The Things We Do...
2009-09-25 00:00:00
the Violet Proto-drake. Read on, and enjoy the (long, strange) trip! Went all around the world, cheating old men and women into give you their savings. Wasted the aforementioned savings on something useless. Saved the world from a rabid dog. With two heads. No, I don't think it had fangs, and it was certainly not on fire. Got dru...

Is a New Blizzard Game Coming?
2009-09-07 00:00:00
Rumors are flying that Blizzard Entertainment is working on a brand-new game that has not yet even been mentioned to the public.<br />The whispers began when Blizzard posted two job openings for an unannounced project on its website. Both positions are for software engineers, one client and one gameplay, and promise the opportunity to "get in on the ground floor of a dynamic and focused team working on a brand new project." Fairy sta...

Player vs. Everything: Rebuilding EverQuest
2009-09-04 00:00:00
I also need my running and jumping to look and feel "right" (although maintaining the first-person viewpoint would also be critical). The movement thing is something I think both Age of Conan and World of Warcraft do very well; EverQuest 2 and Lord of the Rings Online, not so much. Putting the world of EverQuest in an updated environment where movement was easier and more natural would go a long way towards...

because the mobs that give reasonable
2009-03-31 00:00:00
can even open portals to certain cities that his or her party members can use for a quick trip back home. Similarly, the Warlock can eventually summon a fellow player from anywhere in the world. Getti...