Driving and MMOs

Mephisto Mori/ May 31, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

MMO communities are an awful lot like drivers in a traffic jam.  They’re assholes. When given anonymity and an audience, everyone becomes a douche.  This is a known law of the universe best illustrated by a 2004 Penny Arcade strip: The parallels between people in a traffic jam and online communities are less commonly referenced, however.  I realized it today myself

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I’m just going to leave this right here…

Mephisto Mori/ May 25, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Alan Wake humble bundle. Only four days left.  Alan Wake has more than earned this insomniac’s stamp of approval.  If you haven’t played it yet for one reason or another, I highly recommend you do.   You get to pick your own price ffs.  You can even feel slightly better that you’re gaming for charity. And if your forgot.  Here’s

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Xbox One: An Opinion

Mephisto Mori/ May 24, 2013/ Video Games/ 1 comments

I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the Xbox One on my website about video games. Something truly amazing happened this last week.  A high-impact icon of an industry ascended to God-like status.  It’s hard to believe that less than seven days ago David Beckham retired. It was a tear-filled ceremony and one of those “big moments”

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