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Review: Defiance, “Past Is Prologue” + TSW’s First Birthday
Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of The Secret World. The occasion is being celebrated by an in-game event through July 8th featuring new world bosses in every zone and all kinds of...
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TSW Anniversary: MegaJoel, Livestreaming, and SO MUCH XP
The last few days have seen far too much of my life consumed by the first anniversary celebration in The Secret World. It’s already proven itself by far the most fun in-game MMO event I’ve ever...
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Cheating on WoW: He’s a Re-Rifter + WoW Possibly Gaining a Cash Shop
He de-Rifted, then he re-Rifted… It’s time for something a little different from my “cheating on WoW” segment. For the first time ever, I’ve returned to a game I previously tried and found wanting:...
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Advantages of F2P + TSW Theme Builds
The psychological advantages of free to play: For my latest article at WhatMMO, I analyze some of the psychological advantages offered by the free to play business model — ways in which free games feel...
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Review: Remember Me
As a general rule, I try not to let myself get hyped up for new games unless I have very good reason to — I’m a fan of the developer, or it’s from a series I enjoy. But the moment … Continue reading →
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Games That Defy Stereotypes + The Burdens of Shaohao
My new article over at ADANAI is about games that defy stereotypes. Games that are smart, progressive, and intellectually and emotionally stimulating as opposed to mindless, violent, and crude. It’s...
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So EverQuest Next Is a Thing + New Article
As of this past weekend, the entire MMO community is abuzz about the announcement of EverQuest Next, the sandbox reboot of the EQ franchise. It’s been crowned as the next Great Hope of the MMO genre....
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TSW Solo Tips: Crafting Is Your Friend
It’s time for another guide to being an effective soloist in The Secret World. This time, I’ll be looking at crafting and how it can support the soloist. Now, crafting isn’t something that’s going to...
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WoW: A Digital Homecoming
The inevitable finally happened: I reactivated my World of Warcraft subscription. At nearly half a year, this was probably my longest break from WoW since I started playing back in Wrath. I’ve actually...
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Blizzard Trademarks “The Dark Below”
Well, now… MMO-Champion has just reported that Blizzard has trademarked the title “The Dark Below,” and that the trademark applies to an electronic game. So, are we looking at World of Warcraft: The...
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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and What It Means for WoW
The plot thickens: So yesterday we learned that Blizzard had trademarked “The Dark Below.” The big question was whether this was the next World of Warcraft expansion, or the next Diablo expansion. And...
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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Revealed
I have things to do today, so I’m afraid this will have to be a quick post… Blizzard has gone ahead and revealed Reaper of Souls as the expansion for Diablo III. The story features the lost angel of...
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Altitis Strikes Again + New Article
In both my MMO drugs of choice, World of Warcraft and The Secret World, I’ve reached something of a plateau on my main characters. In WoW, my rogue and my warlock are both geared enough to do Siege of...
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Exploring Pandaria
One of the downsides to playing a game as popular as World of Warcraft is that there are no secrets. Every hidden Easter egg has already been datamined or reported on a fansite long before I ever find...
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DOTA Taze Me, Bro
I’m ashamed of that pun. There aren’t really a lot of TV shows to watch right now, so I’ve taken to watching HuskyStarCraft’s videos over dinner. But even then, I sometimes run out of new SC matches to...
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Old MMO Flames + Another Event for TSW
I feel like every big MMO fan has at least one or two games that they always mean to return to, but never quite do. Nearly every day, I see a comment on Massively to the effect of, “Oh, yeah, …...
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WoW: 5.4 Thoughts
So the last major patch of Mists of Pandaria is upon us. I’m finding that the expansion is ending the same way it began — with inconsistent quality. Of course, the main feature of the patch is the...
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My WoW Expansion Wishlist
We’re less than two months away from BlizzCon and the announcement of the next expansion for World of Warcraft. Everyone has their speculations — some think it’ll be a Legion expansion, some believe in...
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World Spectrum: New Cast Photos
You may recall I’ve had something of a love affair with the character creator in the online game Aion. In particular, I discovered it could be used to create nearly perfect replicas of the characters...
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BlizzCon Predictions + New Article
BlizzCon is now less than a month away, and it’s time to once again participate in that most beloved of nerd pastimes: pointless, baseless speculation. I’ve already done my predictions for what the...
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