If you have always thought that playing online video games won’t cost you anything, then you certainly got it all wrong. In fact, most online games today require players to pay a certain amount via credit card to be able to participate in the game. However, for players who don’t own a credit card, there is no need to worry since prepaid game cards, are now widely available. These cards are designed to allow online gamers to participate in the online gaming world without the need of using a credit card.

These days, prepaid game cards, like those sold at http://www.prepaidgamecards.com/, can be availed almost anywhere even from offline stores such as Best Buy. Most game cards can be used for 30 to 60 days. After that, the player’s account will be deactivated and the user will have to purchase another prepaid game card to be able to resume playing.

Prepaid game cards, such as the wow prepaid card, are designed to be used by online gamers who are too young to own or use a credit card. They are also ideal for players who play games online occasionally.

Overall, prepaid game cards offer convenience not just to avid online game users but also to occasional online gamers who only play online games when they feel like it.

Finally, the long wait is over. The little battlers on 3DS already have a release date. Game addicts should mark July 5 on their calendars. This is the date that Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost will be introduced in the market. This 3DS game title will be sold at 4,400 yen, a price lower than the usual price point of majority of 3DS Nintendo games.

Known as Baku Boost in Japanese, this 3DS offering will feature more exciting touch controls. In addition, the 3DS game version is designed to be a multiplayer game platform. It can wirelessly support up to six players. The game will also boast an updated interface to compliment with 3DS’ dual-screen output.

What’s more is that the LBX units from the Little Battle eXperience W anime series will also be featured in the game. How cool would that be? Since players will be connected wirelessly, gaming enthusiasts can look forward to a more enticing and enthralling 3DS game. Level-5, the developer of the little battlers game, has definitely up the ante for the 3ds version of the popular psp game and anime series. All we have to do for now is wait for its release on July. The months of waiting will surely be worth it as soon as you get your hands on this much-anticipated 3ds game.

Apr 15, 2012

Developed by CCP Games, EVE Online is dubbed as the largest multiplayer online role playing platform, which offers unlimited potential for players to discover. Despite its science fiction setting, EVE Online is the most successful MMO RPG games subscribed to by millions of players from around the world.

Though science fiction plays second fiddle to fantasy in the gaming world, EVE Online surprisingly caught the attention of gamers with its one-of-a-kind world and interesting story depicting hard science fiction combined with transhumanism. However, for gamers who are avid fans of space opera, EVE Online can be rather disappointing since it doesn’t have aliens, psychic power and laser pistols. But, luckily for most players, the rambling space empire, vicious business deals, and amazing space battles already suffice.

Meanwhile, when it comes to MMO Games, Eve Online definitely stand out. It possesses a number of characteristics that can be found in the general MMO element. For the avid gamers out there anticipating what EVE Online will be offering this year, CCP, Eve’s Founder and Developer, is planning to have a follow up of Crucible, which is a successful winter expansion offering. Crucible for 2012 will offer better features and will also undergo various improvements and fixes to provide gamers with better gaming experience.

EVE Online has successfully deployed Crucible 1.2, the upgraded version of the first offering. Crucible 1.2 boasts of improved client performance, UI fixes and MAC client. Released on the 16^th of February, the updated Crucible came with the following improvements:

• Overview responsiveness has received dramatic improvements; therefore, players that participate in big fleet flights will surely feel the big difference.
• UI rendering has also been significantly enhanced. Now, players will not have to worry about client performance since this won’t be affected even when there are a lot of open UI windows.
• Rapid writing of on-screen text will not have that much of an impact on client performance, which will be very much notable in the overview and briefing of missions.
• Overview sorting, meanwhile, now locks better when hovering the mouse on it.

There are also many changes that took place on Crucible 1.2 like:

• The disappearance of the starbase fuel notification on the calendar. With Crucible 1.2, this feature won’t be seen by the whole corporation
• The issue on long alliance URLs that do not show up is now fixed.
• It is now possible to unlock people from the watch list entry using the right click menu.
• Client stability for MAC users have been addressed and fixed so crashes are dramatically decreased.

