Yes folks, the QJ Giveaway spree is well underway! SOE gave us a ton of beta keys so that people can try out their upcoming Free Realms MMORPG, and already, we've been able to roll out the first batch of keys to our lucky QJ.NET readers - congrats guys, you know who you are! More beta keys strung up on our belts and chains, meaning everyone's still more than welcome to join in on the fun! We've even included a full 10-minute dev walkthrough of the game in the full article, just to get you guys started. Have fun!

Everybody loves getting in on a game early, and what better way to do that than with beta keys? Since we love you guys so much, we're giving away the Free Realms  PC beta keys we have in our possession so that you can go and explore the game's extremely open world before anyone else.

Did you know that technical difficulties really do happen, especially with online gaming contests? Yes, they do! And we had to find that out the hard way as we experience technical difficulties for our  Frag'em Up contest. Not to worry, though. Everything's a-okay. Just that we're pushing back the dates for a few.

Because we here at QJ just can't keep ourselves from thinking of new ways to give you your daily dose of gaming news and updates, we've just cooked up a new way to get all the QJ goodness that you want - faster and easier. It's the QJ.NET Toolbar, packed with all the features and tools to make your Quick Jumps even quicker.


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Yes, we've heard you guys. Over at the forums. Over at the comments section. Heck, some of you even emailed us about having problems emailing us! (Err, what?) Well, that's all water under the bridge now. The news tip submission system here on the front page is fixed! No more MAILER-DAEMON errors bouncing back into your inboxes. Woot!

Hey guys! When we said we here at QJ want to jumpstart our community, we meant it. And what better way to make us even more accessible to everyone than creating our very own Facebook and Twitter accounts? Cool, yes? Of course it is! Know more about all that after the jump! We're really excited about expanding our network!

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A very Merry Christmas from your friends at QJ. Here's to sneaked peeks, to torn wrapping paper and gingerbread, to stocking stuffers and pudding, to merriment and relaxation. Basically, we hope you folks are taking it easy.

All the very best,

Team QJ.

At QJ we're always trying to provide you guys with the best gaming and tech news from across the web in one easy to access place (with a touch of the ol' QJ wit of course). We're a community here at QJ and respect you folks far too much to half ass it or give anything less than 100%. It's because of this we've decided focus our coverage in a number of core areas and postpone our coverage in certain areas for the foreseeable future. What's on hold, what continues? Click on to find out.

It's no secret that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is one of the fastest growing MMORPGs in the market today. Now with the number of people playing the game, we couldn't help but put up a brand new blog specifically for the game. While on the surface it may seem like every other blog we have, we're throwing in a little twist to the mix. We're going to be focusing on you and the rest of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures community. Want to know more? Then go over the full introductory article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

QuickJump QuickPeek finally gets a make-over! After a full year of weekly updates, we're now turning over a new leaf and allowing this QJ.NET mainstay to branch out by introducing the Weekend Warriors. Sorry, the Weekend Whattssitts? Hmm, just think of it as the Planeteers summoning Captain Planet. ...Or something - some other equally bad analogy like that at least. Ha! Nonetheless, it's going to be quite interesting from here on out. Here's to yet another year of some crazy weekly updates! And with that, we open the floor for the Weekend Warriors!