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Well Blizzard has announced today that World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King would be in U.S. stores on November 13, 2008. Blizzard will also release the game in Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia. On November 14, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand will get the game. On November 18, the game comes to Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Blizzard added that information on Wrath of the Lich King’s debut in China would be released later.
The expansion will be offered in two packages: a standard edition for $39.99 and the Collector’s Edition for $69.99.
The Collector’s Edition includes the following:
- The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game.
- An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm.
- A behind-the-scenes DVD containing more than an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King introduction cinematic with director’s commentary and more.
- The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
- A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend.
- Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game March of the Legion, starter decks, along with two exclusive cards available only in the Collector’s Edition.
The lives of over 10 million people will come to a screeching halt on the opening day so you should put in that vacation time request before the rush.
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This Fourth of July holiday weekend we have a new major update for Day of Defeat Source, the WWII multiplayer shooter from Valve. Valve just released the update to the game via their Steam client, adding tons of new content and features.
The new version adds a new map to the game, Palermo, which is based loosely on the real Italian city that was the site of one of US General George S Patton’s victories (it’ also based on a popular community made map Sarleno). The update also adds 51 new achievements to the game, player stats, Steam Community integration and a new freeze cam.
Also if you haven’t played Day of Defeat Source you will be happy to know that from July 4-6 you will be able to play the full game for free.
Tags: Day of Defeat Source, dod, free, source, steam, update, valve
Loading ... Well This is not the place to find them. But If you Think you can do a better job of posting or reporting on news stories? Prove it. OLGn is searching for talented writers to assist in the site’s daily news writing duties.
We are looking for smart, capable freelance news writers to lend a hand in daily coverage of gaming news on OLGn.net. Here is the kicker: All of these positions are voluntary! *Gasp!* What, you don’t make a load of cash from the site? HAHAHA … don’t let the ads around this site fool you – OLGn is about as financially profitable as, ‘trying to hit Bill Gates up for a loan’.
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Tags: Announcements, apple, DS, Featured, freelance_news, free_lance_writer, game_publishers, General-news-and-Rants, Handheld News, Mobile News, news_stories, news_writers, PC News, ps3, psp, voluntary, wii, xbox
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A game like Arcana Heart, which features an all-female cast duking it out for no apparent reason, is a no-brainer Playstation 2 import for Atlus, publisher of all the most Japanese games on the U.S. market. Arcana Heart is apparently quite popular in Japanese arcades, but does this beauty also have the brains to back up her brawn?
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Tags: AH, Arcana Heart, Atlus, fighting games, playstation 2, ps2
Loading ... Blizzard today announced that it has totally re-recorded all voice and text and translated it into Spanish for the new release into Latin America. You will now also now be able to receive “high-quality” 24/7 support in Spanish. This will launch sometime in the first half of 2008 and will also be available to Spanish-speaking players in the US and Canada at that time.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft(R), its award-winning, subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is being prepared for release in Latin America. The Latin American localization will be based on the existing European Spanish version but will feature entirely re-recorded in-game speech. This new version of the game will be rolled out in select markets throughout Latin America starting in the first half of 2008 and will also be available to Spanish-speaking players in the US and Canada at that time.
A dedicated Spanish-speaking team is being assembled at the Blizzard Entertainment offices in Irvine, California and Austin, Texas to ensure that Spanish-speaking World of Warcraft players based in North and South America will receive high-quality 24/7 support in Spanish. Positions are currently open on the company’s customer service, quality assurance, community relations, and web teams, and a new official website for the game’s North and South America-based Spanish-speaking players is in development.
“Making World of Warcraft more accessible to gamers around the world has been a longstanding goal for us,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “Spanish-speaking players on our North American realms have already shown a great deal of enthusiasm for the game, and we’re pleased to be able to offer them a fully localized version.”
Further details on pricing in local currencies for Latin American players, as well as country-specific availability, will be announced closer to release. Also closer to release, Blizzard will provide details on language-pack downloads and character-transfer options for existing Spanish-speaking players on the game’s North American realms.
Since World of Warcraft launched in November 2004, it has quickly become the world’s most popular MMORPG, with more than 10 million players worldwide. The game is currently available in English, French, German, Korean, European Spanish, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. In addition to the forthcoming Latin American Spanish version, a Russian version is in development for Europe.
