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Intel Core i7 Extreme Editions and The Saboteur Game Sweepstakes! (Less than a week left!)

DoranM — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:56:11 GMT

There's less than a week left on our Viva La Vengence Sweepstakes where we're giving out several amazing Intel Core i7 Extreme Editions, 19 copies of The Saboteur, and some Curse Premium Memberships!

Don't miss out on the chance to surprise yourself this Holiday Season with one of these incredible prizes!

Here's a look at the prizes and more information on how you can enter to win:

Grand Prize: Intel® Core™ i7 965 EE (1 Winner) Intel® Core™ i7 965 Extreme Edition, retail value is $1,195.70. Copy of the Saboteur™ game, retail value $59.99. 30-day Curse Premium Membership, retail value $4.95.

1st Place: 2 Winners Intel® Core™ i7 920 Extreme Edition, retail value is $353.95. Copy of the Saboteur™ game, retail value $59.99. 30-day Curse Premium Membership, retail value $4.95.

2nd Place: 15 Winners Copy of the Saboteur™ game, retail value $59.99. 30-day Curse Premium Membership, retail value $4.95.

To enter this sweepstakes visit the Viva La Vengeance page!

F2PMMO Launched Heroes of Gaia With Massive Giveaways!

DoranM — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:37:36 GMT

Heroes of Gaia has been launched by F2pmmo.com on Facebook! To commemorate the launch of the game they're offering cool prizes and incentives to get players in game and leveling up!

Here's a look at what they're giving away:

1. Free rare in-games items for everybody! (CB Event)
Become famous and win free in-games items! Login now!

Event Rules & Prizes:
If you reach 1000 fame by 10PM PST December 15th, 2009, you will receive:

5x lucky chest set
1x rice dumpling
1x hero card box
1x 6 hours diplomacy card
1x Bronze VIP Card

If you reach 3000 fame, you will receive:
Super value gift pack：
1x Platinum resource box
1x bronze accelerate card
1x gold experience pill
5x lucky chest set
1x rice dumpling
1x hero card box
1x 6 hours diplomacy card
1x Bronze VIP Card

2. Top Players Contest (CB) <- Click here for more info.

You think you can become the top player in the world of Gaia?
Now it's your chance to prove it and also win many rare in-game items!

3. Blog'n Contest! Chances to win rare in-game items and more!

Are you a blogger? If you are, then you are in luck! We are proud to announce our first ever blogging contest! Write about Heroes of Gaia provided by F2PMMO.com on your blog for your chances to win rare-in game items and bidding rights on www.highle.com! You will be able to win discounts up to 98% off real-world items, including gaming hardware.

4. Youtube Video Contest! Many chances to win!

Create videos about Heroes of Gaia provided by F2PMMO.com on youtube for your chances to win rare-in game items and bidding rights on www.highle.com! You will be able to win discounts up to 98% off real-world items, including gaming hardware.

To learn more about the game visit the Heroes of Gaia page on Facebook!

Next Island Virtual World Game Talks Open Beta In January!

DoranM — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:49:17 GMT

We received an update today from Next Island; a new online virtual world which will begin open beta in January! The game will have a cash economy, time travel, and captivating graphics! Here's some information from the most recent press release:

Next Island, a new free-to-download and free-to-play virtual world developed on the Entropia Universe platform is now accepting sign-ups for its open beta expected mid January. The first 1000 players who sign-up now at www.nextisland.com will get a virtual goods starter pack and will have the opportunity to help shape the development of this new online world.

Envisioned as a beautiful and exciting paradise, Next Island is designed to attract the rapidly growing virtual world community looking for the next world to explore and the opportunity to turn virtual enterprise into real-world cash, as well as new users to the virtual world gaming experience.

Time travel is a key differentiator in the Next Island experience and will provide users the opportunity to take a fantastic journey in an extremely immersive three-dimensional environment, discover goods and import them into the current epoch of time thus increasing their value to the community. Every few months a new era in history will be developed, offering endless possibilities for exploration.

Entropia Universe is the first virtual world network to operate a real cash economy. Developed by MindArk, Entropia Universe was granted official status by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) to operate a bank, which will serve as the central bank for all the planets within Entropia Universe. Its currency, the PED, can be exchanged and taken out for real money as all currency exchanges are at the fixed rate of 10 PED for every 1 USD.

Final Curse Razer Naga Mouse Winner Announced!

DoranM — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:49:08 GMT

Congratulations to Philip Halter who won the final Razer Naga mouse!

Here's a look at what Philip will be receiving:

Razer and Curse are teaming up to outfit you with the ultimate MMO Gaming mouse - the Razer Naga! Sign up for a chance to win one of three Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mice and Get Imba with Razer! To get more info visit: http://www.getimba.com

Grand Prize: A Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse (3 Winners)

The Razer Naga is the ultimate Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming mouse that shifts the balance between keyboard and mouse by putting an unprecedented number of in-game commands in one place. A multi-button thumb grid and Razer's MMO game interface add-on combine to place every command you need in the palm of your hand. An ergonomic form shaped to maximize ease of use lets you game in comfort for hours on end. With the Razer Naga, you will Get Imba.

