Dear NCSoft, My Aion Account was Hacked and I Lost Everything. Please Refund My Time.

I know that it is not possible to travel backwards or even forwards in time. We are not going to have a metaphysical conversation here. What I feel would be good customer service and would heal relationships between NCSoft and its customers is by taking care of the victims of the latest hacking spree going [...]

Hulkageddon II is Running Wild!

Yes folks, back by popular demand is Hulkageddon II! The properly named EVE Online contest sponsored by renowned pirate Helicity Boson of the Python Cartel has begun January 7th, 2010 and is running until January 14th, 2010.
The rules are simple: Kill any and all mining ships on sight, podkill the owners, rinse twice and repeat. [...]

Story: Thought or Afterthought?

Hello,
In recent blog posts from Tobold and an MMOCRUNCH writer the subject of story has come up. My thoughts about story from any traditional RPG standpoint would be comparable to a terrific book that the player just started reading. These are details that we must plod through as our characters get fleshed out as we level ‘through’ [...]

mMO’ MONEY!: Virtual Beggars.

“Does anyone have a spare 10 million Isk I could borrow?” – random blurb seen in EVE Online rookie chat.
I’m sure along the lines of your mMO’ career you have run into the occasion where you are short a couple of gold, Isk or gil for something; it happens to us all. But if [...]

Flashback Gaming: Old is The New.

I was perusing the shelves at my favorite game store and had decided I was going to finally buy a game for my Nintendo DS Lite. After much deliberation and some help from the patient staff at MicroCenter I found Chrono Trigger on sale for 19.99. I bought that and a Nerf case for it [...]

To Twink, or Not To Twink…

Is cheating really the question?
Call it timing, call it happenstance or co-inky-dink but I received an email from CCP at the same time of reading both Tobold’s blog, OF Teeth and claws and We fly spitfires articles on twinking. I received an email from CCP, who are holding a “Power of Two” sale running [...]

MMO Multitasking: Is Focusing Better?

Recently I was having a convo with another gaming friend when they mentioned all the games they were currently playing. There was a closed beta and Everquest 2 mentioned, I said I have been playing EVE steady since I started two months ago. Then she (yes, hot gamerchick, relax) bragged, “You are playing one game [...]

Disney is Now Packing a Wideload.

Chicago, Illinois – Disney announces it’s latest acquisition of Wideload Games. Along with the buy of Wideload they acquire entrepreneur game designer Alex Seropian who founded Bungie studios. As reported from Kotaku.com, the buy of Seropian’s studio is following Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment last month for $4 billion.
Alex Seropian will oversee the creative development [...]

EVE Online: Bullet’s, Bird’s and Buy Orders at .01 Isk

It was the financial skullduggery that first caught my interest in EVE Online. Pulp Fictionesque tales of corporate espionage and embezzlement that the blogosphere has talked and wrote about ad nauseum for years. These tales are now legends but the game still rages on. And it’s got me by the collar of my white [...]

Mickey Mouse, Marvel and You.

Burbank, California – Today The Walt Disney Company surprises the world as well as Wall Street by announcing their $4 Billion deal for comic book giant Marvel Entertainment Group.
I am greatly impressed by this combination of two powerful entertainment companies and look forward to future content released by the new “Walt Disneyized” Marvel Superhero brand. [...]