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This Blogg was created in the hopes that Australians might actually get some gaming news that isnt spun in a way that doesn't actually interest Aussies.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Wow Daily.

This week in wow:

Arena Pass
4.2 Hits PTR

Tier 12 Previews
Cross realm Dungeon Feature Coming "Soon"


ARENA PASS


So its that time once again, Strap on your armor pick up your swords and shields and hit the arena in the hopes of gaining fame and fortune.... Or a really nice pet.
Thats right the Arena Tournament realms have returned, This time with a twist.

"ARENA PASS"

What was once call AT or Arena Tournament is now called Arena Pass, With the change of name also comes a few new changes.

This year the top 1000 teams in the 3v3 bracket will be receiving the title, this change seems that blizzard is finally listening to the greater player base and realising not all players are Arena Fiends and don't either have the time or the required skills to push for high rating. Wait, Doesn't this mean players are just getting an easy title?

Anyway, The second change has to do with the pet, NO LONGER do you need to farm endlessly (well you do that was a lie) but you no longer need 300 games. The new change to gain the in game pet is now only 50 wins per team in the 3v3 bracket. The only downside is it has to be done with the same team.

The third and final change has to do with Character slots, previously you were able to create as many toons (10 max obviously) on the AT realms. This year that has been changed. You are now only allowed a maximum of 3 characters per AT realm. So 6 all up over the AT realms. I am not sure why blizzard decided upon this, but I am sure they have their reasons.


4.2 Hits PTR


4.2 has finally hit the testing phase and players are going out and what seems to be getting themselves set on fire once again, this time non intentional... Unless players are alot more emotionally unstable then I remember.
Either way this paves the way for new raid content as well as more dailies for those that actually do them.
So far the raids look intense and I cannot wait for it to be released so myself and my guild can bang heads over who gets the what looks like flame retardant tier. This leads me on to the next piece of news.


TEIR 12 PREVIEW

Thats right EVERYBODY GETTING FIRE!
Well not nessararily fire, But very close. You can check out what each class looks like here.


Now for some rumour mongering.
Blizzard has recently stated that they are working on a Cross realm grouping system, allowing real ID friends to group up and queue for dungeons together, this was quoted as happening "Soon". So I wouldn't hold your breath just yet.


Well that is it for today I hope it was informative and frustrating at the same time be sure to check out tomorrows Wow daily news here.

PSN Finally Returns - Sony offers compensation.

We all know and have heard about Sonys issues with their PSN and the resent security breaches.

Well it seems that the Playstation Network is finally back up and running and Sony is now willing to compensate PSN Plus Subscribers with what looks like some really decent items.



Two PS3 games from the following list:

LittleBigPlanet
Infamous Wipeout HD/Fury
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty
Dead Nation



For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:

LittleBigPlanet PSP
ModNation PSP
Pursuit Force
Killzone Liberation



As well as:


- 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PS Plus subscribers.
- Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will be given 60 days free subscription.
- For existing Music Unlimited subscribers, you will be given 30 days free subscription.
- We are working on a Welcome Back offer in PlayStation Home and will share that when it is confirmed.


 All information regarding this can be found on Sony's Blog
Playstation.blog

 Considering how poorly this whole incident has proven to be for Sony they appear to know exactly what will put the public at ease and are taking the steps needed to get the Gaming Community back on board.

Heres hoping they continue to progress in the future.

First Post, What to say?

G-day, Im Jad (CanHasCoW).

I decided that I would create this blog purely because of the lack of decent quality news sites on Gaming in Australia.

This has been a project in the making for the better part of 2 years. After I finished high school I noticed the distinct lack of news and information regarding gaming bar from the usual means of either Magazines or as poorly done as the shows are but "Good Game" and "Cyber Shack".

Because of the lack of information for Australian gamers we tend to stick around US or European forums and news sites. The issue with this is that Almost all of the information is either changed when it reaches our shores or simply doesn't reach our shores at all.

This blog aims to help with that giving up front information on all the latest gaming news for Australians.