Category Archives: Mass Media

Warhammer 40k MMO trailer

Posted on June 15, 2010 by SynCaine

In the grim darkness of the far future… you can look forward to the accessible achievement of facerolling the neon-shaded butchery of the 40k IP. Hey look, a 40k mod for WoW! Seriously, for a game with “Dark Millennium” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Rant | 23 Comments

DarkFall Community Publisher update #3

Posted on June 14, 2010 by SynCaine

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an updated on the Community Publisher program for DarkFall, mostly because nothing really noteworthy has happened concerning it until today. Sales slowed a bit after March, which seems like a rather random time … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Site update, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Wizard101 and AoC reviews

Posted on June 10, 2010 by SynCaine

The EG review of Wizard101: Cute and polished, but did we not learn from FF7 that no one wants to watch the same overextended summoning animation after the 10th time? Bonus points for making the first battle seem like I … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Mass Media, MMO design, Wizard101 | 8 Comments

Hardcore Casual: Now more accessible

Posted on June 2, 2010 by SynCaine

MMO blogs by and large have always been the home of the hardcore MMO follower, the elite few who love not only to play MMOs but to also talk about them at great length and in minuet detail. However I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogroll, EQ2, Mass Media, Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

MMO: It’s not a game

Posted on May 27, 2010 by SynCaine

First, it must be really fun to be this good at DarkFall. Quality stuff as always Umberto. Oh and don’t mind the creepy girl right at the beginning, this is an actual DF PvP vid of high quality. Personal jealousy … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, PvP, Rant, RMT, SW:TOR, Uncategorized | 25 Comments

The not-so-dynamic events in GW2

Posted on May 20, 2010 by SynCaine

My original idea for today’s post was to take a pre-release description of Warhammer’s Public Quests, replace mentions of WAR with Guild Wars 2 and PQs with Dynamic Events. Then laziness kicked in, so you are just going to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Guild Wars, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant, Uncategorized, Warhammer Online | 10 Comments

The “I have a dream” of DarkFall

Posted on May 14, 2010 by SynCaine

Day to day representation? Not really. Idealized? Of course. But a great watch? Oh hell yes. Enjoy, and great job as always Valroth.

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Snicker indeed.

Posted on May 13, 2010 by SynCaine

Our good friends at EuroGamer strike again. Read the comments over at Lum’s site for a link to the original review that was pulled down, along with some good points, like complaining about the lack of a level cap increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Rant, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Send me free stuff, get praised.

Posted on May 12, 2010 by SynCaine

As I mentioned before, I received a copy of the Guild Leader’s Handbook to read and review, but Ravious over at Kill Ten Rats beat me to posting about it and says more or less what I would have said. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random, Site update, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

EVE’s very own Ed Zitron encounter

Posted on May 7, 2010 by SynCaine

Ah all day work training, how I love you. At least it’s Friday. And as the week ends, I can’t help but reflect on the EVE-related activities of this week. For one, the game came out ahead if for no … Continue reading →

Posted in EVE Online, Mass Media, Site update, Uncategorized | 19 Comments