State of the Gaming Address; Games Used to be So Epic


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I remember a time when video games didn't receive such harsh criticisms. Back then, the term "good game" was more of a personal opinion rather than a big "8.0" you see at game review sites. If you think about it, picking a game used to be so simple; gamers would just get titles that had great box art. No, gamers didn't need to see the fat "9" to know that Power Rangers: The Movie, for the Super Nintendo was an awesome game. In the good old days, games weren't treated like movies. There were no rants regarding grinding, no fanboy raging on bad graphics, and definitely no complaints regarding repetition. There was always something positive about each game and there's nothing wrong with grabbing the low-selling titles on the shelf. So what happened to the good old days? What stops gamers from grabbing the last copy of Clive Barker's Jericho from Gamestop? Let's find out...

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The great guys over at City of Heroes have seen fit to bestow upon us the great burden of some pretty exclusive coupon codes... in the next couple of days we'll be posting these codes to our Twitter account. First come, first serve!

APB Developer In Deep Trouble?


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Rumours have reached the OnRPG team that RealTime Worlds has laid off as many as 60 employees that were working on their only recently announced Project MyWorld. Since they were given notice 30 days ago, and announced the project roughly 14 days ago it seems they already knew the project would not actually go live.

Karma Operation Barbarossa Interview: Looking at CBT2


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KARMA: Operation Barbarossa is an upcoming MOFPS developed by Korean studios, Dragonfly, Futureport, Blueside and will be published by ijji for North America and Western Europe. With already a few online shooters in its library of games, including Soldier Front, A.V.A and Genesis A.D, why did ijji decided to host KARMA? What differences will KARMA feature which will blow its competition away? Let's find out.

Dead Frontier Review: Creepy is it’s Middle Name


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The game's first impression to me is that it'd probably another failed attempt on creating a "scary" MMO. However, as I played through Dead Frontier, the chills I got were real enough for me to acknowledge that the game does provide the creep factor I never expected it to.

GamesCampus’ MMORTS Soul Master Open Beta Starts August 12


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Leading online game publisher, GamesCampus, announced that its genre-bending, free-to-play MMORTS, Soul Master will enter open beta tomorrow, Thursday, August 12.  Developed by NPluto, Soul Master is an addictive new game that takes the innovation behind customizable "Hero" units in the RTS genre to a whole new level by allowing players to have complete MMORPG-style control over their characters. 

The Return of DragonSpires


NEWS DragonSpires is a 2D isometric multiplayer online role playing game written in Java. The light-weight, cross-platform client runs on nearly any computer operating system, including Windows, Mac, and L...

Runes of Magic Adds a New Zone and a New Level Cap


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Players of Runes of Magic can soon enjoy the content of update 3.0.3 called "In the depths of the forest" that will go live tomorrow. The new content update offers players a new zone with new quest lines and the option to make new friends through the new relationship system. Beginners will all enjoy the company of a very special virtual pet and the update also includes a rebalance of a large number of skills in the game.

Masks of the World event announced for Business Tycoon Online


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DOVOGAME has announced the release of an exciting new event for their game Business Tycoon Online. The so called "Masks of the World" event brings culture and history to the fast paced life of Liberty City. The popular web game will feature different masks that players will be able to collect and wear.