Covers tabletop games, solo and MMO computer games, and more. Includes some walk-throughs and guides, with a focus on fantasy RTS and RPGs.
Unable to enter instance? Me neither! How bad it is? Google the message and you get : ‘Results 1 – 10 of about 1,780,000 for Additional instances cannot be launched. (0.30 seconds)’ It was higher (over 2,000,000) but it seems Blizzard reps are deleting some messages about it (probably the more extreme ones!). For arguments
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Dawn of War II I really didn’t like Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II at first, several reasons, not least of all it isn’t playable on an otherwise excellent computer. So I left it a while, upgraded everything, went to play – and can’t because I am FORCED to wait 55 minutes while
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Selection of my Tweets from March 15th, 2009 Working on a blog about (re)building up a web presence Was reminded how much gameplay was sacrificed for 3D eyecandy. We need is a new Ultima Underworld Found a Gnu multi-platform DOS emulator for old games. Woot! DOSbox DOSBox is an emulator which emulates an IBM PC
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World of Warcraft stole my life! Lots of fervour in the press about WoW lately, largely surrounding some Swedish teenager that put himself in hospital playing beyond the point of exhaustion. Tabloid headlines aside, it IS horrendously addictive for many, myself included. The headlines are just a wake up call for what is an insidiously
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Fable, The Lost Chapters. First look If you are thinking of buying this for the PC, be aware that the developers – Lionhead Studios and Microsoft – are clearly aware of a several problems*, many graphics related, and as yet, years later, still show no interest nor intention to fix them. That said, it is
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Warhammer Dawn of War II: first look This is only a first look and, I have to say – bearing in mind I’ve only played an hour or two – a rather negative overview of the latest Warhammer game. (Addenda: It did later grow on me, with better hardware to play it). For a start
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woW pandemic scourge Congratulations to the morons at Blizzard that thought up and implemented a ‘fun’ prelude that rendered the game unplayable for many and so frustrating it’s not worth playing for others. PvP’ers are probably loving it, but most of those doing so are doing it maliciously. They give these clowns the ability to
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