Archive for the ‘Editorial’ Category:
StarCraft II, The Greatest eSport The World Has Ever Seen
July 26th, 2008 / / by Sol Invictus
I have a guest post today by Lipton, of Starfeeder, a prominent blogger in the Starcraft community.
The rest of this post will tell you why I chose that title and why it resonates.
First how did StarCraft get to where it is today?
It undeniably owns the title of best RTS game of all time, what are the key factors that make this statement true? Read more…
Diablo III and Hellgate: London - Same Genealogy?
Saturday, 28th June 2008 - the day demons rose once more in Diablo 3.
With the announcement of Diablo 3 and the evident excitement building I’ve been reflecting on another relatively recent game launch, the hype preceding it’s launch, and it’s failure to gather the critical acclaim that so many eager fans wanted: Hellgate London.
The fact that I’m mentioning the two games in the same breath shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, not even the developers: Flagship Studios (FSS) endeavored to lever some extra hype into their product by precision use of the “From the makers of Diablo” message. Many people now excited about the prospect of D3 were (and some still are, I guess?) excited about HG:L.
What I do find strange is that very few people are really looking at the roots of these two games. Whilst I don’t think they really should be compared as like games, we shouldn’t dismiss where they both came from …
The Wait; My Two Gold
July 5th, 2008 / / by HerrStoy
“I can’t wait for Diablo 2. I bet Diablo 3 will be in full VR with the goggles and everything. Or maybe Diablo 4.” -Stoy, July 1999 Read more…
How To Make A Proper Sequel: Evolving The Story
July 3rd, 2008 / / by Solivagant
I’ve received a lot of feedback regarding a post I made on my Destructoid blog, more positive than negative so I decided to continue that line of thought and further compare Diablo 3 and Fallout 3.
I started my post by stating that everything that I’d seen on June 28 got me interested in Diablo 3. Everything that I’ve seen since then has only gotten me even more interested.
Dear Blizzard: Do Not Change The Art Direction!
July 1st, 2008 / / by Sol Invictus
I felt very compelled to create this petition in response to the recent and very vocal requests from some members of the Diablo fans community who are, in a word, ‘disappointed’ with Diablo 3’s current artistic direction.
This petition is created to represent those of us, whom I feel are great in number, who genuinely believe that Blizzard should continue to do what they are doing with Diablo 3’s art direction and not bend to the wishes of those who would wish to see Diablo 3’s beauty and vibrancy reduced to shades of gray and brown.
Bethesda Softworks Can Suck It
Allow me to begin this article by telling you a little bit about myself. I’m in every sense of the word a hardcore gamer. I practically grew up on games, and my oldest memory is of me playing SMB3 on my NES. Some of my favourite game companies are Apogee, Bitmap Brothers, Blizzard, Gas Powered Games, id Software, Valve, and even Ensemble Studios.
And then there’s Bethesda Softworks.
