Greg Costikyan is an old school board game guy, author, and so forth who still posts thoughts about games, gaming and the like here. This morning he posted a wonderful essay about a play by mail (that’s snail mail kids) Diplomacy variant called Slobbovia. I remember reading a recap of a Slobbovia turn in a game zine I bought WAY back in the day (lets say ’83). This essay made me smile, made me reminisce about the old school games. The good and the bad about the way we *used* to do things. Magic.
It’s been forever since I really read comic books, but I’m still a fan of the genre. I played the heck out of City of Heroes the MMORPG. And now, from some of those same folks, comes the next logical iteration. Champions Online, based on the ’80s pencil and paper RPG is going to be released in September. It looks fantastic and I await it with baited breath. This video makes me all giddy fan-boy inside.
Tactical corsets, huh? Really? Well…sure…I guess I could be into that. I mean, it’s a corset, which I like…and…er…it’s got pouches and whatnot. And it’s a corset. So….
I don’t get to do as much computer gaming as I once did, but I will admit to being pretty excited about All Points Bulletin. APB is an MMORPG centered around the ancient cops n’ robbers formula. It looks vaguely like a first person shooter with a ton of personalization options. The character customization system strikes about every computer gaming fun button I have. I can only hope that the game is any good. The cops n’ robbers thing is near and dear to my heart, being raised, as I was, in a time when playing with toy guns was accepted and not a way to get shot by actual law enforcement. I had the most complete selection of toy guns in the neighborhood and was the go to guy for all your childhood gunplay needs.
I have to admit to being somewhat interested in this product. Yes, it’s DJ Hero, from the makers of Guitar Hero. Click here for the link.
It’s a turntable with three buttons and a fader. The tracks will all be brand new and feature folks like Thievery Corporation and Daft Punk. And yes, theoretically it will work with Guitar Hero and the drum kit and so forth. So dorky, I know, but I cannot help my taste. It is what it is.
