So, you finally saved up your allowance and decided to get into online gaming. Thing is, there are so many MMORPGs out there, it’s next to impossible to decide which one you want to play; it’s like they’re breeding. It seems for every three single player games that come out, one MMORPG is released as well. There is an MMO world for everything: Conan the Barbarian, Lord of the Rings, even Dungeons and Dragons; and they’re all vying for a go at your coin purse.

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In America, we pay for virtually everything on a per-month basis. We pay our cable, rent, electricity, and water bills monthly. Some people even pay for online gaming per month as well (often on top of all those other bills). So why is it, when we have so many games that do not require a monthly subscription fee, people are willing to pay on a per-month basis just to play these monthly games?

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Celebrities are the newest form of marketing for the Nintendo DS! Surprised? Me neither, really. The question is, though, will this new strategy of bringing celebrities into the loop be viewed as a blessing or a curse for the legendary video game company?

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Ready your adventuring gear, all ye fans of Neverwinter Nights 2, Obsidian Entertainment is coming out with yet another expansion pack for the best selling RPG. Since being released three years ago, Neverwinter Nights 2 (NWN2) has seen one expansion, as well as countless player-made campaigns. This newest expansion promises to be the best one yet.

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Watch out, iPod. Hold onto your trackball, Blackberry. There’s a new multi-media system in town: the Nintendo DS. What does the DS have to rival these two pocket-sized powerhouses? Homebrew: software written for the DS that lets players run user-made software on the DS.

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Swords, dark sorcery, nightmarish monsters, and a regularly opened can of medieval style whoop-ass. These are the types of things one will find in the world of The Witcher. Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red announced that they will be releasing an enhanced version (basically, one giant patch) of The Witcher, which will feature a number of changes, including revamped character voices and two new adventures.

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Lionhead Studios has announced that they will release the sequel to the legendary “choose your own destiny” game, Fable, for Xbox 360 in October of this year. The sequel, dubbed Fable 2, will introduce new and exciting changes such as new weapons and armor, as well as an epic storyline. However, do these changes mean that this game will be far better than the first, or will Fable 2 just be a recreation of the original Fable with shiny new equipment?

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Magic, gardening, and a world full of colorful creatures named after candy sweets, made of paper-mâché and tissue paper. This is the world of Viva Piñata. Recently, Microsoft has announced that on September 2, a sequel to the Piñata franchise, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, also known as Viva Piñata 2, will hit store shelves and instead of candy, players will be rewarded with new content: increased island size and exotic new piñata creatures.

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