BioWare announced recently that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be going free to play this Fall. Those playing for free will be able to experience everything that the game has to offer with very few limitations, while subscribers will enjoy additional content and a special currency used for redeeming premium items. Here’s a blurb […]
CraftStudio 3D Game Creation Software
CraftStudio is a promising little game development program that flew completely under my radar. What is CraftStudio, you ask? As described by another, it’s like a cross between GameMaker and Minecraft. The world as well as models can be crafted entirely out of blocks from within the program and can then be textured using any […]
The Secret World First Impressions
I’ve recently begun to experience what seems like burn out from MMOs. I suppose I’m starting to grow tired of having to group with four misfits in order to trudge through a thirty minute dungeon just to kill a dragon. This is why The Secret World is a literal breath of fire air. Sure I’ve […]
Detecting Cheaters in Torchlight 2
Runic Games’ technical artist Adam Perin recently explained what the team is doing to help legit Torchlight 2 players weed out cheating players from their games. It all sounds like a pretty cool system that allows a lot of control on the part of the players. “Just to elaborate, yes your character is stored locally. […]


