Star Wars: The Old Republic weekend pass starts now

Bioware is giving curious gamers a treat this weekend. From Thursday, March 15th, 12:01AM CT / 5:01AM GMT to Monday, March 19th at 2:00AM CT / 7:00AM GMT, you get a free pass to Star Wars of The Old Republic.

It's not a full access to the game, but it sure gives enough meat to see if it's a game worth investing in. You get full access to all eight of the classes origin worlds and their faction worlds. You can also try out the pvp aspect of the game by joining the warzones provided. If your curious of pve play,  you will have access to two flashpoints(The dungeons in the game), The Esseles and The Black Talon. Sadly, your weekend can only make you reach up to level 15.

If you have anymore questions about this free weekend pass, check out the FAQ for more information and any restrictions. You can also head to the official site for more information about the game and the Weekend Pass.

I've tried the game in one of its beta testing weekends for a day, so wasn't able to experience much. Going to give it another shot this weekend to see how the game feels after it's release.  The weekend trial has started and the client is around 26GB so I suggest you start downloading.

Star Wars: The Old Republic was released last December and received a good reception to critics and has a steady population so far.

Diablo III dated for May 15... FINALLY

And I thought the day we get to put the release date of Diablo 3 in our calenders would never come, Blizzard FINALLY gives us a release date for this highly anticipated sequel to the loot fest that is Diablo 3. May 15 is the release date and digital pre-purchases are now available.

Thanks to Destructoid, they report that Diablo 3 will be available at retailers  in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. It'll also be available to Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, but digitally only via Battle.net.

With the cancellation of the PVP arena feature of Diablo 3, it was obviously the road block that kept devs from releasing the game.  Apparently the PVP wasn't coming out nicely so they crapped it for now and plans to release the PVP feature via patch when they got it all balanced out and ready.

Evil is back and thanks to this announcement, I now know what game I'm going for on May. I'm sure the whole world is begging for time to move faster to get their hands on this game. The wait is almost over!

PSN Spring Fever sale 2012

Spring is hitting the Playstation Network with a set of discounted items that might interest you. Spring Fever 2012 hits tomorrow and will provide discounts to specific franchises every week until April 2.

For the first week, Spring Fever will start off with the release of the  new exclusive PSN game Journey. The game was released early for PS Plus members, but now it will be available for all PSN users. Also, the first franchise that will be having the Spring Fever discount is the Call of Duty franchise. Call of Duty games like Black Ops, Modern warfare 2, World at War will have discounted map packs and full games.

The discounted items for the first week is not really what I'm looking for but they say that franchises like Final Fantasy and Tom Clancy will be featured in Spring Fever 2012 so be sure to check every week to see what's on a discount.

Spring Fever 2012 Week 1

SPRING FEVER NEW RELEASES:

3/13 – Journey: Enter the world of Journey, the third game from acclaimed indie developers thatgamecompany and presented by SCEA Santa Monica Studio.

• Available one week early to PS Plus subscribers – Includes an Exclusive Free Theme – One day left!
• Available to ALL PSN USERS starting tomorrow

3/20 – Rayman 3 HD: Rayman 3 HD takes Rayman on an epic journey through diverse worlds. This classic is remastered with HD and Trophy support.

• PlayStation Plus subscribers – 20% off

3/27 – Closure: In Closure’s dark and foreboding universe, the only things that exist are what you can see. Featuring 100 puzzles, an award-winning soundtrack and hand-drawn art.

• PlayStation Plus subscribers – 20% off

SPRING FEVER FRANCHISE SALE – THIS WEEK:

Call of Duty (3/13 – 3/19)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

• PS3 Game + Variety Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus $14.69)
• PS3 Game (Reg. $19.99, Sale $13.99, PS Plus $9.79)
• Variety Map Pack (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty Classic

• PS3 Game (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• PS3 Game + 2 DLC Bundle (Reg. $59.99 (value), Sale $41.99, PS Plus $- $29.39)
• PS3 Game (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus  $14.69)
• Stimulus Package – (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)
• Resurgence Pack – (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: World at War

• Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $24.99, Sale $17.49, PS Plus $12.24)
• Map Pack 1 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
• Map Pack 2 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
• Map Pack 3 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty: Black Ops

• PS3 Game (Reg. $49.99, Sale $39.99)

[Source: PS Blog US]

PVP aspect of Diablo 3 didn't make the cut in the end

Yes, let the rage come out. But it's actually a good thing for the millions of fans waiting for this game's release. Blizzard devs have announced they will be taking out the Player vs Player aspect of Diablo 3 since it wasn't living up to the developer's expectations. 

we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who’s waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.

Just about complete? Well that's good news if you ask me. The campaign and co-op campaign is nearly done and with the PVP system holding it back, it's a good decision to give fans some hope that we get to see Diablo 3 sometime this year.

It's too bad we won't have PVP on day one, but the developer's plan to include the PVP arena when it's all ready and balanced via patch. it's a win-win since they get Diablo 3 to move forward and have content that fans can look forward to after the game's release.

At this point, I just want the game in my hands. Enough said.

Diablo 3 was never really about the PVP aspect of the game and was literally just a cool thing to do when your bored. So if that was really the road block for the delays, then thank god they decided to leave it behind for now.

Diablo 3 will be release on [Blizzard please insert date here NOW] for PC.

[Source: Gameinformer]

Angry Birds Space video shows gameplay footage

Rovio, creators of the crazy famous Angry Birds, announced the game's sequel a few weeks ago. Their latest video l has a NASA Astronaut  explain the concepts of the new added gameplay, and after sitting through that you get a glimpse of the game's gameplay. The whole gravity idea for the sequel actually looks like a lot of fun.

It seems that the guy was demonstrating the video is an ACTUAL astronaut from NASA. Rovio asked to explain actual physics in an actual space station. The addiction that is Angry Birds continues in space on March 22.