When I first started playing MMORPGs, I was blown away. Blown away by the fact that I could be part of something epic and magical and huge. I played Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, The Secret World, and just about every MMO that came out. But I always wanted something more from each […]
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Outernauts: Gotta Catch’em All… In Space!
Outernauts is a science fiction role-playing game that’s essentially Pokemon meets The Jetsons, and it’s available to play for free on Facebook. Players, or Outernauts, travel from world to world collecting new space beasts and fighting other people. In its essence, the game provides a fun little distraction from a boring day, by completing quests […]
QuakeCon Magnitude Is Over 9000
Another year, another glorious three days of QuakeCon. Sadly, last Saturday marked the end to what might be the most memorable gaming convention I’ve attended yet. Packed full this year, booths such as Eternal Fate (with some of the nicest developers I’ve ever met), Doom 3 3D, Triad, and oh, yes, Dishonored, lured what was labeled […]
Guild Wars 2’s Last Beta Weekend, Like An Early Christmas Present
Since the dawn of Everquest, players looking to team up with buddies across the internet realms have been plagued by a monthly subscription. Every cookie cutter MMO and its mom had a subscription. That’s just the way things were. However, Guild Wars changed all that by leaping ahead of the curve with a one-time purchase […]
MOBA Round-up: Heroes of Newerth Is A Champion
If you’re anything like me, Heroes of Newerth is the game you play when your League of Legends account has been temporarily banned. Or at least, that’s how I used to feel, before I started playing HoN consistently. Then, I noticed something unique about the world created by S2 Games: HoN might have the strongest […]
Review: The Best MMO You’ve Never Heard Of
First and foremost, let me get this off my chest. I am an MMORPG whore. I’ll get with any MMO, and I don’t care who’s watching or what they think. That being said, I have an unbiased opinion on this genre. I honestly want to love every MMORPG I play and I do my best […]