Leveling Down

It’s like a battle for the stars!

I never thought it would happen, but I finally have started to tire a bit of Starcraft II. I think it’s because I’m not getting any better, and my computer sucks so bad that it’s started to get frustrating (in combination with not getting any better). I did, however, find an interesting little mod called Star Battle. It’s kind of like DOTA, but it’s in space – and is an interesting enough departure from the regular game that I think it’s worth checking out.

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World of Warcraft & Team Fortress 2 continue to give PC gamers updates

It’s interesting for me to see the “evolution” of the PC gaming landscape. Growing up on Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem, I’ve lived through the rise and decline of the PC gaming scene, from the introduction of first person shooters, real-time strategy games, online multiplayer, 4X strategy games, and now MMORPGs. If you’ve also grown up with fond memories of Doom & Quake, I highly recommend checking out the book, Masters of Doom. It’s a well-written book that chronicles how John Romero and John Carmack met, formed id Software, and completely shook up the gaming industry. Having said that, today’s entry will contain my more general thoughts on the PC gaming landscape, and why I’m still excited for its present and future.
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On Monday I recounted my impressions from playing the retail version of Demigod, the first of many DotA successors on the PC. For today, I will share my impressions on League of Legends, another successor that actually ends up not only being quite enjoyable and similar to the DotA-Allstars Warcraft III custom mod, but it’s also free by being supported with microtransactions. Hit the jump for my detailed impressions that compares League of Legends with Demigod and DotA-Allstars.

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I haven’t been on the 360 as much in the last few weeks due to several games I’ve been trying out on the PC as of late. Having enjoyed both Sins of a Solar Empire and still in the middle of Galactic Civilizations II, I have to say I’m a newly converted Stardock fan. Taking my wife to Target recently I discovered Stardock’s newest game, Demigod, on clearance so I chose to pick it up and complete my contemporary “Stardock” gaming collection.

Demigod is Stardock’s most recently released PC game, based on the popular Defense of the Ancients mod in Warcraft III. The game was originally released in mid-April, so my recent impressions of this game will also indicate how it is faring half a year later.

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