For those who don’t actually already know this, my Ph.D work is in political science, and since then I’ve taught political science for years before adding another graduate degree and
Tag: Electronic Arts
The Avatar Returns to the World of Britannia (An Early Review of Shroud of the Avatar after its official release)The Avatar Returns to the World of Britannia (An Early Review of Shroud of the Avatar after its official release)
For the longest time, I was holding out on playing Shroud of the Avatar. Which is kind of strange, considering the fact that I’m exactly the type of player the
Customer service is becoming an artifact of a time that has long since passedCustomer service is becoming an artifact of a time that has long since passed
The other night I was watching Game of Thrones on HBO Now through my Apple TV (yes, how many products can I mention in one sentence?). Up until now, Apple
Origin Offers A Free Copy of Ultima VIIIOrigin Offers A Free Copy of Ultima VIII
Most people who know me know that I am probably one of the greatest fans of the Ultima franchise ever. There probably isn’t a title in the series that I
Dealing with companies with horrible (or lack of) customer serviceDealing with companies with horrible (or lack of) customer service
Recently, I’ve been dealing with one of those companies known for horrible customer service. You know, one of those corporate entities that everyone loves to hate, yet they keep doing
From the too little, too late file: Sim City is going to allow offline playFrom the too little, too late file: Sim City is going to allow offline play
Last year or so, EA/Maxis released the latest version of Sim City, the continued offspring of one of the originally wonderful games to come out on PC. Unfortunately, it had
Sim City: A Game You’ll Learn to Love and HateSim City: A Game You’ll Learn to Love and Hate
I recently bought the new release of Sim City (from Electronic Arts, using its subsidiary Maxis Software, which is bought some years back). Maxis used to be one of the
EA’s Sim City Reboot Isn’t Going As Planned…unless you’re one of the disasters that destroys the citiesEA’s Sim City Reboot Isn’t Going As Planned…unless you’re one of the disasters that destroys the cities
On the third day of the release of the new Sim City by EA’s Maxis studio, things have gone from reviews of “best game ever” to “what a crappy piece
The Secret World: An MMORPG that’s struggling to make itself knownThe Secret World: An MMORPG that’s struggling to make itself known
Recently, NCSoft announced that City of Heroes Freedom is closing shop. NCSoft did this because it was trying to consolidate its properties, and (at least according to me) it chose
The Strange World of Free to Play (F2P) GamesThe Strange World of Free to Play (F2P) Games
Lately, I’ve been playing City of Heroes, which for those who don’t know it, is a massively multiplayer online persistant world game, often referred to as an MMO, or an