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Today Ms decided to give us part 1 of 2 step by step play of the crafting system with Tim.
The Crafting Process (1 of 2), November 2009
Hi there,
We’ve got more crafting details for you this week!
As you know, the crafting system in Earthrise is fairly extensive set of mechanics that we have been developing for [...]

Dragon Oath team would like to extend their gratitude to all players who have shown high interests during their Pre-Closed Beta and Closed Beta and is pleased to announce the start of Open Beta.
The world of Dragon Oath is coming soon. Join them and take an adventure in this rich martial arts world and experience [...]

For many years, the Bratva and the Dragons were engaged in conflict over numerous enterprises in Downtown, including smuggling, gambling and prostitution. Before the collapse, the organizations had engaged in numerous wars and blood feuds, and the previous leadership of the Dragons had sworn an eternal vendetta against all Bratva. This [...]

One of the only fighting games I’ve ever bothered to try and deeply understand outside of Street Fighter is Tekken. There’s something about the mechanics, and ability to button tap control each limb, that I love.
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Really, Really Long Campaign: If you’re a fan of playing through a single-player campaign in a fighting title, then Tekken [...]

Mythic Entertainment is pleased to announce that the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Mac version is now available. Players on both PC and Mac platforms can now battle and quest together on the same servers – WAR is now truly everywhere!
New to WAR? you can Purchase the Mac version HERE or download the trial
Existing [...]

All of you must have played and enjoyed various action games. There are many action games which give you the electrifying and thrilling sense of the action. Battle between the users would be one of the unique attraction points of action games.
RAN online has various systems to enjoy other than just leveling up. Once a [...]

Sid Meier’s Civilization game is coming to Facebook. The Facebook version will be called Civilization Network. It will be available on Facebook in 2010 according to the Facebook page.

I wanted to let you know we’ll soon be looking for beta testers to help us develop a unique new way to play Civilization. Ever since we finished Civilization Revolution last year, I’ve been looking at ways of expanding the Civ gameplay experience to include solo, competitive and cooperative play to take advantage of the uniqueness of social networks. We’re calling this project Civilization Network and the full game will be available next year on Facebook. Civilization Network will allow you to join together with your friends to create the world’s most powerful, richest, smartest, or just plain coolest civilization. You can coordinate your strategy to win great battles, share your technology to jump ahead of your rivals, lobby your family and friends to form your own government and win vital elections, manage and grow your cities to maximize production and happiness, spy on your enemies, and work with your friends to create the great Wonders of the World. The game will offer everything you enjoy in Civ in a fully persistent environment – you can play as much as you like, whenever you like, and it’ll be free to play.



We’ll offer a closed beta of the game soon, so stay tuned for details on how you can sign-up to participate. The full game will launch in 2010. For more information about Civilization Network, including development updates and behind-the-scenes posts from me and the Firaxis team, join our Facebook fanpage here.

The Facebook plan is interesting but maybe it would be smarter to have an open online game with a Facebook app. There’s no guarantee that Facebook is going to remain popular. The Civilization Network also has a Twitter account, @civnetwork. Information about Civilization Revolution can be found here.



(via Mashable)



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When the Beatles Rock Band video game hit stores last month there was high hopes it would boost game sales. The game was thought to be one of the few titles with universal appeal that can appeal to different generations. However, the sales for the game turned out to be not so fab says Arts Beat.

Though it was promoted here, there and everywhere, a video game featuring the music and the likenesses of the Beatles posted only moderate sales in its first month of release. The Beatles: Rock Band, which was released by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, sold about 595,000 copies, according to a report from NPD Group, a market research company.

The game did turn up twice in a list of September’s top selling games. There is still a chance the holidays could give sales of the game a boost.



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Had a game seizure? Call this guy.

A few years back, a kid busted a seizure playing Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly. Syracuse attorney Michael P. Kenny was and still is on the case against Sony and Vivendi, which is just now hitting the discovery phase. I guess this makes Kenny the expert on game seizure cases, as he’s now soliciting that kind of business on his webpage. The url? It’s videogameseizures.com. Seriously.

This firm says that they’ve “developed a unique set of capabilities” to litigate game seizure cases. They sound like they’re out to save families from the corrupt, seizure-causing game industry. From their webpage:

Until the industry remedies this problem, Kenny & Kenny will continue to work with parents to receive proper compensation for the damage the video game industry has caused their children.

Something tells me that this angle of his isn’t going to drum up much business.

[via Game Politics]

With Bayonetta out in Japan, Sega can finally concentrate on saturating the West with video trailers and promotional chicanery. Here’s the first trailer, a new video that shows off the weapons and combos in Platinum Games’ over-the-top action title. It really is an awesome game.

Of course, the quality of the game and what you do in it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that Bayonetta’s head is allegedly too small for her body. You may continue to make those baseless and untrue accusations while I continue to build my filthy, stained, slightly worrying Bayonetta shrine in the cupboard.