Today on Headline
RePLAY: Blizzard buffs World of Warcraft’s Scroll of
Resurrection program, Marvel discontinues their relationship with
SEGA and Mass Effect 3 receives
massive negative user reviews on Metacritic.
In a bid to reverse
subscriber bleeding in World of Warcraft,
Blizzard’s Scroll of Resurrection program, which allows current players to
bring back a friend to Azeroth, is about to receive a huge buff. It includes a
variety of benefits that greatly reduces the barrier of reentry for returning
players:
- A single character leveled up to 80.
- A free upgrade to the Cataclysm expansion.
- A free character realm transfer and faction change.
- 7 free days of game time.
- A limited edition mount: Spectral Gryphon for Alliance, Spectral Wind Rider for Horde.
The one real caveat is
that only accounts that were inactive since March, 4 2012 are eligible.
Previously, the Scroll
of Resurrection provided a triple experience boost, free levels up to 60 and an
exclusive mount.
*Source: Blizzard
Movies, comic books
and videogames never really worked well together: movies or comics based on
videogames are train wrecks and the reverse is rife with poor gameplay that causes
the gnashing of teeth. So, it might be a blessing that Marvel is done with SEGA
for the time being.
“There are no current
plans for additional Marvel games to be published by SEGA,” said Marvel’s TQ
Jefferson.
SEGA was recently
responsible for Captain America: Super Soldier
videogame based on the 2011 movie in addition to Thor, Iron Man 1 & 2, The
Incredible Hulk.
*Source: Hollywood Reporter
It’s hard to tell if
the massive influx of Mass Effect 3 negative
reviews by Metacritic users a day after the title’s release is genuine or the
act of an organized mob. The negative reviews are present on all platforms the
game can be played on.
According to Kotaku
many of the users reviewed no other games and created accounts just to
downgrade Mass Effect 3. The user
score for each version of Mass Effect 3
is “generally unfavorable”— much lower than its critical reception by the
press.
Metacritic
editor-in-chief Marc Doyle told Kotaku that they removed user reviews that were
in violation of their terms of use and will continue to be on the lookout.
*Source: Kotaku
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