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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning: Experience Tier 1 For Free, Forever!

October 30th, 2009
Nestled away in the overview of of Version 1.3.2 "Path of Conquest" in this month's WAR newsletter are details of some pretty significant changes coming to Warhammer Online.

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Fallen Earth: Meet Your Costume Contest Winners!

October 30th, 2009
The winners of the 2009 Fallen Earth Costume Contest have been announced! The four winners and four honorable mentions can be viewed at the Costume Contest page on the official Fallen Earth website.

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Pirates of the Burning Sea: Military Personnel Get Six Months Free

October 30th, 2009
Military personnel that can verify their status through a .mil e-mail address will be able to partake in an interesting promotion by Flying Labs Software. The promotion offers six months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel, and includes a free copy of the game itself. Current subscribers who are in the military will also be able to add an additional six months to their subscription time at no cost as part of this offer.

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General: The List: Five Scariest MMO Launches

October 30th, 2009
Halloween is on Sunday and we decided to honor it by bringing back some scary memories. We count down the five scariest MMO launches of all time!

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Star Trek Online: The Future Past: Part 2

October 30th, 2009
The lore video series continues over at GameSpot with the release of The Future Past: Part 2. The video starts out catching up viewers with the events highlighted in part one, and then fills in the rest of the gaps that lead to the war between the Federation and the Klingon in the year 2409, which is when Star Trek Online will take place.

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General: Fallout MMO: Interplay Debunks Rumor

October 30th, 2009
A recent report on Fallout fansite No Mutants Allowed had claimed that the court has ruled in favor of Interplay with regards to Bethesda's motion for a preliminary injunction. A preliminary injunction against Interplay would have prevented the company from going forward with their work on the Fallout MMO until the case has been decided.

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Review: DJ Hero

October 30th, 2009
Review: DJ Hero

Format: 360, PS2, PS3 (version tested), Wii
Release: Out now
Publisher: Activision
Developer: FreeStyleGames

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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Friday Update: Jedi Knight Unveiled!

October 30th, 2009
As we reported earlier this week, we kind of knew this one was coming. But while this news may not be surprising for many of us, the Jedi Knight has been officially revealed today as this week's Friday Update.

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Japan: DSi Leads Hardware, Forza And FIFA Make Top Ten

October 30th, 2009
Japan: DSi Leads Hardware, Forza And FIFA Make Top Ten

DSi comfortably topped Japanese software sales during the week ended October 25.

Weekly sales of Nintendo’s latest handheld fell by around 7,000 units, but it still managed to outsell Sony’s PSP by over 9,000.

PSP and PS3 sales were roughly flat, while Wii slipped further behind the pair as sales declined by 4,000 units.

DS Lite leaped ahead of Xbox 360 with a 4,000 unit jump in sales. Microsoft’s console also saw a rise in weekly sales, while PS2 recorded a marginal decline.

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Champions Online: Player Perspective: Superhero Discontent

October 30th, 2009
MMORPG.com Columnist Jamie Skelton writes this look at some of the discontent that has been flowing around the Champions Online forums surrounding the game.

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