Tag: Gaming
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Heroes of Newerth: DotA Hero Equivalents
As I’ve posted many times on this blog, I’m a huge fan of DotA (Defense of the Ancients). It is only right that I suddenly become enamored with Heroes of Newerth (HoN), a game by S2Games currently in beta that matches the functionality of DotA and adds a layer of awesomeness on top. I’ve played…
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Diablo 3 Officially Announced!
Blizzard has had a splash screen that changed daily for the past 5 days, today was its final day and I was extremely surprised to see that it revealed what has long been rumored…Diablo 3! This is exciting news! The graphical announcement looks freaking awesome and I look forward to the link on the announcement…
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World of Warcraft Satire: The Guild
While browsing YouTube as I typically do when I’m bored in the evenings, I found The Guild. The show focuses on “Codex”, a female WoW addict and her guild’s in and out of game interactions. The star, Felicia Day, is also the writer and has done an amazing job at capturing the varied personalities that…
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DotA v6.46 Released!
A New version of DotA has been released…this release filled primarily bug fixes. You can download it here and here. 6.46b Changelog ================ * Fixed Furion’s Treant stats * Fixed the neutral creep spawn time in -rd * Fixed how Psi Blades damage spill area is calculated (149031) * Undid some of the previous Primal…
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World of Warcraft Addiction
This video – while one would first like to chuckle at the thought of a World of Warcraft addiction – speaks volumes to what is a reality for many who play the game. I, for a time, was spiraling down towards addiction to the game when it was first released…if I had not been married…
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Dota 6.43b Released!
DotA has released version 6.43b! Download it here or here. Here’s the changelog: 6.43b Changelog: ================= Fixed some big performance problems lower end machines were having Fixed some rare bugs that caused heroes to not revive Fixed -swaphero, neutral creep spawn time and initial gold in -xl 6.43 Changelog: ================ Added new mode -xl(Extended League…
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DotA Version 6.42 Released!
The new version of DotA has been released! You can download it here or here. Here is he changelog: ==[Heroes]== Centaur Warchief -> Changed Return from 60/30 melee/range to 50/50 Obsidian Destroyer -> Improved cast animation a little Tormented Soul -> Pulse Nova no longer triggers Essence Aura Shadow Fiend -> Reduced Shadowraze AOE Axe…
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WTB Epic Flying Mount For 1 Butt Tattoo
World of Warcraft is permeating our lives and what we do to ourselves. Wow. This guy is truly one crazy dude. Read this quote from this member of the Garithos guild on the server of the same name. I was about 4000g away from being able to purchase my epic flying mount and riding skill,…
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A Weekend of Euro Gaming
As I alluded to in my post on Settlers of Catan, I’m a fan of European board games (Euro Games). In my mind, American gaming companies (sans Avalon Hill and Cheap Ass Games) have a lot to learn about good, fun, sexy games. I’m not alone. I was born into a competitive family. My sister…