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In The Magazines – PCGAMER

Atomic.Ice — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:21:41 +0000

I recently got my latest issue of PCGAMER in the mail and it was Diablo 3 & Warhammer Online! I was quite disappointed that all I read from the magazine was information I could get from the official Diablo website, but it was interesting to see their opinions on Diablo 3, I even read about a game critic that didn’t like Blizzard Games! Norman Chan, which I myself cant believe due to the fact that Blizzard is the top developer on my list (well I guess he can have his opinion) so I hope you check out this issue, I was also excited to read about Warhammer Online which is starting to look like a World Of Warcraft killer, but I guess I cant see until I play it I got to read about, this was a big part of this issue because the had gotten exclusive hands on time, this issue did not give much information and is currently only available for subscribers.

WCG – 2005 – A Look Back At This Historic Starcraft Game

Atomic.Ice — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:01:31 +0000

Three years ago, the World Cyber Games was almost blown away when a non-Korean was going for the championship, beating many skilled Koreans a Russian pushed his way up and just when there was hope of pride for Russia, the Koreans pushes back and wins the game. Check out the video by the discovery channel below.

Buying Game Items – Does It Ruin The Game?

Atomic.Ice — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:27:33 +0000

Websites like lewt.com have been selling items from Diablo 2-Runescape to now dozens of games, does this ruin the game I myself think yes, wasting hard earned cash on virtual weapons is one thing but it takes all the fun out of searching for the items, I could easily find a Griswolds armor in Diablo 2 without paying my precious four dollars that could go towards a good charity or college fund, so why is it that people keep going back to sites like these thinking they are the pros when they are not the ones spending the time finding the items, before lewt I remember when a hellfire torch charm was one of the hardest things to get in Diablo 2 expansion set, but now everyone can get one for $9.95, but if you want a good one you pay $179.95, so dont add to the problem find your items legitimately, by dungeon running and questing! The real way. Feel free to comment, or even add this to stumbleupon, better yet subscribe to our RSS feed for free!

And if you keep buying items you might as well just get this.

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AMD and Blizzard Are Teaming Up!

Atomic.Ice — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:55 +0000

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — August 12, 2008 –AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment® that will allow AMD to bundle Blizzard’s best games across all ATI Radeon™ graphics products, to deliver a superior gaming experience. As the exclusive graphics sponsor for BlizzCon™ 2008 in Anaheim, Oct. 10-11, AMD will treat gamers to the unparalleled graphics capabilities of the ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series in all PCs for game play at BlizzCon™.

“Blizzard Entertainment is responsible for the hottest titles in PC gaming and AMD is excited to be working closely with one of the top development teams in the industry to deliver exceptional gaming experiences for players around the world,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Products, AMD. “Gamers have a variety of choices when it comes to graphics cards, and those who choose ATI Radeon solutions can be confident their purchase will give them the visually rich, high-performance experience they expect.”

“Our collaboration with AMD is especially important to us because it provides us with early access to some of the latest graphics technology,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “Delivering a polished game experience is one of our top priorities, and this relationship helps us achieve that goal for Blizzard gamers who choose AMD graphics cards.”

AMD is committed to helping PC gamers around the world enjoy The Ultimate Visual Experience™. The collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment underscores the mission of its recently announced AMD GAME! initiative, which is dedicated to providing consumers the information they need to help them better understand gaming technology and thus purchase the right systems and components they need to best meet their high-definition gaming needs.

About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing and graphics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft and the Warcraft®, StarCraft, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes ten #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active users.

crysis vs call of duty 4: mordern warfare

Atomic.Ice — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:33:10 +0000

I know we have been doing alot of versus post, I will tone it down a bit, dont worry.
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These seem to be all the rage in the FPS world but which one is better its up to you to decide, post a comment with your opinion and thoughts. Crysis definitely wins in graphics, gameplay, mods, AI. In my opinion Crysis is the winner no contest, but what do you think?
See What Call Of Duty 4 is here.
See What Crysis is here.

Cuil vs Google

Atomic.Ice — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:40:02 +0000

Cuil vs Google, most people might not know what Cuil is but it really is a great search engine, I know most people will probably will vote for google simply because it is what they are used to but to be honest Cuil gave you a clearer view of what you are reading it also allows you to change pages without scrolling to the bottom for an example I searched the term “Video Game” and I seen the results, I preferred Cuil but you can decide check them both out and submit your vote in the comments.