Tags: blizzard entertainment, latin american, spanish, World-of-Warcraft
Loading ... Author: Qwerty on March 26th, 2008 in | PC News
Blizzard/Vivendi games up in arms over the Warcraft bot ‘WoW Glider’, the legal docs describe a legal battle that’s unfolding in US District Court over WoW Glider, a bot that automates just about anything in World of Warcraft. According to plaintiff Blizzard, the program infringes on their copyright, and violates Blizzards EULA, WoW Glider argues that since no copy of the game is used, it does not violate any copyrights. Here’s a snip with some of the details:
In its legal submission to the court last week, the firm said: “Blizzard’s designs expectations are frustrated, and resources are allocated unevenly, when bots are introduced into the WoW universe, because bots spend far more time in-game than an ordinary player would and consume resources the entire time.”
‘Infringed agreement’
Blizzard argued that Michael Donnelly’s tool also infringed the End User License Agreement that all parties have to adhere to when playing the game. More than 100,000 copies of the tool have been sold, according to Mr Donnelly. More than 10 million people around the world play Warcraft.
Mr Donnelly said the first time had had been aware of potential legal action over his program was when a lawyer from Vivendi games, which publishes Warcraft, and an “unnamed private investigator” appeared at his home.
In his legal submission, he detailed: “When they arrived, they presented Donnelly with a copy of a complaint that they indicated would be filed the next day in the US District Court for the Central District of California if Donnelly did not immediately agree to stop selling Glider and return all profits that he made from Glider sales.”
“Blizzard’s audacious threats offended Donnelly,” according to the legal papers.
Mr Donnelly says his tool does not infringe Blizzard’s copyright because no “copy” of the Warcraft game client software is ever made.
Blizzard has said the tool infringes copyright because it copies the game into RAM in order to avoid detection by anti-cheat software.
Tags: Blizzard, bot, copyright, eula, vivendi, vivendi games, World-of-Warcraft, wow glider
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Developer EA Mythic has revealed that the release of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, which was previously slated for Q2 2008, has been pushed back until this fall. But the pre-order rush has started and for 79.99 it’s not a bad list of extras you will get. But would you spend 80.00 for a MMO game you have not yet played?
EA Mythic is proud to present the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition, a limited-run, premium version of the game for true Warhammer fans. It is the perfect addition to any Warhammer collection and can be proudly displayed alongside your army of miniatures. This special oversized box contains unique collectibles and exciting in-game content to help you get the most out of your journeys through the battlefields of the Age of Reckoning. Only 60,000 units of the Collector’s Edition will be available in North America.
EXCLUSIVE GAMES WORKSHOP MINIATURE – GRUMLOK AND GAZBAG
From the Age of Reckoning to your tabletop battle! Based on original characters from the MMORPG and designed by Games Workshop specifically for the Collector’s Edition, this official Warhammer metal miniature depicts the Greenskin warboss, Grumlok, and his shaman, Gazbag, in rich detail. Feel the WAAAGH!
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL – WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING PRELUDE TO WAR
Commissioned specifically for the Collector’s Edition, WARHAMMER ONLINE: PRELUDE TO WAR is a full-color, 128-page hardcover graphic novel that sets the stage for the start of the game. Written by acclaimed Games Workshop writer, Graham McNeill, the oversized book is richly illustrated by Chad Hardin, Joe Abraham, Rahsan Ekedal, Tony Parker, and Kevin Hopgood. Each of the graphic novel’s six chapters tells a unique story that together detail the events leading up to the Age of Reckoning:
- Hill of the Dead — The Chaos warrior, Tchar’zanek, undertakes a harrowing quest to cement his place as the dread Champion of Tzeentch.
- Shadow of the Hunter — Famed Dark Elf hunter, Kaloth Coldshadow, journey’s to the Old World to capture a Greenskin leader to aid the Witch King with his plans.
- WAAAGH! Grumlok — Grumlok & Gazbag unite the Greenskin tribes in a mighty WAAAGH! and lead the assault on the Dwarf fortress of Karak Eight Peaks.
