Hearts of Stone Expansion Release Date Announced

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 09, 2015

Hearts of Stone, the first expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released on October 13th.  This adds over 10 hours of gameplay, introduces new characters, monsters, “unique romance” and a new storyline shaped by your choices.  There is also a brand new system of Runewords that significantly affect different aspects of in-game mechanics.  These allow players to experiment with various tactics and strategies.

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New Expansion for Total War: Attila Announced

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 08, 2015

Sega announced a new expansion for Total War: Attila today titled The Empire of Sand Culture Pack.  This paid expansion adds three playable factions: Aksum, Himyar, and the Tanukhids.  From Matty on the Total War blog: Hailing from the harsh deserts of Africa and the Middle East, these factions are part of the new Desert Kingdoms cultural group, they bring new campaign and horde gameplay mechanics, events, enhanced religion feature

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Pikmin 4 "very close to completion"

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 07, 2015

In an interview with Eurogamer, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Pikmin 4 is in development and more than that, is “very close to completion.”  He didn’t give any details on when we can expect to see the game or what console it would be on. The last game in the series, Pikmin 3, was released for Wii U in 2013.  Previous titles were released for the GameCube in 2001 and 2004.  You play astronaut

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New Total War: Warhammer Trailer

Posted By: Melissa - September 04, 2015

Have you noticed how excited we are for Total War: Warhammer?   For the past 15 years, the Total War franchise has brought ancient and medieval war strategy into our homes, passing hours upon hours of my own awkward teen time and helping keep some of us out of too much trouble in college.  As if we weren’t already eagerly waiting for the next installment to come out - they combine with the prolific fantasy table top game t

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CoH2: The British Forces Released

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 03, 2015

The British Forces, the third expansion of RTS Company of Heroes 2, released today on Steam.  This adds 15 new units, 8 maps, 6 commanders and new abilities.  The British Army also has a radically different playing style than other forces as the gameplay was heavily influenced by the real life tactics employed by Churchill’s soldiers. As per normal with Relic’s releases, this is a standalone expansion.  Unlike o

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Want a Free Key to Mad Max?

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 02, 2015

In case you somehow missed it - Mad Max, the open-world action game based on the recent movie Mad Max: Fury Road was released yesterday.  We enjoyed the film and have been wondering how many days we might lose to Wasteland.  While our team has always loved the genre this game falls in, the addition of vehicular combat has had us eagerly waiting for our chance to drive through the desert looking for digital trouble. The reviews have b

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Star Wars Battlefront Beta Announced

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - September 01, 2015

Today on their blog, EA announced the Star Wars Battlefront Beta will be coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Origin for PC very soon.  From the Star Wars Battlefront news page:  Coming early October to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and on Origin for PC, the Star Wars Battlefront Beta* is a technical test and will feature Walker Assault on Hoth, a 40-player multiplayer battle featuring Rebels and the Empire. Walker Assault will also g

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Uncharted 4 Gets a Release Date

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 31, 2015

According to the PlayStation Blog, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End will be released March 18, 2016. There will be two physical versions of the game availabe:  The Special Edition          Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Blu-ray disc         Collectible steelbook case designed by Alexander “That Kid Who Draws” Iaccarino       

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Games for a Good Cause

Posted By: Melissa - August 28, 2015

Today is the start of the HumbleBundle.com End of Summer Sale.  For anyone who has never heard of HumbleBundle, they put together a bundle every week that we can buy for whatever we are willing to donate to support charity. They have already donated millions of dollars to various nonprofits.  What is awesome about the end of summer sale is that there are over 1000 games on sale throughout the week for incredible discounts and ten p

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Witcher 3 Sells 6M Copies - Get It For Free With GamerDating

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 27, 2015

The Witcher 3, the open-world RPG by Polish developer CD Projekt RED, has sold over 6 million copies in their first six weeks of sales.  With scores of 10/10 from GameSpot and 9.3/10 from IGN, the game is sure to make it on most if not all of the lists of top games from 2015.  The developer released a financial statement covering the first six weeks of sales showing the company earned roughly 237 million PLN in profit for the first half

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YouTube Gaming Launched Today

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 26, 2015

Almost exactly a year after Google lost their bid to buy Twitch.tv they have launched Youtube Gaming.  The new app and website focus exclusively on gaming content with an emphasis on live streaming.  Until today, there were billions of hours of gaming focused material spread over hundreds of thousands of channels with only the search function and the recommendations of influencers and algorythms to help users find content,&nbs

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Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part 1 Released

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 25, 2015

The White March, an expansion for Pillars of Eternity was released today on Steam, GOG, and Origin.   Already there are positive reviews rolling in echoing the feelings of the original release reviews.  Developers Obsidian Entertainment, known best for their string of sequels such as Fallout: New Vegas and South Park: The Stick of Truth, added many new features and couple interesting characters.  From today’s obsidian.net for

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New Hearthstone Expansion Released

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 24, 2015

Hearthstone’s second expansion, The Grand Tournament, was released today.  This adds 132 new cards and a new keyword, Inspire, which rallies minions to your aid.  Check out the trailer - it is short and in true Blizzard fashion, doesn't take itself particularly seriously. This expansion brings a more lighthearted tone to the narrative of the game.  Previously, the tournaments were to find the best heroes to face t

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Splatoon Testfire Event Starts Today

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 21, 2015

Nintendo is doing another “Testfire” event which gives anyone with a WiiU a chance to try out Splatoon.  Starting today, August 21st, players in North America will be able to access Splatoon’s Turf War multiplayer mode for two hours at a specified time.  The European event is open for an hour at a time, with an additional hour of playtime spread over the week.  Here is the schedule: North America   

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L4D Heroes Land in Zombie Army Trilogy PC

