[Op-Ed] I Think I Need To Find a New Hobby
There was a time back before the commercial internet when you purchased games on a disk, and played it (bugs, warts, etc) with the specific intent of having fun (i.e.…
MU Legend – Gates of Glory Update
It has been several months since I last wrote anything of substance regarding Webzen's MU Legend (that was regarding the new Noria continent, level cap raise to 70, and the Spellbinder/Emphasizer…
China’s Gaming Regulatory Effects on LOST ARK
The ongoing regulation of online gaming in China (including an ongoing bottleneck in approving new releases even for Tencent, one of the countries largest gaming companies) is causing more companies…
Gameforge acquires rights to Guardians of Ember
I guess this is Gameforge's play for an MMO-ARPG. Plus they probably were able to pickup the rights on the low given Insel's woes after having their games (this and…
Third-person camera highly unlikely for “Diablo 4”
Warning, I'm going to go all over the map in this entry because this is really one of those stream-of-conscious style posts where I just typed out what I was…
[Semi-rant] Most MMO news sites are just parrots
Now that Trion has officially sunset Devilian, there is something which I need to get off my chest regarding most every MMO site that has covered the closure from the…
[MMO-ARPG] Lost Ark CBT2 vs MU Legend CBT vs Devilian
I've only played Lost Ark CBT2 for a few hours (3 of us sharing an account) so the following is just a rough comparison. Max level for this second closed…
Lost Ark CBT1 – Quick first impressions
Played it for a short bit (3 of us were trying to split time but given the limited hours the CBT ran, I stopped since it wasn't enough quality time…