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Zay got shot at twice while writing this on May 6th, 2008

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 “Weight” Is Over…

Zay (or his dog) wrote this on April 25th, 2008

In 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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Packaged Gaming…?

Zay took some bad shit and came up with this on April 24th, 2008

In Gaming, Rants, Zay

So it looks like most people are eagerly awaiting the arrival of various PC/Console games that are due to drop in the coming weeks. The most notable of course being Grand Theft Auto IV, who's "collector's edition" for the PS3 and Xbox360 both feature a "lock box" and designer "Rock Star key chain". Add to that mix, some miscellaneous other "items" and you have for a mere $90 [US] an assortment ...

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My Kingdom for Different Archetypes

Daedren (or his dog) wrote this on April 17th, 2008

In Gaming, Rants

Archetypes. For gaming purposes, and we're mainly talking about Fantasy based games here, we've somehow been thrown into a specific template of unoriginality for the last 20 or 30 years. Waxing intellectual on the subject, Archetypes are basically an example or stereotype of a certain type of person or personality. These have appeared throughout history in literary works; for example, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Star-crossed lovers Archetype) or Falstaff (bawdy, comic knight Archetype). Welcome to the 21st Century Gaming Industry, where ...

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Let’s go, Maggots! A Creep’s look at LOTRO’s PVP system

Daedren felt a hate crime coming on and wrote this on March 27th, 2008

In Feature, Gaming

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 alternate universe, instead of growing crops and enjoying an ale at the Dragon, a Hobbit can stand in the middle of the fight even with a mighty Balrog as their Elf ...

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First love - A tribute to the magic that was UO

Daedren was given this vision by a purple butterfly named Mia on March 5th, 2008

In Feature, Gaming

As I'm trying to get more and more involved and educated in Mythic's upcoming Warhammer Online - I've been bouncing around community sites such as The Greenskin -- I've noticed that a lot of "old school" gamers are really keen on the game. Funny thing is, that when I saw that the author(s) obvious respect for the game that was UO, I had immediate ...

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