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Johnny Depp does a great job playing an off-kilter buccaneer in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but can a pile of LEGO bricks – a pile of virtual ones, no less – nail the performance in a new video game? I checked the brand new LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean video game and, well, they nailed it. More »
A-har me hearties! Avast ye swabs! Other pirate cliches!
Disney would love you to try a spot of piracy — just the sword-wielding high seas kind, mind you, not the intellectual property kind. Slitting throats for booty is one thing — just don’t mess with the Mouse.
To encourage the mass adoption of eyepatches and Keith Richards’ swaggering, Disney are opening up the paid-for bits of their Pirates of the Caribbean MMORPG this weekend.
Basic Access to PotC has always been free, with some abilities and equipment reserved for the fee-paying Unlimited members. This weekend (August 15 — 18) all Basic members will get an upgrade to Unlimited and be able to form guilds, stock up on weapons and skills, and generally get their buccaneering on. Unlimited class members wont lose out either, with up to 50% discounts in the in game stores.
This Weekend Only! [Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean]
Pirates of the Caribbean helmsman Gore Verbinski keynoted this year’s DICE summit, doing his Hollywood best to inspire a packed crowd of game developers with grand visions of development utopia, all the while slamming financier Disney for limiting his involvement in Pirates of the Caribbean licensed games. The director of the Pirates trilogy told DICE attendees that “Gaming is no longer dismissible as a hobby” pointing to his own recent and “visceral” experiences with games like flOw, Bioshock, Second Life and Halo 3.
Disney’s free-to-play unless you want the good stuff MMORPG Pirates of the Caribbean has officially set sail, charting a course to Macs and PCs around the globe. Create your own pirate character, captain a ship, and follow the fabled call of the booty wherever it may lead as you interact with other players as well as characters from the blockbuster movie franchise. The game features a Voodoo magic system, gambling parlor games like poker and blackjack, and just a whole lot of pirate goodness for the low price of free. Players opting to spend $US 9.95 a month ($US 4.95 the first month) for Unlimited Access get the ability to form guilds, special equipment, better ships, and are generally better pirates because they are giving Disney money. You can visit www.PiratesOnline.com to give the game a go. May god have mercy on your soul. More »
