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The Oft-Neglected Cheerleading Of Games and Geekery

By Frank on August 14, 2010

Some of you who know me might think of this as a veiled attempt to link some new-ish Korean pop that my friend Amber sent to me. You may be right, but I do have a point behind doing it besides making your eyes bleed with cute. Really! Note: Not responsible for any catchiness that [...]

Posted in Gaming, Social Geekery | Tagged Gaming, kara, mmo | 3 Responses

Easymode MMO Grouchiness

Easymode MMO Grouchiness

By Frank on August 13, 2010

In my last post I talked a little bit about MMO cynics and how they do tend to feel about the latest and greatest to come through the online RPG-verse. This wasn’t entirely an accident, you see – during my time not writing, I still managed to read quite a few blogs and feeds from [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, mmo, mmorpg | 7 Responses

Cojones-Powered Manifestos From Guild Wars 2

By Frank on August 11, 2010

So if you haven’t seen the very verbal, yet visually stunning “Manifesto” trailer for Guild Wars 2, go check this little bit out, and come back when you’re done feasting your eyes on it: Not surprisingly, I like stuff like this. Trailers are always fun to watch, but they are even more fun when little [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged guild wars 2, gw2, mmo | 6 Responses

Where I’ve Been, And Why That’s a Good Thing ™

Where I’ve Been, And Why That’s a Good Thing ™

By Frank on August 2, 2010

Finally, the time to come up for a little fresh blog air! Some of you (and by some, I mean both of you) may have noticed the distinct lack of positive geek sunshine in your rss feeds lately. Yes, It’s been quite some time, but for those of you who don’t know or don’t follow [...]

Posted in Site Related | Tagged BioWare, mmo | 12 Responses

Wot’s In An (MMO) Name

Wot’s In An (MMO) Name

By Frank on June 7, 2010

Recently as I’ve gotten back into MMOs that support the systems to do so, I’ve noticed that character names have gotten a lot more….shall we say creative…than when I was last logged in. If there’s anything that will define your little virtual career, it’s your handle, your name, your calling card…you get the idea. Whether [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, mmo | 1 Response

LOTRO’s New Free Reign

LOTRO’s New Free Reign

By Frank on June 4, 2010

Today comes the news from Turbine that like its other product, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Lord of the Rings Online will be going free to play in the autumn. LOTRO’s enjoyed a particular brand of success in a rather hostile MMO-verse, avoiding server merges, decreasing population, and lessening appeal to carve out its own niche [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, lord of the rings online, lotro, mmo | 1 Response

Mythic’s Marvelous Mea Culpa

Mythic’s Marvelous Mea Culpa

By Frank on April 21, 2010

If there’s anything that sucks to say sometimes, no matter if you’re an individual or a company, it’s “my bad”. Whether it’s in everyday interaction as simple as bumping into someone and causing them to scald themselves with hot coffee, or as complex as a fender bender car accident, we’re all going to be put [...]

Posted in Gaming, Warhammer Online | Tagged Gaming, mmo, mythic, Warhammer Online | 4 Responses

Fulfilling Dreams of Ponies, and Other Assorted Microtransactions

Fulfilling Dreams of Ponies, and Other Assorted Microtransactions

By Frank on April 21, 2010

You know, if I actually wanted to get “moar subs” when it comes to this little blog of happiness and sunshine, I’d try to keep up on current events and respond to them as they happen. The whole idea of “breaking news” and being able to comment on the things that are currently occurring is [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged microtransactions, mmo | 1 Response

Themeparks, Sandboxes, And The MMO Labeling Extravaganza

Themeparks, Sandboxes, And The MMO Labeling Extravaganza

By Frank on April 7, 2010

Lately as I’ve been out and about checking and commenting on other blogs in the geek-sphere we call the Internet, I’m seeing a bit of a trend among the MMO blogs that I frequent. Seems to me there’s a lot of labeling being thrown around, whether to call a game a themepark, which leads you [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, mmo | 2 Responses

The Good Drama of Developer Dirty Laundry

The Good Drama of Developer Dirty Laundry

By Frank on March 19, 2010

So by now I’m sure some of you have caught up with the whole very public spectacle that the Alganon/David Allen/Derek Smart thing has become. For those of you that haven’t, all you need to know, prior to reading, is that it’s definitely a rare case of developer rage with a lot of he said/she [...]

Posted in Gaming | Tagged alganon, david allen, derek smart, Gaming, mmo | 3 Responses

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