Diablo News

I particularly enjoyed reading your feedback on my previous Ninth Circle column. After admitting that my favourite games of last year were older games, I had half-expected a bunch of “get with the program” emails, telling me which modern games I should have been playing. Instead, I received a number of emails where you detailed … Read more

The other day I was thinking about elves. Good elves, bad elves, light elves, dark elves, male elves, female elves, and suddenly something occurred to me. If we leave aside fairy tales and deal only with the many realms of fantasy, I could not think of a single world or author who had short elves … Read more

The other day I was thinking about elves. Good elves, bad elves, light elves, dark elves, male elves, female elves, and suddenly something occurred to me. If we leave aside fairy tales and deal only with the many realms of fantasy, I could not think of a single world or author who had short elves. … Read more

The other day I was thinking about elves. Good elves, bad elves, light elves, dark elves, male elves, female elves, and suddenly something occurred to me. If we leave aside fairy tales and deal only with the many realms of fantasy, I could not think of a single world or author who had short elves … Read more

The other day I was thinking about elves. Good elves, bad elves, light elves, dark elves, male elves, female elves, and suddenly something occurred to me. If we leave aside fairy tales and deal only with the many realms of fantasy, I could not think of a single world or author who had short elves. … Read more

[B]Don’t Start Vast Projects with Half-Vast Ideas[/B] Aren’t the old adages always the ones you learn to respect? “Measure twice, cut once.” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” “Don’t stick a fork in the light socket.” Nowhere is the first one more applicable than in computer game design. Well, maybe in construction, but that’s … Read more

[B]Don’t Start Vast Projects with Half-Vast Ideas[/B] Aren’t the old adages always the ones you learn to respect? “Measure twice, cut once.” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” “Don’t stick a fork in the light socket.” Nowhere is the first one more applicable than in computer game design. Well, maybe in construction, but that’s … Read more

[B]Don’t Start Vast Projects with Half-Vast Ideas[/B] Aren’t the old adages always the ones you learn to respect? “Measure twice, cut once.” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” “Don’t stick a fork in the light socket.” Nowhere is the first one more applicable than in computer game design. Well, maybe in construction, but that’s … Read more

[B]Don’t Start Vast Projects with Half-Vast Ideas[/B] Aren’t the old adages always the ones you learn to respect? “Measure twice, cut once.” “Look both ways before crossing the street.” “Don’t stick a fork in the light socket.” Nowhere is the first one more applicable than in computer game design. Well, maybe in construction, but that’s … Read more

Is history any less real because it may have never happened? Think of it this way. We are arguing about a minor point of the history of Azeroth, whether or not the ability of the undead to summon frostworms implied any widespread loyalty to the undead remnant by the dragons, and the implications this could … Read more

Is history any less real because it may have never happened? Think of it this way. We are arguing about a minor point of the history of Azeroth, whether or not the ability of the undead to summon frostworms implied any widespread loyalty to the undead remnant by the dragons, and the implications this could … Read more

Ah, the inevitable “best of” column; they infest the Internet in the December/ January period. My one

Is history any less real because it may have never happened? Think of it this way. We are arguing about a minor point of the history of Azeroth, whether or not the ability of the undead to summon frostworms implied any widespread loyalty to the undead remnant by the dragons, and the implications this could … Read more

Ah, the inevitable “best of” column; they infest the Internet in the December/ January period. My one?s a little late; in fact I wasn?t planning to do one at all. I didn?t play through enough of 2003?s new game releases to really make a judgment as to which are the best. I hardly bought a … Read more

Is history any less real because it may have never happened? Think of it this way. We are arguing about a minor point of the history of Azeroth, whether or not the ability of the undead to summon frostworms implied any widespread loyalty to the undead remnant by the dragons, and the implications this could … Read more

[B]Look, It’s Like I Told You[/B] Hello Mr. Shane… I’m calling to propose a computer game to you… Yes, well it’s a fantasy RPG with revolutionary gameplay technology and an entirely new map structure, and it’s… Yes… No, I can’t… No, I don’t… Alright, thanks anyway Mr. Shane. This is one end of a mythical … Read more

[B]Look, It’s Like I Told You[/B] Hello Mr. Shane… I’m calling to propose a computer game to you… Yes, well it’s a fantasy RPG with revolutionary gameplay technology and an entirely new map structure, and it’s… Yes… No, I can’t… No, I don’t… Alright, thanks anyway Mr. Shane. This is one end of a mythical … Read more

[B]Look, It’s Like I Told You[/B] Hello Mr. Shane… I’m calling to propose a computer game to you… Yes, well it’s a fantasy RPG with revolutionary gameplay technology and an entirely new map structure, and it’s… Yes… No, I can’t… No, I don’t… Alright, thanks anyway Mr. Shane. This is one end of a mythical … Read more

[B]Look, It’s Like I Told You[/B] Hello Mr. Shane… I’m calling to propose a computer game to you… Yes, well it’s a fantasy RPG with revolutionary gameplay technology and an entirely new map structure, and it’s… Yes… No, I can’t… No, I don’t… Alright, thanks anyway Mr. Shane. This is one end of a mythical … Read more

It Must Be True We regret to inform you that this week?s installment of ?The Lion?s Toes? will not be seen in this timeslot. Instead we are pleased to offer a very special presentation, as Bill ?The Penguin? Zanderschmidt delves deep into enemy territory in Geeks Gone W ild! GGW!: Battle.net Hello and welcome! This … Read more

It Must Be True We regret to inform you that this week?s installment of ?The Lion?s Toes? will not be seen in this timeslot. Instead we are pleased to offer a very special presentation, as Bill ?The Penguin? Zanderschmidt delves deep into enemy territory in Geeks Gone Wild! GGW!: Battle.net Hello and welcome! This week … Read more

It Must Be True We regret to inform you that this week?s installment of ?The Lion?s Toes? will not be seen in this timeslot. Instead we are pleased to offer a very special presentation, as Bill ?The Penguin? Zanderschmidt delves deep into enemy territory in Geeks Gone W ild! GGW!: Battle.net Hello and welcome! This … Read more

It Must Be True We regret to inform you that this week?s installment of ?The Lion?s Toes? will not be seen in this timeslot. Instead we are pleased to offer a very special presentation, as Bill ?The Penguin? Zanderschmidt delves deep into enemy territory in Geeks Gone Wild! GGW!: Battle.net Hello and welcome! This week … Read more

We’ve got Starcraft: Ghost and Worlds of Warcraft on the way, but where’s the alternative Diablo game? Nowhere in sight that I’m aware of, so in this column I’ll speculate on the kinds of games Blizzard could produce based around Diablo, but not a Diablo 3 game as such. The MMOG slot has been taken … Read more

We’ve got Starcraft: Ghost and Worlds of Warcraft on the way, but where’s the alternative Diablo game? Nowhere in sight that I’m aware of, so in this column I’ll speculate on the kinds of games Blizzard could produce based around Diablo, but not a Diablo 3 game as such. The MMOG slot has been taken … Read more