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Remember those not-so-cute ninja turtles that were so popular back in the 80s and 90s? Even though we have not heard from them in a long time, they have not gone into total oblivion. They are coming back, this time in the form of a promising video game, courtesy of Ubisoft.
The video game [...]

I recently got my hands on a new toy – a Nokia E63 mobile phone. Though I primarily got it for PDA purposes, I found out to my delight that I could use it for another, more fun purpose: gaming. Did you know that there are a lot of third party applications available [...]

Wow, talk about getting screwed by a bank… even in a virtual world.
The unique universe of EVE Online has taken another turn for the crazy with news that a player named Xabier, the former Investments Manager at the in-game Dynasty Banking operation, has absconded with over 80 billion ISK.

One of the most interesting features of [...]

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Contrary to common belief, video games teach players empathy and not aggression. At least that is what a new study is saying. Got Game’s feature states:
Dr. Kourosh Dini, a Chicago-based psychiatrist and self-declared gamer recently published Video Game Addiction: A Guide for Parents, which includes a study that reveals [...]

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We’ve been hearing rumors about a Metallica version of Guitar Hero for quite some time now and the latest that I heard is that it should be out in the first quarter of this year. That means we have about a month or so of waiting! To be more [...]

Lazard Capital Markets has named Activision Blizzard as the top technology pick for 2009, beating out Broadcom, Cisco Systems and McAfee.
In a Thursday research note, the investment firm said Activision Blizzard shares, among other picks, are a “relative haven” for investors in the year ahead in light of the economic downturn. The publisher was the [...]

San Francisco, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2009) – Today MAYN Interactive Pte Ltd., an up-and-coming game publisher, has announced the opening of the second Teaser Site for the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed “TwelveSky 2” Europe – a martial arts based Massively Multiplayer Online Role Play Game (MMORPG).
“TwelveSky 2”’s second Teaser Site allows the community to [...]

From the official site, here are some of the details.
With Milestone 1.12: Rebel Apostles we are introducing incentives for characters belonging to nations with the lowest populations on each server. We are hoping to point new players, and returning players who make new characters, towards those nations who need higher populations to compete in the [...]

Just awesome to read, I remember this game when I was young:

+ A BRAND NEW (WEB) PAGE +
+ FOR THE CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAME +
“The Great Underground Empire has recently fallen and the land is in disarray. The stock market has collapsed, leading even mighty FrobozzCo International to fire employees from throughout its subsidiaries. A craze [...]

For more info go to: CrimeCraft.com

Leveling by questing alone becomes more difficult beyond 20th level. The challenges are greater and the monsters are deadlier. But it’s not impossible . . . especially for a clever player with a well-prepared hero. In our previous article on Solo Play we covered the basics for solitary questing during the beginning levels. Here, we’ll [...]

First Massively Multiplayer Online Game for Kids Will Be Available In Stores January 14th As ‘Victory Pack Exclusive’

EDISON, N.J., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, and Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) today announced that Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall for PC and Mac has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. The first massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) for kids, and a major initiative for the network, FusionFall is set within a re-imagined Cartoon Network universe where players must rally together to defend the world from an epic alien invasion. The Victory Pack Exclusive retail version of FusionFall is loaded with extras including: a four month subscription to the online game, an in-depth game guide with details of all “Nanos,” monsters and adventure paths, and codes for two exclusive outfit and weapon sets only available in the Victory Pack.

Direct from their forums, an update on fortresses went live and some more detials:
Folks,
The first step in improving the oRvR experience of fortress taking went LIVE across all servers last night.  The good news is that there were lots of fortresses captured and defended.  The even better news is that there were no fortress-related crashes [...]

SWG is offering free character transfers

Free Character Transfer Service – January 13 – March 31, 2009 – 01/12/2009

Kick off the new year with a fresh start on a new galaxy! Join up with old friends or make new ones with the free Character Transfer Service promotion! Free character transfers begin on January 13, 2009, and [...]

Here’s the announcement for Tabula Rasa content’s release of content, and you can even play for free -  active or inactive account
We’ve released all new content – Earth, PvP Wargames, Epic Caves of Donn and more, and we want to remind you that Tabula Rasa is free to play, right now!
If you’re a former player [...]

As you probably have heard, we merged the two US servers ‘Bloodspire’ and ‘Hyperborea’ on 7th of January. We monitored the new server closely and can confirm that the merge was going very well and without issues. So we will now proceed with the next steps for the other servers.
Firstly, we present you the list [...]