SnarkCast #3: Return of the Snarkcast!

 D*C MMO, Podcast  1 Response »
Jul 032009
 

After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another .  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.  We because we love. (Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.)

DC* SnarkCast - Episode 3 [ 33:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1927)

In this week’s show, we snarkify (otherwise known as “show notes”):

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)

The schedule is almost ready…

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May 182009
 
  • 65+ hours of programming…
  • 43 events…
  • 23 ’s (and counting…)
  • 9 ballroom events…
  • 9 game development companies (we’re not done yet…)
  • 6 parties…
  • 2 best-selling authors…
  • 1 amazingly cool geek celebrity gamer babe…
  • a live action quest that lasts all weekend…
  • …and a charity event that we’re gonna make you bleed for.  (Relax, it’s part of the blood drive.)

That’s what we have in place so far for the track this year.  More importantly, we’re not done yet.

We’ve got a few more commitments to nail down.  Once we submit the final to the powers that be, we’ll post an unofficial here.  Once the is made official, we’ll have links to iCal and XML files so you can put the entire weekend of events in your phone or PDA.  Why?  Because we’re geeks, and we love our toys too.

Stay tuned, folks.  We’re only a couple more months away.

Pray for Grim

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May 072009
 

I’m about to install the new Windows 7 RC1 build on my gaming rig at home.  I don’t know if this build includes DirectX 11 or not, but I am very much interested to see how my current ’s play under this new OS.

If there are any games you would like me to try under Windows 7, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.

Current games:

Dragon*Con MMO Podcast #1

 Podcast  1 Response »
Apr 032009
 

Join us for thrills, chills, and more as the two snarky emcees from ’s track settle down and talk geek. For this, our first-ever D*C , we touch briefly on some of the lessons learned from running the track last year, and some of the things we’re doing to make this year rock much harder. Curious as to who we’ve booked as guests and who we’re in talks with? You’ll get the behind the scenes scoop on all the latest MMO track happenings with a hint of general MMO as Kevin and Krystalle wander across the landscape.

Also, as this is our first-ever attempt at actually making a podcast, we welcome your thoughts. You can contact Kevin and Krystalle by dropping an email to them at podcast [at] dc-mmo [dot] org. Gifts are accepted in the form of beta keys, money, or chocolate covered espresso beans.

Feel free to follow these two crazy monkeys on Twitter as well. Kevin can be found [here] and Krystalle lurks around [over here].

D*C MMO Podcast, Episode I [ 19:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (982)

This episode features from around the MMO landscape: City of Heroes, EVE Online, II, Age of Conan, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and a bit of audio silliness here and there. See if you can figure out which is which; or if you’re truly hardcore, what the track names are. (After all, we have an MMO Trivia panel to plan for… You never know.)

We’ll see you in two weeks for Episode II; and not the one where Anakin is a whiny, emo QQer.

DC-MMO Update – March 30, 2009

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Mar 302009
 

Welcome to the first weekly installment of the DC-MMO .  Now that we’re about 5 months away from Dragon*Con, and preparations are underway in earnest, it makes sense for us to keep everyone up to date on where we are.

So, with no further ado, here’s where we stand.

We will definitely be back in the Sheraton this year, specifically in the Athens and Augusta rooms.

The following companies have already confirmed that they will be participating in this year:
Sony (EQ, EQ2, Star Wars Galaxies, DC Universe Online, Free Realms, The Agency)
Funcom (Age of Conan, Secret World, Anarchy Online)
CCP (EVE Online)
Adventure Quest (AQ Worlds)
Gaia Interactive (Gaia Online)
Wardog Studios (Force of Arms)
Cartoon Network (FusionFall)

We are still in talks with the following companies:
NCSoft (City of Heroes, Guild Wars)
EA/ (Warhammer Online)
Cryptic Studios (Star Trek Online, Champions Online)
Bioware (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Blizzard (DUHHHHHH)
38 Studios (Copernicus)
Frogster Interactive (Runes of Magic)

We are planning additional panels on topics such as
Guild Management
Dead ’s
Free MMO’s
WoW (with authors Richard A. Knaak and Keith R.A. DeCandido)
The state of MMO gaming (with representatives from several MMO companies)
The Guild, starring Felicia Day (not nailed down yet, but we’re working on it)

Of course, we are also planning a series of parties/events for our night time sessions…
Quest Givers (yes, we’re doing the weekend-long live action quests again!)
Kickoff Party on Friday Night
World of Warcraft Trivia Contest
Hardcore MMO Trivia Contest (all games)
WoW Olympics (Gnome Tossing, Dodgeball, Dance Contest, Emote Contest, etc)
Kingdom of Loathing Party
Party (EQ, EQ2, SWG, etc)

We are also working on getting all of the MMO games that we will be discussing included in the computer gaming lab in the Hilton so that you guys can try out some of these games on your own time.  As with all convention preparations, things can (and often do) change at the last minute, but this is a snapshot of where we are as of right now.  We have our 12th, and final, staff member on board for this year and we plan on moving very quickly to finalize our plans for this year so that you guys will have plenty of opportunity to get ready for an outstanding Dragon*Con this year.

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please contact us and let us know about it.  If you’d like to buy a shirt to help us out, that would be great too!.

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