Monthly Archives: December, 2009
Avoiding the Titanic
Here’s a question that might not get asked as often as “Why do you pick the MMOs to play that you do?” is “Why do you choose not to play a MMO that you might otherwise enjoy?” By that I mean that you recognize that this is a game you probably would like, it’s right …
Star Trek: Combat and… What Else?
The very first Star Trek video game I ever played was a cheaply programmed space combat simulator on DOS, featuring a duke-fest between the Enterprise and an infinite wave of Klingon ships. I remember back then feeling pretty disappointed that the combat was the be-all, end-all of the game — that’s it? In fact, the …
12th Annual Mutant Awards Unveiled!
Do me a favor and head on over to Mutant Reviewers today to check out the presentation of our reader-voted 12th Annual Mutant Awards! What won “Best Death Speech”? “Worst Movie Robot”? “Hottest Movie Parent”? Find out!
Silly v. Serious
Out of the very, very few common qualities that World of Warcraft and Fallen Earth share, this one I notice the most: both titles are saturated with silly, quirky humor. Whether it be the thinly-veiled NPC name to a real world celebrity, goofy quests (one of which invariably asks you to dig through poo — …
/AFK – Jedi Jawa Edition
As we prepare to head home for the holidays, some gamers are prepping for truly epic play sessions — while others may have to go cold turkey (brr!) for a few days to be with friends and family. The truly smart amongst us will bring laptops loaded with our favorite MMOs. Epic Slant re: Guild …
New Syp’s Quips Up!
Head on over to ITG! for my latest Syp’s Quips advice column – “Gaming on the Mind”! In it, we explore all sorts of sensitive and touching MMORPG issues, that I effectively deal with with a literary sledgehammer. Go now! And if you have a question you’d like answered for an upcoming column, leave it …
Friday Tidbits
Is it just me, or does Zachary Quinto seem really less-than-thrilled with providing voice-overs for Star Trek Online? It’s cool they nabbed him, tho — it really will help their marketing to continue to provide any and all connections to the wildly successful Star Trek movie this past summer. And on a related note, shouldn’t …
Six Christmas Gifts For The MMO Gamer In Your Life
Remember when we were kids and all we’d have to do to make a Christmas list was to take the recent Toys ‘R Us advertisement and circle what we wanted? That seems so much easier than it is today (even with Amazon’s wish list feature — love it!). So in lou of that, here’s a …
Star Trek: Klingon Rage
It’s not that the news of Star Trek Online’s Klingon faction being PvP-only (or, at least, primarily PvP) is particularly recent, but as Cryptic is beginning to focus on this aspect of their upcoming title, it’s bound to bring out more than a few strong opinions regarding the subject, such as: People who were hoping …
Chilton and the Wolf
I’m glad that Wolfshead continues to take Blizzard (and to a lesser extent, Tom Chilton) to task for dismissing player housing. Yes, it’s an old drum that we continue to beat, but it’s just one of those things that absolutely boggles my mind — not just that WoW doesn’t have housing, but that Blizzard seems …
