Horrific Visions are a gameplay mechanism that attempts to please a lot of masters. It has solo gameplay, small group gameplay, simple objectives that reward skill, more… Read more “Horrific Visions – A Model for Gameplay but Not For Rewards”
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2019 In Review Parts 1 and 2 – The Games Industry and My MMO Titles
(Editor’s note – this post started as one whole, cohesive 2019 recap, including gaming news, MMO news, and blog recap. However, the draft was nearing 3,000 words… Read more “2019 In Review Parts 1 and 2 – The Games Industry and My MMO Titles”
Shadowlands Release Timing – A Far Too Wordy Analysis Of When This Game Will Launch
Already time for a new WoW post! 2020 is here, and we are less than two weeks out from the Visions of N’Zoth. Two hidden cinematics, a… Read more “Shadowlands Release Timing – A Far Too Wordy Analysis Of When This Game Will Launch”
The Tale of my Tenth Blizzcon – A Report on 2019
It feels like yesterday that I went to Blizzcon 2005, the first one ever. And last weekend, 14 years later, the tenth one I’ve attended came to… Read more “The Tale of my Tenth Blizzcon – A Report on 2019”
It’s Blizzcon Eve and I Still Don’t Know What They’ll Announce – Why That Is Good (A Spoiler-Light Post)
Today, I’m back in the States, in Anaheim, Blizzcon wristband key on and ready! Yet, something strange and interesting – I still don’t fully know what Blizzard… Read more “It’s Blizzcon Eve and I Still Don’t Know What They’ll Announce – Why That Is Good (A Spoiler-Light Post)”
The Passion of Blizzard
Scott Andrews at Blizzard Watch had an interesting piece up this week that really got me thinking about another aspect of Blizzard that is often overlooked in… Read more “The Passion of Blizzard”
A Treatise on Ion Hazzikostas
(Excuse the awful selfie, heh) To continue on my developer appreciation posts for the week, one of the few times my posts are going to be fairly… Read more “A Treatise on Ion Hazzikostas”
An Off-the-Rails Speculation Post About World of Warcraft 2
A thought popped into my head when thinking about some recent comments and posts I’ve read, and the end result was a crazy rabbit hole I wanted… Read more “An Off-the-Rails Speculation Post About World of Warcraft 2”
Blizzard Out of Gamescom 2019 – What Does It Mean?
Yesterday, shortly after my post on my mix of excitement and disappointment in Blizzcon 2019, Blizzard posted that they would be skipping on Gamescom 2019, with merchandise… Read more “Blizzard Out of Gamescom 2019 – What Does It Mean?”
The Curious Case Of Blizzcon 2019
So, something I avoided discussing publicly last week was the announcement of Blizzcon 2019. I think a lot of people, despite the current state of the Blizzard… Read more “The Curious Case Of Blizzcon 2019”