Come for the games, stay for the drama.
Tipa Sigil Games is holding another Fanguard here in San Diego. I’ve been interested in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes for awhile, but my time was filled with other games. Now, temporarily not playing EQ, and with the WoW bug waning, I have time. So, I signed up, and if I remember, I’ll sneak the company digital … Read more
Sigil’s fan service model for their new MMO got me wondering… aside from clearly targeting their game at teenage males, how well does using sexy cover art actually sell the game? EverQuest’s “bondage” cover for their Ruins of Kunark expansion was unsurprisingly also painted by the late Keith Parkinson. Firiona would get bustier and bustier … Read more
Well, if Sigil doesn’t hire me (/target tipa; /powerword: hireme-aura), I can do the same thing for free for Hero’s Journey. That’s that MMO with huge customization – look the way you want, what your clothes look like doesn’t affect your abilities – like City of Heroes. It looks really slick. Vanguard is still my … Read more
After two delays and controversy over the plutonium shipped along with the probe, New Horizons lifted off today on the first leg of its ten-year trip to Pluto, Charon (pronounced SHAHR-ON I found out this morning, not KARE-on, as I’d pronounced it), and the two smaller moons recently discovered. Nine hours from the Earth to … Read more
Yes, Dryroot has become a nation of Dance Dance Revolution fanatics… Dryroot has left the South Pacific and joined a Germanic region with left-leaning politics. I THINK DDR stands for “Deutsche Demokratische Republik”, but that is probably a) not what it stands for, and b) poorly spelled. Nonetheless, it’s a small region where I can … Read more