Daily Blogroll 4/29 — Free as in Beer Edition

After hours of agonizing labor pains, SOE popped Free Realms out last night, just before midnight in California. They were just half an hour from having to have their launch party in Fairbanks, but they technically shipped it Tuesday, despite it being Wednesday in four-fifths of the world. Despite the late hour, the server was … Read more

It’s still Tuesday in Alaska!

BREAKING NEW: 2:31 AM EDT — Free Realms is live! They almost ran out of Tuesday in San Diego but managed to pull it off! BREAKING NEWS: 1:44 AM EDT — Playing GEMS on EVERQUEST… BREAKING NEWS: 12:50 AM EDT — Oh, actually it’s still Tuesday here in Connecticut, too. But SOE is cutting the … Read more

Nostalgia comes to the DS!

My guild — on the Nintendo DS? Well, no, it’s a Japanese RPG, though, with a pedigree that stretches back through some of the best JRPGs and anime ever written. Steampunk. Zeppelins. Customize your airship. Even without the name, this would be a must buy. But WITH the name — total WIN. Kotaku has a … Read more