Archive for October, 2009
The Death Of Traditional MMORPGs
So right now there is an interesting debate going on between Tobold and syncaine, on whether the next Blizzard MMO has a shot at getting over one million subscriptions. Syncaine thinks it doesn’t, because WoW’s success is largely down to timing and the sheer amount of work put into it over the years. Tobold does, [...]
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Tags: elephant statue, Hardcore Casual, MMO, MMORPG, syncaine, Tobold, WoW
What I’ve Been Up To
Just a quick note to let you (yes, all two of you) know why my blog hasn’t seen much love recently.
I’m a huge fan of Guild Wars, having played since beta, racked up 6000+ hours over multiple accounts, and so on… (yes, I am trying to improve my image after the last entry). Over the [...]
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Tags: Guild Wars 2, Guild Wars Guru
I finally finished Plants Vs Zombies a couple of days ago. Thoroughly enjoyable game, and perfect for playing on a laptop whilst travelling. It’s nothing particularly ground breaking, just a nice twist on the classic tower defense format with some great humor and creativity.
With PvZ finished I found myself staring blankly into the distance, tending [...]
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Tags: Aion, Plants Vs Zombies, Trine
