For those of you who game outside of the MMO world, you should play close attention. The Sci-Fi MMO EVE Online is becoming to best thing since people decided to toast subs in the oven. I started playing about 2 weeks ago and am hooked. Hooked. Think of World of Warcraft except no wizards or night elf mohawks, but battle cruisers, star jumping, and intergalactic dominance. EVE Online launched their 12th FREE expansion last night: Dominion.
Take my word for it, get in on this as soon as you can. Here is the download link for the free 14 day trial. There are versions for both Windows and Mac. I just bought a 15″ Macbook Pro with the 9400 and 9600 video cards built in and it runs flawlessly. The system requirements are extremely fair and the game is a blast.
When it comes to Sci Fi versus Wizards and Warcraft, there is only one Return, and it ain’t of the king.
I saved the best for last. Since I am a huge Sim fan, getting to see the preview of the Sims3 expansion World Adventures was the best! We were not allowed to take pictures so I can only describe what I saw.
Capcom is getting a bit of flack from both gamers and press for the upcoming Versus Mode addition to Resident Evil 5. For $4.99 (400 MS Points), you’ll be able to play competitively online in 2v2 matches. Many people are arguing that this content should have been included with the game. Speaking to CVG, Capcom had this to say about the issue:
Although Versus mode makes use of the assets that exist in the game, the functionality is not currently in the game and is above and beyond the initial scope of Resident Evil 5. [...] We have never included a Versus mode in Resident Evil before, and as well as the costs of development of the feature, there’s also additional bandwidth costs associated with it.
Whether they’ve ever included it or not, talking about paid multiplayer on the day of release is a bit shady. And with all the people, myself included, who really hate the controls, I can’t see paying $5 to play against other people online.
Six years later and Final Fantasy XI is still receiving DLC, that’s dedication. Square Enix plans to release three brand spanking new expansion scenarios for Final Fantasy XI over the course of next year. The expansions will be made available through the PlayOnline Viewer across all platforms simultaneously.
The three expansions are titled A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing, A Moogle Kupo d’Etat – Evil in Small Doses and A Shantotto Ascension – The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born. The first to be released in the spring of 2009 and the other two will follow in the order listed above. The Rise of the Zilart expansion is required to play any of the new expansions.
I am way out of my league here when it comes to anything Final Fantasy so I am going to do you the pleasure of linking to the official page which includes brief synopsis of each expansion if anyone is interested. Don’t shoot the messenger.
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