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Mobile Apps in gaming
It's been a while since I last posted: life has been busy and my gaming has been predominantly Rift and Alchemy Genetics based, with a bit of Borderlands and Champions Online here and there, which gets boring to read about after a while. I failed to get interested in Star Wars: The Old Republic in any way despite the behemoth PR engine and the ( Read more... ) -
Christmas in gaming
Over recent years, the dissemination of game content has shifted from a single complete and finished product in a cartridge or on a disk, to a first release version that then has updates added at various later points. This is even becoming true of consoles, such as XBox Live and PSN games. Whilst there are debates about whether it means paying ( Read more... ) -
Playing God on the Tube
As I've mentioned previously, I've been playing about with the Alchemy games on my Android phone over the last few months. It's the sort of thing I do when stuck on the tube, rather than in lieu of some other activity, and it keeps me sane enough through the rush hour commute.
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Random Game Roundup
In between jetting off to chilly climes, going through the Champions Online archetype rotation, popping into Anarchy Online for it's halloween activities and hitting up Rift now I'm starting to approach end game, I've been playing bits and pieces of other games.
3DS
First up is Zelda: Four Swords, DSiware released for the 3DS and free to all with a ( Read more... ) -
Gold Archetype #6
This week it is the final round of premium archetype free weeks for Champions Online. The archetype in questions is The Devastator: a melee combatant that's all about wreaking death and destruction via the applicaiton of a bloody great weapon such as a giant sword or 2-handed axe. Sounds a simple enough premise, and I'd expect it to combine heavy ( Read more... ) -
Gold Archetype #5
Would you believe I arrived back home with enough time to try out this week's archetype?
In the continuing saga of the Champions Online Premium Archetype rotation program, this week offered up The Tempest. Described as electrical ranged firepower, I was hoping it'd play out like The Inferno with bits on. I rolled myself up a new character and ( Read more... ) -
Gold Archetype #4
Busy week with my birthday, a LAN party and now coming up a week in Norway! Hasn't been too much time to squeeze in Champions Online but I've given it a shot. After a summer of nothing much going on, come the end of autumn it seems everything and everyone in the world has activities...
Flavour of the week for free players of Champions Online was The ( Read more... ) -
Gold Archetype #3
Whilst the Halloween celebrations are going on in game in Champions Online, such as the souped-up Blood Moon event, the one-a-week free trial rotation of Gold Archetypes continues. Last week I was unimpressed by The Void, this time it's the turn of the brand new The Master.
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Gold Archetype #2
Another week, another sampler for the cash shop archetypes in Champions Online. This time it's The Void; a mage type that uses and abuses dark energies to channel fear and suck health from it's opponents, aided by pets.
Week 2: The Void
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Gold Archetypes Tasters
In the run up to (and including) Halloween, there's a lot going on in various MMOs. I'll be looking at what Anarchy Online will have going on for Halloween, what Rift is currently doing with its Ashes of History event and how Champions Online is doing with its current promotion. My time is currently focused on several things and I will be away for ( Read more... )