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AoC: First PVP Impressions
Tuesday, 27 May, 2008 – 15:11 | 9 Comments
AoC: First PVP Impressions

So, AoC launch has come and gone. Aside from a few annoyances and a fetish with sharpening weapons, Funcom did a moderate job at not pissing a large portion of their customers off. I wouldn’t …

The Incredible Conan and it’s Sharp Weapons
Monday, 19 May, 2008 – 9:47 | 14 Comments
The Incredible Conan and it’s Sharp Weapons

The Early Access program for Age of Conan launched this weekend. So, how’d Funcom do here?
The Saturday launch was kicked off 3-4 hours after it’s scheduled time. Servers came up between 8-9PM GMT, which gave …

Age of Conan: Server Names Released!
Thursday, 15 May, 2008 – 17:31 | 3 Comments
Age of Conan: Server Names Released!

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 …

Your Ideal MMO: Classes & Characters
Tuesday, 13 May, 2008 – 13:25 | 20 Comments
Your Ideal MMO: Classes & Characters

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 …

GTA IV, The Snooze Button
Tuesday, 6 May, 2008 – 17:33 | 3 Comments
GTA IV, The Snooze Button

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 …