What the hell happened? Did you outsource to thirteen year olds who are far more obsessed with pink shiny things than I am? Perhaps you’ve been trying to market to five year olds, because lately, everything that you’ve marketed to me has not been the stimulating, razor’s-edge-entertainment you’ve been promising. Age of Conan happily lead me on a long walk of false-awesomeness. At first, the beheading, the amazing...

In MMORPG’s, the guild is often a welcome addition to any game. Should you PVP, your guild generally has your back but that’s not the only plus in having an excellent guild! Here’s a chance to socialize with people like minded, often online when you are and generally available to group with, without the rigmarole of ‘you get what you LFG’ for as well as PUGS. Running and maintaining a guild however can often suck the fun right...

Image via Wikipedia Here are ten excellent ways to seem like a douche bag in any game, whether you’re playing an MMORPG or anything else that requires you to mingle with your fellow humans. 1.) You help further any of the many gamer stereo types. I just want to take this moment to personally thank all the guys playing females, or females playing females who are standing about some town right now, stripping off all their gear and begging...

As a computer gamer I’ve played a lot of role-playing games. I’ve virtually rolled-and-saved my way through sci-fi, fantasy, steam punk, post-apocalyptic and even a few modern ones. None of these games were perfect. Some of them, like Baldur’s Gate, Deus-Ex, System Shock and Fallout, were pretty dang close to it. Some of them were, at the very best, “challenged.” Yes, that’s right! I’m looking at you Battletech: Crescent...

I’ve found my game-screen shots folder on my computer. Star wars, Ever Quest II and World of Warcraft. I’m not sure if there are a few who’ll understand the emotion, but going through the Star Wars screen shots was a lot like going through images of someone near and dear that had long passed on. I remembered the community, the spirit, I remembered the wide-eyed way I approached the game and the hours of wonderful role...