Newbie Blogger Initiative goes live!

Games are fun. Right? It’s only natural to want to share that fun with other people, as fun is multiplied by the number of friends with whom you share it. A couple years ago, a bunch of people who were planning to have fun playing Mythic’s Warhammer MMO had had so much fun being excited … Read more

W101: The Puzzle revealed — the Rise of Avalon!

Sure, everyone had this figured out awhile ago, but finally it’s announced — the newest world on the Spiral is Avalon. Professor Greyrose writes: Avalon is the silver city, a medieval fantasy world of knights, goblins, giants, and dragons. Merle Ambrose was born here, and gained a reputation as a fierce Wizard. Merle helped the … Read more

DDO: Web of Chaos

What I want to know is, if the Spinner of Shadows could “hold person” everyone in the party instantly, with no saving throw, for as long as she wanted, anytime she wanted — how did we win the fight? Not to say that it wasn’t a fun fight — it was. The whole Web of … Read more

Will Kickstarter usher in the age of boutique gaming?

In Tim Schafer’s first post-funding update for his Kickstarter-funded old school adventure game, he’s stunned and overjoyed that the project attracted over $3 million in funding for a desired level of just $400,000. A recently cancelled game had left the future of Double Fine uncertain; there would have to have been layoffs, but now it’s … Read more