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Mod Spotlight: SWGEmu

Posted by Jesse Leigh on May 28th, 2012

Remember Star Wars Galaxies?

That’s rhetorical. It was shut down December 15th of last year after an eight year lifespan with a dedicated fanbase. This only happened because LucasArts didn’t want to renew the licensing agreement for SWG when The Old Republic was coming out. They didn’t want to see two Star Wars MMOs competing for the same group of players. Some would call that smart business, others would call it a knife through the heart. SWG was the kind of MMO you could really get invested in and attached to because it was about community rather than just gear, pvp rank and raids. Completely replacing it with TOR is like completely replacing World of Warcraft with… well, TOR.

Shootmania Storm announcement trailer – A new run & gun custom shooter from Nadeo

Posted by Jesse Leigh on May 26th, 2012

Nadeo isn’t exactly known for venturing outside the realm of racing games but they’re certainly no developer to laugh at. They’re finally branching out into other genres with Shootmania Storm, a customizable run & gun shooter releasing this year. Like their racing series Trackmania, every map and track is fully customizable and the game features a robust in-game editor that can be picked up by any gamer with ease. This will give gamers the foundation to take the shooter (a seemingly simplistic one so far) and mold it into their own creation based on what they build.

Metro: Last Light live action short film

Posted by Jesse Leigh on May 24th, 2012

4A Games and THQ have put out a live action short film to advertise their upcoming Metro series sequel, Metro: Last Light. It may not show much other than a town in Russia prior to the nuclear war the precedes the events of the series and it may be in Russian with no subtitles, but it’s still pretty damn impressive.

The top 10 most disappointing game sequels

Posted by Jesse Leigh on May 20th, 2012

Bad games are released all the time, but simply being bad doesn’t have the same impact as dashing the hopes of gamers because a game is expected to outdo its predecessor. Game sequels can either be a blessing in disguise or a nasty infection on an otherwise good series. Here are the most disappointing ones we’ve seen in gaming history so far.

10. Deus Ex: Invisible War

Diablo III and always-on DRM – Blizzard’s new headache factory

Posted by Jesse Leigh on May 16th, 2012

I’m not about to complain about the waiting times and server queues that have been infecting the launch of Diablo III. That kind of thing happens sometimes with games this popular. It sucks but it isn’t permanent so develop some patience and wait a bit.

What I can’t seem to wrap my head around is why players who don’t even want to play online are having to sit and wait in the same queue as the multiplayer users…