Retail value of $79.99

***1 winner selected per week

Thanks for entering this contest and we look forward to brining you more in the future!

Steam Offering Big Discounts On Select Titles Through The Weekend!

DoranM — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:52:59 GMT

The Steam Early Holiday has begun, featuring a daily line-up of select games at deep discounts for just one day each. The Early Holiday Sale kicks off today with seven great deals:

Batman: Arkham Asylum    50% off
Champions Online    50% off
Dragon Age: Origins    25% off
GRID    75% off
Fallen Earth    50% off
Far Cry 2    50% off
Osmos    2 USD / 2 GBP / 2 EUR

On Friday at 8am PST and each day through Monday there will be a new line-up of deals.

Also look for deeply discounted publisher packs available throughout the duration of the sale. Grab the LucasArts Premiere Pack, at 60% off, containing 16 classic hit titles like The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

Visit www.steamgames.com/early-holiday each day after 8am PST for another bunch of great buys.

Another Razer Naga Contest Winner! Enter To Win Yours Before It's Over!

DoranM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:37 GMT

Congratulations to Kandance from Oregon who won one of the Razer Naga mice over the weekend!

Didn't win this one? No worries! There's still time to enter and we'll be giving away one more before the end of the month! The next winner will be chosen November 29th and announced November 30th!

Here are the details on the contest:

Grand Prize: A Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse (3 Winners)

Retail value of $79.99

***1 winner selected per week

Visit the Razer Naga Contest and enter to win!

Razer Naga Contest Winner! Enter To Win Yours Before It's Over!

DoranM — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:05:35 GMT

Congratulations to Josh Myers who one one of the Razer Naga mice over the weekend!

Didn't win this one? No worries! There's still time to enter and we'll be giving away two more before the end of the month! The next winner will be chosen November 22nd and announced November 23rd!

Here are the details on the contest:

Grand Prize: A Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse (3 Winners)

Retail value of $79.99

***1 winner selected per week

Visit the Razer Naga Contest and enter to win!

Curse Contest: Razer Naga - The Ultimate MMO Gaming Mouse!

DoranM — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:51 GMT

Razer and Curse.com are teaming up to outfit you with the ultimate MMO Gaming mouse - the Razer Naga! Sign up for a chance to win one of three Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mice and Get Imba with Razer! We'll be announcing three winners, one per week until the end of the month, so don't miss out on your chance to pick up one of these incredible Nagas!

Grand Prize: A Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse

Retail value of $79.99

For more information visit our contest and Win a Razer Naga!

Dolby Announces Beta For Chat Room Environment: Axon!

DoranM — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:31:52 GMT

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has announced a limited beta release of its new Dolby(R) Axon desktop client software that brings surround sound voice technology to a chat room environment. Both in game and out, the software will enable gamers to naturally discern who is talking by the direction of his or her voice.

Because the software is based on the Dolby Axon 3D voice technology, users will be able to hear voice chat in surround sound--minimizing the sensation that all voices seem to come from the same location. The new software is well-suited for chat room features in online multiplayer games, and has an easy-to-use graphical interface that allows users to create, join, and interact in visual chat rooms.

Users can register for the limited beta release at http://axon.dolby.com.

"Dolby understands that people hear the world in surround sound, so it makes sense that we would enable this for an online world as well," said Matt Tullis, Senior Marketing Manager for Games at Dolby Laboratories. "Whether it's in online chat rooms or during actual game play, the ability to discern each other's voices spatially translates into a much more enjoyable experience."

As hardcore gamers ourselves, we were anxious to get our hands on this new product. We’ve given it the full run through and have listed our favorite features below. However we strongly encourage you to go and try it yourself!

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Our Favorite Features

Surround Sound Chatting: With Dolby Axon you can always tell who's talking because the voice quality is incredibly clear and members of the chat can place themselves in certain locations so the sounds, location, and tone of their voice remain constant. This makes it easy to identify who's saying what, and who's screaming for that heal!

Large Chat Rooms: You can invite up to 50 people and see them visually represented in the chat room. The sound stays clear even with that many people and the surround sound plays a big part in letting you know who's saying what, so that you can actually identify voices and it's obvious who that person is despite the larger number of people in the chat room.

Group Division: You can set up sub-rooms inside the main chat room, so if you're having a guild officer meeting, while some members are crafting and others are raiding, everyone in the guild can break off into different rooms inside the same area. This also makes it incredibly simple, and requires very little effort, to get everyone together and on the same page when you need to quickly mobilize your guild to defend or attack.

Low-Bandwidth and High quality: The bandwidth usage for Dolby Axon is extremely low, and the quality is better than you'd likely hear on a landline phone. Using Dolby Axon, nothing is lost and you gain an excellent competitive advantage!

Mercenary Wars Closed Beta #2 Starts Today!

