game design

Ideas, mechanics and pointless quibbling. In a perfect world, we’d all be game designers.

interviews

Actually, that’s interview. Singular. Not plural. Now go to the corner.

MMO

Glorified chat rooms with elaborate hamster wheel mechanics. No wonder we’re hooked.

Rants

Highly opinionated, disturbingly forward. Bonafide proof that we’re not on anyones payroll.

Reviews

Attempting objective and quasi-coherent reviews of things that need to be reviewed. Or not.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Rad-X
Thursday, 23 Apr, 2009 – 16:33 | No Comment

It’s with a heavy heart that I announce the imminent demise of a beloved game company: one that brought us Fallout 1 & 2, Earthworm Jim and Descent. While their recent accomplishments are nothing more …

Confessions of a WoW Botter
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 11:24 | 129 Comments
Confessions of a WoW Botter

Caution: Possible flammable material contained inside.

If you get too angry, just look at this cute picture of WALL-E.

Daedren’s Guide to Living with Deathknights
Monday, 26 Jan, 2009 – 17:53 | 9 Comments
Daedren’s Guide to Living with Deathknights

I don’t like writing about Warcraft. I consider the game unchallenging, frightfully unimaginative and terribly addicting - but in the same time, I’m drawn to it for its familiarity. It’s the familiar and user friendly …

Fallout and Interplay: You Have 3 Months To Live
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 17:04 | 11 Comments
Fallout and Interplay: You Have 3 Months To Live

On one fateful day last year, after a late night binge of boxed wine, I decided to write something mildly coherent, uncharacteristically calm and hopefully accurate in regards to the future of a Fallout MMO …

The Fine Print of a Fallout MMO
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 15:02 | 17 Comments
The Fine Print of a Fallout MMO

At last! Fallout 3 has swept into our gaming lives, and most people are happy. The game, in my opinion, is pretty damn good. Of course, with a good game like that, coupled with a …

Warhammer: A 65% Approval Rate?
Friday, 24 Oct, 2008 – 15:47 | 21 Comments
Warhammer: A 65% Approval Rate?

I’m partial to throwing out the famous words of Mark Twain even before we start: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” …