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How to Unlock and Play Might & Magic: Heroes VI Shades of Darkness

Softpedia News (Cosmin Vasile) — Fri, 3 May 2013 13:13:00 GMT

Ubisoft launched Shades of Darkness, the next installment in the Heroes of Might & Magic franchise, yesterday, along with Might & Magic Heroes VI: Complete Edition collection.

Unfortunately, those who have purchased the so-called standalone expansion Shades of Darkness have been unable to play the game until earlier to... (read more)

DotA Guide: Azgalor - Pit Lord Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:51:01 GMT

DotA is the most popular custom made map for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Pit Lord is a strength hero that can be recruited at the Scourge Strength Tavern. He was one of the least picked heroes in DotA, until, Icefrog decided it's time for somechang... (read more)

DotA Guide: Balanar - The Night Stalker Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:21:00 GMT

DotA is the most popular custom made map for Warcraft III. To deliver players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Balanar is a strength hero that can be recruited at the Scourge Strength Tavern. Since 6.60, Icefrog started to buff this hero and make him a real killer during the... (read more)

DotA Guide: Banehallow - Lycanthrope Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sun, 4 Sep 2011 23:41:02 GMT

DotA is the most popular custom made map for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Lycanthrope is a strength hero that can be recruited at the Scourge Strength Tavern. Banehallow was chosen quite often in older maps when he was a bit overpowered. Since t... (read more)

DotA Guide: Abaddon - Lord of Avernus Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sun, 4 Sep 2011 00:01:02 GMT

DotA is the most popular custom made map for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Abaddon is a strength hero that can be recruited at the Scourge Strength Tavern. He is one of the best support heroes in DotA and can tank as well as turn the tide in gan... (read more)

DotA Guide: Mangix - The Pandaren Brewmaster Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sun, 1 May 2011 23:31:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients is a still one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Let's learn a little more about the background of this hero: "Mangix originates from a deeply hidden and secret society... (read more)

DotA Guide: Sven - The Rogueknight Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:11:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. Giving the players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is this hero guide.

Here's a little story that will tell you all about Sven's past: "A follower of the great God of Order, Paladine, Sven has swor... (read more)

DotA Guide: Tiny - The Stone Giant Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:31:02 GMT

Defense of the Ancients aka DotA remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Tiny is a strength hero that can be recruited from the Sentinel hero that has awesome rhythms, and is very fun to play with. read more)

DotA Guide: Purist Thunderwrath - The Omniknight Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sun, 3 Apr 2011 23:41:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

The Omniknight is a strength hero that can be recruited at the Sentinel tavern. Purist Thuderwrath is a certified suppo... (read more)

DotA Guide: Bradwarden - The Centaur Warchief Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:41:02 GMT

Defense of the Ancients aka DotA remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

Centaur Warchief is a strength hero and you can recruit him at the Sentinel Tavern. Bradwarden is renowned for his tanking... (read more)

DotA Guide: Raigor Stonehoof - The Earthshaker Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sat, 2 Apr 2011 13:41:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To give players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes complicated game here is a hero guide.

Raigor Stonehoof is a Strength hero that can be recruited from the Sentinel tavern. It features average movespeed and av... (read more)

DotA Guide: Huskar - Sacred Warrior Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Thu, 3 Mar 2011 00:31:02 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

Huskar is unique in being the only strength hero with a regular ranged physical attack, giving him the advantages of both range... (read more)

DotA Guide: Leviathan - Tidehunter Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:31:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. This hero guide allows players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game.

A massive sea monster of incredible strength and toughness, Leviathan is a real tank. You can recruit him from the Neutral Strength tavern.<... (read more)

DotA Guide: Magnus - Magnataur Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 13:11:02 GMT

DotA or Defense of the Ancients is one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

Whenever you need a good pusher, a stunner with a large AoE or to sum it up: a good team player, you should look at the Neutral Strength tavern... (read more)

DotA Guide: Knight Davion - The Dragon Knight Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Tue, 8 Feb 2011 20:41:01 GMT

DotA aka Defense of the Ancients remains one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

As the name suggest, this hero breaths fire, so it's cool. But that's not the only thing great about him. This hero can ki... (read more)

DotA Guide: Rattletrap - Clockwerk Goblin Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:21:02 GMT

DotA (short for Defense of the Ancients) is one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III. To allow players a better understanding of this complex and sometimes intricate game here is a hero guide.

