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AION closed beta event 3

AION closed beta event no. 3 is about to start. In celebration of Fourth of July and Canada Day it is scheduled to last longer than the previous two events – from July 2 through July 6. It is supposed to start in less than 15 minutes (12:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST) and to participate you need to be one of the lucky winners of contests that have been running all over the net in the past few weeks (Fileplanet, Mmorpg.com and a lot more sites had some of these running). The alternative is to have preordered the game through one of the officially supported retailers (some have digital downloads available). For US version check this page out while EU players should go here to preorder. You might want to wait a bit for our first impressions tho :).

Microsoft Kodu for Xbox

Microsoft has released new “Kodu” game-building tool for the Xbox. It’s only $5 or 400 MS Points on the Xbox Live Community Games channel.

Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game controller for input.

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StarCraft 2 Beta Tech Trees

A few days ago on the Giant Bomb site appeared new StarCraft 2 screenshots. In these screenshots you can see Starcraft II tech trees for all three factions.

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China Bans Virtual Currency Trade

The Chinese government has announced that virtual currency cannot be traded for real money.

The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods and services.” it said.

According to media reports, the virtual money trade topped several billion yuan last year after rising around 20 percent annually. One billion yuan is currently equal to about $146 million. The ruling is likely to affect many of the more than 300 million Internet users in China, as well as those in other countries involved in virtual currency trading. More than 80% of gold farmers are based in China.

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The Blizzard Orc Statue

The Blizzard statue of an Orc on a Wolf is now completed. This twelve feet height bronze office decoration is standing outside of their main building in Irvine. Eight different points are written on the Statue’s podium: Learn and Grow; Gameplay First; Lead Responsibly; Play Nice, Play Fair; Think Globally; Every Voice Matters; Commit To Quality; Embrace Your Inner Geek

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