Apr 1, 2012

Due to the increased competition between MMORPG games in the virtual market, free 2 play MMORPG games are now equipped with higher quality and better gaming experience than ever. And there are more sub genres of it available. A lot of games today have limited PVP, player versus player options. A lot of MMORPG games are still equipped with these challenging options, and several of them are on the top list.

Aika

If you are looking for an epic play of PVP, this is the game for you. Aika is equipped with over 1000 vs.1000 pvp battles between several nations. Player gets to enjoy a real game with interesting varieties and skills. The graphics would also impress you.

Twelve Sky 2

Based on a popular Twelve-Sky game, Twelve Sky 2 focuses entirely on pvp combats. It consists of four factions that are continuously at war. This martial arts 3d fantasy sure is a challenging virtual game.

Loong: the Power of the Dragon

What sets it apart form all the other MMORPG games is that is equipped with a lot of quests to follow and a lot of new weapons to try. It also has interesting progression systems. The Long: Power of the Dragon also has consistent game system and clear graphics.

Age of Conan: Unchained

It has some of the best graphics of MMORPG. It has tons of content and really worth a try. Players can step into the dangerous world of Hyboria and experience the real time system of strong combats.

Dragon Nest

Dragon Nest is published by Nexon and has some of the greatest visuals in free MMORPG game platform. Anime characters set up on the screen with exciting real time combats.

Shaiya

Shaiya also has one of the most intense pvp in MMORPG. Though the graphics are not that clear, players can still expect a very interesting game. Players can openly attack members of the opposing faction without incurring any penalties. It is also equipped with a large number of classes and varying game plays.

Vindictus

Equipped with stunning graphics and thrilling combat, players are definitely hyped over vindictus.

Lord of the Rings Online

Lord of the rings is undoubtedly one of the best free2play online games. With challenging combat, a haunting music, and beautiful graphics, players get to enjoy the thrilling world of the middle earth.

Runes of Magic

Once referred to as World of War Craft Clone, runes of magic still posses some of its unique features. The most unique feature about this game is its dual class system. This system allows players to choose two different classes for your preferred character and choose two skills of both.

Mar 18, 2012

War Craft is a very popular computer game that was able to attract a large number of players. Players initially have to create a character and equip it with good weapons to be able to fight off its enemies. Other players have the same goal as yours, to build an army, attack and invade other armies.

In the world of War Craft, gold is a very valuable commodity, and It is used as currency. Players get to collect gold as they travel through the game. The amount of gold in War Craft is limited as it takes a long process to be able to harvest gold. The method of farming employed by players to get gold. A group of players spend several hours collecting gold and other valuable items.

After the gold has been collected, it can now be sold. Since gold is limited in the game, several players are enticed to purchase wow gold from other people. If a player does not have enough gold, he might find it difficult to push through the next level. Or he may be defeated by his enemies and lose his life in the virtual world.

The gold a player earns is less than what he really needs. This is why purchasing wow gold has become a trend in the game. Players use several websites to select the amount of virtual gold they wan to purchase. This can be paid trough Pay Pal or a credit card transaction online. Players sell their gold on the Internet via a gold selling website which then transforms virtual gold into real gold, hence the money. Because of this, virtual gold can now be converted into real cash.

Automated programs, referred to as bots are also being used. Computers control these characters, and they move around the virtual world to collect gold and other valuables. This practice however is considered a foul. Because they hoard in game items from virtual players and it is against the rules of the game.

These gold buying practices have been increasingly rampant. The publisher of Wa rCraft games, Blizzard Entertainment, disapproves of this process. Some players even resort to dishonest acts to obtain gold. Players hack into other player’s account to collect gold. The account information which is often shared to receive the virtual currency or several other items is later exploited by several online dealers. This practice in return decreases the enjoyment of honest players.

Mar 4, 2012

PC gaming has been setting the trend for future games. Some people might look at PC game as a deteriorating pastime. In reality the numerous free2play games are setting the trends for F2P games.

Developers from Korea and Russia have been penetrating the North America market with successful F2P games. Though North Americans currently do not employ the use of in game cash shops and micro transactions in PC games, they will most certainly follow suit in the near future.

Game shops are a booming industry for developers. But once game cash shops become a standard in PC games is it really going to do any better for the video game industry?

