Archive for the ‘PC’ Category
Friday, April 15th, 2011
It’s been a very busy start to the new year for MMO fanatics like myself.
With so many titles launching into the genre it can be a bit overwhelming, not that I would ever let that stop me trying to check out every last one of them.
The latest out of the blocks is RIFT, one of the most anticipated releases this year. Anticipation, however, can be a double edge sword. If not lived up too, it can very easily convert into disappointment and anger.
So lets find out whether RIFT lives up to hype, shall we?
For the three of our readers that have been hiding under a rock in the back of a cave playing pokemon for the last year, I will start with a little roundup of the games story.
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Tags: MMORPG, PC, Rift, Trion Worlds
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
If you like your games a bit different, a bit bloody, very funny and with lots of ways of killing waves and waves of enemies….Magicka is for you.
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a fantasy world based around Norse mythology. You take on the role of a wizard, who has set out on an adventure to stop an evil sorcerer and the hordes of minions/creatures he has at his disposal.
Magicka’s core gameplay comes in the form of – surprise surprise – the spells you cast. There are 8 different elements you can combine to create your spell, selected by eight different keys; Q,W,E,R,A,S,D, and F; with right-click used to cast.
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Tags: Action, adventure, arrowhead game studios, magicka, Paradox Interactive, steam
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
It’s time to rule or be ruled, as gPotato’s top browser-based MMORTS is now available to everyone
Gala Networks Europe, the leading free-to-play publisher of online games and operator of the gPotato.eu games portal, is delighted to announce that its latest browser-based title, Terra Militaris, is now in it’s Open Beta Test phase in English, French, German and Polish. Open to anyone with a penchant for high-end real-time strategy, resource management and in-depth empire building, players are invited to join up at: http://en.terra-militaris.gpotato.eu.
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Tags: Browser-based, Gala, gPotato, MMORTS, Snail Game
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Written By: DrunkenGamer
If there is one thing about MMO’s that makes them fun to play, it’s the hours of gameplay they provide you. However, from a reviewer standpoint, that is also a pain of a problem.
While I would love to have high level characters on all of the major MMO’s, there are just not enough hours in the day. So when I hear about new additions to titles, it can be a little frustrating not to be able to jump right in and give it some hands-on coverage.
One such example of this is Aion. As much as I loved playing this game during its Beta and after launch, time and other content slowly ate up my time. Too many damn good games! As a result I only ever made it to level 26ish on the live servers.
So when NCSoft released the Assault on Balaurea expansion in September, I was very interested in the new instances and high level content that was added, and put in a solid effort to get caught up.
Thankfully though, it seems the NCSoft Community Managers are well aware of this issue and invited me & several other members of the gaming press to a run of the expansion’s multi-group 12 man instance, the “Abyssal Splinter”, on a test server.
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Tags: Abyssal Splinter, Aion, Balaurea, DrunkenGamer, Instance, mmo, NCSoft, Raid, Tour
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Written By: DrunkenGamer
Have you ever had the feeling that you are the centre of the universe? That the very world itself revolves around you?
In that case, I think I have just the game for you!
And Yet It Moves – the first title released by Austrian indie studio, Broken Rules – is one for all you egomaniacs out there, as the game literally involves moving the world around yourself.
Set in a world where everything, including yourself, is made of torn up and sketched on pieces of paper and card, your goal is a simple one – get to the end alive. However, as with all the best puzzle games, that very simple concept is far more difficult than it sounds. (more…)
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
Facebook is saturated with copycat games occupying the same genre: farming, cooking, fishing and petting. How about Vikings? Gotcha! Bet you didn’t see that one coming.
So give credit to Iceland’s GoGoGic and their pioneering social game, Vikings of Thule, which popularises Norse culture (just in case you nodded off during history in school) and delivers the sort of whack to the senses that would even make the likes of Asterix proud.
