Infogrames (now known under the name Atari, which it purchased a few years back) just announced that it bought Cryptic Studios. This means that Champions fans can stop worrying about how the game might get finished in this challenging economy. It also means that my pal Jack Emmert (and hopefully my other friends at Cryptic) will be wearing a very …
Foundations in LOTRO
Will Hindmarch‘s latest article about The Lord of the Rings Online, “Hero’s Guide to the Foundations of Stone,” is now up. Will’s words (which I edited) and screenshots capture one of the strangest and deepest parts of the new Mines of Moria expansion. Be sure to check it out.
Snow Day!
Lousy winter weather here in southern Wisconsin has the entire Forbeck family stuck at home together today. (My wife’s a school social worker, and her school cancelled classes today too.) I skipped my Alliterates meeting last night to avoid it, but it tracked me down and socked me in just the same. Days like this, I’m extra glad I don’t …