Space Pirates And Zombies Patch Notes 0.9.005

MinMax Games have just released a patch for their game, Space Pirates And Zombies (aka. SPAZ), and it was on time. This is a great sign for things to come with this beta game and the list of fixes and changes is quite extensive as you can see below:

Dawn of War 2: Retribution Review!

Dawn of War 2: Retribution

Developer: Relic Entertainment
Publisher: THQ

Available at:

Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Amazon.de

£25.91 $29.99 29,99 €

Direct2Drive UK Direct2Drive US Direct2Drive EU

£29.95 $29.95 29.95 €

GameSeek (UK/EU) ShopTo.Net (UK/US/EU)

£29.83 £26.86

Relic tantalised us in February with the beta testing of the Retribution multiplayer. Now that Retribution has been released worldwide for a week, how good can this latest installment of Warhammer 40k goodness be?

My sins will know retribution

"Whether I am victorious or slain, my sins will know retribution." - Gabriel Angelos

A rather fitting line for Gabe to finish off the Chaos-styled trailer for the up and coming standalone expansion pack to the much loved Dawn of War 2 series, Retribution.

World of Tanks Newsletter

Just a heads up for my fans really.

I have submitted a piece of work to the World of Tanks newsletter and it has been accepted by the powers that be! ElcomeSoft will be writing for the WoT newsletter.

Stay tuned for the contribution I am making! 

Check out my other World of Tanks previews and guides. 

Part 2 of Phase 1 Closed Beta: PvP-fest

Well, it has been a few days since Phase 1 closed beta entered it's second part. Level cap was increased up to 30 which unlocked several new PvE goodies (pet instance and Lost Lighthouse) and also brought to the fore, the PvP.

Forsaken World: MEDIC!!! Err I mean PRIEST!!!

This guide was compiled by one of my friends and a user of the Forsaken World forums, who also participates in Phase 1 of their closed beta testing. Their wish was for me to use my blog as a platform to present their guide.

Forsaken World: Subclass Guide (Basics)

Following on from my previous guide based around creating a deodorant potion via the Alchemy skill (found here), I thought I would write up a basic guide to explain what the available subclasses are and do, mostly pertinent for those of you not in Phase 1.

Forsaken World: Crafting Guide

From my observations over the course of phase 1 beta from in-game, over the forums and the websites I frequent, there seems to be a lot of people unsure of how to craft and a boatload of the unlucky people who didn't make it into phase 1 desperate to see more detail on how it works and the mechanics of it (for training porpoises and other pets... see what I did there?)

Forsaken World: The Vampire and the Bard

Two hybrid classes, much maligned for being too much in the middle and not specialised enough, have been taken for a test drive by myself over the past few days since Phase 1 of closed beta started. I thought I would do a brief writeup of how the classes handle themselves and fit in thus far.

PWE apologises for Beta 'confusion'

Doing the honourable thing PWE have apologised for the 'confusion' surrounded Forsaken World beta. Below is an email sent out to everyone who obtained a beta key:

Forsaken World: Pets, SubClasses and the joys of being a Beta Tester

Well I am back as promised, bearing the fruit of my labours as a Forsaken World Phase 1 beta tester and I have long awaited news about both the pet system and the subclass system.

Congratulations! Forsaken World Phase 1 Closed Beta Tester!

The wait is over! Congratulations! You are now officially one of the lucky few selected to enter the first phase of Forsaken World's closed beta starting on October 27th.