Category Archives: Mass Media

Fans of hype, fans of gaming.

Posted on June 2, 2009 by SynCaine

Hype in the gaming industry is a form of entertainment all its own, and history has shown that plenty of people LOVE getting wrapped up in the pre-release fanfare. This is not only something that consumes people in their search … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Conan, beta, Diablo 3, EVE Online, Mass Media, MMO design, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments

Big DarkFall update, Aventurine-style of course

Posted on May 28, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s not often (ever?) that Aventurine gives it’s fans a preview of what’s ahead for everyone’s favorite and 100% perfect MMO, Darkfall, yet we got just that yesterday from Tasos. Or at least, we got a long post with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 8 Comments

DarkFall: US server population (non)issue

Posted on May 27, 2009 by SynCaine

With the all-but-confirmed US-1 (or NA-1) server being geared up for release, many in the DarkFall (and ForumFall) community are wondering if the player base can support two separate servers, using the current in-game population as a barometer. The all … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes | 7 Comments

SOE one-ups Turbine on awesome achievements

Posted on May 15, 2009 by SynCaine

While this is indeed impressive, ‘selling’ a free product to so many people so quickly, we all know the REAL measure of success is how many characters have been created, right Turbine? (Yes yes, FR will likely make SOE good … Continue reading →

Posted in FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 3 Comments

The straight facts about the Eurogamer slander piece.

Posted on May 8, 2009 by SynCaine

Bonedead ninja edit: Please replace the word ‘slander’ with ‘libel’ whenever you see it. Thanks! One would think the basic facts of a story would be simple to comprehend by people, and the discussion would revolve around the implications of … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 34 Comments

Final word on the Eurogamer slander piece.

Posted on May 7, 2009 by SynCaine

Game. Set. Match. Well played Aventurine. Good luck to that hack Ed Zitron in pursuing his career as a writer, and good luck to Eurogamer, your name and site now being the punch line of a joke among gamers. Hope … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Rant | 28 Comments

DarkFall in-game reaction to Eurogamer.

Posted on May 6, 2009 by SynCaine

Silly sandbox…

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, Random | 6 Comments

FreeRealms: Gay Simulator, 2/10 score after 20+ hours played.

Posted on May 6, 2009 by SynCaine

I want to write a bit more about the whole Eurogamer ‘review’ of DarkFall, because I feel some people are missing exactly why this is not just ‘someone not liking your game’, but actually a much more damaging two pages … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, FreeRealms, Mass Media, MMO design, Rant | 22 Comments

That awesome DF review? It gets better!

Posted on May 6, 2009 by SynCaine

Continuing to dig the hole a bit deeper, the fine folks at Eurogamer posted this response to their award-winning journalism. Tasos responds here. Aventurine 2, trash website 0. I can’t imaging what Eurogamer is going to do with their second … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 12 Comments

The worlds most accurate DarkFall review!

Posted on May 5, 2009 by SynCaine

First, go read this fine piece of gaming journalism. Done? Amazing right, I mean that guy has the game down to the minor details, everyone quit DarkFall NOW!! . . . Oh now wait, it seems Tasos from Aventurine did … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media | 40 Comments