Next week, as long predicted, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) will go free to play (F2P). Gamers around the Web are split on this decision, though most welcome the idea of F2P in general, they are not happy with the way BioWare plans to implement it in SWTOR.  So is the introduction...

With the release of Mists of Pandaria in World of Warcraft (WoW) and that of Diablo III (D3) earlier this year, we have to ask ourselves.. which Monk is more badass? Yes, yes we do have to ask that.  Don’t contradict me, padowan. Which Race? Most of the focus on Monks in WoW has...

The next edition of World of Warcraft will release in a few weeks, with Mists of Pandaria hitting public servers in September.  With the beta for Mists winding down, most of the coming upgrades and changes are pretty well set.  In our last segment, we looked at the broad changes coming...

In just a few short weeks, the latest and much-anticipated update for WoW will release and Mists of Pandaria will become the latest addition to the 8+ year reign of WoW in massive multiplayers online.  With the beta for Mists winding down, most of the coming upgrades and changes are...

In our last feature, I talked about how video games operate as a business.  During the financing phase of development, a game can be financed in a new, innovative way called crowd funding or crowd investing.  These are methods of raising cash that can be highly enabling to independent...

It’s difficult to bring up video games, especially online multiplayers, without hearing comments about pedophiles.  It has become as expected as hearing about living on mom’s basement and living on Twinkies.  Pedophilia is now considered part of the gamer culture by those...

Video games are big business.  These “kids passtimes” are worth billions annually and it’s a business that operates world wide with studios and development houses creating games on almost every continent and in nearly every major city.  Hundreds of thousands of people...

Electronic Arts has blamed casual players for the sudden drop-off in subscribers to Star Wars: The Old Republic.  They’re right on the money, but are missing one valuable piece of information.. those casual players were what the game was aiming for in the first place. As of the...

If you’re a Star Wars: The Old Republic player, then you’ve likely heard of, confronted, or are wondering how to defeat Gharj, the second boss in the Nightmare Eternity Vault.  He is one of the most difficult (and fun) bosses in SWTOR and certainly one that receives more...

The news media puts a lot of headlines towards the idea that video games are addicting. We’ve all heard the “EverCrack” jokes about gamers who spend way too much time staring at the screen and ignoring real life. A few do so to the point that they become completely...

If you’re new to World of Tanks (WoT) or even an old hand who’s struggling to get ahead, then this short guide should get you well on your way to Top Gun and beyond. The fundamentals of WoT are relatively simple, but most players ignore many of them and suffer the...

Star Wars: the Old Republic has been open to the public since just before Christmas and is one of the most talked about and played games in current MMOs.  As with all new games, of course, it’s going to have growing pains.  Usually this means relatively rapid updates in the...