The word cash shop itself lends an unsettling feeling to most gamers. To them, it literally means getting money out of them. In the video world, micro transactions offer players items that they could use to get an edge over the game. These items could somehow affect the player’s stats in the game. And for some games, to be able to push through the next level, you might need to purchase several virtual elements using real cash money.

Some F2PMMO games offer items in their cash shop with time limited boosts and features for their players. Once the time limit has been reached, the player then again has to purchase these items to enjoy the benefits of the added feature. Other players even purchase it multiple times! Other MMO games require players to purchase from their cash shop to enable them to raid the end game content. This is somehow more expensive than the other cash shop items.

As a player, you should be concerned. Imagine if you have to purchase from a cash shop to increase prestige-leveling game. But these boost items only last for 24 hours. After that, you would have to make multiple purchase of it to continuously enjoy the benefit. And if developers have added special weapons, these weapons, again, can be used for just a limited time. If there are lots of money warriors out there willing to give out a good deal of money just to land at the top charts of the game, how would it affect your integrity as a player? And the quality of the game itself?

Moving forward, cash shops are oftentimes a requirement to be able to move to the next level of the game. When in reality they should just be vanities for some players.

I am really not a fan of games in general, whether it be video or online games. But recently, I grew fond of some highly addictive online games. My brothers are the ones who usually play internet games. I, on the other hand, prefer to surf and chat when I am online. However, when I was introduced to the plant vs zombies online game, I had a change of heart. It may look like a really lame game but it is really addictive. Just two days since I started playing the game I found myself already addicted to it. Everyday, I’d play plants vs zombies until the break of dawn.

My cousin recommended RivalMe free trivia games online, so I check it out and it is a great brain teaser game. It is an excellent time filler if you find yourself bored on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Another online game that I like playing is the Letter Scramble Online. This is a great brain teaser games that allow me to showcase my great vocabulary prowess. I actually learn something everytime I play this game.

As for the MMPORG game online, I think Modern Warfare 3 is a vey thrilling and exciting online game. Although I really don’t play this much, I just love the visuals and the overall premise of the game. My brothers introduced me to mw3, and I am glad they did.

Other online games that I have been playing recently include the Jack of All Tribes, Uno: Undercover, Super Pop and Drop, Royal Envoy Online, among others.

Feb 19, 2012

You might be wondering how free2play games make money. I, too, have been wondering how they profit from offering free MMORPG games. And so there is always a skeptical voice telling you that there is catch to it at the end. In the real essence of the word, are these online games really free?

Technically speaking, yes it is free. Since many developers are into it, it might be lucrative right? But how do these developers get a good deal of money from free games?

• Developers often insert ads in an unobtrusive way, so as not to interfere with the game. Advertisers pay for CPM (cost per thousand impressions). Since gamers are sure to visit a game site, even once, the monthly income for CPM is quite good.
• Another tool used by developers are the surveys and offers. Whenever a user completes a survey, the developer gains a commission from the company of that certain product.
• Memberships allow players to get strong items or rare ones at a cheap price, which is one of the many ways developers raise money. Getting these rare items would set some players apart from the standard players. Memberships might even offer access to specific map or target areas that a non-member cannot access.
• Cosmetic cash shop. This is where the developer allows the player to purchase clothing or armor for the games in exchange for real money. The goodies do not really affect the player’s stat in the game.
• Stat based cash shop. This one is tagged as a greedy effort to gain money from free games. Developers sell items, which directly affects the player’s stat in the game. This somehow decreases the quality of the game itself.
• Micro transaction. Developers might offer simple game elements at a minimal value. Cosmetic cash shop usually charges between $0.50 and $ 25.00. Micro transaction offers items for as low as $0.10. As low as it may seem, once a player gets hooked, the developer is gaining lots of revenue.

Most MMORPG are downloaded and players just need to fill up a registration form.  This can be accomplished in such a short time that it entices a lot of newbie players. A lot of them do get hooked on several games. And these contribute to the overall funding developers get from their respective sponsors. Remember, the game is still free, but if you get hooked you might be enticed to purchase several items for that virtual game.