DoranM — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:19:52 GMT

Mercenary Wars has announced their second closed beta which starts today! The beta will kick off at 5PM PST and will run through Nov. 5th. Players can still sign up at the Mercenary Wars Beta Signup Page!

This new beta test will feature all new content including a new free-for-all mode which does away with teams and places players on a map to have an all out war with each other. The player with the most kills when time ends is the winner! A new map is also featured that is ideal for a multitude of different play styles introducing lots of places to hide and great sniping locations. Three new guns round out the new content; G36K, SPAS12 and a Mac10.

Here are a few of the latest screenshots, one of a city map, and the other of the first person UI:

To learn more about the game or signup for beta visit the Mercenary Wars Beta Signup Page!

Armored Core 3 Portable Screenshots and Features!

DoranM — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:29:43 GMT

We received an update today from the folks over at Armored Core about the latest version of the game ported over to the PSP! Here's a look at the most recent press release along with features and screenshots from the game:

FromSoftware Inc. today announced that Armored Core® 3 Portable, the latest installment in its popular mecha action game series, will be available for download on the North American PlayStation®Network on October 22, 2009. The Armored Core franchise has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide, and the original Armored Core 3 for PlayStation®2 has stood the test of time as a fan favorite.

In Armored Core 3 Portable, players battle as members of the mercenary organization “Raven,” piloting customizable mecha Armored Core (AC) units. The ACs are customizable with different weapons and machine parts that can be reconfigured as necessary to complete a variety of combat-intensive missions.

Features:

Over 50 action-packed missions
Enhanced menu interface and in-game visibility
Pilot a fully customizable AC unit, configuring weapons, parts, armor color and emblems
Over 200 parts available to assemble and create your own machine, including parts from the previous games in the series
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Ad Hoc Network support; easily battle up to four friends using a wireless connection
Challenge opponents nationwide over the Ad Hoc Party on PlayStation®3 (PS3™)
A new opponent from the Japanese Armored Core novel
Future-proof data can be saved and transferred to future Armored Core PSP titles

Armored Core 3 Portable is rated T for Teen (Violence) by the ESRB, and has a purchase price of $14.99.

L4D2 First TV Commercial Release on Curse.com!

DoranM — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:03:18 GMT

The first Left 4 Dead 2 television commercial begins airing across North America this week. The spot, created in collaboration by Valve and GameStop, highlights the exclusive in-game melee weapon (American baseball bat) offered to those who pre-order the game at GameStop. For more information, visit www.l4d.com

Here's a look at the new L4D2 TV Commercial:
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Curse Looking To Hire .Net and PHP Developers! Passion For Gaming Required!

DoranM — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:15:40 GMT

Curse is looking to hire a few new developers; and where better to hire than our own super-hecka awesome gaming community! We're looking for a .Net Web Developer and a PHP Web Developer. The requirements can be seen at the links below, but one of the most important things here at Curse is passion. Passion for what we do and what we're trying to build. If you're eager and have the knowledge required we'd love to hear from you!

PHP Developer Position Details:

Curse, Inc is seeking a talented PHP web developer to join its Huntsville-based team, for the ongoing development of Curse's PHP based fan site network. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with a passion for online gaming, and an interest in continuing development on some of the web's most popular sites.

Click here for more information on the PHP Developer Position.

.Net Position Details:

Curse, Inc is seeking a talented .Net web developer to join its Huntsville-based team, for the ongoing development of Curse's web platform. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with a passion for online gaming, and an interest in developing the world's leading online gaming portal.

Click here for more information on the .Net Developer Position.

New Cities XL Post-Launch Trailer!

DoranM — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:04:28 GMT

Cities XL has relelased a new trailer to celebrate their recent launch! The new trailer gives viewers a glimpse at some of the choices you make while playing Cities XL.

Cities XL enables gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps, which feature a variety of environments from mountain ranges to beaches and islands. The cities you will build are based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. You must create the right combinations of job opportunities, social services, leisure activities, and special events within your cities in order to keep your citizens occupied and happy. Whether you're planning and building a new zoo, public park, residential neighborhood or transit system, there's always a fresh and exciting challenge for would-be city managers and mayors in Cities XL.

Here's a look at the most recent game trailer:

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New Eyewear Crafted Specifically For Gamers!

DoranM — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:09:12 GMT

We have received a press release from Gunnar Optiks about a new line of eyewear they're launching that specifically caters to gamers and people who use computers for long periods of time, so basically...gamers! Gunnar Optiks specializes in eyewear that gives human visual systems a higher level of performance in front of any digital screen. They're currently working on research and studies to show how the eyewear helps with headaches, migraines, and overall strain on the eyes during extended screen usage times.

Some of the results experienced by gamers and fans of Gunnar eyewear include:

• An increase in visual resolution
• An increase in contrast
• Sharper, clearer vision
• A reduction in glare and reflective light
• A decrease in eye fatigue
• Higher humidity levels surrounding the eyes
• A reduction in the effects related to dry eyes
• An increase in effectiveness, productivity and performance

You can check out Gunnar Testimonials to hear what other gamers and industry professionals think about these glasses!