Clockwerk Goblin skills complete each other incredibly well and he is the ideal ganker, for picking of lone heroes who are ... (read more)

DotA Guide: Rigwarl - The Bristleback Introduction

Softpedia News (Alexandru Niculaita) — Fri, 4 Feb 2011 00:31:01 GMT

Defense of the Ancients or DotA is one of the most popular custom made maps for Warcraft III: Frozen Throne. To allow you a better understanding of this intricate and sometimes complex game here is a hero guide.

Rigwarl is a cool Strength hero that most find difficult to control. Well they're right. Unless you farm and try not to get k... (read more)

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Cheat Codes IV (PC)

Softpedia News (Mihail Cernea) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:04:00 GMT

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is latest offering to come from the legendary studio Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel to the most important real time strategy in the history of gaming, still supported by a fervent community to this day, StarCraft II went on to confirm the developers pedigree and earned a strongly positive response from the fans a... (read more)

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Cheat Codes III (PC)

Softpedia News (Mihail Cernea) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:09:00 GMT

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Cheat Codes II (PC)

Softpedia News (Mihail Cernea) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:04:00 GMT

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is latest offering to come from the legendary studio Blizzard Entertainment.

The sequel to the most important real time strategy in the history of gaming, still supported by a fervent community to this day, StarCraft II went on to confirm the developers pedigree and earned a strongly positive response fro... (read more)

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Cheat Codes I (PC)

Softpedia News (Mihail Cernea) — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:14:00 GMT

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is latest offering to come from the legendary studio Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel to the most important real time strategy in the history of gaming, still supported by a fervent community to this day, StarCraft II went on to confirm the developer's pedigree and earned a strongly positive response from the fans a... (read more)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Gets a North American Release

Softpedia News (Florian Totu) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:41:00 GMT

In 2007, when GSC Game World released S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, gamers everywhere got a chance to take an entirely new look at Ukraine and the disaster that befell the nuclear power plant and the region around it. The title drifted away from reality and presented the area around the plant as a poisonous, hazard region, where... (read more)

Blizzard Disappointed over Marketing Cost Money

Softpedia News (Test Testing Games) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:48:00 GMT

This year, BlizzCon gathered over 20,000 fans at the Anaheim Convention Center. Gamers from all over the world came to celebrate alongside Blizzard Entrainment the magic that were and still are Stracraft, Diablo and Warcraft. This year, Blizzard charged $125 for the entry fee, which makes perfect sense, since any self-respecting company would charge m... (read more)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Glitches (PS2)

Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:41:01 GMT

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is a video game developed by Spike Co. Ltd. and published by Namco Bandai Games Inc. The title was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the Nintendo Wii and launched in October 2006. It is classed as a fighting game featuring anime elements and is played from a third person perspective. It is... (read more)

You Can Become an Ace Online Now

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Can you think of something better than some quality 3D space shooter combined with MMORPG elements? If you can, then Wicked Interactive's most recent title might not be the game you were waiting for (however, it doesn't mean you won't like it). Anyway, the idea is that you can beta test it and find out for yourselves if it is worth your time or not - sounds like... (read more)

Turok Cheats (PC)

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:36:00 GMT

Turok, the latest installment of the Turok games series based on Acclaim's comic series with the same name, was developed by Aspyr Media and published by Disney Interactive Studios under the Touchstone banner in North America and United Kingdom and by Capcom in all other territories. The PC version (which is not a re-make of the original Turok) was released worldwide on the 2nd... (read more)

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Cheats (PC)

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:30:00 GMT

In this highly anticipated latest installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500-1850, picking up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off. Being a sequel to one of the most appreciated RTS franchises of all times, it had a great success to the publ... (read more)

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Achievements (PC)

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:06:06 GMT

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (check out our review HERE) is a cooperative action game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and gaming platform Games for Windows. The game depicts a violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right... (read more)

The Club Achievements (PC)

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:26:00 GMT

The Club is a video game by Bizarre Creations and published by Sega. It mixes elements from action shooters with combo and point based combat (as seen in games such as Devil May Cry and Total Overdose respectively). The story of the game centers around The Club, a shadowy underground blood-sport controlled by faceless, wealthy and influential elites who place their bets... (read more)

Juiced 2 Achievements (PC)

Softpedia News (Calin Ciabai) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:10:00 GMT

Juiced is a video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC and mobile phone. Its release was delayed in 2004 because of its original publisher Acclaim going bankrupt. The game was then picked up by THQ, the game was then further delayed as several changes were made. In early 2006, UK software publisher Focus Multimedia re-released the PC version of Juiced at a new budget pr... (read more)