Is social networking killing the MMO genre?

Rift was my main game this year, the one I would play before any other. The only real way, I feel, to really enjoy a MMO is to go all-in, completely devote yourself to it. Otherwise you remain an outsider or a dabbler. I love MMOs, so if I followed my natural inclination, I’d just … Read more

Dungeon Siege 3: Polished, Simple, Short

It's a Mule's Life

At a certain point in Dungeon Siege 3, you come across a dead mule. Tired, beaten and worn, it finally collapsed under the weight of heavy armor and weapons loaded onto it by cruel adventurers. In Dungeon Siege, earning the gold to buy a mule was a game-changer, allowing you to finally carry enough junk back to a merchant to earn gold for the good stuff. In Dungeon Siege 2, the mule could become a full member of your party, gaining levels and putting up as good a fight as any elf or human.
In Dungeon Siege 3, the mule is dead. There’s no room for him in your party, which can only comprise two people, your character and one of the other three children of the Legion — the Fighting Tenth Legion, that is. (In multiplayer, you can have up to three friends join in your game).

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