Samm Carbo
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TOROcast - Episode 45 - Its A Computer
This weeks episode we delve into the possibilites of what the system requirements of TOR will be. Brandon and Samm go into the different components as best we can without going over everyone's head. Enjoy it!
Finally a Mini-Monster MMO Digimon Battle
Alright so it’s not the greatest looking MMO in the world, but when I was growing up, I used to watch Digimon and Pok-e’-mon all the time, I guess I can’t really say growing up because the shows weren’t available when I was a kid, I mean what nerd didn’t watch Pok-e’-mon.
Review: Battlefield Bad Company 2
Ah Battlefield Bad Company 2, it has been a while since I have sat down and enjoyed a game as much as I have with Bad Company 2. I was one of the many Steam users left waiting in the wind for Bad Company 2 to download and install, in fact, I will say that my game probably still needs to be deleted and reinstalled.
Bethesda Releases Dev Diary #3 for Brink
Bethesda and Splash Damage released a Developer Diary today for their upcoming game Brink. Ed Stern, Senior Game Designer with Splash Damage fills us in on how Brink’s environments tell the story behind the game’s narrative.
TOROcast - Episode 44 - Taris
This weeks episode of the TOROcast Samm, Musco, and Brandon discuss the latest news out of BioWare for the upcoming MMO, Star Wars The Old Republic (to be released Spring 2011). Their news for the week was a Devloper Dispatch on the making and story behind Taris.
Beta Patch 2 Lands for Starcraft II
Clearly Blizzard means serious business in getting Star Craft 2 into a state of balance. Today they released another balance patch, that is one balance patch 2 days in a row. Stay tuned as I am sure we will see many more changes in the near future. Maybe in future patches something besides Protoss will get balanced.
Super Street Fighter IV: New Fighters Trailer
Capcom has released 3 new videos for their latest installment to the ever popular Street Fighter franchise, Super Street Fighter IV. Its been a while since I sat and played any Street Fighters, but I alwasy seem to buy them up, having jumped on Super Street Fighter 2 when it was re-released in HD format for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade. The main trailer features 9 new fighters being added from their recent Street Fighter IV version.
MotoGP 9/10 Release Date Trailer
Capcom has released the release date trailer (seen below) for their latest installment of MotoGP. MotoGP, for those of you that don't know, is a Motorcycle circuit racing game. This version of the game will feature all the riders and bikes from the 2009 championship, as well as have the ability to update for the 2010 roster. MotoGP 9/10 is set for release March 19th, and will be released for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Blizzard's Star Craft II Closed Beta Launched
Blizzard has launched its closed beta for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Multiplayer today. If you were one of the lucky ones who got a hold of a Starcraft II closed beta key, you will recieve an email explaining what it is you are to do. Players will be able to compete in ranked 1v1, 2v2, and free for all matches, as well as unranked custom matches. The first to play the game will be able to download and play their beta through redisigned Battle.net.
Blizzard & WoW's Community Donate 1.1 Million to Make-A-Wish
It was announced today that Blizzard Entertainment and its World of Warcraft community donated one million, one hundred ten thousand dollars, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The way Blizzard raised this money was by selling a Pandaren Monk, none combat pet to its players for 10 bucks. 50% of the profit from these sales went towards the donation.