May 19, 2012

Jax Brings In Nearly Half A Million Dollars


Posted on May 19, 2012 by Andrew Minott

To update you on a previous story, Riot Games has announced that at the completion of their fundraiser on Friday, over $480,000 came in due to the participation of over 140,000 contributors, “100 percent of which will go to Make-A-Wish America and Make-A-Wish International in Joe’s name.”

This fundraising plan by Riot mirrors one they ran a year ago to benefit the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, where over 50,000 League of Legends players helped raise over $160,000 for the Red Cross.


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MechWarrior Tactics Beta Imminent


Posted on May 19, 2012 by Andrew Minott

We’ve already told you about one MechWarrior game coming out this year. Did you know there was another?

Being developed for a 2012 PC release by Roadhouse Interactive and ACRONYM Games, MechWarrior Tactics has a top-down battlefield perspective, and has players controlling squads of ‘Mechs (in contrast to MechWarrior Online, in which you control a single bipedal tank from a first-person perspective). And, according to an email sent out a couple days ago, you can acquire a closed beta key by subscribing to their temporary forum site right now.

Check after the jump for some screenshots and some quick game info.

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Ubisoft Titles On Sale All Weekend On Steam


Posted on May 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Ubisoft’s vast PC library will be up for sale during various points this weekend thanks to Steam. Every day this weekend Ubisoft will be featuring a different franchise, with each game in that respective franchise a whopping 50 – 75% off. If you can deal with “always on” DRM, then this might be the time to jump into the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry or Rayman franchises. If the particular game you’re looking for isn’t heavily discounted Valve has slashed all Ubisoft published games by 33% for the weekend as well.

Today’s deal has you occupying the shoes of Demond as he relives the genetic memories of his ancestors. Here’s the rundown of all of the Assassin’s Creed savings:

Assassin’s Creed 1 – $4.99

Assassin’s Creed 2 – $4.99

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – $4.99

Assassin’s Creed Revelations – $19.99

It’s too bad I missed yesterday’s deal on the Tom Clancy’s games. I am missing a few of the Ghost Recon games from my collection.


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