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.: Daedren :. [ May 15th, 2008 ]

Tarib, a Swiss chap that plays Community Manager for the AoC forums by day, let the bomb drop today in the forums: The gates to Age of Conan open in just a few days from now and legions of adventurers can hardly wait to set foot on Hyborian soil. Many want to chose their future home (also known as ‘Server’) beforehand and we know the list below has been eagerly awaited. Since we know how ...

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Your Ideal MMO: Classes & Characters

.: Daedren :. [ May 13th, 2008 ]

-[ Dev ]-

Designing a game, much less a MMO, is no easy task. Developing a game of such magnitude is not a small endeavor. So, while I continue to mull over the other complications of designing such a game, I'd like to ask my readers for their input on the subject. This will be an ongoing series, of sorts - in which, at the end, a good idea of information will have been gathered and put to good use. I've always thought that ...

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GTA IV, The Snooze Button

.: Zay :. [ May 6th, 2008 ]

-[ Gaming, Zay ]-

WARNING: If you're a GTA IV worshiper and gravel at the alter of Rock Star Games then move along, nothing to see here. So this past weekend (Saturday the third) the Bunny and I received a copy of what will probably be crowned game of the year ('08) Rock Star Games oft talked about Grand Theft Auto IV. I was so-so with the release of this title, since I ...

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The Janitor

.: Daedren :. [ May 5th, 2008 ]

-[ Daedren ]-

Welcome to the first installment of "The Little People". What's that, you say? It's basically a focus on some of the lesser known yet memorable actors or characters in film and entertainment. The main characters always get too much spotlight, and it's easy to forget that sometimes the little guys really make or break the show. The first character to grace our series is "The Janitor" from ...

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The Morality of MMO Development

.: Daedren :. [ April 28th, 2008 ]

-[ Dev ]-

It's easy to get caught up in our passion for escapism and complex massive virtual worlds. Our denizens whisper things like "dynamic content" and "balanced combat systems" with fervor in an attempt to maximize our time spent immersed. Our passion for our genre is almost unmatched in the entertainment industry, as we delve ourself into the latest and greatest that our corporate overlords give us. To us a relaxing day is one spent unbothered and unhindered in our pursuit of ...

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The “Weight” Is Over…

.: Zay :. [ April 25th, 2008 ]

-[ Gaming, Zay ]-

Well it's finally here... the "big announcement" from our "good pals" over at EA. The cover athlete for the latest installment of Madden ('09): Bret "I Love Me Some Pills" Farve. Now the world can continue revolving... at the least world according to fantasy football players, whom every year wait to hear who the next "victim" will be, the one bestowed the great honor of gracing the EA cornerstone franchise covers. Since given what we know about the ...

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