How To Be A Games Journalist – In 10 Easy Steps by Ram Raider, weary games journalist. Assuming you have such aspirations, you should be cured after reading this well-written guide and will switch to business school like the rest of us did. Trust me on this, you will get used to selling out.
If you missed it the first six times around, download and play EverQuest Trilogy (original EQ + Kunark + Velious) for 21 days completely free of charge — new accounts only. I have many fond, foggy memories of EQ but I have to say — that ship has sailed. Pony up $50 plus $15 a month for World of Warcraft, you’ve got the same thing at level 60 and a much nicer grind on the way, but that’s just me. I’m living in the now.
Yesterday, MTV parent Viacom announced it was acquiring Xfire, the popular gamer instant messenger (and others) service, for $102 million. (NYT link and Xfire announcement) DAY-MN, that’s a lot of cake.