The Deal with Runescape

This weekend, I went to a friend’s place and saw him playing Runescape. I wondered to myself why a 25-years-old adult would play a web-based, notably dated MMOG? I mean, he played the well-known World of Warcraft for years, and then he switched to Runescape? I found this surprisingly odd,. . .

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Gamer Culture: Red Moon Rising

Red Moon Rising"So, M.Knight, what are we writing about tonight?" I asked myself this morning. It took me quite a while to come across it, but then I realized: we here at Bunch of Gamers aren't just here to tell you about the latest and greatest news that every other site pounces. . .

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Play Lord of the Rings Online & Get a Free Expansion

Lord of the Rings Online is offering their upcoming expansion, Siege of Mirkwood, for free to users who buy a multi-month subscription.  If you're already buying your playtime in bulk, then it's an easy win for you, and purchasing three months is about the cost of a standard. . .

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Dragon Oath Online Open Beta

dragon_oath_01Dragon Oath Online is a popular 3D martial arts MMOG from China and is being localized in North America. The game has finally announced that it’s going Open Beta on November 5, 2009. There are nine classes to choose. . .

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Love and Gaming Part 4: The Loner

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Another week has passed, and it is time once more to talk about Love. Since we began this little experiment, we've seen this game through the eyes of the Explorer and. . .

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Free Fairytale Fights DLC for Everyone (who buys the game!)

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Like beating up on the characters from your fond childhood fairytales? How about getting free stuff? If you're part of that rare, free-stuff-loving demographic, Playlogic is finally catering to you! In the next few weeks, folks who picked up. . .

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Third Person Mode Confirmed for Modern Warfare 2

Kotaku confirms through the guys at Infinity Ward that their latest installment of Modern Warfare will definitely have a limited third person mode in multiplayer. The option will be limited to a game type, so individuals will not be able to turn it on or off. It's either everyone or. . .

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Left 4 Dead 2 is Now Available for Pre-Load

152974-L4D2_TheParishWant to get a quick preview of Left 4 Dead 2? Steam has announced that those who have pre-ordered the game can now download the demo. But unfortunately, it's just a tease since you can't actually play until Tuesday, Oct. 27. If. . .

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New Life for Sid Meier’s Civilization

Civilization fans who use Facebook can soon rejoice: Sid Meier's iconic game is coming to the social networking site in the form of Civilization Network. On Wednesday, at 8:56am Pacific, Sid Meier posted the following note on their Facebook fanpage:
Hello Civ Fans! I wanted to let you know we’ll soon. . .

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Unauthorized Xbox 360 Storage Devices

Major Nelson, the spokesperson of Microsoft, announced on his blog that “unauthorized Memory Units will no longer work with the Xbox 360” once the system updates in November. Now we have to buy a few 512MB of storage to replace our 4GB one. And worst of all, transferring our saved. . .

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