Entries by Gordon

I think one of the reasons that I’ve not felt the same level of satisfaction playing World of Warcraft now as I did in all my years of… Read the rest

Making a game that requires an Internet connection will always mean that both it, and the players, are dependent on the speed and robustness of their connection. Usually,… Read the rest

Last weekend I watched The Man Who Would Be King over at a friend’s house. In case you’re not… Read the rest

I’m feeling that urge again. Not the type of urge that a man gets when he’s near a beautiful woman but more of the type of urge a… Read the rest

Although I’m enjoying my Undead Warrior (cannibalizing your opponent’s corpse after battle is both delicious and satisfying), one thing I’m looking forward to with the release of Cataclym… Read the rest

Yesterday I received a very nice email from a fellow called Aaron, an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Trinity University… Read the rest

Last Friday I picked up Dragon Age: Origins for my PS3 (dunno why but it was delayed on the PS3 in the UK) and thought I’d share my… Read the rest

A few months ago I wrote about how I’d love to see a Zombie MMORPG and what I’d like to see in it.… Read the rest

Had a blast in World of Warcraft this morning when I took on Wailing Caverns with my new Undead Warrior along with two old friends from previous MMORPGs… Read the rest

Last year I briefly worked as a designer and developer for a Norwegian company that built and sold power plant management software. For those of you who aren’t… Read the rest

A friend of mine on Facebook told me about Code of Everand, a new massively multiplayer online game… Read the rest

The Victorians were not only famous for their prudish views on the fine art of reproduction but also, according to many sources, equally famous for their hypocritical acts of sexuality and… Read the rest

A couple of days ago I received an email from SOE promoting the new Everquest 2 expansion, Sentinel’s Fate, which is due out in February. To be honest, I’m not that… Read the rest

Can’t believe I missed this one. Back in June, SOE released a documentary detailing the history and production behind Everquest, one of the “first generation” of MMORPGs and perhaps the most… Read the rest

Back in 2004, my average play session of Everquest was 4 hours. Aside from any sessions I may be able to sneak in during the day and apart from any social… Read the rest

So it’s official: Star Trek Online will be released on 2nd February 2010 in the US and 5th February 2010 in Europe (hopefully the usual head start programs will apply and… Read the rest

In a moment of utter lunacy, I decided to purchase the Pandaren Monk pet for World of Warcraft so I could see what all the fuss was about and review it… Read the rest

Something SOE does quite well in Everquest 2 (and presumably some of it’s other games) is encourage loyalty from their player base. They have a very simple mechanic called Read the rest

Of course the big news today was that Blizzard have entered the micro-transaction scene and are now selling in-game pets, bound to your account, via their… Read the rest

The original term, as far as I know it, was MMORPG – Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. It spawned when the concept of the RPG game was taken live across… Read the rest

One of the toughest things about the MMORPG genre is that it’s not always possible to take your friends with you when you change game. People tend to find a MMO… Read the rest

Although I participated in the World of Warcraft beta and even imported the USA version of the game before it was released here in Europe, I got stuck into Everquest 2… Read the rest

Last Tuesday I purchased and downloaded Torchlight and I figured I may as well share my initial thoughts and impressions about it with everyone. Yeah, I know… Read the rest

Like everyone else on the Internet, I’ve been busy playing Torchlight. I’ll probably write up my thoughts about the game soon (to summarise, tis gud) but playing… Read the rest

I love my iPhone but I’d love it so much more if it could do this…

Original post from: We Fly Spitfires – MMORPG BlogCan Your iPhone Do… Read the rest