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Play EQII for free next month.

The MMO landscape has been changing rapidly in recent years, influenced greatly by free-to-play games like Wizard 101 and Freerealms, as well as the crushing competition of World of Warcraft. In this volatile market many popular MMORPGs have gone free-to-play, with SOE’s DC Universe Online being the most recent game to make the switch. In December, you can add Everquest II to that list, as well.

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The transition from subscription to pay as you go gets a date.

It’s a good time to be a comic book fan. DC has been riding high on the huge success of the reboot of their entire universe with the New 52, and Batman: Arkham City is tearing up the sales charts. Now you can add one more reason for DC fans to rejoice, as DC Universe Online is going free to play, and we finally have a date for when that transition will happen.

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Unless you live in Europe, because no one knows when it's coming out there.

Payday: The Heist, which was delayed earlier this month, will now be released on October 18 in North America on the PlayStation Network.  Release dates for the European and PC version of the game are still yet to be announced.

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Not even gravity can keep John Rochard down.

Initially I wasn’t sure what to expect from Rochard.  Conceptually it comes off as a one note affair -- the imaginative love child of programmers who had way too much fun with the gravity gun from Half-Life 2 and decided to base an entire game around the physics-bending concept.  Gravity manipulation certainly is an interesting enough game mechanic, but is it enough to carry an entire game?

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