If you’re a fan of the Shin Megami Tensei series, MMOs, or were intrigued by Jesse’s earlier write-up on the game, now’s your chance to try Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online.
Continue reading...Friday, November 21, 2008
Among gaming's most dedicated enthusiasts, the Megami Tensei series is an especially cherished franchise. Spanning over twenty years and dozens of titles across several spin-off franchises, "MegaTen," as it is frequently abbreviated, has a loyal following among hardcore gamers. Once largely the domain of importers, MegaTen's various games have seen a recent surge in popularity [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 15, 2008
When I wrote about Age of Conan and Warhammer Online preparing to make their splash in the Korean MMO market, I couldn’t help but wonder if the games would reach a similar level of success as they did in the US. So far, I’m still going to stick with my prediction and say no. In the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
At the EA Studio Showcase in mid-August, DICE producer Ben Cousins presented a chart to attending press that depicted the full release schedule for Battlefield Heroes as a series of concentric circles. Starting with a close-knit closed beta, Cousins explained that EA's first Free-2-Play shooter was currently expanding to include friends, family and journalists like [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 23, 2008
Ah, good old Good Old Games. The opportunity to actually play Fallout 1 and 2 so I'm not just excited by Fallout 3's hype for no reason? A chance to relive underappreciated classics like Sacrifice and MDK2? Fully-functional, XP and Vista-compatible retro titles with added bonus content and completely removed DRM?! Where do I sign [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 13, 2008
I have a soft spot for City of Heroes. It wasn't my first MMORPG, and it wasn't my last, but it's definitely among the top when I think back on how much I enjoyed playing it. I could always tell when I was among like-minded players, simply by taking a glance at the other heroes' [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 9, 2008
Just over a month ago, we brought you the news that in Japan, the PlayStation Portable was receiving some very desirable new online functionality, in the form of a direct PSP store for digital downloads, and an infrastructure mode to allow formerly adhoc-only PSP titles to be played over the internet. While we still haven't [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
If you've missed out thus far on your many, many chances to play the beta version of Sony and Media Molecule's burlap-based user-content playground, here's one more chance: Kotaku is reporting that USA Today has 15,000 more LittleBigPlanet beta codes to give away, and they're "first come, first served." Hit this link, and click on [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 3, 2008
Remember that closed beta of Stargate Worlds we told you about, six months ago? How you could sign up, and then maybe you'd get to play the upcoming MMORPG in the spring or the summer? I guess that didn't really happen. But this time, for sure! Why, there's even a date attached, this time around. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
1.) Own a PS3. 2.) Do not own an Xbox 360 and/or powerful gaming PC. That's it. Activision has informed PSU that due to increased server and connectivity data -- whatever that means -- the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War will only take place on Xbox 360 and PC. Since the Call of Duty series [...]
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