By Frank on December 3, 2009
Over at Lagwar, I’ve got a column up about finishing games, and what that means sometimes to players when a game doesn’t meet expectations for an “epic” ending. What’s my advice on keeping your cool and understanding that the end of the game is not really as important or worthwhile to your overall enjoyment? Be [...]
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By Frank on December 2, 2009
Over at Darth Hater, I’ve got a column up about the reaction to the reveal of the last two classes for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Is the mass hysteria and crazy reaction to Bioware’s decision to include two more Force classes justified? What about the fact that the forums have all sorts of threads [...]
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By Frank on November 16, 2009
Man, it’s just a day of me writing stuff that’s not here at this site, isn’t it? Not to worry though – OP homegrown content is sure to appear once again.
For now, over at Lagwar I’ve got a new column up and team-based gaming. What’s with all the people who treat team-based games like they [...]
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By Frank on November 16, 2009
Lately, the Runic Games crew have been busy around the blogosphere with promoting Torchlight. At Curse, I do a bit more work on the side other than my work with Warhammer Alliance, and last week I sat down with them to talk with them about how they’re feeling about the game and where they are [...]
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By Frank on November 10, 2009
Over at Lagwar I’ve got a new article up in my column about how gaming is SO serious business. This week I tackle something I’ve been exposed to in gaming discussion – something I call the three “D’s” of gaming talk. What are the D’s? You’ll have to roll over to my column and check [...]
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By Frank on October 27, 2009
Over at Lagwar, I’ve got a new column on being first in games, whether that is to defeat a brand new title or kill the latest dungeon boss. Is being first all it’s cracked up to be? Why do people feel the need to speed through content to be the first to be done with [...]
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By Frank on October 17, 2009
At Lagwar I’ve got my latest weekly column for Gaming Is Serious Business up. This time around, I talk about the best fighting game that any geek participates in online – and I’m not talking about Street Fighter, either. No, I’m talking about arguing over the internet – a grudge match that ends in blood, [...]
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By Frank on October 13, 2009
Over at Darth Hater I have a brand new article up about the issue of SW:TOR’s massive world in light of the new Coruscant Developer Dispatch. I talk about how Bioware’s reveal details a lot of good things, but uncovers a possible issue with making the setting a bit too large and segmenting the population [...]
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By Frank on October 11, 2009
Over at Lagwar.com, you can read about how my latest column discusses the serious business that is game reviews and how the community reacts to them. Is it really a big deal when the Ebert equivalent of the gaming world gives your favorite game a 2/10? How should game reviews impact the decisions you make [...]
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By Frank on October 4, 2009
Over at Lagwar I’ve got a new column up about how we treat games in general. What happens when you can’t keep up with people who are hellbent on playing a game hardcore? As someone who does other things with your life, how do you cope with someone whose life is the games they play? [...]
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