Daily Blogroll 1/27 -- Inevitable Backlash edition

Yeah, I’ve been MIA for a couple weeks now. Work time is creeping into home time. It’s so cold when I get home that I find myself cuddling up with blankets and a cat on the couch, watching Netflix (tonight: the Canadian comedy “Slings & Arrows”, season 1). I’m not wild about this “winter” thing in general. I haven’t been able to get on the bicycle for a few weeks now, and it’s really making me antsy. ...

January 27, 2011 · 8 min · 1594 words · Tipa

Fists of Fu: Beat 'em Up MMOs go Platform

Note: Fists of Fu is currently in a short closed beta period. I expect open beta to start fairly soon. You’d hardly know Outspark’s Fists of Fu is an MMO to look at it. What we usually consider an MMO has a long history back through MUDs and to the pre-history of tabletop, pen-and-paper games. You learn to expect adventure to come at a fairly slow and sedate pace. ...

June 25, 2010 · 5 min · 949 words · Tipa