My Internet’s been running really slowly this week, and my reigning thesis for why is that most of the bandwidth for my local cable provider is being gobbled up by the ten trillion people all trying to download Diablo III. … Continue reading
Well, in case you hadn’t heard, EA had it’s stock price drop, probably due to the loss of members of the Star Wars MMO – yes, that MMO lost people. And, yes, on top of this a restructuring is coming. … Continue reading
So I returned to playing Minecraft again. I do this now and then because it’s fun, well-planned, and evolving. Every few version’s there’s something new as Notch tweaks and adds and changes. Then I spent way too much time building … Continue reading
OK so Microsoft’s launching a $99 X-Box with Kinect. Sure you then need to pay a subscription fee (which comes with access to XBox Live Gold), but you also get a warranty. So that throws things back into Sony’s part … Continue reading
Who’s doubled their game playing time per month this year? Tween girls, according to a study. This intrigues me as this is a market NOT typically associated with gaming, and oft associated with shovelware and secondary works. There are some … Continue reading
Venture Beat had an unusual article on why non-gamers should care about gaming. It’s a pretty interesting read, but what’s really interesting to me is the very idea itself. As a gamer, I take the existence of my hobby and … Continue reading
An interesting Facebook game that’s a kind of modular RPG that’s story focused. An intriguing idea, mostly because it takes things we’ve seen before (RPGs, modularity, social media, etc.) but actually involves more a realization of what can be done … Continue reading
I have to say, it sounds like it. It sounds like they’re monetizing the crap out of the game, and not in a good way, but in the “pay for anything, including a high score way.” I’ve only just heard … Continue reading
If you like Samurai and Pokemon, or Pirates gone Samurai, then check this out. Unusual game crossovers and fusions aren’t new – Fighting games are infamous for them – but the crossovers currently available in Japan (pokemon/Nobunaga’s Ambition, One Piece/Warriors) … Continue reading
Nope, not kidding. If you haven’t been following the Mass Effect 3 saga, without spoiling the ending, a lot of people aren’t happy. Now it’s to the point where there’s a complaint to the FCC and the BBB. Someone’s going … Continue reading