Muckbeast

CO might be a good game. You can read my Champions Online Preview here. But there is a serious problem, and it points to an even MORE serious problem.
Hyper customization is the primary USP (Unique Selling Point) of CO. There are no classes. There are just tons of powers to choose from. This is wonderful [...]

One of my top writers, Jesma, got the pay-per-view broadcast of BlizzCon and is writing articles with news and updates. She is taking her own screencaps as well!
Some interesting developments have already taken place:
Friday:
BlizzCon 2009 Kicks Off – Friday BlizzCon Highlights
Saturday:
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Expansion – New Zones
World of Warcraft Cataclysm – Race and [...]

Perhaps because I make games and because I believe so strongly in the importance of community in MMOs, I like to think that my industry treats its customers better than other industries. Apparently I am not just wrong, but getting more wrong by the day.
Some examples:
World of Warcraft: They have bragged for years about their [...]

While often fodder for amusing videos and funny jokes, the way “noobs“ are derided in MMO culture is a very disturbing thing. While it is nothing new for insular hobbies or communities to be hesitant to embrace newcomers, MMO Elitism seems to take this to new levels. “Leet“ (or 3l33t, or elite) players take newbie [...]

Benjamin has a couple of great articles at Bright Hub for Nintendo Wii fans. If you have ever wanted to get your Wii online, whether to play multiplayer games with friends or to play free games, you will enjoy these two articles:
Step by Step Guide to Getting Online With the Nintendo Wii
Best Places Online to [...]

MMOs are obviously multiplayer games. It even says so in the acronym! Despite this, good MMOs generally support solo play or small team play. Occasionally something comes along that forces large team grouping on people (like raiding), and people who prefer solo/small team play bristle against this. Invariably, pro-forced team fanboys (like the hard core [...]

Ok, this is very immature. But I cannot help it. I am a PC fanboy at heart, and every time the PC gets a better version of something than the consoles I am happy.
Valve Confirms Left 4 Dead DLC Free On PC, Paid On Xbox 360
Living up to previously-made claims that Left 4 Dead would [...]

This is sure to be controversial, but hopefully you will find the analysis and insights reasonably sound and share your own opinions.
What Went Wrong with Warhammer Online? A Postmortem.
The big question really is whether or not WAR can turn the ship around. Honestly, I am dubious at the moment. The next few months will really [...]

My wife and I interviewed our daughter about the Nintendo Wii, and then did a little experiment where we took her to Best Buy to pick the games that appealed to her most.  The results were, in my opinion, very interesting and could be valuable to any game developer who is going for the kid [...]