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Dude replaces Half-Life 2 sound effects with own voice

Digital retailer Direct2Drive continues its seemingly endless parade of values this week with a number of MMOs and RPGs which you can acquire for a single five-dollar bill . These titles include Neverwinter Nights 2, EVE Online , Age of Conan and Assassin’s Creed Director’s Cut . Well, fine — that last one isn’t exactly an RPG, unless what the director cut from the original version was turn-based random encounters

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Direct2Drive’s anniversary sale continues with $5 RPGs and MMOs

The inaugural year of GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, was a whopping success, reeling in 245,000 visitors according to the Koelnmesse . Event organizers reservedly noted that they were “very pleased with the result,” but we’re sure the K

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