Scobleizer: Larry Hryb, programming director for Xbox Live (aka Major Nelson), is giving real-time updates on his blog as to how well the Halo 2 network is handling the new load that is increasing exponentially every few minutes. …excerpt from: Scobleizer
Category Archives: Asides
EverQuest II Hunts Newbies
The latest massively multiplayer game is aiming to provide a softer, gentler experience for those intimidated by the original EverQuest. For the most part, it succeeds. Review by Daniel Terdiman.…excerpt from: Wired … Foton: Who in the hell was intimidated by EQ? (Other than my mother, who wasn’t intimidated so much as declared it stupid the one time she watched me play during a POP-IN VISIT a few years back. She also made me log off in the middle of an uber raid and I missed out on the best piece of loot evah, but I’ve moved on.) Anyhow, first EQ2 review I’ve seen that didn’t contain cursing in the title, so congrats on that, SOE.
Gamers Prefer Games
In a stunning revelation that is sure to bring out The Gaming Pundits: recent research shows that gamers prefer games to television. Gee, ya think? If the hags I’ve run into are any indication, and I think they are, most gamers prefer games to showering, housecleaning, homework, employment and sex. I’ll bet we won’t see that documented in a study anytime soon. via: Guardian’s OnlineGames (how in the hell did that blog get in my news reader?)