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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.” …

Warhammer Online: Will You Subscribe?
Tuesday, 14 Oct, 2008 – 9:54 | 19 Comments
Warhammer Online: Will You Subscribe?

While it might be no secret on my personal disdain for Warhammer Online, I’ve been curiously intrigued by the amount of negativity towards the game. Over at Massively, they recently asked the question “Has Warhammer …

Otherland MMO – Cyberpunk? Not So Much.
Friday, 3 Oct, 2008 – 12:20 | 18 Comments
Otherland MMO – Cyberpunk? Not So Much.

For those that haven’t heard, an adaptation of Tad Williams Otherland books is in development by an unheard of German company with a bunch of Aussie developers. I think most people will say “What the …

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, …

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 …

Age of Conan: A Post Mortem Analysis
Thursday, 28 Aug, 2008 – 0:15 | 82 Comments
Age of Conan: A Post Mortem Analysis

Also known as ‘What not to do if you want to make a successful MMO’.