I went to Brat Fest this weekend with my daughter and some friends, it was a good time all in all. I was watching my daughter and the number of other kids riding around the Carousel smiling in delight and I couldn’t help but think of the age of this type of entertainment. I mean…Continue readingGames and Fairs
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Wolverine: The Game: The Review
I got handed a free copy of the [amazonify]B001PKHRVE::text::::X-Men Origins: Wolverine game[/amazonify] that was recently released by Raven Software. This was a game I had very little interest in buying myself because, well who the heck buys movie games anyway? However, since it was free I decided I might as well play it to see…Continue readingWolverine: The Game: The Review
My dislike of World of Warcraft
I have never really liked World of Warcraft, even when I was testing it back in beta. I have tried the game out several times in some lame effort to give the game a chance. After all, there has to be some reason that so many players like it right? All the while I’ve had…Continue readingMy dislike of World of Warcraft
Dragon & PnP Magazines
Ok, so this is kind of old news given that Dragon Magazine went out of print back in late 2007. But I recently decided to pay for a month of D&D Insider and looking over the online Dragon magazines got me thinking about the status of pen and paper magazines as a whole. Honestly when…Continue readingDragon & PnP Magazines
In Game Calendars Law
In honor of one of my favorite holidays, Cinco de Mayo, I have decided to get back into my MMO Laws series and talk about one of Raph’s minor laws the in game calendars. This particular law actually saddens me to a great degree as I love the concept of holidays and special calendars in…Continue readingIn Game Calendars Law
Weapons in MMORPGs
I recently read an article about how weapons in modern MMOs are all starting to look identical to each other and how unrealistic and uninteresting this is.Continue readingWeapons in MMORPGs