Blizzard's devs and artists have been cooking up an eyeful of sandy vistas, but these aren't just some barren wastelands. No, they're chock full of monsters and temples and more monsters. Check out the new screens in their pixel perfect glory (currently pages 1, 2 and part of 3 out of 13).
Still too 'colorful' for a Diablo title?
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Double Fine's legendary title with an 87 Metacritic Score. Bargain gaming at its best.
Nothing more to be said than go, buy it now!
Source: @InsideGaming
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Good new for fans of Final Fantasy's sprite-based outings in the 80's and 90's. Square Enix is prepping two titles, Final Fantasy I and II, for the iPhone. And fortunately for iPhone/iPod Touch owners looking for some "Made in Japan" RPG goodness, it looks like they're going all out in refreshing the look and feel, along with touch-enabled controls.
Check out the screens after the break.
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You can follow the project on Facebook and Twitter. Availability: "Soon"
Source: Download Squad
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If you've been eyeing some of the delightful games PopCap has to offer like Peggle or Bejewed 2, and you'd like to support the humanitarian effort, today is the day to do it.
Ends midnight. So go. Shop. Now!
[via Joystiq]
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If you've been on the fence about Star Trek Online, Giant Bomb's series of STO beta videos with commentary may firmly push you out of the air lock (I know, I'm mixing franchises). The newest video, the hour-plus-long Set Phasers to Fun - Part 03 shows a nice little newbie encounter that starts with an away team rescue mission scenario.
Expect some genuinely fun-looking gameplay, authentic sounds and Shatner-esque rolls to avoid enemy fire. A good sign for Cryptic's MMO. Fun times!
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So, the beta for Star Trek Online (STO) is up and running, prompting a flood of MMO and/or Trekkers onto Cryptic's servers. It probably ensnared you too! Then it dawns on you that STO doesn't look, play or control like any other MMO in which you've WASDed your way around.
Don't fret, Massively has put together a nice 7-point guide for STO newbies. For instance, here's something to keep in mind concerning "leveling" in the game:
Technically, there aren't any "levels" either. Although, there are ranks beginning from Ensign (a rank you only possess during the tutorial) and moving through Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain and finally Admiral. Each official rank has ten "sub-ranks" a player needs to level through before they attain the next rank -- that makes for 50 levels.
So, there are levels just don't call it levels, OK? More at Massively.
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Really, for video game junkies, there is nothing else to be said than to just take a gander at Consollection (the originating site appears to have been hammered into the ground as of this post), a gallery of game machines from the earliest systems to the Wii. Available in print for the most perfect coffee table book ever.
Drool...
Source: Consollection / Polkadot.it [via Gizmodo]
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According to legend, Capcom was in the midst of making a mind-blowing platformer that blended elements of Mega Man with the best of the era's shoot 'em up action. Alas, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was just arriving on the scene and the title was shelved... until now!
Capcom has announced that its releasing Dark Void Zero in January for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo DSi! The PC version will follow in February. From the screens at Capcom Unity, the game looks like it would have rocked the NES (perhaps a bit too hard) at the tail end of its life.
A trailer of the game in action awaits after the break...
Source: Video Games Blogger
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As usual, Wowhead and WoW.com have helpful guides along with some nice, time-saving tips and strategies from the community.
Enjoy!
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Let the neophytes line up at ungodly hours to score some Black Friday savings at brick and mortar stores. You, patient and smart online shopper that you are, can score some pretty big savings on Cyber Monday instead.
Amazon is running its Video Games Cyber Monday promotion
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Halo 3: ODST
Madden NFL 10
for $47.95 ($12 off)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - PS3
Wii Fit Plus
As savings go, some are better than others. But why pay full price? Enjoy giving the gift of gaming, even if it's to yourself.
Xbox achievements are fun and addictive, but GameLife's Gus Mastrapa explores an achievement-based rewards system that's sure to become a new obsession. Left 4 Dead 2
Mastrapa's experience explains the allure of such prizes:
I probably would have given the Guardin' Gnome Achievement a shot just for shits and giggles. But that Avatar Award, as purely aesthetic as it may be, is one more reason to master the rocking finale of "Dark Carnival."
Go forth and lay waste to the undead for giggles and swank threads!
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Why wait until Black Friday to score some savings on video games? Amazon is running its Black Friday promotion all week.
Amazon's Black Friday Video Game Deals