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For the PC this week, we’ll get to see Elven Legacy. This sequel to the ’07 Fantasy Wars is being published by Paradox Interactive, who are known for publishing very realistic strategy game, like Hearts of Iron and Mount & Blade. It will be interesting to see what they saw in this Tactical Fantasy game. […] Add comment
When I started playing Everquest II, I had the amazing luck to find a fantastic guild on my first try. The guild was family friendly, and catered to all players and play styles, which meant that it was made up of an eclectic group that had a higher female percentage than normal for games. In […] Add comment
For the last couple of days, EA Games social media czar Weezul has been giving away Xbox Live Arcade codes for various boardgames like Yahtzee, Battleship, and Connect 4. With almost 1000 followers on Twitter, they tend to go quickly, but you may want to follow @weezul for a chance to score a free game […] Add comment
Taking a quick glance at the Blizzard Job Opportunities page shows that at least in the interactive entertainment sector, life is good. They’re still hiring major positions for upcoming properties, such as a Senior Game Designer and Writer for Starcraft II, Senior 3D artists for Diablo III, and several positions for World of Warcraft. Future […] Add comment
My hands are slightly clammy right now and my heart is practically beating out of my chest. I just discovered that the Frag Dolls, the girl gaming team for Ubisoft, are looking for two new girls to join their team. This is a moment that I’ve been waiting for since I first heard about them […] Add comment
I used to hide the fact that I played cartoony Japanese RPGs, but then I realized: it's okay. Add comment
Perhaps you’ve heard of an old technology called VNC, or Remote Desktop, or PC Anywhere. These are all remote control technologies that have been around for years; you sit at a keyboard and mouse somewhere, and when you move the mouse or type, the signals are sent over a network to a computer elsewhere. The […] Add comment
Updates announced Tuesday for Valve’s Steamworks platform bring a new, more approachable method to anti-piracy. This new solution will, according to Valve, eliminate all DRM. The digital distribution pioneers may be on to a new non-intrusive method which will allow legitimate buyers to rest easy with their purchase. Steamworks is Valve’s suite of services and […] Add comment
A long tradition of raunchy adventure games continues with Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust initially for the Xbox 360. A typical item-based quest ensues when Larry the younger tries to find a mole from another studio at his uncle’s film set. The game breaks from the long Leisure Suit Larry tradition in that it […] Add comment
The genre of video games known as “SRPG”, or Strategy Role Playing Games, is sort of an odd duck. The traditions of normal RPGs seem to lend themselves well to the strategy genre, but there have been many games that have failed to accomplish being good enough at one or the other genre to be […] Add comment
We got a first hand look at Pandemic’s upcoming “The Saboteur” and came away very impressed with the technology behind what’s sure to be a big hit for the studio behind Mercenaries, Mercenaries 2, and Lord of the Rings Conquest. The Saboteur’s plot is considerably more literary and involved than most games in the action […] Add comment
In our line of work, as it were, we hear a lot of names; one name that keeps coming up is that of an Irishman. I won’t commit his name to paper, but the Irishman is spoken of quietly in these circles; I cannot help to note that his name comes up repeatedly. Sometimes his […] Add comment
On the PC this week, we’ll get to see Runes of Magic. This WoW-esque MMO is free to download and play. Some of the more interesting features include a personal house for every character, which improves as the characters level up, and the ability to level and develop without ever engaging in combat (if you’re […] Add comment
It is as if my life began four days ago. Every day brings something so utterly different that I can barely remember what life was like before this all began. It seems almost ridiculous to explain my situation now, but when I read back on my journal entries from even yesterday, they hardly seem relevant […] Add comment
The flight was less unpleasant than I expected, although having never flown in an aeroplane before, I have nothing with which to compare it. It was indeed a mail plane, but I had a comfortable berth on mail sacks. My apologies to anyone reading this who happens to receive a crushed letter. Upon arrival I […] Add comment
I finally received a coded commission from number one. I was beginning to despair of ever hearing from him (her? One can never tell anymore) regarding the operation. It has been given a codename: Pandémie. In English, this would be “Pandemic”. The commission was very brief. I am to bring only very basic equipment. I […] Add comment
Downloading the WAR trial was an all-day procedure (just like some… ahem.. other MMOs). When I finally got it installed and updated, I was presented with nothing more than a title screen and faction selection screen. I think they are assuming that I am familiar with MMOs. Luckily, I am—but if this had been my […] Add comment
On the DS this week we find Suikoden: Tierkreis. This is the first Suikoden game on any handheld system. It will feature the same fundamental gameplay as the marginally popular console jRPG with a new storyline and a basic online component similar to the functionality of other handheld RPG titles. Three games for dummies are […] Add comment
One of the primary reasons I jumped in and decided to do a 10-day trial of World of Warcraft (and blog about my experiences) was my absolute ignorance of the mythos going in. I had never played a single Warcraft game, knew absolutely nothing about the world, and nothing about WoW culture. The only Blizzard […] Add comment
C’est la première fois que j’écris dans mon journal… No, perhaps I should write in English, in case one of our British or American allies finds this. I have recently learned that Mlle. Bloch-Serazin was the one responsible for this pill. She had mustered up more courage than many men I’ve known. She converted her […] Add comment
Every day I make sure to get my Penny Arcade fix in, and today’s comic nearly boggled my mind. Bluntly and aptly titled, “This Is Actually A Real Thing“, I knew the comic would be astounding. I was right. Gilette has made a razor marketed to gamers. There is a sort of uncanny valley for […] Add comment
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