OnLive: The Future of Video Games
by Shals on May 31st, 2010This came across on one of my RSS feeds, OnLive: The Future of Video Games. Right now they are having pre-registration which could get you a free year of service. I haven’t really read up on it yet, just skimmed over the review from AppStorm but I’m going to pre-register just to check it out (if I get a free year of service that is).
Posted in General, Other Games | 4 Comments »Anyone else tired of Sprint 4G commercials?
by Shals on May 28th, 2010Especially considering they only provide it in 11 states and 48 cities (based on this). They’ve been running commercials about them being the first 4G network over and over again for well over a year (and the first time I checked after seeing the commercials they only covered 7 cities, not really worth bragging about is it?). Of the 100k+ population cities in the country, there are 273 (according to wikipedia from 2000 census), means Sprint only covers 17.5%. So why are they advertising their 4G network so much when it probably covers less than 3% of the country.
Wonder what will happen when Verizon rolls out their 4G network and puts them to shame. Last I heard they are on schedule to cover cover almost 100 million customers upon release (to lazy to look up that source) by end of this year. I’m not sure about AT&T, their struggling to upgrade their 3G network to make it more reliable… just ask any iPhone user not in a major city, or google it. Plenty of info out there about that.
Some recent news I’ve read mentioned AT&T dropping price of the iPhone 3GS to $97 with 2 year contract extension and AT&T also increasing ETF (early termination fee) by almost double the previous value for iPhone customers. Apple releases new iPhone products in June but other past articles I’ve read rumored the contract with AT&T expires this November. So maybe we’re looking at the last exclusive iPhone for AT&T, and June 2011 we could see a Verizon iPhone… hmm, one can only hope.
Posted in General | 20 Comments »Dragon Age: Origins | Darkspawn Chronicles
by Shals on May 21st, 2010Just got an email announcing this, been awhile since I played the game. Was good from what I remember, but didn’t have the time to play it much and it got shelved. Maybe I’ll check it out again in the near future. Anyway, apparently they have an expansion for it and it sounds kind of interesting. Here’s the short description from their website:
You now fight as the Darkspawn! The city of Denerim, jewel of Ferelden, girds itself for war. As a hurlock vanguard, you alone hold the power to make thralls of your fellow darkspawn and drive them into the heat of battle. Heed the archdemon’s call Denerim must burn!
And here are some screenshots from their website:
Galithor!
by Galithor on May 6th, 2010Some of you may notice that since the first go round, Gali has trimmed the full goatee into a ‘Stache. He’s also unfortunately gone balding, but wears a hood to hide this fact.
Hide your women, Gali is in town.
Star Trek Online Promotions
by Shals on May 4th, 2010For anyone that is interested in this pointless game, there is a free trial weekend. Oh boy! Just one weekend to try the game you ask? I guess so… read the real thing here. For those that don’t care to visit that site, here is what they have to say:
We’re continually providing new ways for you to save money and enjoy Star Trek Online. Here are some great deals we currently have available.
Veteran Rewards
Veteran Rewards are our special thank you to players who’ve invested their time with us. Some rewards available are:
- Free Full Respecs.
- Exclusive Costume Pieces.
- Free Additional Character Slots.
For a full list of Veteran Rewards, check out our Veteran Rewards page.
Free Trial Weekend
Taking a break from Star Trek Online? Have a friend you think would enjoy the game? Take advantage of our periodically free trial weekends, where you can play Star Trek Online completely unrestricted.
Our first free trial weekend, called the Welcome Back Weekend, is available to our former players.Welcome Back Weekend begins Friday, May 7, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific and ends Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific.
For more information, please check out our free trial weekend page.
Refer a Friend
We know you love Star Trek Online. We want to help you bring your friends to the game. With our Refer a Friend program, you can earn rewards for introducing your buddies to the game.
You can earn special items, Cryptic Points and more. Visit our Refer a Friend page to learn more.
Star Trek Online Demo
New to Star Trek Online? Considering making a purchase? We’re so sure you’ll love the game, we want to give you the chance to play it for free. Visit our demo page (coming soon) to learn how to create a Cryptic account and begin playing Star Trek Online.
I guess I don’t understand the Free Trial “Weekend” as opposed to the Online Demo. Aren’t they both free? Or do they only let you play the demo on the free trial weekend lol. I know, just making fun of it, I’m sure the demo is just a single player type game to introduce you to it and it’s not really ‘online’… just doesn’t make sense to me to have two separate trial/demo. Just make a damn 7 day trial like most other MMO’s but they probably can’t afford the added bandwidth. Maybe that’s it, their short on funds! 