Galactic Warfare Released 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on July 5, 2011 under Gaming, News, Star Wars, Videos
While Lucasarts probably won't be giving us Battlefront 3 anytime soon, you can get your Star Wars FPS fix if you own Call of Duty 4 on the PC. The final version of Galactic Warfare has been released, which is a total conversion mod for Call of Duty 4. The mod includes seven maps in familiar Classic Trilogy environments and Star Wars-specific killstreaks.You can download the mod, and see instr... more. - PlanetSide 2 Revealed This Weekend 1 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Gaming, News
If you're a fan of SOE's massively multiplayer first-person shooter PlanetSide, you won't have to wait long to see the sequel. Sony has launched a countdown timer on PlanetSide2.com that is due to reach zero on July 7th. That just happens to be the start of SOE's annual Fan Faire in Las Vegas, so it's safe to assume that PlanetSide 2 is being unveiled ther... more. - Dead Horde – Preview 0 CommentsPosted by James Livett on under Gaming, Reviews
Dead Horde is a title that's coming not so much shuffling as sprinting towards us. Moving away from the classic rigor mortis zombie and back to the modern fascination with 'infected.' On the face of it my initial impression was that Dead Horde is a blend of Left 4 Dead and Alien Swarm, i.e., a top down shooter where you need to reach a checkpoint while killing fast zombies trying to claw and b... more. - The Old Republic Bounty Hunter Progression Video 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on July 1, 2011 under Gaming, Star Wars, Videos
Force users aren't your only options for player characters in The Old Republic. BioWare has released a new video showcasing the armor progression of the Bounty Hunter class.The first part shows the early looks for the Bounty Hunter, and then it goes into the Power Tech and it looks like he's fighting Killiks. Then the video shows an awesome showdown between a Mercenary and a big giant enem... more. - Age of Conan Goes Free to Play Tomorrow 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on June 30, 2011 under Gaming
Age of Conan, the MMO that some people feel launched and then just fizzled, has developed into one of the stronger games over the last three years. Starting tomorrow, you can play it for free.Originally titled Age of Conan: Unrated, the F2P version of the game is now titled Age of Conan: Unchained. The free to play version gives you access to the lands from the original game (Aquilonia, Cimmer... more. - SOE Shoots Down Star Wars Galaxies Petitions 0 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on June 29, 2011 under Gaming, Star Wars
Ever since the closure of Star Wars Galaxies was announced, the players have leaped into action in hopes of saving the game. Say what you will about SWG, but it's always had one of the strongest and most passionate communities of any MMO out there. The people who still play SWG actually like the game and there's a very close community within the game, and that community has been trying to make pet... more. - World of Warcraft is Now Free to Play (Until Level 20) 1 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on under Gaming
If you're one of the three computer-owning people on the planet who hasn't tried World of Warcraft yet, this news may interest you. As part of yesterday's 4.2 patch to World of Warcraft, Blizzard has modified the game's free trial by both removing the time limit on it and increasing its level cap to level 20. That means that... more. - Infested Planet – Preview 0 CommentsPosted by James Livett on June 28, 2011 under Gaming, News, Reviews
Infested Planet, developed by Rocket Bear Games, is an indie strategy game where you are in control of a small team of marines and need to clean out the teeming aliens who have overrun the landscape. A familiar notion to us fans of science-fiction, with films such as Starship Troopers springing to mind. Those of you who may be acquainted with developer Alex Vostrov's work will notice it builds... more. - Star Wars Galaxies to Shut Down on December 15th 1 CommentsPosted by Jeremy Conrad on June 24, 2011 under Gaming, News, Star Wars
Sony Online Entertainment just sent out an email to Star Wars Galaxies subscribers announcing that the game will shut down forever on December 15th, 2011. The letter states the decision was mutual between them and Lucasarts to close the game at the end of 2011. They promise a galaxy-ending event to shut the game down, which just recently celebrated its eighth anniversary.The letter says that s... more.













