Archive for January, 2010
Confessions of an RPG gamer
TweetShareAnd now it’s time for something completely different. I thought we’d take a break from the usual news heavy blog format for a change of pace, something that I hope is more of a discussion piece than the norm, which usually involves me ranting for twenty minutes. I still rant, just… not as much. I’m [...]
29Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 3 comments | Continued
Star Trek Online beta impressions, Fallout MMO, and a WoW Magazine
TweetShareDo you, Gamer, take this game, Star Trek Online, to be your lawfully wedded MMO, to quest and to loot, to raid and to craft, in beta and at launch, never forsaking, for as long as you both shall game? Ah the lifetime subscription. It signifies the holy bond between gamer and publisher. I bring [...]
26Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 1 comment | Continued
Our thoughts are with Haiti
TweetShareAs gamers, and especially MMO gamers it’s very easy for us to get caught up in our own little worlds. This isn’t a condemnation, it’s the just the way things are with groups of people passionate about their hobbies. It says a lot then, that gamers haven’t turned a blind eye to the recent tragedy [...]
22Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 0 comments | Continued
Pick a Bloody Side: New Factions in Conan’s Rise of the Godslayer
TweetShareThere’s a reason why playgrounds are memorable for us as kids. It’s where teams are picked for dodgeball/basketball, and where one side inevitably loses their lunch money or dignity. It’s that brutal dirt pit where we learn winning = COOL. Please, noooooo! Arm bruises are the least painful part of losing. A couple of decades [...]
21Jan2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
Epic Verdict: A l33t Legacy and Freexperience Freefall
TweetShareWelcome to the Epic Verdict where we report MMO trends fast, straight, and most importantly, with a bias. Here you’ll find snap judgments on game developments in the World of Warcraft, Aion, and dozens more. Sometimes we even pick on a baby murloc or two. We set our sights in the world of Eve Online, [...]
19Jan2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
STO beta impressions, Aion’s double XP and developer New Year’s resolutions.
TweetShareHoly Jem’Hadar Batman! I’m totally playing the Star Trek Online beta! After a weekend of stocking up on wow gold and phat lewt (which I’ll be hogging in preparation for the upcoming scarcity of such during the Chinese New Year… starting February 14th) I went out on Monday to see Sherlock Holmes (awesome) and was [...]
19Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 2 comments | Continued
Star Trek Online Beta, Prelim Mirkwood Patch Notes, and… WoW Movie?
TweetShareWAR! Huh! Whaaat is it good for!? Sorry, I just got done watching Rush Hour 2… again. I gotta tell you, I love multi-tasking, I’m watching TV, playing Dragon Age, surfing the net, and eating a bagel, all at once, if only any of this was in some way productive. I’m also contemplating re-animating my [...]
15Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 0 comments | Continued
More Tidbits from the Star Trek Open Beta
TweetShareA few days ago, gamers warped into the Star Trek Online open beta testing phasers armed for some deep space ass-kicking. Based on initial impressions, testers seem to be giving a strong thumbs-up to the graphics, but the gameplay is fast becoming a prickly point of contention. Test Run. Star Trek Online enters into its [...]
15Jan2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
Star Trek Online Beta, The Old Republic Launch Window Rumored and… WoW!
TweetShareScrambled eggs, smoked salmon, a croissant and a tall glass of fresh orange juice for breakfast. There are few better ways to start the day. Oh, and of course the requisite episode of Star Trek (The Original Series this time) running in the background. I figured since I plan on getting my STO on shortly, [...]
12Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 0 comments | Continued
Hulkageddon II, Galactic Civil War, and Aion Conquers All
TweetShareAnd here we are about the enter the golden time, a period I like to call, The Naked Now, it’s that period of time in an MMO’s development cycle when fans of the game are whipped into a frenzy as the promise of the game becomes almost tangible. It happened with Aion, a few months [...]
8Jan2010 | Chris Coker | 1 comment | Continued
