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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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Order of War Gets One Month Anniversary Free DLC

News / July 15, 2016

Square Enix’s Order of War will be getting free DLC on today the day of its one month anniversary. The World War II strategy game will be getting all of the exlusive pre-order items including: Heavy Bomber Squadrons – Addition of German Arado and Allied B-24 Marauder heavy bomber units to air support Infantry Mortar

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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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Blizzard Battle Chests Bargain at Amazon Today Only

News / July 15, 2016

Today and today only (what’s left of it) you can get a bargain on your favorite Blizzard game Battle Chest. Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft III Battle Chests are Amazon’s Video Game(s) Deal of the Day. If your old copies have disappeared or you’ve never picked up the greatness, now’s an excellent time to buy! Starcraft

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Dragon Age Origins Release Day DLC Priced

News / July 15, 2016

Players who don’t buy Dragon Age: Origins new will still have a shot at getting the DLC released with the game. BioWare announced that ‘Warden’s Keep’ and ‘Stone Prisoner’ will be available to people who buy the game used for $7 and $15. Wardens Keep is available for free for people who purchase the Digital

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Uncharted 2 Game Play Stats Impressive, Promotional Team-Up with Pepsi

News / July 15, 2016

The multiplayer demo for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which has been available for download less than 2 weeks and had multiplayer events at movie theaters across the country, is already seeing staggering numbers in gameplay. It is currently #1 out of the top 5 demo first-week downloads to date, and is expected to become the

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PS3 Could Be Top-Selling Console for September

News / July 15, 2016

EEDAR (Electronic Entertainment Design and Research) analyst Jesse Divnich is putting his money down on the Playstation 3 coming out on top for sales in September. He estimates that 400,000 PS3s were sold, beating out the 375,000 Wii systems sold and 370,000 Xbox 360 consoles. This could be the first time after three years and

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Classic Nintendo Game Sells for $20K on Ebay

News / July 15, 2016

A one of a kind Nintendo Campus Challenge game from 1991 sold for $20,100.00 on eBay, yesterday. It features three games, Super Mario Bros 3, Pin-Bot, and Dr Mario and was used for a nationwide game tournament at 58 college campuses, state fairs and spring break hot spots. After the tournament the games were supposed

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Play Uncharted 2 Demo for a Chance at Fortune Hunter Edition

News / July 15, 2016

Good news if you’ve been playing the Uncharted 2 demo this weekend; you’ve been entered to win the coveted Fortune Hunter’s pack! If you haven’t had a chance you still have until 11:59 p.m. (PST) tonight to log on and play to win! Just launch the Demo, go to the online lobby, select the Matchmaking

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Expect Delay for Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

News / July 15, 2016

The reimaging of the original Silent Hill may have to wait another month. According to Gamestop, Wal-mart and Gamefly, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is facing a delay from its originally posted November 3rd release. Gamestop puts all of the versions at a release date of December 8, whereas Gamefly lists a November 26th release for

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