A Hushed Confession

Gaming has always been the a priori core of my personality. I game, therefore I am. Lately I've been challenged by this credo, or perhaps I've been challenging it. "Why?" queries the little demon on my shoulder, nudging me knowingly.

May 26 - May 30

This week sees the release of the semi-anticipated, briefly controversial Mass Effect for the PC. In the wake of internet outcry, perhaps only encouraging people on the internet to 'outcry' more, Bioware and Electronic Arts backed down from a planned protection scheme that would require Mass Effect to "phone home" every ten days to keep the game running.

Wordsmythe

If you ever want to make a splash at Gamers With Jobs, you could do worse than being a long-winded smart ass with a philosophical bent. Wordsmythe certainly joined our community with style, quickly making a name for himself by hounding Elysium's every step and pouncing at the first sign of a grammatical error.

Pantheon Anew

In the late nineties the video game industry was mired in a starry eyed fascination with a few high-profile game developers who had been elevated into a kind of geek stardom. There was talk of Ferraris and rockets and exorbitant spending at short-lived companies with poor oversight.
Conference Call

GWJ Conference Call Episode 85

Age of Conan Launch & Impressions, Lost Winds, Hype Hype Hype!, Your Emails and more! This week a very tired Shawn Andrich (stupid Age of Conan) slacks off on the show notes so he can go to bed. On the podcast we discuss hype, Age of Conan, why Michael Zenke is awesome and your sumptuous emails.

Age of Conan

“Hold the line!” He’s my captain. So I stand there, sweating under 40 pounds of 110-degree metal. The left side of my shield, which I would normally have tight to my side, is canted over the right side of Cedric, another newbie fighter. To my right is Jason, a vet. His shield is over mine. I can feel the press of them. A shield wall is no place for the homophobic.

Dino Run

Take control of a zippy velociraptor as it tears across a 2-D sidescrolling landscape, collecting eggs and gobbling small animals while fleeing an approaching meteoric apocalypse.

May 19 - May 24

I'm no fool. I know a movement when I see one, and the will of the community is clearly trending like an exponential curve in one direction. It all began a few months ago when our World of Warcraft forum (which we still call the MMORPG forum out of sheer stubbornness) was suddenly infiltrated by an unfamiliar population.

The Piñatas are Revolting

The release of Rare’s Viva Piñata was a wonderful, beautiful fluke. The 360 is a fantastic console, don’t get me wrong, but the purpose of the system is pretty clear. It’s ideally suited for playing console FPS titles, hardcore action games, and other M-rated novelties.

What's Next

Hard as it may be to swallow, this generation of gaming is entering middle-age. With the Xbox 360 turning three years old later this year, it may be worth remembering that the system was released on only the fifth anniversary of the original Xbox.

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