20 Years Later: The State of Fantasy Virtual Words in 2019
The recent passing of EverQuest co-founder and MMORPG visionary Brad McQuaid has caused me to pause and take stock of the fantasy virtual world genre that was born 20 years …
Brad McQuaid the J.R.R. Tolkien of Norrath Passes Away
I have just learned the terrible news that Brad McQuaid EverQuest founder has passed away at age 51. He is survived by his wife and daughters. It’s possible that Brad …
Blizzard’s Diablo 4 Blasphemes the Blessed Mother of Jesus Christ
For the 1.2 billion Roman Catholics around the world, the title “Blessed Mother” refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. For 2,000 years, this title has …
BlizzCon’s 2019 $49 Virtual Ticket is Too Expensive
Most Blizzard fans will never be able to afford to go to BlizzCon which is held almost every year at the convention center in Anaheim, California. With that in mind, …
Full Transcript of Mark Kern’s Analysis of Blizzard’s Response to China Hearthstone #FreeHongKong Incident
For the purposes of posterity, the following is the full Twitter transcript of former Team Lead for Vanilla World of Warcraft Mark Kern’s astute analysis of Blizzard Entertainment’s October 12, …
Money Hungry Blizzard Capitulates to Human Rights Abusers Communist China
This week Blizzard Entertainment put profits before human rights and capitulated to the authoritarian regime of communist China. They banned a Hearthstone player name Ng “blitzchung” Wai Chung, took all …
You Too Can Be a Video Game Designer Using One of these Weird Tricks
Tired of your 9 to 5 job? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you looking for a career change? Or maybe you’re stuck in your …
25 Questions I would have Asked the Daybreak Developers at the FoH EverQuest AMA
Last month the admins of the Fires of Heaven discussion forums organized a long overdue EverQuest AMA (ask me anything) question and answer session for a handful of Daybreak Games …
Update: More Daybreak Games Pandering to the Tiny LBGT Minority
Here we go again. Daybreak Games under the stewardship of EverQuest Executive Franchise Producer Holly Longdale has decided burrow deeper into the rabbit hole of identity politics with more Pride …
Daybreak Games Smashes the Fourth Wall with Pride Month Virtue Signaling in EverQuest
In theatre and film, there is a concept known as the Fourth Wall. Simply put, the Fourth Wall is an imaginary border that separates the setting of the play/film from …
Why World of Warcraft Classic will Save the MMORPG Genre
May 26, 2016 will go down in video game history as the date that the MMORPG genre was saved from oblivion. That was the fateful day that former Blizzard World …
Exposing Breitbart.com’s Free Speech Hypocrisy
Recently I was banned from posting on the official Breitbart.com forums. I was given no warning. I was given no reason. I was offered no chance to appeal my banning. …
More Clues about the Future of the EverQuest Franchise
In my last article, I discussed recent news about two top Daybreak Games developers named Holly Longdale and Luke Sigmund. Executive Producer of the EverQuest franchise Holly has been involved …
Good News about the Future of the EverQuest Franchise
EverQuest fans rejoice! For the first time in years, there is finally a glimmer of hope for a worthy sequel to EverQuest and EverQuest 2. Ever since the cancellation of …
The Curse of Guilt-Ridden Boomers and Woke Millenials
Almost every corporation in America has abandoned the wisdom of ideological neutrality and converted to the pseudo-religion of progressivism. The cynical marketeers in the business world call it values marketing. …
5 Mistakes Blizzard is Making that Distracts them From Making Great PC Games
Here are 5 things that Blizzard has engaged in that have distracted them from making great PC video games.
Book Review: John Staats’ WoW Diary
There are few good books about the inner workings of the video game industry. Most end up being dry treatises which might end up being on the book list of …