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.

I Blog! Hire me to make a MMO!
Friday, 28 Mar, 2008 – 12:31 | 7 Comments
I Blog! Hire me to make a MMO!

With the recent influx of writers and bloggers (are those the same thing?) talking about upcoming games such as Warhammer Online and Age of Conan, I’ve seen quite a few comments regarding people having “good …

Warhammer Online – The Legolas Factor
Friday, 28 Mar, 2008 – 11:33 | One Comment
Warhammer Online – The Legolas Factor

The r1ft crew and our future Warhammer Guild has been trying to decide which faction to play in the upcoming and now delayed Warhammer Online. Here are our thoughts on Order – and something we …

Let’s go, Maggots! A Creep’s look at LOTRO’s PVP system
Thursday, 27 Mar, 2008 – 15:00 | 10 Comments
Let’s go, Maggots! A Creep’s look at LOTRO’s PVP system

In the alternate Turbine universe of Middle Earth, a few things have changed. No longer does a simple Hobbit need to fear an orc – or anything, actually, given the right archetype choice. In this …

Corporate Asshattery: Creativity has a pricetag
Friday, 14 Mar, 2008 – 7:14 | 6 Comments
Corporate Asshattery: Creativity has a pricetag

An article over at TheGreenskin that I wandered across recently is quite possibly the biggest example of MMO corporate asshatery that I’ve ever read.
Buying a company up isn’t anything new, but the reason for them …

Hello Kitty MMO: Apocalypse Cometh
Thursday, 13 Mar, 2008 – 7:44 | 10 Comments
Hello Kitty MMO: Apocalypse Cometh

The problem with the internet and consolidated news is that you hear about pretty much everything. While this might be good in most cases, it can also lead to situations where you would have been …

5 MMO Names That Could Have Been Better
Saturday, 8 Mar, 2008 – 12:46 | 21 Comments
5 MMO Names That Could Have Been Better

A humorous look at some of the MMO titles and how they could have been better.