History aside, I would like to discuss my opinion of the game and why I was so obsessively absorbed by it for two years. While WoW did dominate my life, I allowed it to for a good reason: I really enjoyed it. I feel Blizzard designed the game like a casino in that they didn’t […]
Games as Art: Yes, Yes, They Are
Over at Amber’s blog, she references a speech made at the GDC wherein the speaker called the Wii “a piece of shit” and also stated that Nintendo doesn’t care about games as art, because if you search their site for that phrase it doesn’t appear. Well, that’s hardly a scientific analysis. As someone who has […]
World of Warcraft: An Addict's Look back, Part One
(Due to the length of this article, I decided to split it into two parts) For those of you who know me personally, and those who have read this site since its origin, have most certainly noticed how little I have participated with the critical-hits discussions. I am, in fact, good friends with all of […]
In the Grim Darkness of the Ninjal3wt There is only Pwnage
Via Penny-Arcade, it has been announced that Warhammer 40k is going to be developed into an MMORPG. This only makes sense. When the Warhammer Fantasy MMORPG was announced, I couldn’t help but ask “why?” The fantasy market of MMORPGs has, to put it lightly, been done to death. While The O has made some points […]
Don't Hate the Makers, Hate the Game
Since Burning Crusade launced in January, I’ve read a lot about World of Warcraft despite not actually playing it anymore. One of the most apparent things I’ve seen is that there are even more complaints about class balance now then there were before the expansion released. It seems like Blizzard is really toying with spells, […]
Supreme Commander – the Real Review
3/5, 7/10, umm, 2.5 stars out of 4 – whatever scale you want it’s about a C So I acquired Supreme Commander and played through one of the single player campaigns and also started another. I have not tried multiplayer yet so this re-review is based entirely on single player experience. With all that said, […]
Nintendo to the Rescue
Just incase you don’t troll around digg or reddit, I wanted to share this excellent story of how Nintendo really is one of the best companies in the world. The woman titled her post “Customer service gone shockingly right“, and that is exactly what happened. She had noticed that the optical drive on her Wii […]
More on the Tragedy of Multiplayer (Spotlighting Wario Ware)
The name “Wii” caused a number of reactions in the online community, ranging from those who swore they would not buy it to those who thought it was an interesting name that set it apart from the field. Through it all, Nintendo swore that the reason for the change was that it would bring people […]
YouTube of the Week: Nintendo Triple Feature Edition
A round-up of three Nintendo related videos. The first here, a stage show that featured a Nintendo Entertainment System that never was but could have been…
Inq. of the Week: Solid Snake Casting Call
Last week’s poll has come to a close, and disappointingly about a third of you don’t watch Battlestar Galactica so you couldn’t really participate, but I say to you all: Watch the show! I was like you up until January of this year, holding out and not watching for whatever reason. Then the season 1 […]
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