Forumite gets Dragon Age 2 ban after asking Bioware if they had “sold their souls to the EA devil” A Dragon Age 2 player who was banned from the Bioware forums is unable to activate his copy of the acclaimed RPG until his ban is lifted. He is very angry about it. As reported by Edge, Forum user v-ware says that he was banned for 72 hours for asking Bioware "have you sold your souls to the EA devil?" He made a new account to post about his predicament on the Bioware forums, saying that while he accepts the terms of the ban, he's found that it's unexpectedly stopped him from playing Dragon Age 2. "I just got my Bioware Signature Edition from the store. I already knew I was going to play it without the extra content since I can't activate my extra codes. Bioware moderator Stanley Woo responded in the same thread, saying that vware was banned for breaching EA's terms of service, even though he was posting on the Bioware forums. "Consider it an added incentive to follow the rules you say you're going to follow," he added, before closing down the thread.
Scrawl, the gamer's source PS3 Randomly shut off.. Okay i was playing Fight Night Champion, Online, and out of no where, my PS3 shuts off. Now it wasn't a normal shut off. It shut off completely, not even the red standby light was on. Jeux vidéo Expert Q&A: Video Games May Ease Pain An interview with Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD. Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. Three-dimensional virtual reality video games may prove to be the latest weapon in the fight against pain. In a number of pilot studies, virtual reality (VR) has been shown to reduce the anxiety and pain associated with a variety of medical procedures and conditions, says Jeffrey I. So far, 3-D virtual reality is only available to people with pain participating in clinical trials. At the recent meeting of the American Pain Society in Baltimore, Gold discussed how virtual reality can help relieve pain. What is virtual reality? You can think of it as an immersive type of 3-D video game. Continue reading below... It's a much different experience than watching a video game on a flat screen. What is some of the evidence that virtual reality relieves pain? How does VR work to relieve pain?
PS3 : News, Tests, Jeux PS3, Actu PlayStation 3, Thèmes PS3 : Play3-Live 11 Incredible Skyrim-Inspired Minecraft Builds Building Skyrim one block at a time. By Justin DavisHappy Minecraft Monday! This week we bring you some of the most-impressive Skyrim-inspired builds around. Users have recreated almost everything, from the seedy streets of Riften to the idyllic shops of Whiterun. Even the Dovakiin himself has been given the Minecraft treatment. Solitude might be Skyrim’s most impressive city, and it looks great in Minecraft too. Source: Chemicalweapons The Mage’s College of Meridia build is inspired by the Winterhold Mages College. Source: Block_Fortress Dragonreach fits right into Minecraft’s blocky landscape. Source: Chemicalweapons Alduin himself has been recreated out of stone, metal and more. Source: UberDarKnight Here’s another Skyrim-inspired Dragon. Source: Block_Fortress Some builders focus less on epic structures and more on nailing the feel of Skyrim’s small villages Source: Vinsenseable Riften’s Canals look great. Source: Smokeysamcat Some users are modding the game itself to make it more Skyrim-like.
The Evolution of RPG Archetypes Seems like every game is an RPG these days. At this point we fully expect the next chapter of Tetris to tout "RPG elements!" on the box. It's the cliché of our times. Perhaps the greatest contribution D&D made to gaming wasn't just the use of numbers and random rolls to determine success and strength, but rather the definition of, well, roles. The Fighter What Was It? Your basic down-and-dirty brawler, the Fighter makes use of a wide range of weapons and armor in order to deliver efficient hurt to deserving foes. What Inspired It? The Fighter was Conan the Barbarian through and through. The Paladin The Paladin took the Fighter concept in a very specific direction: As holy warriors sworn to work to protect others and uphold the greater good, Paladins gained greater power and impressive spiritual skills. The Ranger The Ranger uses his strength to commune with nature and befriend animals. The Monk What's Its Legacy? The fighter is basically the default class in any kind of role-playing game.