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Poll: What was the Best RPG PC Game of 2010?

January 21, 2011 By
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I need to hear it from you, what was the best RPG game on PC to come out in 2010? We certainly had a lot of great games from the very beginning of the year with Mass Effect 2 all they way to the November release of Fallout New Vegas. We also had Minecraft make it into Beta with some seriously improved Multiplayer Mode.

Below is a list of all the games I can think of that came out last year. I’ve also included expansions because groups like Blizzard include a lot of extra content in their expansions.

Vote away!

What was the Best RPG PC Game of 2010?

  • Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (27%, 135 Votes)
  • Mass Effect 2 (26%, 129 Votes)
  • World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (14%, 69 Votes)
  • Fallout: New Vegas (13%, 68 Votes)
  • Divinity II: Ego Draconis (7%, 37 Votes)
  • Mount & Blade: Warband (5%, 24 Votes)
  • Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (3%, 16 Votes)
  • Alpha Protocol (3%, 16 Votes)
  • APB (1%, 5 Votes)
  • Global Agenda (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Star Trek Online (0%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 504

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Fallout New Vegas Collector’s Edition

May 12, 2010 By
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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.

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IGE.com Easter Savings Coupon

March 29, 2010 By
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Warning: Here is a shameless plug for IGE.com.

For those who don’t know, IGE.com are one of the biggest retailers of in game currency (read more about them here [links are affiliate]). In celebration of Easter they are offering 10% off their prices. Just use the coupon code:

EGGSTRASAVINGS

Yes very cute, I know. This offer expires April 1, 2010 so you better act on it fast.

FYI, The games they specifically sell for are:

  • World of Warcraft
  • Final Fantasy XI
  • Age of Conan
  • Star Trek Online
  • Ever Quest 2
  • Warhammer Online

Here is a recent review of IGE from Gamerates.com

Chocolate Eggs picture courtesy of emilywjones

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review

March 22, 2010 By
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BFBC2Rating: 8.5/10

It’s  been out for around 3 weeks now and after much playing I feel that I can give this game a proper review. For simplicity I’ll refer to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as BFBC2. I’m not going to bore you with long paragraphs about gameplay and sound.

You can see from the video’s that it looks good. My PC (which is not state of the art) can run it on medium at 1920×1080 fine with no lag. Sound is fantastic. Nuff said. Let’s talk about the cool stuff.

Comparison to previous Battlefield games on PC

  • While the max server size is only 32 players, the maps are designed so that 32 still feels like 64.
  • Having scenery to hide behind that doesn’t disappear from a distance provides hundreds of sniping positions making the sniper an actually useful class.
  • While there are general unlocks for your player, class specific unlocks can only be realised by playing that specific class. This makes it a bit rough at the beginning until you get some better weapons and things like a Med Kit, Ammo Kit and Defibrillator Paddles, but it also serves to toughen you up for whats to come.
  • A new points system gives you points for just about any team action.

tanks provide an integral part of all Battlefield games

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Will Be Out Soon

March 19, 2010 By
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So what’s new?

The third expansion (World of Warcraft: Cataclysm) to Blizzard’s huge money maker (estimated $810M per year from western gamers only) is due to be released in the fourth quarter this year and there is plenty packed into this tasty US$40.00 morsel.

Brand new races

Goblins:
Yes you can now play these crafty little green men. After many a sour business deal with the ever naive Alliance, the Goblins have joined the dark side as it were.

Worgen:
These great looking wolf-men are the latest addition to the Alliance side. Not entirely tame, it will be fun to take these guys out on the prowl for some Horde blood.

[Mmm, some Tauren hide would be great right now.]

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Fallout New Vegas Official Trailer Released

March 19, 2010 By
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Without further ado…
Here is the video:

War… War never changes.

And so apparently do Fallout videos. Yes this video is definitely designed to get you excited about the new Fallout game, rather than tell you much about it. Like all other Fallout teaser videos we get the classic blues song playing over the top of a rather desolate wasteland.

What is the robot doing?
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Initial Impressions

March 10, 2010 By
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Well Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been out for nearly a week and what a shaky week it has been.

EA is still putting out fires in regards to issues with online play. The demand on the game has been a little stronger than initially anticipated and as a result the servers have been down around 20% of the time.

But enough about the usual problems that accompany an EA game. I was hoping to highlight a few points that I like a dislike about the game. If you are like me, you have played every Battlefield game to come to PC since the beginning with Battlefield 1942.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Is Out

March 7, 2010 By
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The Battlefield series has finally returned home in it’s latest release. Supporting a whole new single player story line as well as up to 32 player online gameplay, Battlefield Bad Company 2 has really brought a new edge to gaming.

While the single player mode follows a linear, yet action packed story line, the online gaming mode offers a brand new leveling system. Points are awarded for kills, kill assists, reviving, healing, repairing and achieving objectives. Bonus points are awarded for specials like head shots and achieving objectives.

Rather than earning unlocks as you progress up the ranks like Battlefield 2 and 2142 you must play with a specific class to earn unlocks with it. As you continue to earn points with that class you unlock new weapons and gadgets.

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At this point in time there are still some bugs being ironed out with the online play as there tends to be when these games are first born. Nothing like a few 100,000 gamers to give a game a thorough thrashing.
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