Mythic announced today its first plans to expand its PvP-centric MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Those of you who are familiar with expansion packs may already be setting aside your $20; however, WAR’s first expansion, Call to Arms, is going to be rolled out for free as a series of live events over the coming months. The content of the expansion is going to consist of three in-game live events, a new RvR scenario, the introduction of a new dungeon zone called Land of the Dead, and two new career paths: the Orc Choppa and the Dwarf Slayer. The expansion will also introduce a free trial version of the game for those that haven’t yet given WAR a try. For full info and a schedule of the expansion’s live events, visit the official Call to Arms page here.

Welcome, friends, to the second installment in GotGame’s newest (see also: only) recurring editorial segment, Fuck Marry Kill (or FMK for short or if your boss is looking)! Chris got the ball rolling so well a few weeks ago with his…interesting…three choices that we decided, hey! There’s a lot of tough FMK choices to be had in the world of gaming! We would be doing our readership a disservice not to explore them with all of our available resources, in a manner that in no way indicates a level of romantic frustration and/or sexual desperation. I mean, c’mon, the sexually frustrated gamer stereotype? That is soooo cliché-yet-still-often-quite-relevant.

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On October 21st of last year, Bioware and LucasArts shocked literally no one by officially announcing their long-rumored MMORPG set in the Star Wars universe, titled The Old Republic. Up until now, discussion on the game has revolved mainly around Bioware touting the “fourth pillar” that they’re introducing into the MMORPG world, the pillar of story and character development. Today, however, we finally get a good glimpse into the gameplay with several new screenshots and a video documentary being released (shown below). If there’s one game on the horizon that could potentially break WoW’s vice-like grip on me, it is this one. To see the screens of the game released today, you can visit Bioware’s Old Republic media page here. Read More »

While the eyes of the country may be elsewhere, Blizzard is doing a little bit of inaugurating of its own today, releasing the latest patch for World of Warcraft. This is the first major patch to be released by the MMO giant since the launch of WoW’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. In addition to the usual class balancing changes and bug fixes, some notable additions are the ability to create a Death Knight on any realm as long as you have at least one level 55 character, and the removal of race requirements on mounts. For the entire patch notes, head over to WoW’s official site here.

UPDATE: Well, if you’re chomping at the bit to try out the new patch like I am, you’ll have to wait a little longer. Maintenance has been extended for approximately two more hours and all realms are expected to be online by 1:00 pm PST. So NOW what am I supposed to do?

So, I’m going to level with you folks today. I’m 6’ tall and around 250 pounds depending on what shoes I’m wearing. During the course of my life, I’ve been referred to as stout, husky, girthy, and even voluptuous on more than one occasion. I walk down back alleys with relative aplomb knowing that not many people want to tangle with a large bearded man, glasses or no glasses. All of that aside, there is an inordinate amount of kickass females in the world of gaming that make me quiver in my boots.

Read that statement again. If this was real life, I’d pretty much already be emasculated and ashamed, assuming I wasn’t talking about the local college’s female rugby team. Read More »

Throughout the day today, Bethesda is rolling out an update for it’s smash-hit RPG Fallout 3 across all platforms. PC users can either grab the update by logging into Games for Windows Live or by downloading it directly from Bethesda. Console users will be prompted to download the update upon logging into their respective game networks (LIVE or PSN). This update is required to play the upcoming DLC, Operation Anchorage, which will be released on January 27th for Xbox 360 and PC. Full patch notes follow after the jump.
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In a press release sent out today, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft has achieved yet another milestone: the massively successful MMO is now played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. WoW’s already impressive numbers have been bolstered by the recent release of its second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King which, by selling more than 2.8 million copies in its first day of release, became the fastest-selling PC game of all time. Wrath sold more than 4 million copies in its first month, breaking yet another record for most monthly PC-game sales. Both of these sales records, ironically enough, were previously held by the first WoW expansion, The Burning Crusade.

‘Twas Winter Veil’s eve, and Azerothians know,
That Greatfather Winter soon follows the snow.
Through Ironforge and Orgrimmar, cheer will be spread,
A well-earned respite in a world full of dread.

For just when the world seemed to be on the mend,
When heroes of 70 stood poised to defend,
Foul Arthas returned, the Scourge at his back,
Ready, once more, to renew his attack.

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