Monthly Archives: February, 2010
Nostalgia Lane: Silent Hill
I have loved precisely three consoles in my life: the Atari 2600, the SNES and the original PlayStation. I got the PS back in 1997 right when Final Fantasy VII came out, a game that made owning the console absolutely necessary. That PS kept me company through the last couple years of college, and I …
/AFK – Allods of RMT Edition
It’s merely February, but have we seen the biggest MMO story this year in the whole Allods debacle? Or is this a volcano of nonsense that will settle down and be forgotten before too long? And who stole my rainbow-striped suspenders? Gee It Laldy got a few good weeks out of STO before discovering the …
Adventures in Bizarre Marketing
Aion: The Magazine! Anyone have flashbacks to Spaceballs: The Flamethrower? I know I did. So Aion now joins WoW in the height of hubris by publishing a magazine dedicated to their game, except that this one is a “digizine” published online. Question: why should I pay you for an online magazine that you use to …
Syp Abducted By Nuns
Check me and other bloggers out as we landed on the No Prisoners, No Mercy podcast talking about immersion: For those of you who can’t wait for the Itunes/Virgin Worlds release of the latest edition of the No Prisoners, No Mercy show…wait no more! Show 54 is available on early release. You can find this …
DDO: An Underdog Success Story
I read a quote on a MMO blog not too long ago that said something to the effect that “we haven’t seen a MMO success since World of Warcraft”. I wish I remembered the blog and could quote it accurately, because that sentiment stuck in my craw for days after as being one of the …
Star Trek Scrambles To Yellow Alert
As we’re hitting the one-month point for STO, which is a significant milestone for every MMO, two questions loom above all. How many people are sticking around for a second month of a paid subscription, and what is Cryptic doing or promising to convince them to do so? I think it’s significantly telling that I …
Picture of the Day
I’ve been remiss on posting this — Bio Break reader “Lord Wuss” created a pretty spiffy banner idea for the site: I love the toilet/computer logo!
What Am I Looking Forward To The Most For The Next LOTRO Patch?
This: The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected Epic story content is now accessible to all players. We have kept the Epic story group-based content intact for those who want the group experiences. Not all landscape areas are 100% safe for solo travelers! The landscape version of Inspired Greatness is time-restricted. The balance of the …
LOTRO: Respite
So the question is, am I stalking Melmoth or is Melmoth stalking me? Because I too just made the journey last night to Rivendell (cue overdone quote “Welcome to Rivendell” in Agent Smith’s voice), and generally spent 45 minutes or so gawking around the place. Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s like ElfLand there, but you …
