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D&D Online Expands Into Forgotten Realms!

Jan 202012

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND WIZARDS OF THE COAST UNVEIL DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE^®: MENACE OF THE UNDERDARK™

January 19, 2012 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast unveiled today Dungeons & Dragons Online^®: Menace of the Underdark™, the first expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine. Menace of the Underdark launches in the Summer of 2012 expanding for the first time into the beloved Forgotten Realms setting and the vast subterranean world of the Underdark, an increased level cap, the new Druid class and much more!

“2011 was a year of growth for Dungeons & Dragons Online as we celebrated our fifth anniversary and completed a successful launch of the game in Europe,” said Fernando Paiz, Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons Online. “2012 is going to be our biggest year yet with a wealth of new content throughout the year including the launch of our first expansion pack. We are very excited to expand into the Forgotten Realms setting with a whole new storyline, level cap increase and the new Druid class!”

NEW FEATURES:

· Journey to the Forgotten Realms- Experience the classic fantasy and adventure of D&D’s most imaginative and renowned setting. Arrive in the village of Eveningstar and adventure through the surrounding King’s Forest wilderness area where the citizens of the nation of Cormyr must unite to face a new threat to the Realms.

· Brave the caverns of the Underdark- Come face to face with the Underdark Drow and Lolth, their Queen and goddess, as you explore this vast and twisted, subterranean world. Infiltrate the Drow stronghold of Shindylryn – the city of portals – where Lolth’s forces work to further her schemes.

· Attain Epic levels to 25! Forge your Epic Destiny and create a unique Epic hero with powerful character customization options as you advance beyond level 20 to epic level 25.

· Play the Druid Class- Play as the all new shape-shifting Druid class! Wield nature’s magic or transform into a powerful animal form with this classic D&D class.

Dungeons & Dragons Online®(DDO) is a free-to-play MMORPG featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs. DDO offers an innovative pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Players can download and play DDO Unlimited for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.

Wizard World New Orleans January 28-29

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Jan 192012

Eight Eisner Award Winners and Nominees, Including Hall Of Famer Stan Lee, To Attend Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 28-29

A total of eight Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards winners and nominees, including Hall of Famer Stan Lee, are among the more than 170 comic creators scheduled to attend Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con, January 28-29 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Lee, who co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and dozens of other classic and world-famous characters, will be joined by Eisner winners George Pérez (“Superman,” “JSA”), Rob Guillory (“Chew”) and John Layman (“Chew,” “Puffed”).

The four Eisner Award nominees scheduled to attend are John Dell (“Ultimate Spider-Man,” “X-Men”), Joe Eisma (“Morning Glories,” “Existence 3.0”), Jesus Merino (“Avengers Forever,” “Superman/Batman”) and Alex Saviuk (“Spider-Man Newspaper Strip,” “The X-Files”).

The creators will be on hand to meet fans, sign autographs and sketch. Many Greater New Orleans and Louisiana-based artists will be in attendance as well.

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry. Established in 1987, they are named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (creator of “The Spirit” and several award-winning graphic novels).

Other superstar creators scheduled to attend include Tyler Kirkham (“Green Lantern Corps,” “Amazing Spider-Man”), Barry Kitson (“Uncanny X-Force,” “Iron Man”), Greg Horn (“Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,” “X-Force”), Mike McKone (“Avengers,” “Fantastic Four”), Michael Golden (“Batman,” “Spider-Man”), Clayburn Moore (The CS Moore Studio Ltd.), Norm Breyfogle (“Batman Beyond,” “Life with Archie”), “Zombie King” Arthur Suydam (“Marvel Zombies,” “Army of Darkness”) and Scott Clark (“Batman Inc.,” “Brightest Day”).

New Orleans Comic Con will also feature popular celebrities such as William Shatner, Adam Baldwin, Mary McDonnell, James Marsters and Michael Biehn.

New Orleans Comic Con is the first stop on Wizard World’s 2012 North American tour. Hours are Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; and Sunday, January 29, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets are available in advance online at http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/neworleans.html at a savings over tickets purchased at the door. Advance adult single-day tickets are priced at $30 ($40 on site); weekend all-session tickets are $45 ($55 on site), and tickets are free for children age 10 and under when accompanied by a paid adult (limit two children per adult). VIP packages with special entry and exclusive items are also available on a limited basis.

About Wizard World:
Wizard World produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.

