2009 Predictions
Here are my predictions for MMOs in 2009: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Trek Online & DC Universe Online Won’t be released this year. They will all be delayed until 2010. World of Warcraft Will...
View ArticleImpressive MMOs
One of the many reasons that I enjoy MMOs so much is that they occasionally give me some stunning moments when I see, or do, something so incredible it just makes me think ‘wow’. I’ve played a lot of...
View ArticleAppearance in MMOs
A character’s appearance in a MMO usually dictates two things: what they are and how powerful they are. Originally, older MMOs didn’t really have a lot of variety in clothing and, if you look at...
View ArticleTortage: Jewel of the Barachan Isles
The 14 day re-evaluation that Funcom has granted all old players has given me an opportunity to go back and revisit Age of Conan. I haven’t been playing it excessively over the past few days, I’ve just...
View ArticleI’ve Pre-Ordered Rise Of The Godslayer
Painting before the brush was invented Oh how impressionable I am. All it takes is Conan The Barbarian to be shown on TV and a pretty email in my inbox from Funcom about their new Age of Conan...
View ArticlePay 2 Not Play
This is not an Aquilonian in Hyboria. It's actually a Glaswegian on holiday in Ibiza. I’m writing this article now because I can’t play Age of Conan as the servers are down for the second consecutive...
View ArticleReturning To Hyboria
Moustaches are back in fashion. In fact, they never left. Even though I had to download another 600MB patch, I finally got to play Age of Conan last night and it was quite exciting to get back into it....
View ArticleAge Of Conan – Returning Review
Sometimes R.E. Howard was inspired by Asian culture. And sometimes he just ripped it off completely. I’ve been playing Age of Conan again since the new expansion Rise of the Godslayer came out about...
View ArticleLevels 1 – 63 In 0.02 Seconds
Now that I'm level 63 I'll be able to impress everyone with my crap gear and clueless behaviour I realised today that I hadn’t logged in Age of Conan in a while and that’s always a sign that my...
View ArticleAge Of Conan: Unchained Impresses With Trailer. That’s All.
Conan, a sensitive and often misunderstood individual So apparently the free-2-play version of Age of Conan arrives tomorrow and is called, wittily enough, Unchained. Get it? No chains… free… Nope?...
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