There will no longer be a membership level system.  I found this quite counter-productive. To all members that purchased the premium level membership you will still have access to all the perks that came with the membership.  Anyone who has played in my gamecenter knows that just buying the membership initially was cheaper then our standard pricing.

So come enjoy the on going frag fest at the gamecenter!

1) Plants Vs Zombies (This one is a shocker)

Plants Vs Zombies topped this months play chart by a whopping 132 hours played.  I attribute most of this to Bluesiren (You know who you are).  But honestly Plants vs Zombies is an excellent well thought out and easy to pick-up, not to put down, tower defense game.  Its addictive and Crazy Dave just adds to the overall package this game offers.

2) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

This one doesn’t really surprise me.  I’ve seen and been involved in alot of the lan play for this one.  And being next to a military base I wouldn’t expect anything less.

3) Dawn of War 2/ Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor

This was actually a very close race for the 3rd spot.  I expected Dawn of War to be on this list but not CoH.  When I first setup in Game Zone Alpha there was alot of requests for this game  and I’ve been re-educated on what exactly real time strategy is.

4) Warhammer: Age of Reckoning

This is Warhammer’s MMO and being located inside of a Gamestore that caters to the Warhammer Tabletop crowd this was just the next logical step for alot of those players when it came to choosing an MMO.  Hopefully this game will keep going strong after the release of Champions Online.

5) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

I’m actually glad this is falling on the list.  2 months ago this title reigned supreme and now it barely beat Heroes of Newerth/ Demigod.  With it falling on the list players are losing interest and allowing me to introduce them to new titles.

I’m very pleased with how the selection of games are being played and not one title singularly rules over another one.  And this is a very good thing.  Because it shows I’m doing my job right and constantly exposing my players with latest and greatest titles.

Stay listening for announcements because things are going to move fast for the gamecenter in the next few months.  Wolfenstein is our showcase for the end of August and hopefully that brings a great turnout.

Our ranking system was derived from an 8 place system with a point base for each position. These were tallied for all the tournaments hosted that night and was used to determine the over all winner.

Points system was as follows.

So come in and give this new title a try before anyone else can play it.

It will start at 9pm and end at 8am Sunday morning.  The cost will be 25 dollars per person and it will ensure you a seat, an entry into the COD4 Tournament, and Pizza!

Prizes for the tournament will be:

1st: 1 month Unlimited Play Pass

2nd: 5 Hours Free Play

3rd: 2 Hours Free Play

So be there and make sure you get your seat for this event!

Seriously thou.. Bananas really do love COD!

This offer expires at the end of that day Monday, July 13 2009

“You turned the corner and you know what happened?  BOOM HEADSHOT!”

The first title by popular demand is Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 2 and the second will be Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

These are both very solid RTS games and hope for them to see many hours of play at the center.