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Dying to play Starcraft II Beta? Pre-order now for an invite!

April 24th, 2010
Starcraft II Gamestop Pre-order

Well, what are you waiting for... Pre-Order now!

For all you gamers dying to play Starcraft II Beta, but was not just the lucky guys to get an invite, here’s your chance to get into the game. GameStop is currently accepting pre-orders for Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty both the Standard Retail Package priced at 59.99$ and also the Collector’s Edition Package which is priced at 99.99$. The Pre-order is packaged with an invite for the Multiplayer Beta aside from the Free 3 day shipping for the game.

For gamers who pre-order online, a code and a set of instructions on how to join the beta will be emailed within one business day. Those who pre-order right from the store counter will receive a beta code on the actual receipt. Shifty consumers who think they can get into the beta and then cancel the pre-order are out of luck, as GameStop said that orders cannot be canceled after receipt of the code. From Tomshardware.com

Though Blizzard hasn’t confirmed a release date, you can at least play the Multiplayer ahead of your fellow gamers and get some practice for some competition online. You can pre-order here for the Standard Retail Package and here for the Collectors Edition.

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Boy kills dad with sledgehammer because of keyboard

April 16th, 2010

We’ve seen crazy news about kids and kids at heart getting all addicted over video games just like this fellow WoW Gamer beats up Mom over gaming noise but this one is probably tops it all. According to News.com.au, A 14-YEAR-OLD kid in Southern Russia smashed his dad with a sledgehammer while sleeping after taking away his keyboard because of too much gaming.

Sledgehammer

Be sure to keep your Sledgehammer where your kids cant find it :D

The unnamed boy in the coastal town of Tuapse, located by the Black Sea in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, bludgeoned his father to death while he lay sleeping, regional investigators said. Now that’s a very gruesome death at the hands of your own kid, I think he played too much mature games.

“At around 1am (local time) on April 12, the suspect dealt his sleeping father at least two blows on the head with a sledgehammer,” the region’s investigative committee said.

“The man died on the spot from a head injury. From News.com.au

After the killing, the boy’s frightened mother gave him the keyboard back and the boy played computer games for several more hours until he fell asleep, the spokeswoman said.

Too bad for him, under Russian Law at age 14 he can be charged with Murder. Bye bye gaming and hello prison. Seriously, this is a sad sad news for the gaming community, for sure authorities will blame video games again for this crazy kid’s insane  act.

WoW Gamer beats up Mom over gaming noise

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Kid spent £900 on FarmVille using Mom’s Credit Card

April 14th, 2010

FarmvilleWe all know that Facebook is the newest addiction by the youth right now especially with their browser based games like Farmville winning the hearts of non-gamers and the like. According to the Guardian.co.uk, A woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, discovered last month that her son had spent more than £900 on FarmVille. He had emptied his own savings account of £288 and had used her credit card to the tune of £625 to pay the bills.

The mother attempted to get her money back, however the game’s publisher, Zynga, refused to reverse the charges, stating that the boy lived within her home. Instead, the company suggested that she use password protection on her computers in order to prevent further problems.

The actual credit card company–HSBC–said she would qualify for a refund only if she reported her son to the police and obtained the crime number.

The amount spent was around £900 or around $1400. Facebook disabled the boy’s account.

I would have totally understand if this kid spent his money on games like World of Warcraft but Farmville? If this boy was smart enough, he should have spent that money on a PS3, Xbox 360 or a Gaming Rig.

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StarCraft II Special Edition

April 11th, 2010

Starcraft II fans will surely race to get one of these Limited Edition package of the most anticipated game of the year. The special Collector’s Edition package, priced at $99.99 and will only be available at stores. Aside from the game itself, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, the box will include the following bonus items in addition:

  • The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
  • Exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor’s dog tag (Original game and expansion included)
  • Behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director’s commentary, and more
  • Official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD
  • StarCraft comic book issue #0 (prequel to the comic series)
  • World of Warcraft mini Thor in-game pet
  • Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content (Special portraits for your Battle.net profile, Decals, etc.)

Starcraft II Special Edition

“We’ve been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe with our players for over 10 years, and we wanted to offer an epic collector’s edition that commemorated the occasion,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “This special version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty — easily our biggest collector’s edition to date — does just that, and we think StarCraft II gamers will really enjoy all of the exclusive contents.” From Tomshardware.com

As usual, no release date has been stated yet but according to Blizzard, they will state a retail release date in a few weeks time. Well, good luck on that one.

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