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Amazon has a nice sale for Halo 4 today and only today. It's $25 plus free shipping. Just click through to go to the Amazon sale. ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 12:49:53 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/halo-4-amazon-sale-25/ http://overpower3d.com/Previews/elder-scrolls-online-hands-on-preview-combat-crafting-and-exploration/
PCGamer gets their hand-on Elder Scrolls Online in their latest preview to discuss combat, crafting and exploration in this upcoming MMORPG. Leveling and PvP also get plenty of mention in the article and how they tie into the games crafting and economy systems. Click through to read the full ESO preview. ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 09:47:39 EDT mike Previews 1 http://overpower3d.com/Previews/elder-scrolls-online-hands-on-preview-combat-crafting-and-exploration/ http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/swtor-archon%E2%80%99s-contraband-pack-item-screenshots/
New mounts, pets, emotes and more from update 2.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic are now on the public test server (PTS) which are part of the new Archon’s Contraband Pack. There are 5 mounts, 6 pets, 2 emotes, 1 new title and one mood as well as 8 Encrypted Datacubes whose purpose is yet unknown. Click through to view screenshots of all the items in the Archon Contraband Pack ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:11:15 EDT mike Screenshots 1 http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/swtor-archon%E2%80%99s-contraband-pack-item-screenshots/ http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/swtor-kell-dragon-armor-and-weapon-screenshots/
Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 2.2 is now on the public test server and with it comes new Kell Dragon armor and weapons that are obtained though operations on the new nightmare mode. Below you can watch a video showing off most of the gear and weapons and if you click through you can see screenshots of all of them. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:08:17 EDT mike Screenshots 1 http://overpower3d.com/Screenshots/swtor-kell-dragon-armor-and-weapon-screenshots/ http://overpower3d.com/Videos/top-5-league-of-legends-plays-of-the-week-133/
Here are this week's top five League of Legends plays brought to you by Protatomonster. You can watch the video below. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:06:19 EDT mike Videos 1 http://overpower3d.com/Videos/top-5-league-of-legends-plays-of-the-week-133/ http://overpower3d.com/Patch Updates/swtor-update-2-2-patch-notes-pts/
Update 2.2 is now live on the public test server for Star Wars: The Old Republic and the patch notes have been released. The update includes some class balance changes, but the two big addition are nightmare mode for Terror From Beyond and Scum and Villainy. Click through to read the full patch notes for 2.2. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:02:47 EDT mike Patch Updates 1 http://overpower3d.com/Patch Updates/swtor-update-2-2-patch-notes-pts/ http://overpower3d.com/Previews/rift-dendrome-zone-preview-and-faction-rewards-list/
Update 2.3 has landed on the public test shard this week for RIFT introducing a new zone called Dendrome and updated Faction Rewards. The following preview gives a complete run down of what players can expect to find in the new Dendrome zone as well as a full list of Faction rewards. Keep in mind this is still on the PTS so the list is subject to change before going live. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:35 EDT mike Previews 1 http://overpower3d.com/Previews/rift-dendrome-zone-preview-and-faction-rewards-list/ http://overpower3d.com/Developer Updates/swtor-update-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-4-and-upcoming-double-xp-weekends/
Bioware Senior Producer Bruce Maclean today revealed lots of new information in regards to the next to updates to Star Wars: The Old Republic and about upcoming double XP weekends.

Update 2.2 - June 11th
- Nightmare mode for Terror From Beyond
- New Guild Bonuses
- Crafters can craft underworld gear
- Unified fleet chat channel for each faction

Update 2.2 - July 9th
- Nightmare mode for Scum and Villainy

Update 2.3 - August 6th
- new flashpoints,
- new daily area
- new recurring event
- significant graphical upgrades.

Three double XP weekends in a row starting June 22nd through July 7th. The last weekend will be extended due to the Fourth of July holiday in the US.

