A Brief Programming Note I've moved on from my position at NCsoft and am now a design lead with these guys. Hopefully will have more to share on what I'm working on soon. For now, just leave the LUM SOLD OUT notes right here!
Moneypet! Blizzard Adds Convertible Currency to World of Warcraft Well, this is fairly large news. Blizzard is set to add a new vanity pet for World of Warcraft to its out-of-game shop - the difference being that unlike all the others they sell, this one is freely transferable in-game. And Blizzard is not shy about pointing out exactly what
A Decade Of Camelot Ten years ago, I began my career in the gaming industry by signing on to help with the imminent launch of Dark Age of Camelot. That game and its team still holds a special place in my heart, though most of the founders from that day have gone their separate
A Brief Programming Note From Hilmar The Businesscat The Discordian calendar has five seasons: * Chaos * Discord * Confusion * Bureaucracy * Aftermath
Mark Jacobs Resurfaces, Pretty Fly For An Old White Guy Mark Jacobs, Mythic founder, former CEO and person whose picture appears in the dictionary next to the word "irrepressible", is interviewed by Forbes about his new game company, City State Nation Continent Entertainment. “I didn’t want this studio to be the old boys’ club,” he said. “I
SOE's John Smedley: Subscription Model Dead Given that DC Online (day-job-pimping alert: and City of Heroes!) just went free to play, somewhat relevant! There's another large juggernaut coming out soon in Star Wars: The Old Republic from EA/Bioware. That's a game that I think has a legitimate shot at a 2
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose Alex "Furor Planedefiler" Afrasiabi Leader of "Fires of Heaven", Everquest's most notorious guild May 9, 2003 ...our interactions with CCP's upper management in the aftermath of the Emergency Summit have shown us that the suits are not treating the needs of the