Category Archives: Random

iPhone gaming: Paper Toss, Field Runners, and Defender Chronicles

Posted on August 10, 2009 by SynCaine

For a while now I’ve been meaning to talk about some of the iPhone games I’ve been playing, as it’s somewhat amazing how much gaming you can get for such a low cost (at least for the games themselves, the … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone, Random | 5 Comments

Why a hip-hop based MMO is genius

Posted on July 31, 2009 by SynCaine

At first glance one might dismiss this gem of an idea and logically conclude that the overlap between hip-hop fans and MMO players is rather slim. You might also be thinking “wtf does rap music have to do with grinding … Continue reading →

Posted in MMO design, Random, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Blood Bowl: Multiplayer goodness.

Posted on July 6, 2009 by SynCaine

A few days ago I commentated on Blood Bowl (BB) from the single player aspect, found here. Now that I’ve played a decent number (30?) of games online, I wanted to talk about that and how it differs from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 8 Comments

Blood Bowl: a nice turn-based surprise.

Posted on June 29, 2009 by SynCaine

Most of this past weekend was spent playing Blood Bowl by Cyanide Studios, to the point that my fiancé calling me a crack addict because of my want to play it constantly. So in Eurogamer terms, the game is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 18 Comments

Guess the asshole.

Posted on June 26, 2009 by SynCaine

Every once in a while, we all pull a Eurogamer and get our facts wrong. It happens, most people apologize, no big deal. Sometimes, for whatever reason, we defend a company and help support their bullshit, going so far as … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Rant | 34 Comments

Homeless Sims: A good example of using the sandbox

Posted on June 18, 2009 by SynCaine

I saw this excellent use of The Sims 3 thanks to Raph Koster’s blog. Great writing and use of screen shots, and certainly shows the depth a sandbox game can go if used correctly. Looking forward to future updates for … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, The Sims 3 | 2 Comments

Sims 3 Review (EG style)

Posted on June 5, 2009 by SynCaine

The Sims 3: Fun game. 9/10.

Posted in Mass Media, Random | 10 Comments

Another amazing FreeRealms record!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by SynCaine

“First” concert record for Free Realms. The string of amazing press releases continues, which is at least a good source of entertainment thanks to Free Realms. And just like DarkFall is the place for all those basement-dwelling sociopaths, at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant, Site update | 1 Comment

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

500th Post Milestone

Posted on May 15, 2009 by SynCaine

Grats self on 500 posts. I would like to thank all the mouth breathing, helmet wearing, shortbus riding WoW players for making it all possible. Without your constant cries for the bar to be lowered, your lemming-like acceptance of dailies … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments