Goal Line Blitz, My Newest Addiction

I’d mentioned in a previous post about trying out an American Football MMO currently in its open beta. Goal Line Blitz has quickly taken over as my official online addiction. My best guess as to why this has happened is probably the combination of not needing a massive time investment: you can easily manage to [...]

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Geek Reflections: The Evolution of Gaming Communities

I’ve been pondering the evolution of gaming communities. Wondering how some manage to stick together, game together or even just keep in touch in the somewhat-vague form of message boards whilst many just vanish altogether with nary a peep.
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I mentioned before that I’m a gamer-in-hiatus … hopefully just until Warhammer Online is released. Even in [...]

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Beta Testing, Time Constraints & Casual Gaming for Old Folk

It’s a vicious cycle we’ve got ourselves into. MotH and I have seriously ancient computers. Despite this, we sign up for every available beta. We’ve been beta-testing games since roundabout 1999: For me, it started with EverQuest and continued until World of Warcraft. Lately and not suprisingly, because of our machine specs, we don’t get [...]

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