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Archive for December 2006

December 19th, 2006

Wii: Cheaper and in New Colors

 
Well, 2007 is right around the corner (my how time flies), and Nintendo has big plans for its wee Wii. Rumors abound that the Wii will be relaunched in different colors (pictured above) and with lower price expectations.
This spring, the Wii will (supposedly) be available for $200 (as opposed to $250). So if you’re […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

December 19th, 2006

How I Came To Hate The Grind

Also known as: why I’m not currently playing any MMOs.
I’ve tried, I really have, but having to run out and kill 20 of the same creature for some paltry reward and a further quest to kill 40, then 50 of some other creature reminds me far too much of work. Dull, monotonous, mind-numbing, and […]

By Erin -- 7 comments

December 18th, 2006

Lowenstein Rated ‘N’ For No More

This one has been buzzing around the gaming industry with ‘unconfirmed rumour’ tags attached to it, but if the run-around that Kotaku was given when they tried to contact anyone at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is any indication, I think that the reports will be confirmed in the very near future.
Doug Lowenstein, the embattled […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2006

Gender Quandries

Interesting piece at WomenGamers.com this past week, written by Michelle Clay, a current employee at Turbine. Clay gives a humourous, honest take on being female in the gaming industry and talks with (obviously) extensive personal insight on many of the issues facing women in the industry. These, right down to the ‘improper […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

December 12th, 2006

Left Behind: Hateful Christian Game?

A while I ago, I posted about Left Behind, a Christian video game based on the Left Behind books. The purpose of the game: convert the sinners. Sounds innocent enough, but this RTS game is gaining backlash from the Christian community itself.
Killing non-Christians is probably not the right way to go about convicing them to […]

By Ingrid -- 4 comments

December 12th, 2006

Aion: The Tower of Eternity

New MMORPG in the works from PlayNC (City of Heroes, Guild Wars) entitled Aion: The Tower of Eternity. It looks awesome.
From one of the videos I saw it looks like in-flight PvP might be a possibility in this game. How’s that for an added challenge?

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December 12th, 2006

Play Girlz Wishlist: The Wii

The Wii launched in France last Friday and sometime Friday morning, while I checked my WoW auctions I suddenly thought, “Hey, I think I want a Wii.”
Set out to find a Wii. I was hoping the fact that the Wii release coincided with the Fête des Lumières event in Lyon would mean that fewer people […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

December 12th, 2006

Wow Patch 2.0 PvP Honor System: My New Crack

I have been drooling over the epic mage PvP armor in Wow for a while, while quietly lamenting the fact that I’d probably never get it. I love PvP but waiting a week for ranks to be updated, desperately trying to estimate the amount of honor gained per AB/WSG win/loss (usually loss since I play […]

By Ingrid -- 6 comments

December 11th, 2006

Wii Beats PS3 In November

Does this surprise anyone? Finding a PS3 anywhere this year is kind of like finding Lucky’s pot’o’gold at the end of some kind of gaming rainbow. It just ain’t going to happen. And say, but some magnification of good karma, that you happen to even spot one of these rare (I think […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

December 11th, 2006

SimsGamer’s Top 10 Gifts for Sims Lovers

Know a Sims fan? Are you a Sims fan? Well, Leora over at SimsGamer has created a list of the top 10 gifts any Sims lover would want this holiday season.
Head on over there to check it out!

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