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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
Here’s the contest (no prize except everlasting eternal fame… you know, if you’re into that kind of thing). Each day, go to the US Patent and Trademark Office website. From the menu on the left, click “Trademarks” and from the popup menu, choose “Search TM database (TESS)” Select “Freeform Search” Enter “Sony Online Entertainment”[ON] AND … Read more
Tobold posted today about a site hoping to be for MMO gaming what Wikileaks is for the real world — a way for players in the betas for upcoming games to alert people to potential problems in the game. These sorts of leaks can be useful — news that a game is a horribly buggy … Read more
I had the pleasure of being on SUWT #22 this weekend. I was first on SUWT #12, so I guess I’ll get another chance to mix it up with the crew on SUWT #32! The fights, the yelling, the smashed windows, the death threats and broken relationships that make podcasts fun, are all here. Our … Read more
One of the dubious advantages of moving from one guild to another is learning new ways of defeating old encounters. Delusions of Grandeur kills Venril Sathir and the Overking in entirely different ways than did Clan of Shadows, and I had to suppress my urge to shout “you’re DOING it wrong!” because, hey, DoG gets … Read more
Armed with a map that was at least semi-useful, I set out in Telon to get some levels, some loot, and some amazing screenshots. Meh. I got two of the three. My quest log is stuffed to overflowing with quests for Veskal’s Exchange… I *really* need to get back there and do some of them … Read more