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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for PC Ditches Dedicated Servers, Sparks Huge Protest

News / July 15, 2016

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Infinity Ward announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will not be delayed for the PC. Infinity Ward announced they will be using a new matchmaking service called IWNet giving the developer “a lot more control and structure”, and ending the ability to play on dedicated servers. […]

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Dragon Age: Origins Wardens’ Quest Gaming Event Detailed

News / July 15, 2016

Groups of selected Dragon Age: Origins fans from the around the world will be rounded up and sent off to London, England for a 24-hour long gaming event on October 28th for a chance to win $50,000 and play the game before the rest of the world does. Ten groups of fans from Canada, Poland,

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Star Trek Online Beams to Retailers Q1 2010

News / July 15, 2016

Cryptic executive producer Craig Zinkievich has confirmed that Star Trek Online will be ready to launch in Q1 of 2010. He also confimed that a beta is right around the corner. The sign-up for the beta began in the beginning of September. Star Trek Online is an MMORPG set in the Star Trek world taking

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Europe Gets Black Wii System in November

News / July 15, 2016

Nintendo UK will be releasing a black Wii system on November 6th. The limited edition bundle will include the black console, remote, nunchuk and MotionPlus adapters, as well as copies of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Nintendo will also be releasing Classic Controller Pro accessory (separate from the bundle). No pricing has been announced

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Dragon Age: Origins Pre-Order Bonuses By Retailer

News / July 15, 2016

If you haven’t pre-ordered Dragon Age: Origins yet, and not sure which retailer to pre-order from, these exclusive items may help you to make up your mind. According to some research by Joystiq, most retailers (except Amazon) are offering the Memory Ring in-game item, which adds 1 percent to XP growth and also bestows players

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Mass Effect 2 Gets January 26th Release Date

News / July 15, 2016

Bioware announced the wait is coming to an end for the sequel to popular Mass Effect from 2007. Mass Effect 2 will ship January 26th, 2010. The second installment of the trilogy will continue the story of Commander Shepard and humanity’s first steps onto the galactic stage. Mass Effect 2 offers deep character customization and

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Microsoft Permabanning Borderlands, Forza 3 Pirates

News / July 15, 2016

Bad news if you’ve been rocking Borderlands or Forza 3 on Xbox Live. These games haven’t been released yet, and Microsoft is going to permanently ban anyone caught pirating these games. “You know, when you play a pre-release title on LIVE when I know you shouldn’t have it, it’s not hard for me to figure

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Last Chance to Win Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunters Edition This Weekend

News / July 15, 2016

This is the last weekend to for a chance to win the uber rare Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition featuring an art book and the coveted Purba Knife. Sony will be giving away another 30 FHE’s this weekend to randomly selected players who play the game online from Friday through Sunday, October 17. See the

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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Available for All November 3

News / July 15, 2016

Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-orderers will gain access to the demo on October 27th, but the rest of us will still get a shot to see the zombie shooting goodness. Valve announced that the demo will be available to all on November 3 for PC and Xbox Live Gold Members. Those Xbox 360 owners without

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Dungeons and Dragons Online Sees 40% Subscription Increase Since Free-To-Play

News / July 15, 2016

Since going to a free-to-play model, Dungeons & Dragons Online has seen a 40% increase in subscriptions; doubling internal expectations. The free-to-play model is supported by premium subscriptions and microtransactions and went live at the end of the summer. “[Free players] get to try the game, not be constrained by a one-week trial, and then

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