If you were a gamer in the 80s, I’m sure you remember Wasteland. Wasteland pas a post-apocalyptic game which was set in the middle of the 21st century, following a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union during 1998. This ladies and gentlegeeks is, as far as I’m concerned, THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME. Throughout the years, there has been plenty of talk of a possible sequel, but until now, nothing serious ever happened. But things are changing.

Behold:

The wasteland 2 kickstarter has already raised over 1 million dollars in just 2 days, but you know what they say, more is almost always better.

But we’re looking ahead to what we can do if you all back this project in force. At $1.25 million, the money will go primarily into making the world bigger, adding more maps, more divergent stories and even more music.

At $1.5 million, the world gets even bigger. You’ll have more adventures to play, more challenges to deal with, and a greater level of complexity to the entire storyline. We’ll add more environments, story elements, and characters to make the rich world come alive even more. We will even be able to bring Wasteland 2 to OS X for Mac lovers. And after $1.5 million the sky is the limit.

If you’re interested in the game, you still have 31 days to donate and help this project become a reality. $1.5 million isn’t that far off considering that the initial amount was reached in just 48 hours!

[Wasteland 2 Kickstarter]

The long wait for Diablo3 is over. Well, almost over. The official release date for the game is May 15th, 2012. Yes. THIS YEAR.

While it was first officially announced for June 28, 2008, at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France, the Godfather of the dungeon adventure genre seemed to be in development forever. The former Blizzard North first started working on this chapter in 2001.

Anxious fans of the series were rightfully doubtful whenever news of a release date was leaked and speculated. Over a decade after the first inkling that this game was to hit retail shelves, the day is almost upon us. I wouldn’t have believed it if it wasn’t so close. Video game release dates are as trustworthy as Email Money Laundering Schemes.

The game will deviate from its original Havok Physics Engine used in the first two chapters, even though general game play will be very similar to the traditional games. Blacksmiths and Jewelers will be present for enhancing or upgrading items and weapons.

Aside from the new character classes, the game will also introduce Followers (sidekick characters with their own talents and skills) and a new Hardcore Mode. Hardcore characters have only one life. You cannot resurrect a Hardcore character. Once they die in game, they are not playable again. Choose wisely.

Lastly, an auction house trade system will be established to enable you to use in-game and real world money to buy items. Online characters will be able to trade nearly every item with other online players. There is reportedly only very few unique items that will be bound to your character.

Are you jumping on the Diablo III bandwagon? What Character Class are you intending to play? I am going to try a Monk first!

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