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Game of Thrones MMO Gets ‘Seven Kingdoms’ Title

Game of Thrones MMO Gets ‘Seven Kingdoms’ Title

The singleplayer Game of Thrones RPG wasn’t too well received by Lily, but maybe the free-to-play, MMO will be. The Game of Thrones based MMO has today received its full title, Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms, not really an original name for anyone who knows the books or the TV show. At Comic-Con, July 12-15 a debut trailer will be released for the game which will take place after the deaths of King Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark and will feature PvP, siege combat and formation of alliances. After the disappointing solo game, is anyone still interested in this?

Valve Announce DOTA 2 Will Be Free-to-Play

Valve Announce DOTA 2 Will Be Free-to-Play

Valve has recently confirmed what a fair few of us have been expecting – Dota 2 will be a free to play title. It will join Team Fortress 2 as one of Valve’s titles funded exclusively by in-game purchases, all integrated into the rather clever Steam Workshop. The big point in this particular story is Valve’s insistence that purchasable items are cosmetic only – they simply alter the look of your hero character. Unexpected, but very wise – the player-base of Dota has always been…

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SMITE Closed Beta Starts Tomorrow – Sign Ups Open

SMITE Closed Beta Starts Tomorrow – Sign Ups Open

The closed beta for SMITE, the action MOBA from Hi-Rez Studios (developers of Tribes: Ascend and Global Agenda) is launching tomorrow and you can register you interest in joining the beta right here, or you can pre-order the game to guarantee access to the beta. I’m not a big fan of the MOBA genre, DOTA is perhaps the most well known alongside League of Legends, but they haven’t really appealed to me. SMITE might be different as it brings you…

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The Best Of Free Online Gaming: Aion

The Best Of Free Online Gaming: Aion

Welcome to the series of articles that is to hopefully become a record of The Best Of Free Online Gaming*. We here at The Reticule know that not everyone has the spare cash to spend on every AAA or indie release, or to sign up to monthly payments for all the latest MMO’s. Trouble is, if you’re looking for some free gaming there are literally hundreds of games taking up the free-to-play structure nowadays and trawling through them all to…

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Editorial – The Future Of The Console Business

Editorial – The Future Of The Console Business

As we get ever closer to possible reveals of the next generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft at E3 this Summer, musings about the future of the console market are bound to crop up here and there. The first sign of the changes to business of how we pay for consoles emerged yesterday with Microsoft launching a new bundle in the US where you get a 4GB 360 with Kinect for an initial fee of $99, with a two-year…

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The Best Of Free Online Gaming: EverQuest II

The Best Of Free Online Gaming: EverQuest II

Welcome to the fortnightly series of articles that is to hopefully become a record of The Best Of Free Online Gaming*. We here at The Reticule know that not everyone has the spare cash to spend on every AAA or indie release, or to sign up to monthly payments for all the latest MMOs. Trouble is, if your looking for some free gaming there are literally hundreds of games taking up the free-to-play structure nowadays and trawling through them all…

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The Best Of Free Online Gaming: League of Legends

The Best Of Free Online Gaming: League of Legends

Welcome to the very first in a fortnightly series of articles that is to hopefully become a record of The Best Of Free Online Gaming*. We here at The Reticule know that not everyone has the spare cash to spend on every AAA or indie release, or to sign up to monthly payments for all the latest MMO’s. Trouble is, if your looking for some free gaming there are literally hundreds of titles taking up the free-to-play structure nowadays and…

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Thoughts On Valve and Free to Play

Thoughts On Valve and Free to Play

There have been lots of rumours and tidbits of details about Valve goings on over the past few days, it all started with the apparent revelation that Valve will be attending GamesCom later this year in Germany. Rumours ran wild that Valve would be revealing DOTA2 or, say it quietly, maybe even details on the future of the Half-Life franchise.

Lord of the Free

Lord of the Free

While free to play games are taking over the world, there is one which may perfected idea. I’m talking about Lord of the Rings Online, a MMORPG which has turned from the traditional pay-monthly model to a hybrid which has free to play at its heart.