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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Chen the Holy Knight
0By: Jason McCarthy | August 3rd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Chen the Holy Knight is arguably one of the hardest heroes to play in Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2. He is most commonly seen as a jungling hero that has the ability to gank lane at a relentless pace. We will actually start off with Chen’s third skill it is most defining. It is named Holy Persuasion. At max level, you will be able to permanently take over three creeps, whi...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Black Arachnia the Broodmother
By: Jason McCarthy | August 3rd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Black Arachnia the Broodmother is a very solid agility-carry hero who requires a lot of attention as she has the potential to take over the entire game. Her ability to harass and control lane right from the word go is unmatched. Spawn Spiderlings is her first ability and it starts off as a generic 300-damage nuke. However, if the enemy dies within 2 seconds of being nuked, it w...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An Introduction to Aiushtha the Enchantress
By: Jason McCarthy | August 3rd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Aiushtha the Enchantress is a ranged intelligence hero that is often used as a jungler, but can also bring quite a bit to the table because of the fact that she is very flexible in nature. (No pun intended!) Her first ability Untouchable is a passive skill that will make enemies think twice before attacking you. When attacked, the enemy’s attack speed will be reduced by 80% f...
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The Big Entertainment e-sports Show goes live with Counter Strike 1.6 Qualifier One
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The latest edition of The Big Entertainment e-sports Show, formerly known as the World Game Championship kicked-off with the Ramadan Counter Strike (CS) 1.6 Tournament on Friday, July 27, at Giga Planet Network in Dubai. The structure of Ramadan CS 1.6 tournament comprises of two qualifying rounds before heading towards the finals. The winners will get to take home a hefty priz...
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EA believes freemium is the future of games
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The term freemium has been getting a lot of spotlight in recent times as it is being strongly considered as the business model of the future for games by a number of analysts and companies in the gaming industry. Allowing consumers to download and play the game for free, while charging them a little extra for unlocking additional content such as characters, weapons, clothes, it...
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London Olympics less popular than Lego Batman 2
By: Moses Abaortae | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The UK software sales chart shows Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes finished first with London 2012, the official video game of the Olympics finishing second. Whether developers admit it or not, one of the most important factors in determining if a game has been a success is the sales side of things. Yes, review sco...
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Sony won’t reveal next PlayStation at Gamescom
By: Moses Abaortae | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
And no, it’s not the PlayStation 4 but instead a slimmer model of the PlayStation 3, which has been teased but not announced in any official capacity. It may not be as big an event as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, also known as E3 to the everyday gamer, but Gamescom is a major event for the video game indu...
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PlayStation Vita sales drop while Kirby tops the games charts
By: Moses Abaortae | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Japan: The PlayStation Portable outsells the Vita while Kirby 20th Anniversary Special Collection tops the software sales charts on its debut. There is no denying that the tastes and trends in the Japanese market are different from those in the rest of the world and it is a market that western develope...
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DLC packed Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition announced
By: Moses Abaortae | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced yet another GT5 edition in the works with the Academy Edition, which contains all of the DLC released for the game so far. Gran Turismo has long remained one of Sony’s most reliable series since it released on the first PlayStation console over two decades ago. The series went on to become the racing simulator on the PlayStation 2 as ...
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Nintendo Wii U ports cost “less than a million euros” – Ubisoft
By: Moses Abaortae | July 31st, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The publisher claims that it has not invested as heavily in the Wii U as many think and that the developer’s focus is more on innovation when it comes to titles such as ZombiU and Rayman Legends. The Nintendo Wii U was shown off in some detail at this year’s Nintendo Press Conference at E3 and one thing everyone took away was the fact that Ubisoft seemed to be the most enth...
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