In response to the widespread misconception that the upcoming space shooter Miner Wars 2081 is the same game as theMiner Wars MMO, the developers Keen Software House have announced that anyone who pre-ordered MW2081 will receive a free copy of the Miner Wars MMO when it is released.
Assassin’s Creed is a very different game. Though for all those who managed to make it through the slightly tedious adventure with Altair, found that the game was more of a hidden gem than blade. However, the second game brought back what we loved, and then some! It was obvious that Ezio had it down before, but can he again while he’s in his 40’s? The answer is a overwhelming yes.
The story takes place right after the end of Assassin’s Creed 2. Ezio leaves the vault after listening to the hologram of Minerva, and walks out to find Borgia ran his fat Pope ass out of there in his absence. However, Mario quickly comes to help him escape. After his return to Monteriggioni he decides to not go after Borgia. However, his son, Cesare Borgia desides to go after Ezio and the other Assassin’s. He then attacks Monteriggioni and nearly destroys it. Ezio manages to get most of the people out, but fails to save Mario. To make matters worse they also manage to get away with the Apple of Eden. It is because of this that Ezio decides to finally finish the Borgia once and for all. Meanwhile in the present, Desmond, after fleeing from the Templar at the end of Assassin’s Creed, is forced into hiding with Rebecca, Lucy, and Shaun. The place they choose for their new location turns out to be a modern Monteriggioni. It is from here that they hope to find the memories they need to finally get their hands on the Apple of Eden. The story its self is about on par with the previous, but do not expect a short ride.
In two days we’ll all be surrounded by family members who are passed out in turkey comas (Or passed out drunk, depending on your family). While us gamers are waiting for Uncle Larry to wake up and move his truck out of the driveway, we’ll have to find some way to amuse ourselves. Fortunately there are a few digital distributors who are having sales before Back Friday, and we can stock up on games to keep us entertained for the next few days.
Tired of all the holiday sales offering the same discounts on the same merchandise? How about just getting some free games instead? Direct2Drive seems to be avoiding the typical holiday sale mentality, and is instead just giving their products away. For the rest of 2010, any time you make a purchase with a credit card on D2D, you have a one in five chance of getting your entire order free. It’s a clever marketing scheme, which appeals to the grabby looter in all of us. For the company, it’s pretty much the same as a 20% price cut on everything, but consumers will see it as “free Free FREE!!!”
As hardcore gamers know, each winter Tycho and Gabe from Penny Arcade hold a charity drive to buy toys and games for children’s hospitals in the hope that this act of kindness will absolve the two of their lifetime of sins. Often other gaming organizations will do special events to promote, or raise money for Child’s Play, including last week’s Mega Man Marathon, and the Fallout New Vegas Marathon which ended a day ago. At the moment another band of virtual masochists are in the middle of their annual Desert Bus For Hope telethon.
We’ve been run ragged for the last week trying to keep up with all of the holiday sales that have been popping up all over the internet. Now we enter the week before Black Friday, which is also the week before “Cyber Monday”. For those of you who aren’t aware, “Cyber Monday” is the myth that retailers made up to create hype about online sales the Monday after Thanksgiving. The whole Black Friday and Cyber Monday thing have officially become moot with the relentless “Pre Black Friday” sales that we had for the last week, however we here at Player Affinity just love cheap games, so we’ll cover as many of the damned sales as we can over the next week, or rather six weeks since there will be relentless retail publicity stunts right up through New Year’s Day.
Sony are gearing up for the holiday season with a week long sale on the Playstation Network. Their “Stock Up for Winter Sale” is available from November 23 through to November 29, and has some surprisingly good deals
