(originally published 17th February 2016 on DVS Gaming) With World of Warcraft's sixth expansion, Legion, now in alpha testing, let's have a look at the long and fascinating history of online gaming, from its earliest roots in MUDs to the beautiful MMORPGs that are available today. The First Vitual Worlds and MUDs In 1973, a summer intern working... Continue Reading →
(originally published February 27th 2016 on DVS Gaming) We review the career of the woman at the helm of the new Tomb Raider: Rhianna Pratchett The long running Tomb Raider series saw a reboot in 2013 after Square Enix took over Eidos Interactive in 2009. At the helm of the story writing is Rhianna Pratchett, the only... Continue Reading →
(originally published March 29th 2016 on DVS Gaming - yes I know Demon Hunters have changed and have been out for a while, but I'm freaking proud of this article and would like to save it and share it) The Demon Hunter will be the second Hero Class that Blizzard Entertainment will be releasing in the... Continue Reading →
(originally published 8th May 2016 on DVS Gaming) Alexstrasza From the Official Warcraft RPG We can't begin talking about famous Mothers in Warcraft lore without first starting with the Mother of Dragons, Alexstrasza. She was given the title "Alexstrasza the Life-Binder" by the Titan Watcher Freya, who channeled the power of Eonar into the red proto-dragon. She was... Continue Reading →
(originally published 7th June 2016 on DVS Gaming) I was lucky enough to be invited to see Warcraft: The Beginning at the Australian launch screening this week. Even though I live in one of the smallest cities in Australia, Universal Pictures was gracious enough to show a screening in my capital city, complete with a few local cosplayers... Continue Reading →
(originally published 24th October 2016 on DVS Gaming) With the announcement of the 5-man mythic instance Return to Karazhan releasing on the 25th of October with patch 7.1, I can say that I was more than a little excited. Karazhan has always have a special place in my heart - it was the first ever raid I... Continue Reading →
It's been a very long while since I posted anything to this blog. I'd been umming and ahhing about whether or not I wanted to do anything with this. I'll guess I'll get all my thoughts down on paper. My old Alliance guild on Frostmourne ran us out of the guild and off the server... Continue Reading →
*Originally written 22nd November 2014 for Pwncast's The Daily Quest. I am no longer affliated with the page and site. This is all my own work and screenshots* RP servers can enrich your Warcraft experiences if you can get over the initial “omg I’m a super nerd” fear that many people have. There are many... Continue Reading →
What a way to start my first ever blog entry, by talking about much I fear talking on camera. I fear being photographed, a lot of which has to do with the weight I've put on recently. I also hate the sound of my voice - I think it sounds deep and too Australian and... Continue Reading →
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