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Articles Archive for September 2008

The Good, The Bad, The Emo: Warhammer First Impressions
Friday, 19 Sep, 2008 – 16:35 | 13 Comments
The Good, The Bad, The Emo: Warhammer First Impressions

I had a reader of mine once tell me I should review games for a living. My response to that was “No one reads the positive reviews – just look at Zero Punctuation.” Today, however, …

The Steak Just Walked Out
Wednesday, 17 Sep, 2008 – 15:07 | 13 Comments
The Steak Just Walked Out

Just when I thought I had escaped writing about Age of Conan, something as superb as THIS knocks on my electronic front door. The infamous Gaute Godager, Game Director for Age of Conan and of …

Hell Froze Over: An Interview with Funcom’s Erling Ellingsen
Tuesday, 16 Sep, 2008 – 14:14 | 29 Comments
Hell Froze Over: An Interview with Funcom’s Erling Ellingsen

Hi, I’m Daedren. You might remember me from other interviews like “Mark Jacobs: He Didn’t Call Me Back” and “Richard Garriott: Corp Por or In Vas Mani?” I write this not with a gun to …

Hyping the Hype: From Conan to Warhammer
Thursday, 4 Sep, 2008 – 12:23 | 13 Comments
Hyping the Hype: From Conan to Warhammer

The great Sun Tzu, father of modern journalism, once said in his treasured writings: start with a Mime and you can’t go wrong. Of course I just made that up, and I assure you that …