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Introducing the World of Warcraft Pet Store

Introducing the World of Warcraft Pet Store
Today we’re pleased to introduce the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth… So apparently on Wednesday of this week, WoW opened up their new online Pet Store for official business.  Players can now buy in-game...

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9
You know that whole debacle about MW2 not having dedicated servers?  It just got even worse, with Infinity Ward confirming that there is a 18-player cap on the PC version online, which is is the same cap imposed on the console versions.

L4D2 Pre-Order Bonus and Demo Live!

L4D2 Pre-Order Bonus and Demo Live!
Two Valve universes collide, when you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, which nets you a exclusive hat in Team Fortress 2. If that isn’t enough, the 10% off the price might be an incentive.  L4D2 will be available November 17th. In addition, the L4D2 demo is live! In case you’re on the fence of...

Borderlands launching at midnight at 1,300 GameStops

Borderlands launching at midnight at 1,300 GameStops
Want to get Borderlands a little early and stay up a little late? …Basically, you now have only one excuse for not getting Borderlands tonight if you’re into the game and you’re in the US, and that is not wanting to go to GameStop and stand in line at midnight. Which is actually pretty...

WoW requiring Battle.net Account Starting Nov. 11

WoW requiring Battle.net Account Starting Nov. 11
Starting November 11th, all WoW players will be required to login using Battle.net accounts.   Makes sense as Blizzard is really trying to push the Battle.net 2.0 platform, finally getting rid of redundancy and consolidating everything into one account.

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Closing Down

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Closing Down
It seems that the leaders of the L4D2 Boycott (Agent Chaos and Walking_Target) have decided that the goal of the group was accomplished and that the group no longer serves a purpose.

Dawn Of War II Makes A Last Stand – New DLC

Dawn Of War II Makes A Last Stand – New DLC
Relic’s Dawn Of War II again receives a large FREE update to its award-winning Dawn Of War RTS. Additionally, the game is discounted 50% off at the moment, so grab it while its cheap!

Killing Floor Free DLC and Free Weekend Plans

Killing Floor Free DLC and Free Weekend Plans
Tripwire Interactive has announced they are planning for a Killing Floor free weekend as well as a free DLC pack.  The free weekend is expected to kick off October 22nd along with the free DLC pack.  So guys suit up and grab a bunch of your friends for some Co-Op survival horror!

Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns Confirmed

Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns Confirmed
Yesterday a Chinese site had revealed what was apparently the last two campaigns in Left 4 Dead 2, those were “Hard Rain” and “Dead Center”.  This has now been confirmed by Xbox360Achievements.org who has the juicy details about new and otherwise rumored futures, like a defibrillator to revive...

Borderlands PC Specs Released, Steam Pre-Order $5 Off

Borderlands PC Specs Released, Steam Pre-Order $5 Off
The PC version of Borderlands will be hitting stores this 26th of October, which is unfortunately a week after the console versions  hit.  This game promises to bring a unique perspective on the first person genre by incorporating MMORPG elements along with an interesting artstyle.

Check out Super Street Fighter IV Extended Trailer

Check out Super Street Fighter IV Extended Trailer
Check out the extended trailer of Super Street Fighter IV that showcases three of the new character’s moves and specials.

PC Sales Charts

PC Sales Charts
Here we go with another weekly PC sales charts from Steam and Direct2Drive.  Aion is completely owning the charts having been in top positions for several weeks now.  Good to see another MMO other than WoW getting some love.  I have played some Aion and it is definitely a very beautiful game, and...

Super Street Fighter IV Announced

Super Street Fighter IV Announced
Super Street Fighter IV has been announced today as a stand-alone separate title.  The game will include 8 new characters, improved online play, and balance changes to all the current characters based of feedback from the community. 

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course now available

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course now available
Today, Valve released Crash Course, a DLC campaign add on for Left 4 Dead that aims to close the gap between the first and second campaign.  It is available on PC free of charge and $7 for Xbox 360 owners.

Left 4 Dead 2 ‘banned’ in Australia

Left 4 Dead 2 ‘banned’ in Australia
News has come forth that Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused classification in Australia.  While it isn’t necessarily banned, it has the same effect. Below are the reasons highlighted in the official report.

Wolfenstein sold like crap

Wolfenstein sold like crap
Remember the full refund promised by a Wolfenstein developer if the game sold more than Madden? Well you can forget about that, NPD Group has released sales for Wolfenstein and revealed the game sold poorly.

Valve catches onto Team Fortress 2 idlers, free hat for good boys!

Valve catches onto Team Fortress 2 idlers, free hat for good boys!
As you may or may not have heard, people have developed programs that would simulate you being in a server ‘idling’.  You would just leave it on overnight, then in the morning, wake up to loads of goodies in your inventory.

