Archive for September, 2009

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Review: BattleForge; Magic: the Gathering-inspired RTS
Review: BattleForge; Magic: the Gathering-inspired RTS

I have to confess, I'm a little addicted to this game. tiny dancer from GayGamer.net wrote up a preview of BattleForge in February, but the game has mostly escaped my attention until it was recently listed by AMD as one of the titles ready for the upcoming release of DirectX 11. I saw it when [...]

30 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
We'll fix it after launch
We'll fix it after launch

September was a pretty packed month for MMOG launches; there were three bigger titles released as well as a revamped free-to-play game, on top of the myriad of tiny little patches and "hello worlds." With Champions Online rounding out towards the end of its first month, a lot of people have been re-examining their initial [...]

28 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
Battleswarm: Field of Honor starts open beta
Battleswarm: Field of Honor starts open beta

The current MMOG landscape is monopolized by orcs-and-wizards RPGs, so when a developer comes up with something outside that mold I'm always excited. Battleswarm: Field of Honor, a hybrid multiplayer FPS/RTS being developed in part by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell through Reality Gap, started its open beta on Tuesday. You need keys to get into [...]

17 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
What's gay identity in the gaming microcosm?
What's gay identity in the gaming microcosm?

Kotaku has an extremely thought-provoking op-ed piece up about the representation of minorities in video games. While they don't mention LGBT characters (disappointingly) as well, the parallels they draw can easily be applied to our community too. There's a lot to be made about the lack of LGBT characters in video games, and when they [...]

16 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 causes concern for fans, family
Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 causes concern for fans, family

September has seen the launch of two updates to the "rhythm game" genre: The Beatles: RockBand and Guitar Hero 5. While both have so far received high praise from reviewers, it's the latter title that's attracting controversy over the inclusion of late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain as a playable character. While The Beatles [...]

15 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
Things suddenly got a lot more fabulous
Things suddenly got a lot more fabulous

I am extremely thrilled to write a quick note announcing that I got invited to sign on as a writer for GayGamer.net, a popular and long-running blog focused towards the LGBT gamer. I started officially today and my first entry was published a couple hours ago. I'm very excited about it; it's an extension of [...]

15 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
A week with Champions Online
A week with Champions Online

Open beta, head-start and launch day events have all come and gone for Champions Online and at last the game is released and live. In between healing 10-man Ulduar and entertaining my boyfriend's visiting mother I've been feverishly leveling various superheroes now that they won't be nuked. Overall my earlier enthusiasm for the MMOG is [...]

13 September 2009 · By: Joshua Meadows
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