From today through January 4th, folks can try out Black Desert Online for free for an entire week. There are no restrictions and all game passes are 50% off so once the week’s play is concluded, players can pick up right where they left off.
– Holiday Gift Ideas for Gamers
It’s that time of the year again. Where your pocket is hurting but you’ve hopefully put some joy in your heart and those of your friends and loved ones. Rob’s has some possible gift ideas for the gamer in your life so you don’t have to rattle your brain too hard on what to get them.
The Division – Free Play Weekend Starts Today
From today through December 18th, The Division is free to anyone who uses the Uplay platform. The base game is free all weekend, though expansions are not. The offer starts at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern and ends on Monday at 1:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern.
Conan Exiles – Digital Comic Announced & Live Stream This Friday
Funcom has a pair of announcements of interest to Conan Exiles fans. The first is that a new digital comic will be produced to give a unique look at the world the game will feature. It is being published by Dark Horse Comics and will be available in January.
Weapons of Mythology – Open Beta Begins Today
IDC/Games has announced that Weapons of Mythology will be kicking off its open beta phase of development and all players are invited to join in. New content has been added that includes new PvP battlegrounds, new quests, new higher level areas, high end gear quests and more.
World of Warships – Holiday Pack Giveaway!
MMORPG.com and Wargaming.net are pleased to present a holiday World of Warships holiday pack giveaway for new players! The pack gives you 250 Doubloons, 7 premium days,K�nig Albert (Germany) premium vehicle
and 1,000,000 credits. Get your key now and take to the seas!
– Webzen Holiday Gift Key Giveaway!
Holiday time is giving time! This year, WEBZEN has teamed up with MMORPG.com in order to spread some love and freebies from their games among all of you. There are gifts for MU Online, Flyff, C9 and Rappelz. Get your free gift key now!
Lord of the Rings Online – Yule Festival Delayed Until December 19th to Add New Items
Turbine has announced that the Lord of the Rings Online holiday celebration will be delayed until Monday, December 19th. This year’s Yule Festival was originally scheduled to begin on December 15th but the team has new items to add that are going to require additional time, hence the slight delay. The good news is that the end of Yule Festival has been extended to January 16th.
Pokemon Go – Physical Activity Not Sustained According to BMJ Study
The BMJ, once known as the British Medical Journal, has published a new paper studying the global Pokemon Go phenomenon and has discovered that physical activity increased at first but was not sustained after six weeks. Over 1800 participants between 18 and 35 from the US took part using an iPhone 6 app to count daily steps.
– Amazon’s First Game, Breakaway, Set to Start Alpha This Week
Those lucky enough to have been chosen for the Breakaway alpha for Amazon Game Studios’ first entry into the market have a couple of days to get the client downloaded prior to the start of the first round of testing for the “4v4 mythological sport brawler”. Alpha testing will take place in waves throughout the event, though devs did mention “clearing up your Thursdays and Saturdays”.