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Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 9:42 PM

Massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) have become the cash cow of the computer game industry in recent years. Titles like World of Warcraft have millions of players and are among the most popular titles ever. Developers ArenaNet are aiming to break WoW's stranglehold on this emerging market with an MMORPG with a twist - Guild Wars. Unlike other games, Guild Wars has no monthly subscription. This is a popular model in South Korea, where cheap and high speed broadba... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 1:28 PM

Guild Wars maps have always been a major component of the game. From the huge continent maps through to the explorable area maps, they are a key part of the game for any player. When playing through the Guild Wars storyline, the map will show a red arrow, indicating the direction you need to travel in to complete your current quest goals. Within the map, green dots are allies or friendly NPCs, and red dots are groups of enemies. When playing in a party with others, it's important to ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Kenneth Scott @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 7:08 AM

Microsofts new Xbox 360 game console is a videogame system that puts users at the center of their entertainment experience. It combines games, entertainment, information, community, and innovation. The company plans to introduce the Xbox 360 in Europe, North America, and Japan in November of 2006. Designers in San Franciso and Japan have surrounded the powerful console technology with a stylish and sophisticated exterior. Microsofts new game console has altered the look and sound of game... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Daniel Millions @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 7:23 AM

Flash games have become part of the Internet culture. When one is bored, it is now a society norm to seek out online games for a one-stop cure. Arcade games aren't always deemed fine with employers and school administrators. To add to the mess, free flash games aren't always up to par- and thus provide no help in curing one of his or her boredom. How to Play 3D Flash Games- Anywhere, Any Time Every now and then, it's almost completely necessary to let your stress unwind ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Thursday, 28th February 2008 @ 3:33 AM

One of the most notable features in Eye of the North, the expansion to the successful series of Guild Wars titles from ArenaNet, is the addition of dungeons. Special multi-level instances, dungeons can be played through repeatedly, and offer some unique items, bosses, and even some surprising traps. The Eye of the North maps have been modified slightly from the standard Guild Wars maps. The new dungeons will show up a blurred area, which only becomes clear as you explore your way through ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 3:56 AM

Eye of The North is the first true expansion in the Guild Wars series of PC Games. As with the other installments of the series, Guild Wars: Eye of the North has absolutely no monthly subscription fees. The unique thing about EotN is that it can act as an expansion to any of the 3 previous standalone campaigns - Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall. The expansion takes place just about 6 years after the Prophecies installment. 3 Years after the Nightfall campaigns, and 8 years after the Searing st... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Wednesday, 27th February 2008 @ 3:54 AM

Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first true expansion to the original three campaigns - Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall. One of the biggest additions found in the expansion is the introduction of two new NPC races - the Asura and the Norn. Both new races will be playable in the forthcoming Guild Wars 2, but in the expansion they are available only as Heroes and NPCs. The Norn are giant warriors that hail from the Far Shiverpeaks. Similar to druid classes in other games, as they have... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Konrad Braun @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 7:35 PM

Free online games can be found in various places all over the web. Free online games are generally short games, which fit into assorted categories. Some of the common categories include action, adventure, puzzle, racing, shooter, sports, and strategy. You will find that a lot of the games readily available on the internet are often played with Flash or Shockwave. Some require downloading, but many others can be played in your browser (these are the ones that need Flash or Shockwave insta... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Konrad Braun @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 7:33 PM

As quickly as the internet became a sales tool, it became an entertainment world. With even the entertainment part of the internet costing money now, there are a good number of reasons to support free entertainment. Games are a perfect example. Here are the top 7 Reasons To Play Free Games on the internet! 1. No risk, no worry. You don't need to fret about giving out credit card information and getting scammed. There are so many scams and con artists on the web these day... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 3:21 AM

As the popularity of massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) has increased, so has interest in the shadowy world of gold buying. With it's lack of monthly fees and gameplay based on skill, Guild Wars has a thriving online market exchanging in-game gold and items for real world cash. If you're a seasoned and accomplished player, this is great news. With familiarity with Guild Wars farming, it can be easy to quickly create and level up an efficient farming charac... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 2:17 AM

