World of Warcraft, that behemoth of MMOs, still reigns supreme nearly eight years after its initial release. Yes, its subscriber base has shrunk – slightly – and it has some loud, ferocious detractors (most of which still play), but it has secured its place as the MMO, the one that all others are compared … Continue reading
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Seasonal Warcraft Disorder
Like most people, I am affected by the changing of the seasons. Winter depresses and tires me out, spring makes me feel energized and enthusiastic, summer grinds me down and soaks me with sweat, and fall…well…for some reason, fall makes me want to play World of Warcraft. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall for … Continue reading
One Shall Fall
Oh, by the way, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron comes out today, which means I’ll be holding a PS3 controller for the foreseeable future. Posts should continue as scheduled this week, but you should all expect a very energon-fueled Transformers theme week next week as I recap Generation One and Prime, discuss the movie franchise, and review … Continue reading
Souls and Squirrels
After a fairly long yet unintended hiatus from gaming of any kind, I finally returned to the scene upon the release of Soul Calibur V. I also downloaded Little Acorns for the iPhone. These two games seem to be made to be played together, like synching up Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard … Continue reading
Sacrifice This Human
So the Magic: The Gathering Dark Ascension (DKA) set pre-release tournaments were this weekend, and since I fancy myself a player of Magic, I decided to give it a shot. Now, as I mentioned in a previous article, I’m not exactly new to Magic. I started playing back in 2003 when the super-cheesy Mirrodin block … Continue reading
A Magic(al) New Year
The start of 2012 also marks six months with my girlfriend, who shall henceforth be referred to in this blog as Prettybird. It has been a tremendous half-year spent with her, so much so that I’ll risk hyperbole and cliche by saying that I fall in love with her a little more each day. Needless to … Continue reading