Dungeon Runners heaves its next patch into testing2009-09-21 00:00:00Dungeon Runners "Big Boss Man" Stephen Nichols dropped into the official forums to lay out some detailed patch notes for Build 118, the next "heave" coming to the game. See, big updates are "chunks" and ... right. This title, which at first glance seems so off-the-rack, immediately stands out with witticisms and humor - right there in the patch notes.
Highlights include:
The Bling Gnome, which we've previously discussed here on the site. We already knew that the gold-loving companion will only be available to folks who buy the retail box. Nichols let it slip that the packa...
Top Ten List of Best Strategy Games Ever Created2009-09-10 00:00:00Strategy games included RPG's, real time strategy games and also a few unconventional but nonetheless strategic based video games. These games are all about engaging your mind and playing out your personal style through intricate strategies and choices. Using tactical and logistic choices made these games unique and rushed in yet another new era for gamers far and wide. Here are my personal top ten list of best strategy video games ever made.
1. Populous: The Beginning
I liked this game and chose it as my number one for it's unique style. This is a PC based video game that came out in 1998 by...
April Fools' 2009 Roundup2009-09-07 00:00:00It's that time again - April Fools' Day! Yes, the one day where trying to search for legitimate news on the Internet is more futile than trying to make fanboys get along. Here are some of the more clever jokes we've found...
Ah, April Fools'. You know, normally it's pretty easy to find and post news for you all - at least, for 364 days out of the year (well, maybe not between Christmas and New Years'...). But for this one, vexing day ... we have to actually use judgment. Discretion. Pah! A Jedi craves not these things!
So yes. While we behind the scenes here at Chez Escape will be thinking twice before announcing "OMG GUYS SONY AND MICROSOFT TEAMING UP FOR NEXT GEN PLAYBOX 420," here are some of the jokes we've seen so far:
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Dragon Quest IX Suddenly Released in Japan: If you're a Japanese gamer, there are few titles more significant or more hotly anticipated than a new installment in the Dragon Quest series. Since you probably also love your DS, a DS Dragon Quest is double the pleasure, double the fun. Which is why Akiba Blog's (fake) announcement of people lining up across the country for the release of Dragon Quest IX on the DS is so horribly cruel. I guarantee you that at least one Japanese gamer woke up, r...
Real world economic impact on MMOs and virtual worlds? 2009-09-04 00:00:00Given the drastic real world economic shifts of late, is it unreasonable to assume that there will be repercussions in virtual worlds and MMOs? That's the gist of a question posed by CBBC, a longtime commentator at the Terra Nova blog, but specifically he asks: "What now for virtual economies? What happens to EVE now that Iceland's economy is collapsing?... Will my WoW gold be worth more or less...