Also quickly mentioned was that update 2.4 would focus on PvP.
]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:40 EDT mike Developer Updates 1 http://overpower3d.com/Developer Updates/swtor-update-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-4-and-upcoming-double-xp-weekends/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-mesmer-build-shatterswordsgreatsword/
The following is a Guild Wars 2 Mesmer build guide that focuses on Shatter, Sword and Greatsword weapon combos. The primary strategy of this build is to deal massive amount of burst damage to defeat your opponents in PvP, but can also be used in PvE. The guide discusses which Traits to equip, what skills and abilities to use and what Runes and Sigils to buy as well as provides tips and strategies to using this Mesmer build effectively. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:55 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-mesmer-build-shatterswordsgreatsword/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/black-ops-2-hamr-weapon-guide/
The following is a Black Ops 2 weapon guide focusing on the HARM assault rifle. The guide discusses the weapon's damage output, accuracy, range, rate of fire and more as well as what attachments are best to use with this gun. The HARM guide also discusses what perks to use for the best builds as well as tips and tricks to using this weapon effectively in combat. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:48 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/black-ops-2-hamr-weapon-guide/ http://overpower3d.com/Beta/runescape-3-moves-to-open-beta/
The beta program for Runescape 3 is now open to everyone after the first round of updates and bug squishing ended. So if you're looking to see how RS3 is shaping up just click through and download the new HTML5 client to see for yourself. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 12:53:01 EDT mike Beta 1 http://overpower3d.com/Beta/runescape-3-moves-to-open-beta/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/marvel-heroes-spider-man-leveling-guide/
Here we have a Marvel Heroes leveling guide focusing on Spider-man. The video guide discusses which skills to use and which ones to level up first as well as provides tips on alternate builds and general leveling. You can watch the Marvel Heroes leveling guide video below. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:35 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/marvel-heroes-spider-man-leveling-guide/ http://overpower3d.com/Reviews/dust-514-review-eurogamer/
Eurogamer has posted their latest review this time for Dust 514 and it seems they didn't like what they saw giving the game a review score of just 5 out of 10.

The reviewer called the game "not very good" and while it has everything today's FPS have there was nothing unique added.

Add poor frame-rates during heavy fighting, lots of bugs and the complexity that Eve Online being to the game and it all becomes too much. Read the full DUST 514 review by clicking through. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:29:15 EDT mike Reviews 1 http://overpower3d.com/Reviews/dust-514-review-eurogamer/ http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-guardian-build-greatswordswordtorch/
The following is a DPS Guardian build for Guild Wars 2 focusing on the Great Sword, Sword and Torch weapons. The guide discusses what traits you'll need to equip, which skills and abilities to use and which Runes and Sigils to purchase. The Guardian guide also talks about the strategies to using the build and provides some tips to being effective with it. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:23:52 EDT mike Guides 1 http://overpower3d.com/Guides/guild-wars-2-guardian-build-greatswordswordtorch/ http://overpower3d.com/Videos/league-of-legends-top-fails-of-the-day-133/
Let's start off the day with a new League of Legends fail video from JumpinthePack. This video features the top 3 fails of the day for LoL and can be watched below. Enjoy. ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:21:50 EDT mike Videos 1 http://overpower3d.com/Videos/league-of-legends-top-fails-of-the-day-133/ http://overpower3d.com/Developer Updates/guild-wars-2-big-changes-coming-to-world-vs-world-matchups/
ArenaNet has posted a new update about Guild Wars 2's WvsW matchup system adding a bit more mix into the way servers are match up against each other. The upcoming update will allow more server variation in the matchups allowing lower ranked servers to be matched up against higher ranked servers to allow them a better chance of moving up in the rankings as well as keeping the system fresh so servers aren't constantly playing against the same handful of servers. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:23 EDT mike Developer Updates 1 http://overpower3d.com/Developer Updates/guild-wars-2-big-changes-coming-to-world-vs-world-matchups/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/trion-updates-rifts-free-to-play-page/
Trion revealed most of the details about it's free-to-play conversion for RIFT a few days ago during a live stream and today they have updated their FAQ page with those details.

Information about character closed, extra bags, expansion souls, the new Patron program as well as the Loyalty rewards, the new REX system and gifting is all there. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:44 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/trion-updates-rifts-free-to-play-page/ http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/defiance-free-weekend-30-off-sale/
If you still haven't tried out Defiance and want to, this weekends your chance to download and play the game for free on Steam. From May 23rd until the 26th gamers will be able to try out the game for free and if you decide you like it you can purchase it for 30% off at $41.99. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:19 EDT mike News 1 http://overpower3d.com/GamingNews/defiance-free-weekend-30-off-sale/ http://overpower3d.com/Giveaways/dawngate-closed-beta-key-giveaway-/
If you want to try out EA's new MOBA Dawngate nows your chance as RTSGuru has 1500 closed beta keys to giveaway.

The beta key code is DGRTSGuru

To redeem it go to origin.com, register an account, if you don't have one, and click the "redeem product code" link.

Closed beta begins tomorrow May 24th. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:17 EDT mike Giveaways 1 http://overpower3d.com/Giveaways/dawngate-closed-beta-key-giveaway-/ http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/destiny-official-trailer-the-law-of-the-jungle/
The official trailer for Bungie's newest game Destiny has been released. Destiny will be launching on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2014. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:45 EDT mike Trailers 1 http://overpower3d.com/Trailers/destiny-official-trailer-the-law-of-the-jungle/