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Adapting to Survive

Adapting to Survive

Over the last few years we’ve seen a number of changes occur within the gaming industry. The way we play games has changed entirely; with us no longer confined to a controller and a fixed position on our favourite chair.  Mobile gaming, which at…

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes – Preview

Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes – Preview

It’s Tuesday afternoon, the Electronic Arts press conference and the assembled gaming press are furiously hammering away on laptops and iPads, illuminated only by the light from their screens and vying for bandwidth on an overly stretched wireless network. A short but explosive presentation for…

Secret World Beta Registrations Begin

Originally due to go up at the weekend, beta registrations from Funcom’s latest MMO, the Secret World, have now gone online. Fans were left with sour faces during the weekend when the site’s countdown clock reached zero and, instead of opening up beta registrations, revealed…

Gamescom 2011: World of Warplanes Preview

Gamescom 2011: World of Warplanes Preview

Shaking off the shackles of oppression and pre-emptive judgement, the free to play MMO genre is growing from strength to strength. With companies proving that not only can they operate within the F2P business model, but at the same time are able to provide a…

Star Trek Online – Season 4: Crossfire

Cryptic Studios, creators of Star Trek Online, have released the next major update, Season 4: Crossfire. Crossfire delivers a major revamp of the ground combat system, changes to the queuing systems for PVE and PVP content, an inbuilt VOIP system and a completely remodelled Klingon…

Vindictus – E3 Preview

Vindictus – E3 Preview

A couple of years ago, the MMO genre started to go through a stage of redefining itself; sort of like the gaming industry equivalent of ‘coming of age and exploring one’s sexuality’. The genre had become stagnant and, more importantly, it was increasingly hard to…

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Preview

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Preview

Being clean is hard work, and you’ve all read about my addiction before numerous times. By now you’re probably quite fed up with it all, and I apologise for that but think of yourselves as my support group, so once again the meeting is in…