Category Archives: Mass Media

Darkfall blog (no not this one!)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Aventurine has an official Darkfall blog up, and already it has some good content. Like with any blog, the real challenge is to keep the momentum going and survive long term, providing a steady stream of updates. This, a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 4 Comments

Swing and a Miss: Dice or You?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by SynCaine

The somewhat recent re-launch of EGM magazine has, so far, delivered. The new quarterly version contains more interviews and ‘blog-like’ content than just a slew of preview and review sales hype (though it still has some of that as well), … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, DDO, EVE Online, Fallen Earth, Fallout 3, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, World of Warcraft | 24 Comments

Time to tune in?

Posted on September 15, 2010 by SynCaine

Professional gaming has yet to really catch on in a major way here in the US, and while I don’t think that is going to change much, hearing that the recent League of Legends live event had 17,000+ viewers watching … Continue reading →

Posted in League of Legends, Mass Media | 11 Comments

Six years = 6 bucks sale

Posted on September 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Direct2Drive is having another sale, this time offering various games for $6 to celebrate the site’s sixth anniversary. Now when the cost of entry is $6, it’s kind of hard to argue ‘value’ here. I mean I’ve spend more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 13 Comments

Darkfall Community Q&A2 Answers

Posted on August 4, 2010 by SynCaine

Paragus received answers to his community Q&A and has updated his MMORPG blog. A bit thin on solid details in some areas due no doubt to the DF2010 expansion not having its major details revealed just yet, but readers can … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, MMO design, Random | Comments Off on Darkfall Community Q&A2 Answers

MMO Golden Age, death of Xfire, and a LoL Blog-o-Sphere champion?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by SynCaine

The MMO Golden Age: Justin Olivetti from Massively asks whether people who missed the early (golden?) days of MMOs regret it. A few people have commented that early MMOs were much rougher than the games of today (shocking I know), … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquisition Clan, Mass Media, Random, Ultima Online | 14 Comments

I’m back and full of Darkfall goodness

Posted on July 26, 2010 by SynCaine

Did you miss me? I’d say it’s good to be back, but really being back at work rather than sitting on a patio overlooking the caldera (google it) while eating breakfast that was just delivered is, well, not as cool? … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP, Site update | 21 Comments

WAR40k announces it’s going to fail

Posted on July 2, 2010 by SynCaine

Why not just make it official right now and announce you are merging servers, cutting staff, and going F2P? Love of god, why are GamesWorkshop IPs being treated like half-asses movie adaptation games and getting so screwed? Why can’t this … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Rant, WAR40k, Warhammer Online | Tagged | 27 Comments

A new flavor of tears, plus an expansion update.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by SynCaine

First, the comments section on this Massively article (great piece btw, riveting topic that someone should have blogged about…) is hilarious. Usually you have to go to MMORPG.com to get such ‘quality’ comments, but it seems people’s love for Darkfall … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Patch Notes, PvP, Ultima Online | 24 Comments

They get what so many others do not

Posted on June 28, 2010 by SynCaine

This clip from a recent interview over at Rock, Paper, Shotgun is why I love Darkfall and Aventurine (emphasis is mine). Tasos: We don’t really have an ideal player, but the players who would get the most out of Darkfall … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, World of Warcraft | 37 Comments