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Blizzcon 2008 – We will give you free coverage of Blizzcon 08

Atomic.Ice — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:08:39 +0000

Blizzard’s annual product show that celebrates the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo franchises. Blizzcon 08 will be held August, 10th-11th, Though it has not started yet, Blizzard has gave fans a sneak peak at what is going to be inside the goodies bag, when you arrive, it will include a 16″ inflatable divine shield ball, a 48” inflatable Frostmourne sword, Diablo health and mana stress balls, pandaren brewmaster bottle openers, zerg creep, and also an exclusive Blizzcon attendees World Of Warcraft polar bear mount waving a Blizzcon flag. Hopefully we will see some new Starcraft 2 units and maybe even some new Diablo 3 classes and I know that all you WoW fans are itching for information on Wrath Of The Lich King, so make sure to come to The Unknown Planet when searching for your Blizzcon 2008 coverage, more coverage will come soon. Or even if you want to attend this event you can purchase tickets from Blizzard for 100$ but hurry they hardly ever last more than a week.

Flash Game Review: Flash Elemental TD

Atomic.Ice — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:20:07 +0000

This has to be the most fun ive ever had playing a flash game, taking a popular defense map from Warcraft III and turning it into a flash game was a brilliant idea the objective of this game is to build turrets to stop the Warcraft III units from getting to the end of the track, as the title says there is three towers that are different elements including water, fire and earth each tower has a different animation and damage rates and also if they can attack ground or air units that move along the track. All in all a great flash game that has excellent 2d animations as well as fun gameplay that has you pushing to beat the other players scores, I constantly played this for weeks trying to get the highest scores in the game so check it out at http://novelconcepts.co.uk/FlashElementTD/ this flash game gets a 85%. Feel free to subscribe to our RSS FEED(its free!) or even right us a positive review on stumbleupon.

Crysis – The Revolution Of Gaming – Our Review

Atomic.Ice — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:23:22 +0000

Before reading you probably should go here and see what Crysis is first.
I might have just found a game that is breaking my addiction to Starcraft, its a game called Crysis, I’ve had it since last Christmas but my computer couldn’t run it, but now i finally got a chance to play it and, all I can say is amazing. I will break this post into 4 debates graphics, gameplay, voice acting and AI.

Graphics
Well, considering it has the #1 graphics of any game out right now it has already won this debate, the only downside is the hardware needed to run these graphics is extremely good. Graphics spec comparison chart here.

Gameplay
Most fun ive had in along time, the ability to choose between the 5 different modes of the battlesuit
and the fact that all your fallen friends had to be destroyed so the Koreans wouldn’t get the battlesuit from them, was an exciting part of the story, also the game had an ominous jungle feel that made it the perfect game for suspense you never knew when a Korean or an alien was going to jump out of the trees radar disabled of course lol, while you adventure the verse islands you may encounter odd things such as a boat parked in the middle of the jungle frozen! Crysis open world roaming gives you a feel of freedom unlike games such as Gears of War which seem to be on a course planned from the start. So i’m going to have to say that if you love gameplay Crysis is the game for you.

Voice Acting
Voice acting in Crysis is also phenomenal the characters seem as realistic as you can ever get in a video game, with each character having their own personalities even the Koreans seem to have personalities when they are shouting at you even though your supposed to be attacking them they still seem as realistic as possible.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) (enemy & teammate intelligence)
Not only does the personalities on your enemy and teammates seem real but also just how they act, using cover behind trees rocks and building and seeming to know where to hide, though the alien AI is not as good as the Korean AI it still is good compared to some other games.

Score
This is destined to be favorited by many and is much much better than halo, and mass effect, therefore it is going to be the first game to achieve a 99% which is nearly a flawless game, which means the best game of the best since no game can be perfect 99% is pretty much the best in our scoring system.

New Comic From FFT Comics – #32 – Stealth Mode

Atomic.Ice — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:23:53 +0000

The Unknown Planet has contacted FFTcomics, and we have permission to post their comics on our blog every time they add a new one, so check back for more FFTcomics.

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