The new character class the Monk can only described as a skilled holy warrior. His huge buddha beads around his neck gives you a slight Shaolin monk-esque feel. His fighting style is lightning fast combo based attacks.

Attacks tested first hand:

Inner Sanctuary - Casts a seal onto the ground creating a AoE that prevents creatures for stepping into. In effective toward ranged units, useful for crowd controlling while soloing. Read More »

The anticipation of Blizzard’s upcoming releases has most gamers restless. With the Starcraft 2 beta on the horizon, one should have high hopes we will see it by year’s end.

But during this time, one should be extremely wary of Blizzard’s latest antics, some of which may have you spending extra amounts of hard earned cash to play the next great release.
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Let’s be honest – Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has plenty of flaws. It’s repetitive, the story is a footnote, and it showcases lame voice acting, absurd quests, and a host of glitches to boot.

However, the game has upsides that will keep you coming back to its massive world, managing to instill a bit of Diablo goodness within the world of Ancaria.
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If you play video games, you’re probably are aware of the oodles of violence involved. Faceless enemy soldiers, splicers, countless aliens, zombies, mob bosses, hammer bros; we all partaking in our fair share of virtual killing.

Amongst all this digital slaying, there are undoubtably enemies who are more thrilling to kill than others. For example, ending the life a God of War cyclops is more thrilling than those pesky little harpies.

So, forget about all those boring enemies and let’s go over some of the most enjoyable enemies to slay. Read More »

Some gamers play for the quiescent satisfaction of complete immersion, that temporary suspension of disbelief that allows one to forget their troubles and journey to another world.

Others play for the thrill of competition, that little burst of endorphins released whenever they show another player what’s what with the business end of shotgun.

But some gamers… some gamers play because they’re assholes. From team-killing to spawn-camping to more creative methods of “griefing,” here’s a look at the 5 greatest ways to crush the competition’s spirit.
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Gaming has been around for over 30 years. So, why is it that it has only recently become popular in mainstream culture?

Household gaming began in the 1970s with the release of the Atari 2600. It sold quite well, but despite this, gamers were a relatively new and misunderstood subculture that was often ridiculed as “nerdy.”

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Being of the female species myself, I find it hard to ignore the many discrepancies between mine and the bodies of the female characters in the video games I play. I’m not just talking physics-defying waistlines and breasts that make Pamela Anderson consider a training bra. I’m talking about the body parts whose illustration seems like it would be second nature to create. The most interesting part of this discrepancy, I have found in my video game travels, lies in the difference between the console and PC- based characters. PC –based games, it seems, have the female anatomy much more understood, while many console creators leave me wondering if they have ever seen a real female (IRL, anyway). Read More »

At BlizzCon 2008, they went into great detail about the Diablo 3 gameplay, and announced a new class—The Wizard!  I personally love playing the glass cannon class, but she is no wimp!  She can take out mobs like it’s nobody’s business!

First, I want to go into greater detail about the new gameplay.  Diablo 3 is everything you loved about Diablo 2, and more.  Blizzard took player favorites, and improved upon them.  Besides the massive graphics upgrade, your character can destroy the environment and interact with it: building walls can collapse, rusty chandeliers can fall, and you can push your enemies off the side to fall to their death.

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