Monthly Archives: October, 2011
Previously on Mutant Reviewers…
Make sure you’re up to date with all the zany cult movie analysis and opinions from Bio Break’s sister site, Mutant Reviewers From Hell! Recently on it, we covered: Six reasons why Return of the Jedi is better than its reputation Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Terminator Salvation Vanity Fair Interstate 60 Watchmen Also, today …
FFXIV takes a deep breath… and charges for content
It’s weird how things pan out sometimes. Last night we were having a discussion in the Massively chat room about FFXIV for some reason, and I basically said, “I mean no malice to the game, but if I was Square-Enix, I would pull the plug instead of dumping money after money into it.” This may …
WAR takes shape, chainsaw maniacs rejoice
Update: Whoops, guess this was either leaked info or just plain speculation — THQ is denouncing both the launch date and these details. Typically, studios developing new MMOs have a certain, extremely structured way of releasing new information. Usually it comes in drips and dribbles, because that gets more headlines and more publicity. Once in …
The blood of the innocent drips from my hands
Here”s an unsettling thought for today: What if we, the players, are the true villains in MMOs? In a way, it makes more sense. We assume control of fully trained combat machines that have no past and no conscience. We are given tasks by people we don’t know that often involve killing large numbers of …
Playing MMOs offline
Lately it’s come to mind that MMO studios are lagging behind when it comes to expanding their games’ scope to outside the box — the box being, in this case, the actual in-game experience. Sure, it’s all well and good to have an MMO that you play, but the fact is that we aren’t always …
In which I recorded a podcast while my mother sat on a couch behind me and thought I was more insane than usual
As I am sick this morning, possibly with a rare 18th century disease that only struck pygmy pirates in the Pacific, I am assigning homework to you instead. Your task is to head over to A Casual Stroll to Mordor, listen to me guest-starring on their latest podcast, and wonder loudly in the comments section …
Nostalgia Lane: Pyro II
Today’s Nostalgia Lane might well be a game you’ve never heard of, one that was so niche it hid inside another game’s niche. But for me, Pyro II became a huge obsession in my college years and I’ve never quite forgotten it since. Let’s back up. During the Syp College Years (1994-99), I got a …
