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Author: Gazimoff

WildStar Competition: Prepare for Free-to-Play!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Gazimoff

In case you hadn’t heard the news, WildStar (possibly my favourite MMO at the moment) is going Free-to-Play. A date has been set for this cosmotronic change, with servers being switched over later this month on September 29. If you’ve not tried the sci-fi world since launch, my latest column gives a run-down of the changes….

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Mission to Foostival

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Gazimoff

Guild Wars 2 is going through a revival. The Heart of Thorns expansion announcement, followed by a deep-discounted sale, resulted in a surge of new and returning players to the fantasy world of Tyria. But despite the renewed focus and hype surrounding ArenaNet’s MMO, it’s the tenaciously loyal fans that have kept it alive over…

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Guild Wars 2 Competition: The Winners!

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Gazimoff

Remember this competition? After the craziness that has been early October, I’ve finally had a chance to chose some winners and send out some prizes! Apologies for the delay with this, but hopefully the winning entries will more than make up for it! That said, I couldn’t wrap this up without a few honourable mentions….

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Death of a Super-Genre

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Gazimoff

The time of the full-fat feature-packed MMORPG is at an end. They are ridiculously expensive to produce, and are regularly met with scorn and disinterest by an increasingly cynical audience. The market has spoken very clearly – these are not the games people want to play. Blizzard’s decision to cancel Titan – an upcoming MMOFPS that…

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Competition: Win Guild Wars 2 Swag!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Gazimoff

Firstly, an apology. I meant to get this competition up several weeks ago, but things at Chez Gazz have been absolutely manic. Anyhow, thanks to the generous folks at ArenaNet and NCSoft, I have a small collection of Guild Wars 2 swag from Gamescom that I wanted to share around! Here’s what’s on offer: First…

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The Value of Opinion

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Gazimoff

There’s a whole bag of controversy raging around the internet of late. Of subjectivity versus objectivity, of fact versus opinion, of divergence versus convergence. Who should write about games, what should they be allowed to say, what should even be considered as a game. There’s also been an incredible backlash that has pushed people out…

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The High Price of Founding

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Gazimoff

I have a concern, and it’s about the high price of MMO ‘founders packs.’ For a strong title that’s still early in development, it’s a great way to raise funds and bring in eager gamers to test the game out. But the status of being an early adopter comes with a cost, and it’s usually…

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WildStar Swag Competition – The Winners!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Gazimoff

A few weeks ago, I ran a competition to win some delicious WildStar swag that I’d managed to bring back from Gamescom. After being flooded with entries (my inbox is still trying to recover), I was really impressed with both the quality of entries, and by how much people said they had fun doing it. Picking winners…

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Competition: Win WildStar Swag!

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Gazimoff

Thanks to the very generous people at NCSoft and Carbine Studios, I managed to make it back from Gamescom with a sack full of delicious WildStar swag! But, rather than keep it to myself, I wanted to share it with you fine folk. Here’s what’s on offer: First Prize: Plush Rowsdower & Gamescom Loot Code…

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Warcraft: Skip to Next Track

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Gazimoff

Back in October 2013, I quit World of Warcraft. After a year or more of playing action-focused MMOs like Guild Wars 2, TERA, and WildStar, Blizzard’s MMO felt slow and dated. I’d developed a taste for a newer, more active style of combat, and felt that a return to hotkey bashing was just boring. This…

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