http://www.mmognation.com Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems likely that if you have this feed in your reader, you are already aware of Mark Jacobs' departure from Mythic Entertainment this week. His departure marks the end of an era for the company, something Scott Jennings does a great job of discussing over at Broken Toys. An ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/06/25/good-luck-to-mark-jacobs-mythic/ I've written at this site for more than three years now, a long time for me in terms of actual projects. Despite a deep sense of pride over the work I did at both Slashdot and Massively, I can honestly say that the work I'm most proud of from my ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/03/24/closing-up-shop-for-the-moment/ If you haven’t had the chance to listen to the second PvP / Penny Arcade podcast where they play Dungeons and Dragons, you’re missing out. I highly recommend it if you’ve ever wondered exactly how a tabletop gaming session goes. If you’re familiar with tabletop gaming, listen because they’re just ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/03/20/dd%e2%80%99s-nerd-culture-moment-in-the-sun/ There's been a bit of a meme going around where people share the sixth screenshot from their sixth screenshot subdirectory. Unfortunately, I don't order screenshots quite like that. Instead, I thought I'd just go through my big old FRAPs folder (which contains the last 5 months or so of screenies ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/03/11/random-screenies/ I'm hopelessly out of date, but I've been doing my best to get caught up on the 'sphere and such. Here's some stuff I think is worth following up on: LotRO Book 7 sounds a-maze-ing. The new player experience and the release notes are some of the finest work yet out ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/03/06/catchup-linkspam/ As per Paul Barnett and Kieron Gillen, here's a list of games I think are canon, followed by a list of 'in the now' games I think are worth playing for various reasons. Here's my canon list: Half-Life - Screw Doom. And Wolfenstein. I actually don't like most of the id-era first-person ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/03/05/my-two-top-ten-game-lists/ While I've talked here before about how much I enjoy D&D Tiny Adventures, I've been stepping up my Facebook gaming of late generally. Mob Wars has impressed me quite a bit, though I think it's kind of shameful how little context there is. It's a bare-bones design where they ask ... http://www.mmognation.com/2009/02/23/rpging-in-non-realtime/