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Dungeons & Dragons Online Players Unite To Topple Offer Wall
Exploring alternative commerce models for Dungeons & Dragons Online, Turbine recently created an offer wall, where players could complete “special offers” in exchange for points. Due to tremendous negative user feedback, Turbine has now torn down that wall. Dungeons and Dragons Online enjoyed a strong influx of new players last year when it switched to…
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Hexyz Force Is Two Role-Playing Games In One Unpronounceable Package
Atlus has released the full trailer for Hexyz Force, the upcoming PlayStation Portable role-playing game with two complete adventures packed right in. It looks gorgeous, boasts more than 50 hours of gameplay, 20 minutes of anime cutscenes, and two complete stories for each of the game’s main characters. Developed by Riviera and Knights in the…
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Comic Book Legend’s Lost Work Getting Video Game Treatment
Hundreds of unused cartoon concept illustrations from comic book legend Jack Kirby are being dusted off by animation studio Ruby-Spears Productions, to be used in the creation of television shows, movies, and video games. Jack Kirby is perhaps the best-known name in the comic book business. During his prolific career, Kirby helped create some of…
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World Of Warcraft Mounts Now Available In The Blizzard Store
According to an image that briefly appeared in the flash rotation on top of Blizzard’s online store, the Celestial Steed mount will soon be joining the World of Warcraft pet store as a purchasable in-game item. Update: They’re live! Back in November of last year, Blizzard began selling in-game pets at the Blizzard store. They…
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Naughty Bear Makes Delicious Murder Cake
In the second installment of The Book of Naughty, our favorite vengeful stuffed animal killer makes his victim a cake as fast as he can. The latest video in 505 Games’ Book of Naughty reinforces my observations from yesterday – this is a slasher film as seen from the eyes of the killer. If this…
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There’s A New Playable Race In Asheron’s Call
After nearly 11 years of humanoid player characters, Turbine updates ancient MMO Asheron’s Call with a new playable race, with three more on the way this year. Every time I see news about Asheron’s Call, my initial reaction is surprise. They still run this game? I played for a month or so after the game…
By Mike Fahey
