WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF THE LICH KING ANNOUNCED
Yesterday’s BlizzCon event saw many thrilling announcements come from Blizzard, however none were perhaps as large as the unveiling of the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Wrath of the Lich King will continue the evolving story on Azeroth, as one can only guess that all the time the world’s heroes have spent in Outland has given the Lich King Arthas time to consolidate his power and threaten the world once more…
“In the cold, harsh northlands…
The Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth. With the armies of the undead and the necromantic power of the plague threatening to sweep across the land, only the mightiest heroes can oppose the Lich King’s will and end his reign of terror for all time.
Blizzard Entertainment’s latest expansion to World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King – adds a host of epic content to the existing game world. Players will achieve soaring levels of power, explore a vast new continent, and battle other high-level heroes to determine the fate of Azeroth. As you pit yourself against the dangers of the north, prepare to:
- Master the necromantic powers of the Death Knight – World of Warcraft’s first Hero class.
- Quest to level 80, gaining potent new abilities and talents along the way.
- Learn the craft of spell augmentation with the new Inscription profession.
- Brave the harsh new continent of Northrend, the icy domain of the Lich King.
- Engage in epic siege warfare, deploying mighty siege engines to lay waste to destructible buildings in your path.
- Transform your hero’s look with new character-customization options, including new hairstyles and dances.
- Explore perilous new dungeons filled with some of the deadliest creatures — and greatest treasures — on Azeroth.
- And much, much more…” - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King product page
I was out. I had freed myself of the curse of World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, I’ve played some form of evil knight in every mmog I’ve every played, and the fact that it looked like Blizzard was never going to add hero classes (and thus, Death Knights) to the game was one of the many factors in my calling it quits. I guess I’ll have to start levelling up again. Ugh.
- World of Warcraft – Official website
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Product page at WorldofWarcraft.com
PLAYSTATION STORE – BLAST FACTOR: ADVANCED RESEARCH
An expansion pack for Sony’s PlayStation 3 shooter Blast Factor is now available for purchase via the PlayStation Store. Purchase price is $4.99.
- Blast Factor: Advanced Research – Blast Factor page at PlayStation.com
XBOX 360 FATAL INERTIA DEMO NOW AVAILABLE
A demo of Koei’s Fatal Inertia for the Xbox 360 is now available for download via the Xbox Live Marketplace in Japan and The United States. Approximate file size is 380.09MB.
I’ve got to say that I’ve already tried this demo and I was a little disappointed in it – If the game wants to occupy the same hallowed ground as Sony’s Wipeout series, it’s going to need a lot of fine tuning and course design changes.
- Koei – Company website
- Fatal Inertia – Wikipedia entry
SONY DATES HEAVENLY SWORD
That little taste of Heavenly Sword that Sony gave us a little over a week ago gave us may have been short, but it certainly left us wanting more. Thankfully, it looks like the wait for the full meal is almost over. IGN is reporting that Sony’s most anticipated PlayStation 3 title of 2007 will be hitting retail on September 12th. I’ve got my pre-order in – do you?
- Heavenly Sword – Official website
- Heavenly Sword Date Set – IGN
- Lazy Day Trailers: Heavenly Sword Demo Footage – nylatenite.com
PLAYSTATION 3 GHOST RECON ADVANCED WARFIGHTER 2 DEMO NOW AVAILABLE
An PlayStation 3 demo of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is now available for download via the PlayStation Store. Download size is approximately 779MB.
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – Official website
PLAYSTATION 3 THE DARKNESS DEMO NOW AVAILABLE
An PlayStation 3 demo of The Darkness is now available for download via the PlayStation Store. Download size is approximately 1.41GB. This one is definitely a game worth checking out, so if you haven’t had a chance to play it yet, be sure to give the demo a try.
- The Darkness – Official website
ELECTRONIC ARTS DATES CRYSIS
Electronic Arts has announced that Crysis, the game that will make your video card cry for mercy, will be hitting retail shelves here in the U.S. on November 16th of this year.
This gives most of you almost three and a half months to have that break-up talk with your current card. Just remember, it’s not them, it’s you.
- Crysis – Official website
MAME V.117U3 RELEASED
The updates continue on the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, as version .117u3 is now available for download. This update contains quite a few bug fixes as well as a preliminary driver for Sega laserdisc games. If you’ve already upgraded to v.117 and have been having issues, this could be the answer to some of your problems. If you’re not experiencing any issues, I’d suggest sticking with your current installation until all the bugs are worked out. As for those of you interested in testing this build for the dev team, feel free to download the update and then head on over to MAME Testers to find out how to get started.
The updated emulator files can be found at the official MAME development page at Mamedev.org. You can Click here to see the full list of what’s new in this update.