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 20, 2015

The Left 4 Dead franchise’s eight survivors have been transported back to WWII to help out the heroes of Zombie Army Trilogy in a free PC version update now available on Steam.  This doubles the total of playable characters in Zombie Army Trilogy.  Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion Developments, said in a press release: "We're delighted to be able to bring such iconic characters to Zombie Army Trilogy.  As t

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Planetary Annihilation: Titans Trailer

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 19, 2015

Uber Entertainment has released the next chapter in the Planetary Annihilation story, Planetary Annihilation: Titans as a free download for everyone who backed the original Kickstarter. Those who purchased the game will be able to buy Titals at a substantial discount. This stand alone expansion not only brings 5 huge Titan-class super units, it adds several new features that make Planetary Annihilation a better RTS. From the Uber Entertainment bl

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game Plus Out Today

Posted By: The GamerDating Team - August 18, 2015

The new Game Plus mode for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is now available for download on Xbox One and Playstation 4 in Europe and the US. This expansion, the last of the free DLC, lets players start a new play through after finishing the main plot of the game. Those starting their second round at level 30 or higher will retain their level, those below will be bumped up to 30. Players also receive a Clearing Potion to allow you to reset your skills. Y

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Tales from the Borderlands Episode 4 Starts Releasing Tomorrow

Posted By: GamerDating Team - August 17, 2015

Tales from the Borderlands Episode 4: Escape Plan Bravo will be released this week.  Telltale Games uploaded a trailer for it this morning. From the Telltell Games blog (Caution! Spoilers!): In this penultimate episode of the season, captured by Vallory and her goons, Rhys and Fiona are forced to continue the search for the Vault beacon - at gunpoint. The beacon is on the Hyperion moon base - Helios - while our heroes are on P

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Star Citizen Free-Fly Event Extended: Instructions

Posted By: GamerDating Team - August 14, 2015

Looking for an opportunity to see what Star Citizen is all about but not wanting to pledge?  They have extended their Free-Fly event until the 24th, giving users the chance to fight and race any of the playable ships in the Arena Commander module by following these directions (source): 1) Go to https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/gamescomflyfree2015. 2) Choose 'Enlist Now' to create a new account. 3) Once the

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Super Mario Maker Official 'Let's Watch' Video

Posted By: Melissa - August 13, 2015

The official Nintendo YouTube channel released a 'Let's Play' video for Super Mario Maker and I feel like a little girl who has been handed the keys to her digital dream castle. Set for world wide release on September 11, 2015, Super Mario Maker gives players a blank canvas and all the familiar tools of the franchise.  Everything from goombas to koopa clown cars can be used to create levels that are playable by others all over

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Blizzard Finally Responds to Vanilla WoW Demands

Posted By: GamerDating - April 26, 2016

On 10th April 2016, Nostalrius, a private WoW Legacy server went dark after Blizzard threatened legal action.

Nostalrius Begins PvP, Nostalrius Begins PvE & Nostalrius TBC and all related servers will be definitively shutdown at 23:00 server time on the 10th of April 2016

Nostalrius was a server running the original version of World of Warcraft from 2004, free of charge, It’s was Vanilla WoW’s most popular private server, running build 1.12, Drums of War. 

Nostalrius had more than 800,000 accounts with 3,242,751 character created and 2,000,000 website views monthly. It was run by a team of 30 volunteers who slaved away to ensure the gamers had the true experience of Vanilla WoW. Check out their infographic

The blow of legal action was felt across the internet and the rallying cry was heard as they announced the imminent closure and wrote an open letter to Blizzard. Currently sitting at 236,490 signatures, the letter has been backed by popular internet figure heads, Blizzard supporters and even ex-developers of WoW who have printed it the entire petition out and delievered it directly to the desk of Mike Morhaime. You can still sign the petition here.

Finally Blizzard have responded on the forums:

We wanted to let you know that we’ve been closely following the Nostalrius discussion and we appreciate your constructive thoughts and suggestions.

Our silence on this subject definitely doesn’t reflect our level of engagement and passion around this topic. We hear you. Many of us across Blizzard and the WoW Dev team have been passionate players ever since classic WoW. In fact, I personally work at Blizzard because of my love for classic WoW. 

We have been discussing classic servers for years - it’s a topic every BlizzCon - and especially over the past few weeks. From active internal team discussions to after-hours meetings with leadership, this subject has been highly debated. Some of our current thoughts:

Why not just let Nostalrius continue the way it was? The honest answer is, failure to protect against intellectual property infringement would damage Blizzard’s rights. This applies to anything that uses WoW’s IP, including unofficial servers. And while we’ve looked into the possibility – there is not a clear legal path to protect Blizzard’s IP and grant an operating license to a pirate server. 

We explored options for developing classic servers and none could be executed without great difficulty. If we could push a button and all of this would be created, we would. However, there are tremendous operational challenges to integrating classic servers, not to mention the ongoing support of multiple live versions for every aspect of WoW. 

So what can we do to capture that nostalgia of when WoW first launched? Over the years we have talked about a “pristine realm”. In essence that would turn off all leveling acceleration including character transfers, heirloom gear, character boosts, Recruit-A-Friend bonuses, WoW Token, and access to cross realm zones, as well as group finder. We aren’t sure whether this version of a clean slate is something that would appeal to the community and it’s still an open topic of discussion. 

One other note - we’ve recently been in contact with some of the folks who operated Nostalrius. They obviously care deeply about the game, and we look forward to more conversations with them in the coming weeks.

You, the Blizzard community, are the most dedicated, passionate players out there. We thank you for your constructive thoughts and suggestions. We are listening. 

J. Allen Brack

What does this mean?

Will we see World of Warcraft Private Servers? We hope so!

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