- Thunder Mountain — The Dwarfs rally against the invading Greenskins under the shadow of the great volcano.
- Northern Fire — The Empire fights a desperate battle against the invading hordes of Chaos.
- The Shining Guard — Tyrion and Finubar, the Phoenix King, wrestle with the duties of protecting their homeland and aiding their allies against the forces of Destruction.
ART BOOK - THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE
A stunning collection of the art that gave birth to the Age of Reckoning! THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE is a 224-page hardcover collection of original art from the game. Each of the glossy, full-color pages showcases the talented work of our concept artists and offers a glimpse of a world in the making.
BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT – THE LIBRAMS OF INSIGHT
Wisdom is its own reward. Readers of the Librams of Insight are granted special insight into their own actions and earn experience at a higher rate for a limited time. (+10% XP modifier for 60 minutes, 3 uses, 90 minute reuse timer.)
BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT – QUESTS, REWARDS, AND TITLES
New adventures and just rewards await players on the battlefields of WAR! Purchasers of the Collector’s Edition will begin their adventures in the Age of Reckoning with twelve (12) bonus quests awaiting them in their Tome of Knowledge. Each quest offers an exciting in-game reward, as well as a character title, to those that complete the challenges before them.
Sample Quests, Rewards, and Titles:
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The Only Way to Fight
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Anyone can drink and anyone can fight, but only a Dwarf was born t’ do both! Are you ready t’ prove what kind of Dwarf ye are? Take a proper drink o’ this Chuffinbrau, for it’ll get ye nice and tight, then get t’ killin’ greenskins before you sober up!
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Furd’s Bottomless Mug. This ale stein is encrusted with a special rune to ensure it never goes empty. One swig of its brew and you’ll feel stronger and ready for a fight. Beware, this sense of power comes at a cost!
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Brewmaster
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Spoils of War
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Go, and cleave the skulls of those who stand against the Raven Host. Take part in the battle at New Emskrank and cut down one of each type of your Empire foes.
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Griffonslayer’s Mantle. Equip this cloak made from a fallen Order of the Griffon banner and enjoy the “Emperor’s Protection.”
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Griffonslayer
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BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT – CHARACTER HEADS
Stand out from the crowd with a look unlike anyone else! The WAR Collector’s Edition includes twelve (12) bonus heads for additional character customisation options. Each race gets a truly distinctive look (with male and female versions) that is sure to turn heads on the battlefields and be the envy of everyone in the army.
With the pre order box of the Collector’s Edition players will also receive:
- Access to the open beta: be one of the first players to experience the glory of battle and the thrill of WAR!
- A live game headstart: begin your adventures in the Age of Reckoning before the raw recruits arrive!
- Plus exclusive bonus in game content:
All pre-order customers will receive:
RITTENBACH’S PORTABLE CAMP
Rest your weary soul and heal your wounds between battles.
Plus, all pre-order customers will receive one of the following items:
Order from GameStop or EB Games (online or in-store) and receive the:
SENTINEL’S AMBER BAND
Enhance your stats and cast “Touch of Earth,” increasing your chance of doing additional corporeal damage with each hit. (Usable in PvE combat only.)
In-store pre-orders wil receive codes printed on a “rave card.” Online store pre-orders will receive codes via email.
Order from Amazon.com, GoGamer.com, GameCrazy or EAStore.com and receive the:
GUARDIAN’S IOLITE BAND
Enhance your stats and cast “Touch of Spirit,” increasing your chance of doing additional spiritual damage with each hit. (Usable in PvE combat only.)
GameCrazy pre-orders wil receive codes printed on a “rave card.” Online store pre-orders will receive codes via email.
Order from Best Buy or BestBuy.com and receive the:
CHAMPION’S SAPPHIRE BAND
Enhance your stats and cast “Touch of Frost,” increasing your chance of doing additional elemental damage with each hit. (Usable in PvE combat only.)
Best Buy and BestBuy.com customers will receive a pre-order box containing their codes. Online store pre-orders will receive codes via email.
