The Wizard of Duke StreetA collection of essays, reviews and commentary on fantasy, science-fiction, gaming, and associated genres.Warhammer Online: The Very Basics- May 29, 2008 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) is now in Beta. There are a lot of people out there who like the look of the game, but know next to nothing about the setting or the game itself. So here are the very basics:There are two factions in WAR, Destruction and Order. There's a sharp goodevil dichotomy here: Destruction is evil. No messing around with "just misunderstood". Mind you, it's a dark setting, and a lot of what passes for good in Warhammer wouldn't do so in any other game. The map has.http://dukestreet.org/archives/004632.html Darkfall: Fantasy Sandbox- May 27, 2008 The Warcry network is hosting a new developer journal concerning Darkfall. Darkfall has been in development for a long, long time, and many people think it's firmly in the realm of vapourware. More than anything else, Darkfall is selling full freedom gameplay. The game and the technology have been designed and implemented from the ground up for to be a full sandbox PvP game. Even if it never comes out, I'm made hopeful by the gap in the market for such a game being recognised.http://dukestreet.org/archives/004631.html Steven Moffat to Produce Doctor Who- May 21, 2008 A BBC press release and a Guardian article herald the long-awaited news that Steven Moffat is taking over from Russell T Davies as lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who for the series broadcasting in 2010. I am really, really glad to see this. Davies has done plenty of good stuff in getting the series up and running, and running well, but his writing is variable, often awful, and the level of repetition has been silly. Moffat is an excellent, excellent writer, and based on that,...http://dukestreet.org/archives/004628.html |