Welcome to the June 27, 2010 edition of RPG PC Games.

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aiwendel presents Long List of MMORPGs posted at TubeBlogger, saying, “A pretty long list of top mmorpg games, in alphabetical order, with gameplay videos and a quick description of the game.”

Humour

Josh Andrews presents Win a Roku Box!! Father’s Day Contest posted at SuperCoolSteals, saying, “Father’s Day Contest. Win a Roku Box!! Tell us what, “Being a super cool father means…” to you in the comments of this post.”

Daniel Ros presents Used Nintendo 64 Console posted at Hottest Video Games and Cheat Codes, saying, “Find out the latest video games reviews, information on new games, beta testing, sales on video games and more.”

News

Simpsonsparadox presents Fantasy University posted at Simpson’s Paradox .

Leonard Gilhooley x presents 6 Essential Android Apps for College Professors posted at Online College Rankings 2011.

Reviews

Myron Wendall presents 10 Most Controversial Sports Suspensions posted at Sports Management Degrees

Indie Game Reviewer presents A Two-Handed Review of Torchlight from Runic Games posted at Indie Game Reviewer, saying, “Two different comprehensive reviews about popular indie PC RPG game Torchlight together in one flowing examination of the game’s strengths and weaknesses and why its community is growing so quickly.”

Thoughts

Tela Andrews presents Building a VMware Cost Model posted at Digital Fuel – Yisrael’s Blog, saying, “Managing the costs of cloud service providers is challenging. While cloud computing and virtual servers offer flexibility, how do you manage the costs so you know whether its the least expensive option? In this entry we take a look at how to build a cost model for VMware and the benefits this approach can provide for CIOs, IT managers and company owners.”

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Eidos released a new video last week for it’s latest project, Dues Ex: Human Revolution (or Deus Ex 3 as it was called until recently).

Deus Ex is fondly remembered as one of the best first-person RPG’s ever to be made. Cool gadgets, skills and an awesome storyline makes it number one on many top 10 lists across the internet.

Deus Ex 2 (Deus Ex: Invisible War) was, in my opinion, a complete flop. It lacked the story and depth that made the first game so good.

So alas, I despaired, thinking that nothing could ever replace that original game. Continue Reading

Lots of news in the gaming world last week. Here’s a quick run down.

• BlizzCon Sold Out… Stay tuned for a third round of tickets. Buy tix.
• Lord Of The Rings Online follows D&D Online by becoming free. The game will instead make money through premium content such as expansions, equipment and quests. You can get the Beta now.
• Heroes of Might and Magic Online  Open Beta due to be released on 11 June 2010.
• Alpha Protocol released. Is this a sign of what we can expect from Fallout New Vegas?
  Reviews:
  • Gamespot 6.0/10
  • IGN 6.3/10
  • Amazon 3/5
  • 1UP B+
• Company of Heroes Online announced to be released in Fall 2010. Read more in the Q&A.

Alpha Protocol

Rating 8.5/10

The short review

This game is a cross between: Neverwinter Nights/World of Warcraft

It’s good because: • Great story • In depth NPC relationships • Cool combat animations

It’s bad because: • You must travel with a balanced party

The long version

Kick ass storyline

The storyline of Dragon Age: Origins is by far one of the best story lines from any RPG that I have played. For starters depending on your race and class the first chapter of the game is different.

I went with a Human Noble in an attempt to recreate my character from the original Neverwinter Nights. That’s all I’ll say on the matter as to not give away any spoilers.

Sex?!?

One of the rather odd things I found about Dragon Age: Origins is the ability to have sex with your companions. Som

e companions even swing both ways depending on how you want your character to act. These sex scenes are accompanied by some absolutely awful cinematics (with great ‘O’ faces) that just made me cringe.

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Bethesda appear to be ramping up the media releases on New Vegas as the release date draws closer and closer. Gamespot were recently let loose at Fallout New Vegas as well as other prominent online gamer magazines.

One of the more recent things they announced was what would be included in their Collector’s Edition.

Thankfully it’s not just a rebranded version of the Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition (which was awesome by the way) but a series of new merchandise (that is casino themed of course) that you can add to your Fallout collection.

Included in the pack is:

• 8 Gaming Casino Chips.
  One from each of the 7 casinos found in Fallout New Vegas as well as a special Platinum Chip recreation.
• Deck of Cards.
  Use these Fallout New Vegas themed cards to challange your friends to game of Caravan which is a brand new game created for Fallout New Vegas.
• Hard Cover Novel.
  This book, called ‘All Roads’ contains some of the back stories of characters that you will meet during your trip.
• ‘Making of’ DVD.
  Looks like an interesting documentary(/marketing piece) with a look behind the scenes on the creation and development of this latest Fallout game.
• DVD copy of the game.

This looks like one of the more awesome Collector’s Edtions that I’ve seen. You can always use an extra deck of cards and I think the DVD would be really interesting to watch. I always enjoy finding out why they make certain decisions about characters, plots and objects in games.

With the release date still being listed as some time in Fall of this year, it’s time to put down that $10 to pre-order Fallout New Vegas at your favourite store.

CD Projekt Red have brought out a new trailer for The Witcher 2. It’s looking really great, I hope they get it all finished up and working before the release.

For those who are Witcher fans check out this developers diary too.

Yet another PC franchise is finding it’s way over to consoles as EA announces that The Sims 3 will hit consoles and handhelds some time in Q3 2010.

Trophies and awards will be added for Xbox 360 and PS3 players although the game will stay the same as the PC version for the most part. Wii gamers won’t miss out with Nintendo securing an exclusive beach town add-on for the Wii version.

The Nintendo DS version will be slightly watered down but will allow users to still build their Sims houses and furnish them (much like the mobile version). They will also be able to use the stylus to ‘sculpt’ their Sims facial features and attributes. The DS version will also get a story mode in which players will be able to unlock new furnishings and buildings.

The PSP will not be receiving a version of The Sims 3 at this time.

I’ve always enjoyed the Sims although I found the ‘play in background’ feature annoying in The Sims 3 as it meant you missed a lot of important moments in your family and it also made it ridiculously easy to make money in the game. With that feature turned off however it has brought a lot more to the game and made the options nearly endless which is a great thing to see in any RPG.

So if your a console gamer you can look forward to getting your calloused hands on this in a few months. For PC gamers, no need to wait, you can get The Sims 3 now.

You may remember a that a few weeks ago I before Easter I ordered Dragon Age: Origins off eBay from a supplier in India (pc_gaming_store). This was because I couldn’t order the game from Amazon (shipping restrictions). After reading some of their feedback I worked out that I could probably expect some sort of unusual packaging. Here’s what I received last week in the post:

The packaging is a biodegradable canvas material. The game is slipped into a pocket and then hand stitched up. The ends of the stitching are held in place with a small amount of wax (the red bits on the end there). Pretty cool and very environmentally friendly. The only down side was that it took over 2 weeks to arrive.

I have installed, but not yet played Dragon Age: Origins. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is still just too much damn fun. Especially trying to get all of those pins and insignias. You can expect a review in the next couple of weeks.