Level Caps Killing Your Game? – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn The Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) industry has been in a pretty sad state over the last seven years. Many games have been released only to disappoint hundreds of thousands of fans who proceed to discard the game within months,… Continue reading ‘Are Level Caps Killing Your Game?’
MLG: Taking E-Sports to the Next Step – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn The Major League Gaming (MLG) Winter Arena was a highly controversial topic a few weeks back, sparking lots of debate on the Pay-per-view structure and raising the question is eSports ready for this jump? By the end… Continue reading ‘MLG takes e-sports to the next step’
Heat Up the Weekend with Starcraft 2 – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn Since its release in 2010, Starcraft 2 has become the most well-known and rapidly growing competitive game in history; it has essentially become the face of e-sports, and for good reason. Starcraft 2 has sold well over… Continue reading ‘Heat up the weekend with StarCraft 2′
The February Round-Up – by Sean “Blazek” Emes, edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn Another month has passed and what a month it has been for the MMO world and for Competitive Gaming. The long awaited Action MMO Tera Online has been given an official release date; while the two year old title Aion shows signs… Continue reading ‘vVv Gaming’s February Round Up’
Will Free to Play be the New Standard? – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn Since the dawn of MMO games we have been accustomed to the “Pay to Play” model that comes with the entertainment. Most gamers of the genre understand that servers take money to maintain and a good… Continue reading ‘Free to play games: the new standard?’
Stand Up, Speak Out – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn Last week I briefly talked about Major League Gaming and their protest against SOPA, the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” in which they moved over 100 domains from a provider who supported the bill, to a different host who did not.… Continue reading ‘Standing up to SOPA’
Top 5 Games to Kill Time This Winter – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn With the winter holidays quickly approaching, it’s likely you gamers are looking to catch up on what you haven’t had time for. Some of you may be content to frag it out over the long break… Continue reading ‘vVv Gaming’s Top 5 Games for the Holidays’
Killing Time with Skyrim – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn It’s been a long time coming, and even with all the massive hype over the last few months and following in the wake of two titles that earned the game of the year award, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will… Continue reading ‘Gamer Review – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’
Blizzcon Recap 2011 – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn Blizzcon 2011 kicked off last weekend in Anaheim, California with an action-packed, information overload crammed into three short days! There were new, exciting announcements and more in-depth knowledge for all three of Blizzard’s premiere titles; some heavily anticipated and some questionable,… Continue reading ‘A look back at BlizzCon 2011′
Uncharted 3: Competitive or Casual? – Written by Sean “Blazek” Emes, Edited by Jordan “Doomhammer” Kahn It’s no surprise to see Playstation feeling a bit lacking lately in the competitive community. With the exception of some contributions of money and equipment to Major League Gaming, all to support Black Ops, the PS3 seems to be… Continue reading ‘Gamer Review: Uncharted 3 – Drake’s Deception’