Vikings of Thule is an MMOG on the facebook platform. You have to admit the prospect of charging around as a Viking, a mercenary group in history famed for being more blood-thirsty than merchant bankers, does give one the horn. The premise of the game is simple – select your avatar and allegiance from one of the cities illustrated on the authentic map of Iceland, and strive to become what is effectively one of the 39 members of the Viking parliament, otherwise known as the Althingi (perhaps they were tanked up on Thule beer during that particular brainstorming session).
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Tags: facebook, vikings of thule
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
As Neocore’s follow-up to the rather excellent King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame, I was expecting some good things from Lionheart: King’s Crusade, and on many counts it does not disappoint.
However, there are a few areas where the game fails to reach the heights set by their predecessor.
Like King Arthur, Lionheart is a complex game that manages to be both accessible and deep, thanks to a well laid out interface and tutorials that explain everything clearly.
The first thing you’ll notice about Lionheart is there is a lot more personality than other titles based on real historical events. Also, it does not do much to hide it’s more linear nature, feeling confident with its primary options of choosing which area to conquer next, and taking resources from that area once the battle is won.
The missions and tactical options in battle are much less linear though, and while the game as a whole will be inevitably compared to Total War when it comes to the battles, Lionheart offers a largely different experience. (more…)
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Monday, October 18th, 2010
We`ve been at sea fer moons now, most o’ th’ crew be havin’ scurvy, th’ water ran ou’ moons ago, at least we still be havin’ bee….Bilge water be ou’ grog..Set sail fer th’ nearest port!! Bounty Bay be closest!
For our readers not familiar with Pirate speak, roughly translated that means it has been a few months since we last took a look at Frogsters Pirate based MMO, Bounty Bay, and with the launch of its latest expansion, Atlantis, what better time to check in with them than now.
With that in mind, I decided to take a look at what players can expect to find in this anticipated expansion.
Level Cap Increases
An MMO expansion staple, Atlantis will push the level cap on Bounty Bay Online from 120 to 150. This will allow the players that had reached the level cap a new opportunity to expand their characters.
New areas to Explore
One of the good things about being out at sea is the opportunity to discover new lands to explore and plunder. Atlantis adds two entire new regions for the adventurous seafarers to explore as they work towards their new level cap. (more…)
Tags: bounty bay, frogster, issue 31, preview
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
If you’re at all interested in the realms of Indie game development, there is one name that stands head and shoulders above the crowd – Team 17. And while they have worked on many great titles, including Alien Breed & Superfrog, their best known game still remains Worms.
What started as a competition entry for a programming competition run by Amiga Format, eventually became a franchise as iconic in the gaming industry as Mario or Halo. First released in 1995, the game was an instant success and spawned a series of follow-ups and different platform releases.
Now over 20 years old, its latest incarnation has recently been released and bought the game back to its 2D roots. So, like me, is this game starting to show the ravages of time, or has it matured like a good whiskey?
To start with I decided to take a look into the single-player side of the game. I know, Worms has never been about single-player, but it has one so it needs to be looked at. Aside from the obvious Quick and Custom battle modes that set you against AI controlled teams, there is also a campaign mode.
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Activision’s latest fps hit, Singularity, has been a highly anticipated release since its announcement. It’s instantly very clear that they’ve taken a large step, rather, a leap away from the realism of the Call of Duty titles in this time-travelling, Ruski-shooter.
The convoluted and, at times, disturbing plot is far from simple; in brief, you play as Nathan Renko, a captain in the US Army, sent to a secret Russian Island, where the Soviets have been experimenting, for what of a better word, in time-travel. Of course, when you arrive at the island, the game immediately begins to seep with predictability; you get split up from your partner, you get ambushed several times by admittedly creepy mutants, you find your partner, he gets killed by an angry Russian, and you get saved by a female rebel, who believes that you are the saviour of mankind. Drawing any parallels yet? (more…)
Tags: Activision, FPS, Singularity, Timeshift
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It’s been a very busy start to the new year for MMO fanatics like myself. 
