Recent content by Alucard3Dark

I'm slightly confused and thoroughly displeased with this article. The sarcasm feels vapid and forced, with the attempt at a "humorous, pop culture reference filled rant" coming off as uninspired instead of relate-able. The shots against Maxim are, more or less, justified: with their writing...

I can think of two in game economies that have interesting mechanics/in-game explanations to the functionality of their economies to consider. Both are on completely opposite sides of the spectrum of what they're trying to accomplish, but both do a pretty good job. 1) Fallout Tactics - Here...

I've been having difficulty motivating myself to play RPG's (especially MMORPG's) lately due to, what I've affectionately referred to as "sucky mid-game syndrome". After reading Shamus Young's "Give Me Dessert First" article on this website, I started thinking about my experiences with MMORPG's...

I was ignoring the hype about this game and wasn't going to give it a second look, but I saw the demo last night and figured I'd give it a try. Demo was really solid. The setting was unique and the humor (coupled with Jack Black's voice) seemed dark and mature enough to be interesting, while...

Activision-Blizzard's CEO Robert Kotick has proven himself a money grubbing, fan-loathing douchebag (see: http://hothardware.com/News/Activision-Blizzard-CEO-Bobby-Kotick-Talks-Gaming-Hates-Happy-People/ ) and sadly, thus far his stretegy has been a winning one. This is a problem. His...