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Brainssssss….

February 20, 2009 6 Comments

Last weekend, Steam was running a half-price sale on Left 4 Dead so my gaming buddies were on my case to “get it, get it, get it”. So I finally gave in. Since everyone who has ever played the game only has good things to say about it, I figured it was a sound decision. And it was! In L4D, four characters - Bill, Francis, Louis and Zoe -... [Read more]

First Honorable Kill

February 10, 2009 3 Comments

Like I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been playing a Death Knight on a PvP server with some friends, and although I’ve been taking it easy, my DK reached level 60 without too much trouble. Despite the server tag, I haven’t seen much PvP action either and I don’t even want to count the cowardly way Alliance players on my... [Read more]

Sims 3 Pushed Back

February 4, 2009 5 Comments

I had been counting the days till February 20, the (original) release date for the Sims 3, and getting really excited about it and was going to put a countdown on my blog when… guess what? EA announced that the release date was being pushed back to June 2! Well, I for one would rather wait a few months than get a buggy game tomorrow but this... [Read more]

Look Ma, I’m on a PvP Server!

February 1, 2009 3 Comments

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been drifting from guild to guild on my main character in World of Warcraft, trying to find one that suits my casual playing style. So it’s been like a search for the Holy Grail and I was on the verge of canceling my account when someone posted on a forum I read regularly that a bunch of them had set up... [Read more]

Flying Lab Into Casual Games

January 30, 2009 3 Comments

My favorite MMO company Flying Lab Software, makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea, went on a media blitz yesterday, announcing the launch of its Casual Games division. According to Game Daily, FLS will soon officially announce plans for a casual MMO title. So this was the secret project! I was in Seattle for Penny Arcade Expo last summer and a bunch... [Read more]

Fusion Fall Launches

January 15, 2009 1 Comment

Cartoon Network’s Fusion Fall launched yesterday, the first MMO out this year, heading up the long list of games on our watch list.  The game is set in a world populated by “re-imagined” versions of Cartoon Network characters like Dexter, the Powerpuff Girls and the Kids Next Door who need your help in saving the world from the notorious... [Read more]

You Don’t Have To Be Original

January 7, 2009 2 Comments

Last night, my mage character in World of Warcraft completed a milestone. She became a Veteran of the Wrath Gate, which means that she completed a series of quests in Dragonblight leading up to a rather emotional cutscene where erm… Important Things Happen. I really don’t want to spoil it for those who have not done it yet, but since this... [Read more]

Best of 2008

January 5, 2009 3 Comments

As part of our year-end features on IGN Vault, staffers were asked to write up our personal “Best of 2008″ lists of games we played the most for the year. You can find the original article at this link, but here’s what I wrote on my list. 2008 was a great year in gaming for me because I got to meet a lot of the people behind those... [Read more]

Heroic Firsts

December 31, 2008 2 Comments

Here’s a true story. In one night I went from guildless bum to member of a small but hardcore guild, completed two Wrath of the Lich King dungeons for the first time ever - and in heroic mode at that! - and got one epic and one rare item. So how did that happen? [Read more]  Read More →

An Epiphany

December 30, 2008 5 Comments

I’ve been advertising my new website look to friends for the past couple of days so if you’re one of those who got my spam and came to check it out… surprise! Why it still looks the same! [Read more]  Read More →

Downloading…

December 29, 2008 6 Comments

Free-to-play MMOs have been around forever and with the exception of Guild Wars - which technically isn’t really free since you have to buy the client - none of them really drew my interest enough to make me want to play for more than a few minutes. [Read more]  Read More →

Site Revamp

December 28, 2008 1 Comment

No I haven’t forgotten this site. The tumbleweeds have been growing I know, and my last post was dated about three months ago but my site traffic report tells me people still visit it nonetheless. I love you too, whoever you are! [Read more]  Read More →

Everyone’s Talking About SWTOR

October 22, 2008 3 Comments

It has always been a loosely-held secret, but Lucas Arts and Bioware finally made the big announcement yesterday: the latter is developing an MMO set in the Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) universe!  They have a name for it too - Star Wars: The Old Republic - and a website that went live as soon as the press conference was over. [Read more]  Read More →

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