Category Archives: Random

Shocker, a successful MMO is going to the sub model

Posted on March 19, 2015 by SynCaine

Lineage 1, which I’ve actually played a good amount of and must say the game is very solid (in a very Asian, hyper-grindy way), is opening up a sub-only server in China. In freaking China! Really weird how if a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, RMT | 3 Comments

To play now or wait for later

Posted on March 19, 2015 by SynCaine

As noted before, Cities: Skylines is a great title that I’ve enjoyed a good bit, but having ‘finished’ a fairly major city, I’m now somewhat paralyzed with the game. On the one hand, I want to start a new city … Continue reading →

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Cities: Skylines has solid city-builder bones

Posted on March 16, 2015 by SynCaine

Mostly agree with what J3W3L wrote about Cities: Skylines. In short, its a very solid city building sim that is more than worth the $30 to grab right now on Steam. A few additions to what was already written. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 3 Comments

Wasteland 2 isn’t doing it for me

Posted on March 11, 2015 by SynCaine

I picked up Wasteland 2 on a recent Steam sale, and I honestly can’t get into it, which is surprising and has me taking a step back and wondering what I want in a game these days. I should like … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Review | 13 Comments

Trolls aren’t always people either!

Posted on March 4, 2015 by SynCaine

Theme day on the blog! Somewhat random, but this video is a good glimpse into the winter we are having here in Mass. I post this from my office as the bedroom above me is not-so-slowly turning into a waterpark, … Continue reading →

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Great interview about indie gaming

Posted on February 18, 2015 by SynCaine

VentureBeat has an excellent interview with Jeff Vogel, the creator of Avernum and other indie RPG games. Very much worth your time. H/t to Armagon for the link

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Quick thought about the next Fallout game

Posted on February 16, 2015 by SynCaine

The next Fallout game from Bethesda will hopefully be a two-to-five hour, linear, on-rails ‘aim for you’ shooter with a bit of story, but most of the story will be comic relief rather than a more series take on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallout 3, Random, Rant | 6 Comments

As has been said and proven countless times, niche MMOs work

Posted on February 14, 2015 by SynCaine

I’ve bagged a lot on Mortal Online in the past, mostly because at launch it was a trainwreck. Amazingly this was sometime just after the release of Darkfall 1. Since that time DF1 closed to make room for DF:UW, and … Continue reading →

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Hearthstone is Blizzard’s first non-hit, that’s important

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SynCaine

Let’s keep talking about Hearthstone, if only because talking about it is way, way more fun than playing the game, and because HS is IMO a perfect example of New Blizzard in a nutshell and perhaps a good indicator of … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random, RMT, World of Warcraft | 51 Comments

The little tent-pole that could, and the little blogger that couldn’t

Posted on February 10, 2015 by SynCaine

Because some people are getting a little too excited over next-to-nothing, lets actually look at everything said recently from everyone’s favorite video-game producer. “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the #1 release of the year and the franchise’s cumulative revenue … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 22 Comments