The Eye of the North expansion to Guild Wars introduced two new races, the Norn and the Asura. Players who bought the pre-release pack were able to play Eye of the North over the Sneak Peek weekend, as a final test before the expansion went live. Since most people will encounter the Norn first when entering the Far Shiverpeaks, we'll be covering them in this article. The Norn are a race of giant Viking-like hunters and warriors. The bear on the Eye of the North box makes sense - Norn... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 1:59 AM

Farming is the term used to refer to repeating a quest or mission in a game to keep on getting the rewards. In Guild Wars, there are several farming techniques which will enable you to quickly gain rare items, as well as large amounts of Guild Wars gold. It is worthwhile investing a character slot to create a character purely for farming. By using the Xunlai chests you can easily transfer gold and items between your characters. In this way you can focus on a main PvE or PvP character, and... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Tuesday, 26th February 2008 @ 1:59 AM

Eye of the North is the first expansion to the three Guild Wars campaigns - Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall. Designed both for experienced Guild Wars players, and as a bridge to Guild Wars 2, Eye of the North introduces two new NPC races. According to ArenaNet these new races will be playable in Guild Wars 2. The Norn dwell in the cold and inhospitable lands of the Far Shiverpeaks. Resembling giant Vikings, the Norn have a special skill that allows them to transform into giant fighting... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 1:34 PM

The new Guild Wars expansion, Eye of the North, is supposed to act as a bridge between the first 3 Guild Wars installments and Guild Wars 2, slated for release in 2008. The new expansion takes place 6 years after the campaign that occured in Prophecies which places the occurances found in Eye of the North 3 years after Nightfall and 8 years since the occurance of "The Searing". Eye of the North introduces four new title tracks: - the Asura Title Track, which is set in the Tarni... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Art Gib @ Sunday, 10th February 2008 @ 11:30 PM

Matt Wolf has won an Emmy Award (for Outstanding Creative Achievement for an Interactive Television Program) as a creator and producer for his creation of the "Fallen" Alternate Reality Game, and during his fifteen year run as a game developer, he has been involved in numerous creative development projects for award winning video and computer games. Additionally, he has pioneered new developments in alternate reality programming and board games. He has also worked on a Bourne Cons... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:35 PM

Guild Wars is a great game. With all the features of other popular massive multiplayer games, all with no monthly subscription. The expansion, Eye of the North is no exception. This expansion adds 4 new regions all with their own quests and monsters allowing for 18 additional dungeons. This new and only expansion for Guild Wars was developed to act as a bridge to the rumored Guild Wars 2. A bridge was required for ArenaNet to introduce the new maps, dungeons, and heroes, Thats right, I s... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:21 PM

Guild Wars is a series of massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) developed by ArenaNet of NCsoft, the make of many popular MMO's. There have been 3 stand alone games that have been released and one expansion. All installments of this game have been released solely for Windows systems. The thing that makes Guild Wars different from most other massive multiplayers, is that it is a subscription-free game. Thats right, after the cost of the actual software, there are no m... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:20 PM

As with most MMO's, many Guild Wars players try to game the system and take advantage of exploits in the game. Not only are there a number of cheats and hacks but there are also a great deal of bots, macros, scripts, and exploits. Since Guild Wars is a MMORPG getting cheats past the anti-cheat software can be difficult and if you do get caught don't be surprised when you're account is banned. If you are going to cheat in Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall or Eye of the North, ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 11:06 PM

Maps have always been a part of Guild Wars and are a great feature that can really help you and your party navigate your way across the Kingdoms of Ascalon. By default the map is displayed in the bottom right corner of your screen. The maps found in Guild Wars will allow you to see enemies, beasts, and NPC's from a distance. The map format is pretty simple - green dots indicate an ally on the map and a red dot indicates an enemy on the map. Items of special interest, such as Resurrection Sh... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 10:51 PM

Luckily for you, Guild Wars gold is among the cheapest massive online multiplayer currencies available. A good gold program will be able to deliver your gold to any character on any server in less than an hour. You obviously need to be available to accept the gold from the gold delivery service. Never pay more than $10 for 100,000 in gold. Guild Wars gold is very cheap, don't get tricked into purchasing gold for any more. Not only can you buy gold from any number of web sites, but yo... more...