Written on October 22, 2009 at 11:50 pm, by James Fudge
BioWare has launched the first chapter of Dragon Age Journeys, a free to play browser based game set in the Dragon Age world. Dragon Age Journeys lets players explore the underground dwarven kingdom of Orzammar, uncovering a dastardly plot that threatens to unleash a great evil that won’t stop until it destroys every single living thing. Based on BioWare’s original fantasy RPG, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Journeys also gives players the chance to earn exclusive in game content for Dragon Age: Origins on the day of its release.
The game was produced by a new browser-based production team at EA and an all-star team of independent development talent, with the goal of creating premium quality browser games.
Dragon Age Journeys features tactical combat, a story that ties into Origins and deep customization for a web game. Players can choose from one of six different origin stories, each offering a unique background that shapes how the player perceives the world and how the world will perceive them. The game mostly serves as an introduction to Dragon Age: Origins, which ships on Nov. 3 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Starsiege: Tribes Returns
Written on March 20, 2009 at 12:18 pm, by James Fudge
Fans of the classic team-based shooter Starsiege: Tribes will fall in love all over again because InstantAction’s GarageGames owns the rights to the game series and plans on actually doing something with it. The first thing that the company plans to do is deliver a browser-based version of the game, which will be shown off for the first time at the Game Developers Conference.
With the success of Quake Live, I guess this makes sense, though the company doesn’t plan on giving this version any kind of graphical make-over like id Software did for its game.
Nevertheless Tribes fans should feel right at home. InstantAction intends to demonstrate a browser-based version of Starsiege: Tribes, and plans to update the title with bug fixes. The game will be playable via the InstantAction web based gaming platform but there is a promise of a stand-alone, playable version of the game as well. The game is priced to move for sure: free is the best price after all.
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Blush Released
Written on March 3, 2009 at 6:41 am, by James Fudge
Flashbang Studios, who you may know from its wonderful Minotaur China Shop, has released Blush, a trippy undersea game where you control a squid killing other sea creatures, collecting their leavings and earning points.
To kill creatures you simply move in a circle, whipping anything within range with your tentacles. The ensuing mess dissolves into eggs, which you pick up by swinging your sticky tentacles at. Prizes in tow, you haul them off to a glowing portal for upgrades like longer tentacles and speed before the clock ticks down to zero. It’s an interesting endeavor and it’s free to play at Blurst.com . Check out the video below:
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The Witcher Versus Goes Live
Written on July 9, 2008 at 8:39 pm, by James Fudge
CD Projekt RED and one2tribe’s The Witcher: Versus is alive and free to play as of today. More than 48,000 people played the beta version of The Witcher: DuelMail (the former moniker of the game), and those players helped refine the game in a number of ways including improved motion-captured animations, enhanced background visuals, better balance between character classes and new visual effects for spells and attacks. The end result of the testing is a better game with a better name.
In case you’ve never heard of The Witcher: Versus, it’s web-based dueling game based on CD Projekt RED’s popular PC RPG that lets you play as a sorcerer, witcher or frightener. Using one of those three characters, players battle against friends in head-to-head fights for experience and money. Those rewards in turn are used to upgrade attributes, learn new skills and buy new weapons.
You can take the game for a spin by visiting versus.thewitcher.com. For more info on The Witcher, check out our game page.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
BioWare has launched the first chapter of Dragon Age Journeys, a free to play browser based game set in the Dragon Age world. Dragon Age Journeys lets players explore the underground dwarven kingdom of Orzammar, uncovering a dastardly plot that threatens to unleash a great evil that won’t stop until it destroys every single living thing. Based on BioWare’s original fantasy RPG, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age Journeys also gives players the chance to earn exclusive in game content for Dragon Age: Origins on the day of its release.
Fans of the classic team-based shooter 
CD Projekt RED and one2tribe’s The Witcher: Versus is alive and free to play as of today. More than 48,000 people played the beta version of The Witcher: DuelMail (the former moniker of the game), and those players helped refine the game in a number of ways including improved motion-captured animations, enhanced background visuals, better balance between character classes and new visual effects for spells and attacks. The end result of the testing is a better game with a better name.