Dammit, I Am Agreeing with Adam Again!

This week Adam posts his Soapbox gripe about multiplayer. For those of you who've been following GTW for a while, this arguement might sound familiar. That would probably be because of this article. Click on to listen to what Adam has to say, read our editorial here, then come let us know how you feel about the issue.

Maybe The World IS Small After All 

I like to think that I am someone who has their finger on the pulse of technology in these digital days in which we all live. However, even I find something new about something old every now and then. Did I just lose you there? Well welcome to my mind, now you’re never getting out. Or… you could just read on a bit and figure what I am blathering on about.

T'is the Season!

I just wanted to stop and wish everyone the happiest of holidays. May your stocking be full of expensive new toys to play with... and hopefully someone else bought them for you instead of you buying them for yourself.

Remember to come by and share your Holiday Loot List!

Happy Holidays!

What The Boss Does Know...

A lot of us here love gaming, but also have to work (those that don't, enjoy that while it lasts). I've noticed a trend in my office that makes me wonder. When the boss isn't around, a lot of times people play games. Now, I don't work with an office full of "gamers". For example, nobody here even knows what new games are coming to any of the 3 major consoles this month. I doubt they would care. They are casual gamers at best. Mostly utilizing Yahoo! Games, MSN Games, and online crossword puzzles. I, on the other hand, tend to bring at least one device with me every day - GBA Micro, NDS, or PSP.

 And The Literary Torch is Passed.

Just a little over a year ago, the book world suffered a massive loss in the passing of fantasy-fiction great Robert Jordan.  This left fans of the “Wheel of Time” series (particularly myself, an avid Jordan fan) saddened and curious as to the fate of the twelfth and final book in the series, “A Memory of Light”, which Jordan worked on prior to his death.  Will it get published?  Will we, the fans of the series, have read the existing 11 books in vain?  Will we never see the Last Battle play out?

ISP Bandwidth Caps versus. The Digital Distribution

If you’re a computer user, gamer, or have a spiffy cell phone that is more than a cell phone, then you are already familiar with the idea of “Digital Distribution”.  Knowing the market, you should be able to see an upcoming issue that we're all going to have to face soon enough. If you’re one of the ever growing minority groups that are not included in the three groups above let me explain what Digital Distribution is for you.

You didn't level your own character! You suck!

Yep, that is the battlecry of those who stand firmly against these sorts of services. Hell, I've even gone there myself once or twice. However, after watching an episode of Gamer Generation from the Discovery Channel I got to see some of the faces behind these services.

I'd like to think that I have an open mind about things. I'd like to think that, but it isn't always the case. I have to admit that, while watching this show, my perspective was changed a bit in this department. I am not condoning these sorts of services at all, but I am not so sure I can condemn them as easily as I would have in the past. Stick with me and let's discuss this a bit, you and I.

It's dangerous to go alone! Take this!

So I see time and again that many gamers will demand multiplayer in every game conceived or else “they won’t buy it”. Now, I can surely understand the desire for replayability as I like multiplayer as much as the next gamer, assuming the gamer next to me likes multiplayer, that is. With the cost of PC games soaring past the $50 USD mark and Console games blasting past the $60 USD mark (adding taxes to both respectively), it is fair for consumers to want the best bang for their buck. However, does this necessarily have to be multiplayer?

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

So, I've been milling around a lot of my forum haunts lately. Partly to promote the site, partly to see what's going on, and partly because I get extremely bored sometimes. In my travels around the vastness that is the internet I am starting to see a trend and it's not a trend I like much. Then again, that's just my opinion. Oddly enough, that's what I am going to rant about here: opinions.