Monday Night Gaming

For the last several years now, my friends and I have gathered on Monday nights to play a rich cornucopia of computer games. Often just one a night, but we made sure to play a number of them over the course of weeks and months. The games we have selected over the past years have [...]

Results of my Resolutions of 2011

Each year I state that I cannot believe how fast the year has gone by, and 2010 was no exception ((Article starts with 2010 but moves to my reflections of 2011)). It just seemed like yesterday when I was sitting in my study typing up my goals for the year. Now that I look back, [...]

Survey: Favorite MMO

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Check out my latest addition to the TRPG section

Take a look at the newest game to be uploaded to the Emerald Tablet.  A game design from 1997, the Realms of Ardaan is full of playable races, classes, skills, adventure ideas, gods, equipment, and rules for combat and further adventuring. This game is looking for a home with a small gaming group, and I [...]

Phantasm Voyage Preview

Phantasm Voyage is the story of Aaron “Amish” Johnson, a student of the twenty-second century, and his rather exciting journey into a virtual world fraught with danger.  Aaron is content to live on his family’s wind farm, but is forced into going to school in the ultra-tech burgeoning city of New Detroit.  With reluctance, he [...]

Sony & Microtransactions!

The recent announcement of Sony to offer triple the conversion rate for Sony Cash only all to well shows their real ambition and intention with the player base. To loyal players, they have shown their willingness to extend a hand of genuine concern and a valid peace offering. If Sony is truly interested in re-building [...]

Goodbye Sony, For Now!

I logged into my Sony accounts last night and blankly looked at my characters within EQ and EQ II. I had actually no reaction — it was like how you would watch a commercial on TV, almost complete disconnect and indifference. It was then that I decided to end my relationship with the game. I [...]

Sony is still down

Ten days and counting. When I say Sony, I mean SOE — the division that maintains and develops the IPs: Everquest, Everquest II, Vanguard, Star Wars Galaxies, and their other assortment of MMOs. I am hearing so little out of them, it is almost as if they do not exist any longer. I fear my [...]

A Year of Civilization IV — A Reflection.

“06-22-10 Since last time, Joe and I started looking into making our own Mods for this venerable game. Joe keeps saying he is going to buy a new computer but never does. The game went well – a continuation from the week before. Wade destroyed the Mayans, and Joe and I are whacking away on Rome and the Egyptians.”

ExtremeMod V1.2 is Available for download

Version 1.2: http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/87644/extrememod-v1-2 —-Version 1.2—- —-Date: August 20, 2010—- ++++Voice Overs++++ Added Voice-Overs to most added techs. Future versions will add to the voice and create more descriptions. +++++ALTERATIONS++++++++ Starting Date: set back to 4,500 BC from 5,000 BC. Changed Sea Lane graphic to be less noticeable on city plots (still not satisfied) Handicap: Made [...]