Red Faction: Guerrilla has Bonus Content on PC

Red Faction: Guerrilla has Bonus Content on PC
Red Faction: Guerrilla due for PC on September 15th will have the ‘Demons of the Badlands’ DLC included, console pre-order bonus and a total of 8 new maps (2 exclusive to PC) from the forthcoming DLC. Seems like this time around the PC version is getting good treatment, not to mention with a price...

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer
So GameTrailers has released a trailer revealing BioShock 2’s multiplayer gameplay.  After watching the trailer though, I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with any of the aspects of it. 

Modern Warfare 2 Now With Host Migration and GoldenEye Throwing Knives

Modern Warfare 2 Now With Host Migration and GoldenEye Throwing Knives
Check out the new trailer for Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.  At the end, there is a reveal of the new host migration support where if the host drops out, the game will seamlessly reconnect everyone to a different host.  Shortly after, the player executes a throwing knife kill. Sweet!

Weekly PC sales Charts

Weekly PC sales Charts
Here are Steam’s and Direct2Drive’s last week sales charts.  Not much has changed since the previous week, although with the THQ Collectors Pack getting a $20 price cut, it has managed to sneak on last week’s steam charts.

Shattered Horizon – Going Closed Beta

Shattered Horizon – Going Closed Beta
From the creators of 3DMark benchmarking software, Futuremark Game Studio has been working hard on a full-fledged retail game.  From what we know of the game, it takes place in space and people will be fighting in zero gravity situations.  It definitely looks pretty sweet and something that hasn’t...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay
So apparently at the Game Crazy convention, there was some gameplay video taken and leaked onto youtube.  So here it is!

Warsow 0.5 Released

Warsow 0.5 Released
The highly anticipated release of Warsow 0.5 is released.  A little background information for those who don’t know what this fast-paced action game is.  Btw, It is free!

Batman: Arkham Asylum gets Guinness World Record

Batman: Arkham Asylum gets Guinness World Record
Following the critical acclaim of the new Batman game (yes finally!), it has been given the record of the ’Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’. It’s kind of odd to me that such a record exists but you know, Guinness World Records seem to have records for everything nowadays.

PC Weekly Sales Charts

PC Weekly Sales Charts
Last week’s weekly sales for PC games via Steam and Direct3D were published.  It was a winner for MMOs, specifically Aion and Champions Online. Aion is getting great reviews from outlets and I myself cannot wait to get my hands on it when it hits stores next month.

Diablo 3: Enter Monk

Diablo 3: Enter Monk
So we already know about the Barbarian, the Witchdoctor, and the Wizard classes for Diablo 3.  Now, with Blizzcon upon us, we have the Monk joining our legions as another soldier in the fight against darkness.

WoW : Cataclysm announced

WoW : Cataclysm announced
A new expansion has been announced for World of Warcraft entitled Cataclysm.  This expansion will introduce two new races, Goblins for Horde side and Worgen for the Alliance side. The level cap will also be raised to 85 and there will finally be more race combos, so you can play as a gnome priest,...

Brink Snaps

Brink Snaps
Here are some screenshots of Splash Damage’s upcoming game Brink, based on ID Tech 4 modified with a new rendering framework.  Little details are known about the game however it is noted that there will be 8 player Co-Op online.

Review: Wolfenstein

Review: Wolfenstein
So last night I was able to grab the new Wolfenstein by id software and published by Activision.  I sat down and played straight on through with maybe a 20 minute break in the middle, so I’m going to try to put everything I thought about this game now while it’s still fresh. I guess I’ll open...

Game Watch: Wolfenstein

Game Watch: Wolfenstein
Today is the release of ID Software’s remake/sequel of Wolfenstein (Developed by Raven Software).  We will be playing it and reviewing it in the coming days. Anyone get it yet? Leave your impressions in the comments!

Call of Duty: World At War PC Patch 1.6 Confirmed

Call of Duty: World At War PC Patch 1.6 Confirmed
Over at the Treyarch forums, there is confirmation from a community manager that Map Pack 3 which includes new maps and new zombie map will be coming to the PC.

Wolfenstein Release: 8-18-09

Wolfenstein Release: 8-18-09
Wait, that’s in 4 days right?  So [Activision] will be releasing this new iteration of Wolfenstein, and I think it actually looks pretty decent.  It’s not a game that I’m absolutely waiting for, but it’s about to come out and having played [Return to Castle Wolfenstein], I figure I’ll probably...

TF2 Classless Update Out!

TF2 Classless Update Out!
The new Team Fotress 2 ‘Classless’ update has been released!  The update includes new hats, new maps, a new gameplay mode and a slew of fixes and improvements.  Hit the link after the break to catch the full changelog.

TF2 Classless Update Day 2

TF2 Classless Update Day 2
Valve has rolled out more details on the upcoming classless update for Team Fortress 2.  The update rolls out a new gameplay mode called “King Of The Hill” which is focused around a central capture point that a team must defend for three minutes.
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