After the unpopular move to exclude North America in the release of the highly anticipated Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii, fans of the Japanese RPG genre got together and started a campaign to bring Xenoblade to American shores. It is...
Raven Poplar
Early Childhood Educator and video game journalist. First console game: California Games for Atari 2600. First PC game: Commander Keen on my IBM 286. I suppose I'm old!
Raven Plays – Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Testing Weekend 4
In which I “fix” the graphical issues and have “no idea the enemy I’m making.” Remember, it isn’t murder without witnesses.
Raven Plays – Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Testing Weekend 3
In which droids are slaughtered by the handful! This video ends my first session of play, another will follow shortly.
Raven Plays – Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Testing Weekend 2
Just when you thought you were safe from cutscenes, MORE CUTSCENES!
Pathfinder Online Announced
I have been playing tabletop roleplaying games for a long time, longer than I have actually been playing the video game variety. I was involved in a game of Vampire: The Maquerade when I was a mid-teen, and played in a Dungeons &...
Raven Plays – Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Testing Weekend 1
During the recent Beta Testing weekend, I took to the Academy as a Sith Warrior. These are my first steps into the new Bioware/LucasArts/EA MMORPG. Sorry my voice is so quiet. I will endeavor to fix that problem in the future. The...
Hands On with Crusader Kings II
Paradox Interactive is one of those game companies which can really appeal to some gamers. With their often intricate gameplay, rich political worlds, and clean macro- and micro-level strategy, proponents could sink days at a time into...
Magicka Receives Massive Engine Overhaul
Paradox Interactive have recently announced that Magicka, their spell-slinging action-adventure title, will be receiving a massive tech update. This free, downloadable patch will eradicate several off-putting annoyances as well as...
Rise of Immortals acquires European Servers
In a recently press release, Petroglyph unveiled that they are taking Rise of Immortals to a more global scale. “In response to rising player demand in Europe, Petroglyph recently deployed new server hardware in its London data center...
Lazy Impressions: Gears of War
I’ve gotten Gears of War for the Xbox 360 recently. Not the new one, but the oldest version you can possibly buy on the free market: Gears of War 1. This is a pattern with me, I will overlook a series until it comes full circle and...
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