Diablo IV – Open Beta Disconnects and Queues
Despite Blizzard's heads up about lengthy queues given this weekends "free for all" open beta, I was able to login within 5 minutes at launch. The biggest issue in the…
Diablo IV – Beta Early Access Thoughts
First off, I did say recently that Diablo IV would be a hard pass given the unresolved nature of Activision Blizzard (the Microsoft acquisition and Blizzard Entertainment leadership where in…
Jake Song’s Mobile Baby Moonlight Sculptor To Close in the West
When Jake Song returned to XLGAMES in 2018, a lot of people expected he was returning to work full time again on ArcheAge. While he did spend part of his…
Amazon Games to Publish THRONE AND LIBERTY
Given that NCsoft recently downsized (laid off) a portion of their workforce in the west (part of it in publishing), it isn't that much of a surprise that the company…
Yet Another ArcheAge Fresh Start
Kakao Games Europe is launching yet another fresh start server on February 9th; this time again for ArcheAge Unchained (back on September 15th, the first Unchained "seasonal" fresh start was launched;…
THRONE AND LIBERTY – Final Test For All
It may finally be happening (since this news isn't coming out from an NCsoft earnings conference call). Instead, the Korea IT Times reports that a "final test" will…
THRONE AND LIBERTY – Director’s Preview Full Version
Background to the above. Besides the nice looking visuals, everything about this comes across as underwhelming. The entire preview comes across as disjointed and lacking in cohesion. The target platforms…
2023 and Beyond
For the past few months, my interests in gaming have cratered to the point where I'm not sure if I'll be playing any by the time 2023 ends. I'm still…