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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Are you giving the gift of games this year?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind/" rel="tag">The Daily Grind</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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If you've got a gamer on your Christmas list, congratulations. With the proliferation of digital download titles and services like <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/">Steam</a> and <a href="http://www.gog.com/en/about">Good Old Games</a>, it's never been easier to put a smile on the face of your favorite geek.<br />
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Digital gifting does have a dark side, though, or at least a hmm-that's-kind-of-impersonal side. While most of us would never turn down a virtual copy of <em>Skyrim</em> or a few funny bucks to spend in an MMO cash shop, it is nice to get (and give) an actual present that someone's taken the time to wrap and deliver.<br />
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What about you, Massively crew? Are you giving the gift of digital gaming this year?<br />
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<img align="left" alt="" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/coffee.jpg" style="padding-right: 10px;" vspace="0" /><em>Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/the-daily-grind/">Daily Grind</a>!</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/">The Daily Grind: Are you giving the gift of games this year?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20117611/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/the-daily-grind-are-you-giving-the-gift-of-games-this-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cash-shop</category><category>christmas</category><category>christmas-gifts</category><category>digital-distribution</category><category>digital-downloads</category><category>featured</category><category>funny-bucks</category><category>funny-money</category><category>game-discussion</category><category>gamer-discussion</category><category>gifts</category><category>gog</category><category>good-old-games</category><category>holiday-gifts</category><category>holidays</category><category>item-shop</category><category>mmo-discussion</category><category>mmo-hot-topics</category><category>mmo-issues</category><category>mmo-topics</category><category>mmorpg-discussion</category><category>mmorpg-hot-topics</category><category>mmorpg-topics</category><category>opinion</category><category>presents</category><category>tdg</category><category>the-daily-grind</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Realms Snow Days special member rewards]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events (In-Game)</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-realms/" rel="tag">Free Realms</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kids/" rel="tag">Kids</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/family/" rel="tag">Family</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freerealms.com/article/detail.action?cid=EM4400&amp;articleId=1964"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/903.jpg" /></a></div>
Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. In addition to family, food, and frantic shopping trips, we also can't forget logging into our favorite MMOs and taking part in the Christmas celebrations. <a href="http://freerealms.com"><em>Free Realms</em></a> is marking the occasion with a <a href="http://www.freerealms.com/article/detail.action?cid=EM4400&amp;articleId=1964">Snow Days Special Member Reward</a> promotion for account holders in good standing (either an existing account or one created prior to December 15th). <br />
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The rewards will be gifted beginning on December 16th and will take the form of a new pack in your /claim window. What kind of presents are we talking about? Rest assured you're not getting socks or a tie, but the gifts do depend on your membership plan. Take a look at the full list of available goodies on the official <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-realms"><em>Free Realms</em></a> website.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/">Free Realms Snow Days special member rewards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19756654/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/12/11/free-realms-snow-days-special-member-rewards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>christmas-gifts</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-realms</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>holiday-gifts</category><category>member-rewards</category><category>snow-days</category><category>snow-days-special-member-rewards</category><category>soe</category><category>Sony-Online-Entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>