anniversary posts

Combat Arms celebrates two years of being online. As part of the celebration, Nexon is giving away free gear to all soldiers that log on between Friday July 9 and Sunday July 11. As if that weren't enough, players will also receive a 2X bonus in XP/GP all this weekend. You can get into the action now by downloading the game client here.

So, what have players been up during the past two years? Check out these impressive stats:

• More than 8.6 billion soldiers killed in action.
• More than 1.7 billion of those casualties were caused by headshots
• More than 99 million Nutshots have been inflicted since it was added to the title in April 2009
• More than 1.7 billion terrorists have been eliminated on the Desert Thunder map of Fireteam mode
• More than 55 million flags have been captured
• More than 350,000 clans have been created
• More than 336 million Gear Points earned in-game on a daily basis
• More than 8.8 billion EXP earned in-game on a daily basis

Download HD Combat Arms 2nd Anniversary Gameplay Video (271 MB)
Download Combat Arms Install Client (1 GB)
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Sony Online Entertainment celebrated ten years of EverQuest yesterday. The event was such a big deal that the mayor of San Diego, CA (where SOE is based) officially declared March 16 as Sony Online Entertainment Day. This video takes viewers through the long history of the game, its sequel and their expansions. You'd think the avatars would pick up a few extra dance moves after a decade. Fans of the game can also look forward to the annual Fan Faire to be held June 25 - 28 at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas. Tickets will begin to be sold in April.

Download HD EverQuest 10th Anniversay Video (90 MB)
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This montage video celebrates the 5-year anniversary of the TrackMania series, where gamers can custom design and share race tracks to compete online with players from around around the world.

Download HD Trackmania 5-year Anniversary Trailer (66 MB)
Download TrackMania Nations Forever [Full Free Game] (504 MB)

Wolfenstein 3D -- the groundbreaking game that brought the First Person Shooter genre into the light of day -- celebrates its sixteenth birthday today. It can legally drive a car, drop out of high school, and maybe even get married with parental consent now.

Wired celebrated the game's Sweet Sixteen with a brief summary of its history and some quotes about how revolutionary it was. "The key to the whole Wolfenstein thing is that its success -- which was massive -- paved the way for ... thousands of games that mimicked them, transforming the PC into a gaming system best known for FPS titles," said Wired blogger Earnest Cavalli. And it's true -- whether your favorite FPS is BioShock, Call of Duty 4, or even Portal, the genre as we know it today began with good ol' WOLF3D.EXE.

But if you want a reason to hate the masterpiece then think of it this way -- sick to death of World War II games? Wolfenstein 3D started this whole killing-Nazis-in-the-first-person-perspective spree! Yikes.

[Via Joystiq]