Gamasutra has a sweet article up by Kjartan Emilsson, giving an overview of the challenges involved in running single-shard MMO EVE Online. Apparently the whole thing is built around a single 1.4TB relational database that gets hit 175 million times per day. This team really knows their stuff.
Read moreI confess, I’ve been caught up in the phenomenon of Transformice. Its perfect chaos of cooperation and competition is thoroughly addicting. This game fits into a niche that I find I really enjoy: The Moderately Multiplayer Online Game (I’m calling it an mMO). It’s bigger than a multiplayer game or board game with two to…
Read moreI follow Roger Ebert’s blog. I don’t just like his reviews (which I find concise, insightful and entertaining) but his perspective on life is refreshingly sensible. He’s got his head squarely on his shoulders, and without being inflexible or unwilling to accept change he is unswayed by the mad fashions of the new and extreme….
Read moreWhy have I not heard of Mark Cerny, and how do I get his job?
Read moreAcross two articles on 1UP.com they detail fifty of the coolest bosses in all of gaming. How many have I beaten? Let’s see… Ganon, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Jecht, Final Fantasy X Bowser, Super Mario Galaxy Mother Brain, Super Metroid Ridley, Super Metroid Psycho Mantis, Metal Gear Solid Mecha Sonic/Robotnik, Sonic the…
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