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		I just watched this remarkable video from a courageous 37 year old man named Krist who runs a gaming and streaming channel on YouTube. Like many gamers, he’s horrified by …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		For the purposes of posterity, the following is the full Twitter transcript of former Team Lead for Vanilla World of Warcraft Mark Kern’s astute analysis of Blizzard Entertainment’s October 12, …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		Tired of your 9 to 5 job? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you looking for a career change? Or maybe you’re stuck in your …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		There are few good books about the inner workings of the video game industry. Most end up being dry treatises which might end up being on the book list of …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		Love playing video games? Got lots of original ideas? Think you can make a better video game than what’s out there? Want to get a job as a video game …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		The recent drama and subsequent bankruptcy of Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios has haunted me these past few weeks. Although I was just a bystander, I was living somewhat vicariously through …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		No one can deny that this past week has been a catastrophe of near biblical proportions for Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios and their proposed “Copernicus” MMO. By now most avid …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
		I have been blogging and championing the cause of virtual worlds and MMORPG's since 2004. I'm not a big fan of the word "blogging" and it's fellow partner in crime …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		A couple of years ago something happened while I was designing the levels on a LEGO video game that I'll never forget. After the programming team added the "lives" to …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
	    	    	
	
		At least for me, the big appeal of participating in a MMORPG was the fact that you could interact with other people online. Not only could you band together to …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
		Every two years as a WoW expansion draws nearer, it seems I have to write the same article questioning the validity of Blizzard's  beta selection process. Despite pointing out …	
	        
        				
							
					
	
		Something has changed about the MMO experience in the past six years. Chances are you probably haven't even noticed it but you can probably feel it just the same. MMO …