One of the first MMOs I reviewed here on AAGH was Free Realms, back in 2009. I have always had something of a soft spot for it and its world, so I am sad to say that Free Realms is closing the evening of March 31st.
While not the most popular of MMOs it was always relaxing to me, a game I could play when I wanted to unwind. You knew what you were getting when you logged in – bright colors, happy creatures and some low-stress gameplay. To help players enjoy the end of Free Realms’ road, Sony Online Entertainment has reduced all items in the in-game shop to one Station Credit. If you haven’t played Free Realms it’s obviously too late to start, but if you have fond memories – as I do – now is your last chance to play. I still think that MMO code should be made open source when a game shuts down for good to keep the experience alive for those who continue to enjoy it, but that’s a pipe dream. Farewell, Free Realms, it’s been fun.
UPDATE: And it’s all over, folks. The stream went off well and the servers held up. Check the full post for a recap video of the event, in case you missed it.
Original Post: Titanfall is coming March 11th for PC and Xbox One, and we’re going to be live streaming it on PC as soon as we can get online after midnight Tuesday. We will be live on our usual Twitch channel, so follow to get alerted when we go live. You can also follow us on Twitter to get livestream alerts that way.
All times are approximate, and could change based on server stability, both Titanfall’s servers and Twitch’s.
Come March 11th, one of the often sited shortcomings of the Xbox One will be fixed – Twitch streaming is coming. Apparently streaming at (up to) 720p instead of the PlayStation 4’s max of 540p, if you’re going on pure resolution (which is something I intend to get in depth on another day), Xbox One is the winner. However, that’s not where the features end.
UPDATE: The throngs of Pokemasters in chat have done it: in just under sixteen and a half days, they have beaten the game. Congrats to the concept’s creator, Twitch, and the many people who participated for such an amazing accomplishment. You can see the climatic battle here.
Original story: The internet is an absolutely amazing place with absolutely amazing people creating absolutely amazing things. One of those things is the new Twitch Plays Pokemon, perhaps the first crowd-played video game.
Titanfall’s beta started recently leading up to its forthcoming March 11th release date. With all of the hype surrounding Titanfall, I couldn’t resist giving it a spin to see what the buzz is all about.
We have added a free flash game to our site today, in the form of Chicken Boom. It’s raining hens and it is up to you to take up an arsenal of various weapons like rifles and shotguns to lower the poultry population down a few notches. You never did trust chickens, did you? Play it for free here on our site. UPDATE: We have a new home for Chicken Boom on the AAGH Game Center. Play it here!
We are planning on announcing weekly high score leaders here on AAGH, so play, compete and get mentioned here.
Blizzard’s Hearthstone recently entered open beta, which means that anyone who wants to try it can. I’ve been in the closed beta for some time now but Chaos is Gaming’s Will hasn’t, so the Hearthstone open beta finally allowed him to get in on the game. Let’s look at Hearthstone and see what you’ll be getting in to if and when you give it a shot as well.
Almost one year ago, Will and Bud attempted a challenge in Minecraft, to go to the nether, travel afar and make a safe journey home. Now, they are going to attempt a similar challenge, this time in a versus manner. They start at a singular point, type /spreadplayers to go 2500 blocks away from spawn and 1000 from each other, and attempt to race home. It’s the great Chaos is Gaming Minecraft Race, and it begins now.