Over the past few weeks, StarCraft has become the game of choice for me and my roommates. Sure, it’s pretty old, and we’ve been waiting for a sequel for-freaking-ever, but it still inspires discussion: yesterday, over a few slices of…
Two weeks ago, my roommates and I began a new tradition: once every weekend, our Marines, Zealots and Hydralisks meet on the fields of war to decide the weekend’s StarCraft Sunday champion. For an hour or so, amid seas of…
Yesterday, Azeroth’s most epic adventurers gained access to the final phase of Icecrown Citadel, Northrend’s nastiest raid, and earned the right to battle the Lich King himself for the first time. Believe it or not, a guild of dedicated WoW…
What’s in a name? That which we call the developer behind the most ubiquitous MMORPG of all time by any other name would wear just as many purples. And so I ask, wherefore art thou Blizzard? Haven’t you always wondered…
When a person turns five, there’s usually a cute little celebration with graham crackers, apple juice, and maybe a pinata. And what gamer doesn’t love something you can hit repeatedly to make treasure come out? But when a game turns…
As one of the top dogs in the PC gaming universe, Blizzard has earned the right to be a little bit of a diva. To be sure, their games always showcase the kind of polish that can only come from…
The real-time strategy world is a very weird place right now. I practically grew up on Warcraft II, so I’m pretty invested in the genre, and I have to say I think we’ve reached the adolescence. There was a time…
