I’ve talked at length about both the good and bad sides of current digital distribution platforms during these last few days, but now it’s time for you to let your own opinion be heard. There are numerous different digital download services and each offers a slightly different user experience. Perhaps you enjoy the leisurely approach [...]

Digital download services like GamersGate and Steam are quickly becoming the dominant platform for PC game sales. And with a constant stream of interesting deals and publicity, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for their growth. I’ve already covered how this is a positive development and highlighted some of the advantages of [...]

Digital download services like GamersGate and Steam are quickly becoming the dominant platform for PC game sales. And with a constant stream of interesting deals and publicity, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight for their growth. I, like many PC gamers, have already mostly foregone physical copies in favor of this new [...]

In GameDrone Monthly I give a recap of my gaming activities in the past month, some new articles on GameDrone that you might have missed and what I expect to be doing in the coming month. Maybe you’d like share your experiences, send in a game you’d like me to cover on GameDrone or team [...]

An observant gamer can save a lot of money by frequently visiting digital download sites to check for new special offers. Sometimes these are special weekend deals and other times these may be pre-order arrangements that include a small discount or even additional free games, but in any case these are special deals that quickly [...]

The days of reading eloquently written quest dialogues and straining your eyes to spot text bubbles from random NPCs are done according to lead writer for Guild Wars 2, Bobby Stein. When taking a stroll through a city in Guild Wars 2, players will be bombarded with background noise of a bustling city, including conversations [...]

An observant gamer can save a lot of money by frequently visiting digital download sites to check for new special offers. Sometimes these are special weekend deals and other times these may be pre-order arrangements that include a small discount or even additional free games, but in any case these are special deals that quickly [...]

That’s a loaded statement, but should be quite correct if the latest entry on the ArenaNet Blog is any indication. This time designer Curtis Johnson guides us through player character personalities and NPC interaction in their upcoming fantasy MMORPG. The resulting picture is one of an actual dialogue system that allows players to form their [...]

In Games Worth Playing I take a look at noteworthy games released during the previous month. It contains both a list of worthwhile new games and coverage of the most highly anticipated releases of the month. Naturally I can’t play every game that’s released in a month, but I’ll do my best to get a [...]

ArenaNet has been busy again with a strong presence at this year’s Comic Con where they answered a number of user questions, as well as a feature on their company blog involving character progression and leveling in Guild Wars 2. These articles contain a number of surprises, but none of them quite so interesting as [...]

An observant gamer can save a lot of money by frequently visiting digital download sites to check for new special offers. You can sometimes save as much as 80% on games with these deals, or even gain a free game for pre-ordering an upcoming title, which can quickly lead to a very healthy gaming collection [...]

StarCraft 2 will be available this Tuesday, so I determined that now would be a good time to refresh my memory of StarCraft and its Brood War expansion pack. And it wasn’t much of a surprise to find out that the resolution is fixed at 640×480 and the graphics aren’t quite up to modern standards, [...]