Monthly Archives: June 2010
Editorial: Wrath of the Lich King Raiding Retrospective
Editorial: Lusipurr.com Aims to Appease the Masses
Hello again, Nate’s dearest, darling doves. Earlier this week I found myself reflecting on the fact that the content on this site is weighted rather heavily in favour of RPGs, and Squeenix in particular. This is a natural reflection of the gaming history and preferences of many of the staff, myself included. As a result, [...]
Review: Alpha Protocol

Sega and Obsidian Entertainment allow players to act out the life if their favorite spy in the recent release of Alpha Protocol. Alpha Protocol tells the story of secret agent Michael Thorton, a new recruit to the shadowy espionage agency called, not surprisingly, Alpha Protocol. All seems to be fine until Thorton’s first mission with [...]
Editorial: E3 days zero and one; a focus on casual waggle

Well, it’s that time of year again. With the heady excess of E3 about to get into full-swing, and the flirtatious booth vixens (with more than a subtle hint of UNDERBOOB) are about paint themselves up and don ill-fitting costumes in the thin pretence that they are one of us, this should be a time [...]
MAP Episode 69: Australian Rules

Produced 2010.06.13 It’s Australian Rules when Julian ‘SiliconNoob’ Taylor, Australian, joins the podcast for the first time. Bup is quick to educate the panel on the latest and greatest(?) Lady Gaga news, whilst Biggs dodges Biebermania in an effort to talk boobs, instead. * * * * * * * Conversations With Bup (Being a [...]
News: E3 Ate All The Other News
Editorial: The RPGs of E3
Kotaku, that benighted oracle of all things game, has given to us a prophesy concerning the big RPGs of E3. Prophecy is, of course, a staple of RPG storytelling. If those trope-filled monstrosities are to be believed, every orphaned farmboy, scullion, and hard-nosed street kid is the subject of an ancient prophecy (never a recent [...]
Editorial: Am I Stupid?

Hello, Nate’s dearest, darling doves. Recently I have come to the conclusion that the gaming industry thinks that gamers are a pack of jibbering morons. I do not know if this is due to the influx of casual gamers and the industry’s desire to pander to them, if I am simply older and wiser these [...]
Review: Alan Wake

Microsoft Game Studios and Remedy Entertainment show players the darker side of small towns with the recent release of Alan Wake. The game tells the story of Alan Wake, a best selling crime fiction author suffering from writer’s block, on his vacation to the small scenic town of Bright Falls with his wife Alice. All [...]


