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Battlefield Heroes: When are Micro Transactions too far?

So i’ve been on a bit of a Battlefield franchise binge the last few days, even enjoying Battlefield 2 again, which always used to annoy me with it’s horrifically innacurate guns and over-reliance on explosives. As part of my little adventure, I had a crack at  Battlefield Heroes (Which you can play, completely free, right [...]

It’s so cheap! (But only if it kills me…)

I’ve been playing FPS games since I first got my grubby little paws on Doom way back when. Since then I was hooked, and my diet of choice always contains at least one FPS, just to keep me regular. After the advent of Unreal Tournament, I started getting into competitive gaming, facing off against up [...]

Friends Before Fun

Two harpoons tethered by thick chains raced through the air, slamming into the purple dragons hide with enough force to sink a battleship. Instantly the Bastilla’s winches kicked in reeling the harpoons in, and in turn, dragging the giant lizard to the ground, as it falls I watch it’s decent, carefully timing my approach before [...]

The Death and Rebirth of the MMOFPS: Prologue II

With a monumental mechanical crash, a giant, heavily armoured foot lands just feet away from, making me to snap my view up just in time to see the Battleframe Robotics unit unload toward the enemy tower… Though I didn’t see anyone at the tower, so I’m not sure who he’s shooting at. I slowly continue [...]

The Death and Rebirth of the MMOFPS: Prologue I

“Where the hell are those tanks!?” I hear someone shout over the racket of SMG fire. “They’re coming! Hold just a little longer!” I manage to pick out over twelve other responses; I hear someone else cursing as he’s hit, and another claim that “Jerry is fucking everywhere!” which somehow raises a smile from me. [...]

MMOs: Global Agenda vs Mech Assault 2 and Exteel

So, a long time ago I was lucky enough to get into the Alpha of Global Agenda. Back then it was very simple, very messy, hardly a game worth looking at let alone playing, and I left it, quickly forgetting about it and moving on. However Steam recently started advertising it all over it’s front [...]

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