Monthly Archives: August 2009

Champions Online para PC ya es Gold

La compañía Atari ha anunciado que Champions Online, su esperado MMORPG, ya ha entrado en fase Gold, o lo que es lo mismo, que ya está totalmente preparado para ponerse a la venta. Para los más despistados, diremos que Champions … Continue reading

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Chronik der Game-Controller als T-Shirt

Das originale Sore Thumbs-Shirt von woot war ausverkauft. Jetzt gibt es eine Neuauflage für 20 Dollar. Könnt ihr alle klassischen Controller nennen, die darauf abgebildet sind? Falls nicht, haben wir eine Nahaufnahme des Motivs und die Auflösung des Designers: Atari … Continue reading

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This Day in Geek History: August 18

1856 The US Copyright Act is extended to include dramatic works. 1868 French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovers helium in the solar spectrum during an eclipse. It marks the first discovery of an “extraterrestrial” element, since helium hadn’t yet … Continue reading

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Oyun tarihinin en basarisiz oyun konsollari

1972 de ilk oyun konsolu Magnavox Odyssey çikisindan sonra pastayi gören firmalarin istahi kabarmisti. Birçok firma bu platformda yer almak için ürünler gelistirdi. NES, Atari 2600 ve Sony PlayStation ürünleri tutarken büyük yatirimlar yapilip hiç tutlmayan ürünlerde vardi. Click Here … Continue reading

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Mirror, mirror, on the ball

Some fun pics from Kyle’s 30th birthday. Yeah, that’s Shaft on the TV. And Pong on the Atari. It was a 70s-themed party. Complete with Swedish meatballs, rumaki, and a jello-mold in the shape of a fish. Viva 1979! Click … Continue reading

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Exclusive Andrew Gower interview

Browser MMOs are very fashionable just now, but the market was led by Andrew Gower’s Runescape, which is in the Guinness book of Records, and the company Jagex, which he founded. Jagex is based in Cambridge and with around 400 … Continue reading

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Champions Online trailer knows how to get around

In Champions Online, players will have access to a wide variety of travel abilities that include different varieties of flight, some teleportation, and even burrowing underground. This trailer runs through most of them, giving players lots of choice in how … Continue reading

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More Monday lists

5 easy ways to read free manga online 10 comic books that should be made into TV series (via Popcorn Trick ) Top 5 sites with free strategy guides for gamers 10 amazingly beautiful stealth vehicles of death Top 9 … Continue reading

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Champions Online Goes Gold For PC

Xbox 360 gamers will have to wait their turn out patiently. Nevertheless, Atari recently announced that the PC version of the comic-style MMO, Champions Online, has gone gold. Click Here For More…

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Top 5 Least Popular Wars

Top 5 Least Popular Wars Videogames’ least-visited conflicts. By Scott Sharkey It was hard to find any years ver the course of the 20th century where the US wasn’t engaged in some kind of military action. Out of all of … Continue reading

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