I had some extra time to work on today’s Chaturday article, so I thought I’d make this one extra long. Sit back and enjoy. This week I’d like to take a look at Valve’s recent decision to no longer curate games on Steam, barring games that are illegal or blatantly trolling. This has prompted an … Continue reading “Chaturday: The One in Which I Get Myself Blacklisted, And That’s a Good Thing”
Who would have thought that reality, not unlike Hollywood, would start running out of ideas and reboot failures from the 90’s for the modern day audience? Grab your Nintendo 64 controllers and crack open a Mountain Dew Surge kids, we’re going back to the past to give a platform to one of Florida’s worst attorneys. … Continue reading “[Column] Fact Check: You Can’t Teach An Old Jack New Tricks”
Let’s be clear on one thing: The death of Neogaf was guaranteed a long time before this last week’s revelation, thanks to a closed door policy and a sycophantic owner/moderation team whose policy can essentially be summed up as “no dissenting opinions.” I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t spend a lot of time … Continue reading “[Community] The Internet Dances on the Grave of Neogaf”
The internet is buzzing, or at least a small section is, over the news that Turbine has renewed the Asheron’s Call domain through 2022. While the revelation has naturally caused speculation on whether or not Turbine has plans for the property, the real answer is fairly likely to not exactly be what the community wants … Continue reading “Turbine’s Renewal of the Asheron’s Call Domain Is Probably Nothing”
With the year coming to an end, it’s time to start taking stories and sticking them into categories. Since I’m a well known optimist, I decided to start this month’s lists off with a look at the year’s greatest disappointments. Since a lot of what constitutes a “disappointment” is subjective, I ignored specific news pieces … Continue reading “Top 5: Most Disappointing Moments of the Year”
I’ve been floating around the internet since the days of AOL and Prodigy, and the main theme I’ve noticed in game communities is that the players (read: 12 year old boys be it in body or mind) are sexist enough with their “no girls on the internet” and the sudden change in attitude should a … Continue reading “Virtual Island: For Women, By Not Women”
Another day, another development in the ongoing NCsoft security issue. Amidst widespread fear of account theft, security holes, and random account logging, with Guild Wars and Aion leading the pack, it was only a matter of time before City of Heroes joined the pack warning users to increase their awareness. The reminder is standard trade: … Continue reading “City of Heroes: Keep Your Accounts Safe”
MMO Fallout 