The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com.

Episode 80 New Year Resolutions

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Jan 152012

We talk about our resolutions for this year. Some resolutions for us and some for the podcast are discussed.

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Legend of Drizzt Board Game Review

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Jan 142012

Our first video review!

For more info http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/355940000

Top 20 Games

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Jan 122012

For my first blog post of the year I decided to make a list. I wanted the list to be my favorite board and card games that I have played. This list will be updated every three months. To see more changes during the year I did a top 20. I am curious and excited to see how my top 20 games change during the year. I will give a small explanation for my top 10 this post. My next list will have comments for the changes. Let’s start my list of TOP 20!

1. Ticket To Ride ( This is my number 1 game because I really enjoy playing this any time.)

2. Dominion ( It is so much fun playing this with anybody.)

3. Lords Of Vegas ( Since getting this game for Christmas it has quickly rised to the top choices to play on game night.)

4. Heroscape ( I love playing this game with my family. It’s easy to play and the figures are great.)

5. Balderdash ( I always have fun playing this party game.)

6. Mystery Express ( My favorite deduction game so far.)

7. Settlers Of Catan ( This is just a really good game I enjoy playing.)

8. Run For Your Life Candyman ( I played this game at GenCon and can’t wait to buy this for my collection.)

9. Last Night On Earth ( My favorite zombie game to play.)

10. Arkham Horror ( I like the Cthulhu mythos and this game brings that out.)

11. Truth Be Told

12. Formula D

13. Forbidden Island

14. Bang!

15. Apples To Apples

16. Pandemic

17. Legend Of Drizzt

18. Telestrations

19. Aargh!Tect

20. Wits & Wagers

Making this list was harder than I thought it would be. In three months I will do this list again. There are new games I’m looking forward to playing and see where they rank on my list. I also want to see how some games move on my list the more I play them. This should be interesting.

Episode 79 Best Video Game Years

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Jan 032012

This is a repost of the episode because the old one had an echo. Very sorry.

Jacob and I talk about how our Christmas went. We discuss an article talking about the best years of video games. We go over the list and talk about some other good years.

You can find the article here

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/five-no-six-best-years-video-game-history-160038889.html

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STRIKERZ Soccer Card Game Review

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Dec 222011

I enjoy the game of soccer and there aren’t enough games that have a soccer theme. I heard about StrikerZ from The Dice Tower. From their advertisement they said StrikerZ is not a game ” about ” soccer. It IS soccer! After that statement I had to play this card game and show it to my family.

StrikerZ is a soccer card game for two players ages seven and up. A game can be played in around 20 minutes. Inside the box you get two full teams, two managers, whistles, offsides, yellow and red cards. The point of the game is to collect cards that you need to shoot for a goal. You collect those cards by picking and discarding through a full deck and looking for one of the three combinations for shooting a goal. Shooting a goal is easy and has no strategy to it. You play a shoot left or right card and your opponent plays a block left or right card. If symbols on the corner of the cards are on the same side there is no goal. If the symbols aren’t on the same side a goal is scored. The other special cards such as whistles, yellow, and red cards add to the game different effects. They make your opponent skip their turn or sometimes lose cards in their hand.

This game has a soccer theme but it is not a soccer simulation. If that is what you’re looking for then this may not be the game for you. One thing that might turn you off is the 50/50 chance of scoring a goal. You play to shoot and when you get a chance it’s like a coin toss. The most common complaint I heard was that there were too many whistle cards. You might notice this when your opponent goes on a run and you have to keep skipping your turn.

This game plays quick and easy. You can play this game while another game is being set up or waiting on friends to show up . It comes in a small card box so you can take this game anywhere. I have taken this to work and got to play a few games during lunch. My kids like it because it’s about soccer and easy to play. This might not get played at every family game night, but when it does get played it’s enjoyable.

( You can find more info here http://www.strikerzgame.com ).

Episode 78 End Of Year 2011

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Dec 182011

This is our last episode of the year. So for this episode we take a look back at what we did this year. We are looking at becoming bigger and better next year. I also set a goal to get more likes on our Facebook page. Enjoy!

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Episode 77 Politics In Games

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Dec 042011

For this episode our main topic is politics in gaming. We discuss our experiences so far with DC Universe Online. We bring up that we haven’t seen a Wapeach with Wario games. Jacob talks about the blog a fan did about his rant on the Occupy movement. Enjoy!