AetherCON – The Virtual Tabletop Convention

Many of us who play MMORPGs either have our base in tabletop RPGs and/or would love to play more tabletop games as well.  Traditionally, we have friends that stretch literally across the globe and a traditional tabletop game would be impossible.  Conventions are even more fun yet more difficult to coordinate with these friends.  If only there was a convention where friends across the world could log in and play in their pajamas… now there is.  AetherCON is the first fully virtual tabletop gaming convention, and it has lots of room to play. [Continue reading]


MechWarrior Online – Back to the 31st Century – The Basics


Greetings MechWarriors! If you are among the die hard MechWarrior fans that have been waiting for a decade to return to the 31st century, your wait is almost over. MechWarrior Online, or MWO, brings a fresh view to our old favorite giant robots. For those of you unfamiliar with the genre, imagine walking tanks between 20 and 100 tons in weight with enough firepower to level a small city. Currently in closed BETA, with the NDA freshly lifted on October 3rd, 2012, you can finally peek behind the curtain to a players point of view, at the basics. [Continue reading]


Marauder MAD-3R Build for MechWarrior Online

Throughout the history of BattleTech certain 'Mechs have stood out as iconic. One of these is the Marauder. Although it has passed into the world of the Unseen (no longer usable in BattleTech due to copyright dispute), it forever strolls the … [Continue reading]

MWO Open Beta is Here… no really!

Open Beta is really here, posted by Russ Bullock on MWOmercs.com Russ Bullock on Open Beta by Piranha GamesOct 26, 2012 6:00 PM PDT Hey Everyone I would like to address this to the core community of MechWarrior Online. You guys are … [Continue reading]

MechWarrior Online – Gauss Rifles

MechWarrior Online – Gauss Rifles One of the most powerful weapons in the game today is the gauss rifle.  With the capacity to pack a pair of them, the gausscat is one of the most dreaded enemies to face. Having the ability to deal focused damage … [Continue reading]

An update to The Secret World 1.1.1

I spent some time today viewing the official forums of TSW to see what info I could gleam about how the update last Tuesday is being received.  I was impressed, not too much complaining.  Even with the huge snafu on Sunday with the dimensions going … [Continue reading]