New Star Wars:TOR screenshots
Bioware has just just released a new media update for their upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO. The fanboy in me is just giddy at excitement at looking at these screenshots. They are gorgeous! However, not all is well in the galaxy as rabid and finnicky Star Wars fans have already voiced their disapproval on the size of the weapons and the “plastic” look of the character faces.
I’ve looked at these screenshots a few times and I just don’t see the problem. The weapons do look a little on the large size, but it doesn’t take away from how visually appealing the rest of the game looks so far. I’m beginning to have a little more faith that this game won’t be Galaxies part deux. Read more
Great games of 2009
2008 was an awful year for games if your primary platform of choice is the PC. Arguably, the best game of the year was Fallout 3, and admittedly, it was pretty good. However, 2008 was also the year that a number of high profile games just tanked. It wasn’t enough that Hellgate: London had to announce it was shutting down but also Tabula Rasa. And with this economy, a number of others seem to be following suit. If you’re tired of the fantasy genre (I didn’t have much interest in either Warhammer or Age of Conan), then having the two premier non-sword and fantasy MMOs go belly up equals a pretty bad year for me.
I’m hoping that all that bad karma in 2008 goes away at the start of this year. Here’s three titles I’m eagerly hoping will make a strong showing this year.
