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'Pirates of the Burning Sea' Celebrates 2nd Anniversary With In-game Event

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2010 @ 6:11 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Pirates of the Burning Sea is an MMORPG set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. As a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

'Distant Worlds' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2010 @ 12:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Distant Worlds is a vast, real-time, 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of large turn-based strategy games, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Netflix Streaming Coming to the Wii

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

After it's been on the X360 since mid 2009, and recently on the PS3, Nintendo's console is getting streaming Netflix soon. Wii owners who have a broadband connection and a Netflix subscription that costs at least $9 a month will be able to watch those programs with no extra charge. Similar to the PS3, Wii users will need a special "instant-streaming" disc that Netflix will mail out in the spring.

'Mythos' to Include Microtransactions

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mythos is an online, action RPG that is free to download and free to play. Set in the land of Uld, players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments. Redbana US' global manager Eric Liu revealed in a recent interview that they are still working out the game's price structure, but that it will most likely include micro-transactions.

You Shouldn't Keep Souvenirs Of A Killing, You Shouldn't Have Been That Sentimental

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

If you haven't entered our contest yet, we're giving away five Xbox 360 (NTSC) copies of Borderlands! If, for some reason, you have not picked it up yet, roll the dice!

Once again, our plan to watch some TV was foiled. Our neighbor came over to chitchat and left three hours later. We hadn't even had dinner at that point, so there no more time to be couch potatoes. Luckily, only NCIS and The Good Wife were on tonight, so we'll have to squeeze them in over the weekend. Cancel all plans!

Various Game Trailers #1764

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2010 @ 5:30 p.m. PST | Filed under Trailers

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • Dark Void [ALL] - Tactical Freedom Trailer #4
  • Sonic & SEGA All-Satars Racing [ALL] - Vehicles Trailer
  • Army of Two: 40th Day [ALL] - Launch Trailer

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Allods Online' Opens Beta To All For Limited Time

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2010 @ 5:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Allods Online is a subscription-less MMORPG set in a fantasy space opera universe with player-built and player-controlled astral battleships, creating a new dimension of co-op game play. Join one of 2 factions at war in the deep storyline by choosing from one of the 28 classes available, and level up by completing over 1500 quests at launch and confronting over 300 unique creatures.

'Hotel Giant 2' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2010 @ 5:01 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Enter the challenging tourism industry and test your skills by building, designing and managing the luxurious hotels in the world! As guests go about their lives, follow their behavior, moods, activities, and find out exactly what they like and dislike about your hospitality.

'Tekken 6' (PSP) Online Co-Op Update Coming Next Week

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2010 @ 4:26 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Ready to set the standard for fighting games with stunning realism and uncompromising quality, Tekken 6 promises to deliver a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat experience with bone-jarring punches and gut-wrenching grapples.

'Fantasy Earth: Zero' Coming to North America

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2010 @ 3:44 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Fantasy Earth Zero boasts a vast game world that puts epic warfare directly in the hands of the players, emphasizing bristling battle systems, loyalty to friends and defending the player's country against all threats. FEZ combines fast-paced action and RPG elements in a player vs. player vs. environment (PvPvE) world.