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Achieve The Four Modernizations And Defeat Kel’Thuzad!

Xinhua, the People’s Republic of China’s official news agency, has news from the making of the sequel to Learn from Lei Feng Online (now just, regrettably, “Chinese Heroes”): “We hope the game will teach players about Chinese ethics,” said Kou Xiaowei, an official with China’s General Administration

It’s A Good Thing They Nailed That Whole Watergate Thing…

…because when it comes to online gaming, the Washington Post is batting .000 on “having a clue”. Remember “Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, (Select) Start”? If you grew up playing the shoot-’em-up game “Contra” on your Nintendo Entertainment System, chances are that cheat

Current Terror Alert Code: RAGNAROS

Say you’re a guild leader in World of Warcraft. You have a girl in your guild. You talk a lot on Vent, one thing leads to another and what do you know, you’re on a plane to visit. These things happen. When they happen, do NOT drop your

I Want My, I Want My IGE

Simon Carless of Gamasutra gives what, to date, is probably the most even-handed coverage of IGE, asking James Clarke, the company’s Shanghai-based COO, some pointed questions about what it’s like to be a parasite on a growing industry (oh, sorry, did I say that out loud?

I Must Give A Shoutout To The Man In Charge Of All Art

So, I will totally abuse my lofty bloggy perch and take you away from class vs. skill debates to point you in the direction of an interview with Mat Weathers, the person behind some of Mythic’s most stunning artwork (whatever you may think of Trials of Atlantis, the jaw-

Ubiq’s a Classy Guy

No, really. I tend to agree with him… if anything I even come down harder against advocates of skill systems. In my view, skill systems are simply class-based systems where the players design the classes. This both adds a needless level of complexity more hostile to new players and

True Transcripts From My Second Life Visit

Me: “So, part of this tour is for you to prove to me that Second Life isn’t completely a rancid pit of cyber.” Her: “It is so totally a rancid pit of cyber.” Me: “But there’s golf here. Thus it’s not totally a rancid pit of cyber.