Guild Wars Weekend Event – Alliance Battles Bonus Weekend

The Kurzicks and Luxons are locked in a deadly battle, at least until the sequel of Guild Wars. For now, Faction Farmers can rejoice. Bonus faction points are available this weekend. Here’s the official word, “Starting at Noon Pacific (-8 GMT) this Friday, you will earn double faction for participating in Alliance Battles. This bonus will last through 11:59 PM Pacific (-8 GMT) on Sunday.”

The Death of HD-DVD: What Does Blu-ray Mean For Gaming?

Today, Toshiba withdrew from the next generation format war. HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray. While movie aficionados might enjoy paying a premium for moderately improved quality video, this site is about gaming… and this is huge gaming news. Now that Blu-ray is the de facto format for high-definition movies, the PlayStation 3 is in an excellent position to win this generation’s console wars.

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2/18/2008 Wii Virtual Console Updates – Ninja Gaiden III and Phantasy Star II

Wow… one of my most favorite RPGs of all time has hit the Wii Virtual Console. Phantasy Star II (800 Wii Points) is now available. I own it for the Sega Genesis, the PC and Gameboy. Will I be purchasing it for the Wii as well? I don’t know, there’s something extra cozy about playing games on the Wii. Also this week, the classic NES game Ninja Gaiden III (500 Wii Points) hits the virtual console too.

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl Pre-Release Tournament

Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an online fighting game with popular Nintendo Mascots, is scheduled for release on 3/9/2008. To kick off the celebrations, literally, Nintendo is throwing a coast-to-coast tournament. Over 1,000 contests will battle for the grand prize – a custom designed, crystal covered Wii, and other valuable items.

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