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The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling games for the personal computer. A Mac OS version was released in March 1999, and a Nintendo 64 adaptation co-developed with Mass Media Interactive Entertainment was released on 13 June 2000.[2] With its storyline adapted and expanded through a series of novels, StarCraft has three expansion packs and a sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

Set in the 26th century, the game revolves around three species fighting for dominance in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy: (continue reading…)

World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard’s previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III:

The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001. The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise.The first expansion set of the game, The Burning Crusade, was released on January 16, 2007. (continue reading…)

If you think that practicing typing isn’t fun, you’ve definitely never played one of TypingWeb’s typing games! Whether you are saving the world from scary monsters or shooting down blimps with your awesome typing skills , you will be honing your typing skills without even realizing it. Read on to learn more about TypingWeb’s awesome keyboarding games.

Typing Monster
In the save the world adventure that is Typing Monster , your goal is to type magical spells out to defeat the evil green monster that is attacking your city. But be careful ! The evil monster will be shooting fireballs at you and it’s up to you to stop them by typing their secret number.

Air Typer
Again it’s time to save the world !  This time from word filled blimps that you shoot down with your trusty letter shooting fighter.  As giant blimps float toward you, you need to type their word with your keyboard, or they will fly past you and you lose the game ! (continue reading…)

Assassin’s Creed is a historical fantasy third person action-adventure/science fiction video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide in November 2007 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and April 2008 for PCs. The game centers on the use of a machine named the “Animus”, which allows the viewing of the protagonist’s genetic memories of his ancestors. Through this plot device, details emerge of a struggle between two factions, the Knights Templar and the Assassins (Hashshashin), over an artifact known as a “Piece of Eden” and the game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191. The game received generally positive reviews, and won several awards at E3 in 2006. A sequel, Assassin’s Creed II, was released in November 2009.

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