Tags: Amazon.com, Best-Buy, chaos warrior, EB Games, GameCrazy, games workshop, gamestop, GoGamer.com, pre-order, shadow of the hunter, warhammer online age of reckoning
Loading ... Play Mario Kart Win the Race and drive home with a new real Mario Kart VW Beetle Convertible. It’s the same old PR crap blah blah blah! I am sorry just bitter I don’t live in the UK.Â
To celebrate the launch of Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo and GAME are challenging the nation to take part in the Mario Kart Grand Wii, a tournament set to find the country’s best Mario Kart driver. Keen drivers will be first off the grid, trialing the new game before it goes on sale anywhere in the world and could win themselves their own Mario Kart VW Beetle Convertible.
Thirty GAME stores across the UK will be opening their doors to fans old and new of one of the world’s best loved racing games from Saturday 5th April. Heats will be taking place at each of the specially selected GAME stores throughout the day and the finalist from each location will go forward to race for a chance to win a Mario Kart Wii inspired VW Beetle Convertible.
Prizes up for grabs at GAME stores include copies of the game and £250 of ‘Experience Vouchers’ for activities including Karting, Paintballing, Quad Biking and other action packed family adventures. In addition, each GAME store will feature its own prize draw with the winner receiving a Mario Kart Gift Card worth £50 to spend in-store! The ‘Grand Wii’ final will take place at an exclusive racing day event at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands, Surrey on the 12th April which will see a winner cross the finish line and claim their prize.
You may think you’ve been racing as the Mushroom Kingdom’s finest for a long time, but now there’s a new racer in town: Your Mii! Put your Mii behind the wheel and take on all comers! For those who want to get into the game even more, Mario Kart Wii comes packed with the Wii Wheel. Shaped like a steering wheel, you place the Wii Remote inside the Wii Wheel’s casing and get ready to ride! In addition to the Wii Remote, you can also use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers in combo, or use a GameCube Controller to take those tight turns and challenges Mario Kart Wii throws at you.
Those looking for world ranking domination can take on up to 11 players simultaneously worldwide using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service which will offer them the chance to race other players across the globe in a nail-biting contest of speed and skill! Prefer to keep the rivalry a little closer to home? Try the Multiplayer Mode, in which up to four people will be able to challenge each other in the comfort of their own living room, bringing the on screen excitement into a whole new dimension.
MARIO KART GRAND Wii EVENT DETAILS:
WHEN: Saturday 5th April 2008
WHERE: GAME Stores at the following locations:
MANCHESTER Unit 59 Arndale Centre
TRAFFORD 124 Peel Centre Trafford Centre
BOURNEMOUTH Unit 4, Avenue Centre Commercial Road
PORSTMOUTH 226 Commercial Road Portsmouth
STEVENAGE Unit 4A The Forum
MERRYHILL Unit 87, Lower Mall Merryhill Shopping Centre
READING Unit 18 Oracle Shopping Centre
BASINGSTOKE Unit 15 Festival Place
BRAEHEAD Unit 57 Braehead Shopping Centre Kings Inch Rd
GLASGOW 146 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow
MILTON KEYNES 15 Crown Walk Milton Keynes
NOTTINGHAM Unit 308A Victoria Centre
LEEDS 50-52 Albion Street Leeds
LUTON 142-144 Arndale Centre Luton
CHELTENHAM Unit A 100/104 High Street
CRIBBS CAUSEWAY Unit LR53 Cribbs Causeway
CARDIFF 92 Queen Street Cardiff
NEWCASTLE FENWICKS (GAME CONCESSION) 39 Northumberland Street Newcastle
GATESHEAD
METRO CENTRE 17 Red Pathway Metro Centre
BLACKBURN 10-12 Market Way Blackburn
WIGAN 27 Standish Gate Wigan
HANLEY 214-215 The Potteries Hanley
LONDON HAMLEYS 188-196 Regent Street London
LONDON 100 Oxford Street London
THURROCK Unit 106 Lakeside Shopping Centre
ROMFORD Unit 15 Liberty 2 Centre
TAUNTON 45-46 Fore Street Taunton
EDINBURGH 127 Princes Street Edinburgh
DUNDEE 51 Murraygate Dundee
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES 3rd Floor The Bentalls Center
Mario Kart Wii launches in the UK on the 11th April at the estimated retail price of £35.
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