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Wizard 101 Pictures
Yesterday the folks at King’s Isle gave me permission to post screenshots from Wizard 101. I didn’t post yesterday, because when I logged on to get some nice screens, somehow I ended up fighting trolls instead of taking pictures. Anyway! … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, New Jersey
Tagged beta, Game Reviews, Google, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, mail, moving, new game, New Jersey, Stick, Wizard 101, World of WarCraft, WoW
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Wizard 101
I was predisposed to like the new Wizard 101 game. It’s not exactly a secret that I love Harry Potter, and the game promises to be a wizard school MMOPRG. The game is adorable from the first loading screen. They’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged beta, casual games, Game Reviews, games, General, glasses, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, new game, random, Stick, teaching, wee ones, Wizard 101
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Game Connection, Waffle House
When I first visited Raleigh, for Stick’s brother’s wedding, I found slow southern chattiness surprising, but I’m really enjoying it right now. I’m so proud of my Chinese skills but really I’ve just mastered the simplest essentials, I can’t really … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Books, Gaming Culture, North Carolina
Tagged back in the US, Books, China, chinese, d+d, family, game connection, game culture, games, gaming, new game, North Carolina, Raleigh, Stick, tabletop games
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Kudos Demo
I want to call Kudos a life sim, but that term carries the connotations of “TheSims knockoff” and Kudos is definitely not that. It’s a sandbox game, where your choices affect your next set of options. It actually reminded me … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews
Tagged China, chinese, Chinese food, Chinese life, flavortext, game culture, Game Reviews, games, girls play that too?, Kudos, new game, PayPal, Positech, Sims, text-based
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Morning Commute
Saw this on my way to school today. On the way home, I’m on the bus for long enough to feel like I’m really a Beijing-ren (even if I’m a pasty pale kind of Beijinger), and I leave school early … Continue reading
Fashion Solitaire
A couple few weeks ago, I got the chance to beta test a new casual game for Large Animal Games. The beta version of Fashion Solitaire looked like Barbie’s Magical Dream House had leaked all over it, but when I … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews
Tagged beta, Fashion Solitaire, game culture, Game Reviews, games, gaming, girls play that too?, Large Animal Games, LOST, mail, new game, Sims, Stick, superheroes, why's it gotta be pink?
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China’s New Altruism Videogame
Usually my local net cafe is full of boys and young men playing CounterStrike for hours on end or staring at the lao wai girl (your results may vary). As internet gaming becomes more popular, it’s having some surprising effects … Continue reading
The End of E3?
I’m late on this news, living in China and all, but E3 as we know it is over. I kind of imagined E3 as a nerds-only fashion week, with all kinds of gamers, developers and game journalists crawling out into … Continue reading
Weifang Math
So we’re trying to check into a hotel in Weifang. It takes all 3 of us to speak Chinese. I can understand the most, then I tell Jeff and Fresca the gist of what’s just been said. Jeff says “Oh, … Continue reading
Posted in New York City
Tagged chinese, Chinese life, games, jEFF, mandarin, new game, New York City, text-based, text-based games
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EverQuest 2 And The Flu.
Stick, a candidate for Greatest Boyfriend Ever, got me three months of EverQuest 2 for Christmas. I installed my new game — all 10 CDs of it! It was like an old Sierra game! — and found out that I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged Books, classics, dating, Game Reviews, games, greek, moving, new game, Stick
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