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Imagining Overwatch’s Single-Player Campaign
I think by now it’s well known I’m disappointed by Blizzard’s decision to not include story content in Overwatch. The animated shorts and comics are fun, but they’re far too brief and far too scattered...
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SW:TOR: Inquisitor Story Complete
Continuing to shock myself by following through on my plans, I have now completed my third class story in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This one was a very mixed bag. It had some awesome elements, but...
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TSW: Loregasm
It only took a few years, but I have finally collected every piece of launch lore on my main character in The Secret World. It was obviously quite a journey to get here, but it really doesn’t feel that...
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Cheating on WoW: Landmark
The endless cycle of MMO tourism marches on. This time, we’re making a stop at Landmark. Between the game’s tortured history and the fact I’ve never been much for sandboxes or building games, my...
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TSW: Night at the Museum
Gather around, friends, for you are about to witness one of the rarest events in nature. Tyler is going to say something negative about The Secret World. Funcom has now launched the new British Museum...
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SW:TOR: Space Batman Returns
Having had my fill of dallying around with various class stories, I decided it was finally time to move on to the post-launch content in Star Wars: The Old Republic. While I briefly considering...
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Fan Fiction: The Black in the Red
Some time ago, The Secret World ran a series of contests as as part of their “IAMTSW” festivities. Among these was a character backstory competition, and of course, I had to enter. I chose my Templar...
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Review: Oxenfree
Some months back, I watched a friend livestream Oxenfree over the course of a couple nights. I had never heard of the game beforehand, but it intrigued me. So much so, in fact, that I resolved to buy...
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SW:TOR: Life Is Better Where It’s Vette-r
I can’t decide if that’s my best headline ever, or my worst. Another class storyline is now under my belt in Star Wars: The Old Republic. This time, the Sith warrior is on deck, and it turned out to be...
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Cheating on WoW: Riders of Icarus + Pay to Win Rant
Despite the myriad flaws that quickly drove me away from the game, part of me still has a soft spot for dearly departed Dragon’s Prophet. When I first heard of Riders of Icarus, which had a similar...
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WoW: 7.0 Changes, a Stroke of Luck, and the Rise of the Mountain Queen
With the launch of the Legion pre-patch, I have returned to my dark master. Warlords of Draenor’s reign of terror has ended; let the cries of joy echo across the land! A whole new world (of Warcraft):...
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Gaming Round-Up: More WoW, Dark Vs. Light, Landmark, and Heroes Ambivalence
Once again, I’ve got a lot of things to say on the gaming front. Let’s hop to it, shall we? WoW: All of the specs! I’ve been continuing to try out as many of the class changes in World of Warcraft as I...
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WoW: The Legion Arrives + Demon Hunter Impressions
Although the pre-expansion patch for World of Warcraft technically dropped last month, it wasn’t until this week that the pre-expansion events began. Chaos reigns across Azeroth, and the Illidari rise...
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The Mustering of Azeroth
Lately I’ve felt like I’ve finally started to get my alt addiction under control. But as we’ve learned from SW:TOR, class-specific content is a great way to make the old habit flare up something...
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TSW: Tales! From! Agartha!
iTunes is taking its sweet time posting Dark Matter again, so in the meanwhile, enjoy this post I wrote back in June (yay backlog): Every MMO has a place where players end up congregating, the main...
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The Mustering of Azeroth: Stars Fall, Arrows Fly, Shadows Deepen
Right now, most World of Warcraft players are diving into the Broken Isles, but I’m holding back for a few days until the crowd dies down. Bar a, uh, minor detour or two… In the meanwhile, let’s check...
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Under the Burning Skies: Stormheim, Artifacts, and More
Now that World of Warcraft once again has a new setting that I care about, I plan to take an in-depth look at each new zone as I play through it, just like I did back in Pandaria. Except this time,...
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Under the Burning Skies: Val’sharah
With the rain and the thunder of Stormheim behind me, I now turn my eyes to the lush groves of Val’sharah for my second Legion zone. As this is an area steeped in the culture and history of the Night...
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Chris Metzen Is Retiring
As of last night, Chris Metzen has announced his retirement from Blizzard entertainment, and apparently from the gaming industry entirely. While it was bound to happen one day, it’s still a big shock...
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Under the Burning Skies: Azsuna and Warlock Woes
Two zones are down, and now I direct my attention to the haunted coastlines of Azsuna. I didn’t know too much about Azsuna going in, but I had heard it had a lot of connections to Highborne history and...
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