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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
It’s no secret I’m a big fan of Neopets, but it’s just come so close to being a fully fledged virtual world, it was just a matter of time before they took the step and made it one. I just happened to be browsing the post-mortem of Virtual Worlds 08 (about which I made some … Read more
I took the night off from writing last night because, well, some things are more important. Sometimes, a gamer has just got to GAME. And if not the night when the Shard of Hate returns to Norrath, well, when? Before I get started, though, I want a shout out to a person who has always … Read more
While discussing the possibility of “classic” servers in World of Warcraft, Cameron waxes nostalgic about his own yearning for the simpler days of gnoll-pounding in the Karanas. I loved those days too — my blog is named after one of those old zones, and my header images are all from EQ1, so you know I’m … Read more
Mythos will be hitting open beta “real soon now”, so if you haven’t already, you’ll have your chance to get into some free-to-play, Diablo-inspired, action-MMO-RPG fun within weeks. When you get there, though, there’s one thing you really, really have to know when you begin to build your character. Mythos hates hybrids. It’s sad! The … Read more
As I maybe hinted at a couple of posts ago, I’ve been to the Shard of Hate, which goes live next Tuesday. It’s a raid zone, and while there’s plenty of perfectly precocious and particularly pretty pictures of the place (sorry), I haven’t seen anyone talk about how it will be to actually raid. I … Read more