Month: October 2011

22Oct

My Top 5 Free Online Casino Games

Poker, Blackjack and Roulette: Casino games have their own charm. I have put together the best representatives of games of chance for you. The free online casino virtual games available also have the advantage over real casino games that you don’t put real money at risk.

Hollywood Dreams

Hollywood Dreams is a classic slot machine, also called “one-armed bandits”. The principle of the game is simple: You activate the slot machine and then the five reels are set in motion with the coloured symbols. Depending on which combination of Hollywood motifs is displayed at the end, the amount of your virtual prize will also be lost. So let yourself be infected by Hollywood fever and try your luck with virtual bets.

Black Jack

A game for ice-cold gamblers: Black Jack is all about getting the magical 21 points. The dealer gives you cards that have certain card values. However, if the value of the added cards exceeds 21, you have lost the game. Therefore, you should pay close attention to how many cards you are dealt. Before the game round starts, all you have to do is decide how many virtual chips you want to bet. But if you lose all chips, don’t worry: You will automatically receive new chips for the next round. A luxury you won’t be offered in real casinos.

Roulette

One of the most exciting games in the casino is roulette: The game is about guessing the number of the wheel where the silver ball will go and then bet money on that number. If you bet the right number, you win – if not, your bet is lost. In the virtual roulette game you are spoilt for choice, just like in the real game: bet on a certain number, a color or alternatively on a row of numbers. Depending on how high the probability of the chosen result is, the profit will also be lost. For example, if you bet on black, your winnings will be lower than if you bet on the black 22 and this happens. If you also want to try your luck: With BILDspielt you can start right at the roulette table.

Governor of Poker 2

At Governor of Poker 2, it’s your job to work your way up in a Western setting from beginner to poker superstar. There are five different card game formats: Cash games, Sit/Go poker in tournaments, Sliding or Folding, Big Wins or Royal Poker. The goal is, of course, to always have the best hand – or alternatively to be able to bluff well. In addition to pure virtual money, you can also win numerous badges and trophies to perpetuate your success. You can try out the game as an app for iOS or Android, download it from Steam or directly in your browser – here you can register for free and start your career as a poker star.

Ramses Book

Ramses Book is a slot machine with a flair reminiscent of Ancient Egypt. The symbols are also based on it and represent symbols that you would otherwise only know from the pyramids in the Valley of the Kings. You can gamble on the game without guilty conscience, because it’s all about pure virtual winnings. If activating the rollers becomes too strenuous for you in the long run, you can also simply click on “Auto”: Then the reels will rotate until you turn it off again – or, in the worst case, you will no longer have virtual credit.

18Oct

Batman: Arkham City PC Release Date

Console gamers everywhere are looking forward to Batman: Arkham City’s imminent release this week, but it looks like PC gamers will have a little bit longer to wait.

Warner Bros. announced in a press release today that the PC version of the game will be launching in exactly a month’s time on November 18th. Hopefully, the wait will be worth it as the game will have significantly improved visuals, with crisper textures and higher resolutions and whatnot.

So it looks like you’ll be able to brag about the PCs superiority over consoles once again. You just have to wait one long, agonising month to play one of the best games of the year on your totally awesome rig!

17Oct

1.5 Billion Kills Were Registered in the BF3 Beta

Do you think DICE’s Battlefield 3 beta was a success? If their recently revealed numbers are to be believed, then why yes it was!

In a post in the Official Battlefield Blog, a handy-dandy graph shows off some of the beta’s most impressive stats – chief among them is the fact that over eight million players filled the Battlefield 3 beta servers in its ten day span.

Enough of that, we know you want to know more stats and here are a few:

  • 19 million dog tags were collected and as the graph says, “That’s just more than enough for every single person in Shanghai, the world’s most populated city.”
  • 47 BILLION shots were fired
  • 1.5 Billion kills were registered – equal to 1/2 the liters of beer consumed across the world in 2011.
  • 8,125,310 – the exact number of people who played in the beta.

To read more stats, go to the Battlefield Blog.

Were you one of the millions who participated? Not a bad showing, no? Add in the fact that a lot of people had trouble accessing the beta client and that it only ran for ten days should further bolster EA and DICE’s confidence in the game.

03Oct

Win a Copy of Battlefield 3!

So you want to win a copy of Battlefield 3? Well then, you’ve definitely come to the right place!

What do I have to do to win?
Simply sign up to our forums and make a minimum of 10 non-spam posts to help contribute to our growing community. Once you have made your 10 posts, head on over to this thread and let us know that you want to be considered for the draw! We will be giving away 1 copy per 500 entries. If you want even more reasons to get involved; we’ll be giving away more games and accessories in the near future, and you’ll become part of an awesome community.

Terms and Conditions

  • Entrants must be 13+.
  • Staff Cannot Enter.
  • All eligible users must be signed up to and have a minimum of 10 posts on our forums and have posted in the entry thread.
  • Competition closes 22nd October at 00:00 (GMT), a winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
  • All countries can enter.
  • Prizes will be given on winners preferred platform.

Winners will be selected at random from users who meet the entry requirements as of the closing date of the competition. Battlefield 3 is scheduled for release on October 25, 2011. Details will be taken from the winners as soon as possible, and we will endeavour to get the game to arrive on the date of release, however, in some cases this may not be possible due to local postal services as opposed to our efforts. This is obviously providing the title is not delayed by EA in which case we will provide the title when it becomes available.

So there you have it. Everything you need to do to win a free copy of Battlefield 3.