Funny how time and memory work. In my mind my blogging is an Old Thing that pre-dates more widespread social media and Twitter is a New Thing, but it turns out I started Twitting in 2008, the same year we set up KiaSA. Reading a post from 2009 reminded me that things were a little […]
So. Farwell then Pterry. Or should I say HELLO It seems rather redundant to write anything about Terry Pratchett, with so many other tributes on Twitter, the wider internet, and even (shockingly) things that aren’t the internet. I saw him give a talk at university, and in the Q&A afterwards my friend asked him about […]
So. Farewell then Mumorpugers You dominated the world for a bit And then sort of went away Like Rome and the Mongols and Gangnam Style – E. J. Zoso, age 17½ Yes, with the news that Blizzard has cancelled Titan, it’s official. MMOs are dead. Or dying, at least. Or dying a bit more than […]
So. Farewell then Warhammer Online They say that in the grim darkness of the far future there is only WAR But it looks like they were wrong (unless Keith gets his server emulation working and it merges with Shodan or Skyguard or that one out of Wargames and wipes out humanity, maybe that’s what they […]
So. Farewell then Google Reader. It saw things you people wouldn’t believe: the very mysteries of the universe, recipes for cupcakes, slightly rehashed press releases, the raw stench of desperation. All these moments will be lost in time like posts after you “Mark all as read”. – E. J. Zoso, age 17½ (OK, so it […]
So. Farewell then City of Heroes You were My First Like the Barry White Song (But not my Last or Everything. Still. One out Of three Isn’t bad.) – E. J. Zoso, age 17½ Terribly sad news that Paragon Studios are to close down, bringing an end to City of Heroes. As my first ever […]
So. Farewell then Lord of the Rings Online You were quite good With a subscription. But Without a subscription You will be rubbish. (Even if the game is the same.) (And there is still the option of A subscription.) – E. J. Zoso, age 17½ Turbine’s announcement about the future business model of Lord of […]
I know you all come here for the latest up-to-the-minute buzz from the gaming world, so, hey – have you heard about this little indie called Fortnite? I reckon it might get pretty popular, you know… My consumption of gaming news might generously be called haphazard these days, generally comprising A Random Subset Of Things […]
Don a small conical cardboard hat, bake a cake and place ten candles thereupon, hide behind a sofa and prepare to leap forth and shout “surprise” for the Earth has spun around a giant burning ball of gas ten times since words first appeared on this here thing known to some as a “blog” (or […]