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![TODAY IS AN UNOFFICIAL HOLIDAY for WoW players: the release of the v4.3 “Deathwing” patch. There’s a fair amount of cool stuff in this patch: the new “Dragon Soul” raid; […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/wowtransmog-165x115.jpg "WoW v4.3: Patch Day and a Look Back")
WoW v4.3: Patch Day and a Look Back
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsTODAY IS AN UNOFFICIAL HOLIDAY for WoW players: the release of the v4.3 “Deathwing” patch. There’s a fair amount of cool stuff in this patch: the new “Dragon Soul” raid; […] -
![IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE it’s been over a decade since Diablo II came out. How is that possible? I remember so many nights at the GameSpy offices where we had […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/d3_04-165x115.jpg "Diablo III: Beta Impressions")
Diablo III: Beta Impressions
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsIT’S HARD TO BELIEVE it’s been over a decade since Diablo II came out. How is that possible? I remember so many nights at the GameSpy offices where we had […] -
![FORÂ THE LAST WEEK, all my reviewer buddies have been telling me how awesome The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is. How open the world is, how much stuff there is to […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/skyrim1-165x115.jpg "Skyrim: The Awesomeness Begins")
Skyrim: The Awesomeness Begins
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsFORÂ THE LAST WEEK, all my reviewer buddies have been telling me how awesome The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is. How open the world is, how much stuff there is to […] -
![I FINISHED MODERN WARFARE 3’s CAMPAIGN this week, and can’t help but feel I’ve done all this before. Which isn’t to say it wasn’t fun – there’s something comfortable and enjoyable […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/codmw3A-165x115.jpg "Modern Warfare 3: Define “Modern”")
Modern Warfare 3: Define “Modern”
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsI FINISHED MODERN WARFARE 3’s CAMPAIGN this week, and can’t help but feel I’ve done all this before. Which isn’t to say it wasn’t fun – there’s something comfortable and enjoyable […] -
![ROCKSMITH is a fascinating game, if it’s even fair to call it that. Ubisoft’s new entry into the rhythm-music genre ditches our trusty plastic 5-button controllers in favor of real […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rocksmith2-165x115.jpg "RockSmith: No! More! Plastic! Guitars!")
RockSmith: No! More! Plastic! Guitars!
Posted on November 6, 2011 | No CommentsROCKSMITH is a fascinating game, if it’s even fair to call it that. Ubisoft’s new entry into the rhythm-music genre ditches our trusty plastic 5-button controllers in favor of real […] -
![THE BIG NEWS AT BLIZZCON 2011 today, by a wide margin, was the unveiling of the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft. Due “when it’s finished†(assumedly the […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pandaria-165x115.jpg "WoW: Mists of Pandaria Announced")
WoW: Mists of Pandaria Announced
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsTHE BIG NEWS AT BLIZZCON 2011 today, by a wide margin, was the unveiling of the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft. Due “when it’s finished†(assumedly the […] -
![BLIZZCON 2011 OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY here in Southern California, and all three of the developer’s main franchises were represented well at the opening ceremonies, which just ended: Diablo III: […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blizzconstage-165x115.jpg "Blizzcon 2011: The Big Three")
Blizzcon 2011: The Big Three
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsBLIZZCON 2011 OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY here in Southern California, and all three of the developer’s main franchises were represented well at the opening ceremonies, which just ended: Diablo III: […] -
![I HAVE A LONG HISTORY with football videogames and the Madden NFL series. I was hooked on Realsports Football on the Atari 2600 and Tecmo Bowl on the GameBoy. I […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/madden12-165x115.jpg "Madden 12: How Did I Get So Bad?")
Madden 12: How Did I Get So Bad?
Posted on September 7, 2011 | 12 CommentsI HAVE A LONG HISTORY with football videogames and the Madden NFL series. I was hooked on Realsports Football on the Atari 2600 and Tecmo Bowl on the GameBoy. I […] -
![A FEW MONTHS AGO, after Activision announced 600,000 subscribers had left World of Warcraft, I wrote a long post describing my thoughts why. To sum up: daily random heroics, which […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/zulaman-165x115.jpg "WoW: The Decline of Cataclysm, Part II")
WoW: The Decline of Cataclysm, Part II
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsA FEW MONTHS AGO, after Activision announced 600,000 subscribers had left World of Warcraft, I wrote a long post describing my thoughts why. To sum up: daily random heroics, which […] -
![THERE’S A RARE PHENOMENON happening this week in the gaming world: reviewers are almost unanimously slamming a big-name release. They’re not even waffling with “ifs†or “maybes,†but absolutely vilifying […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/duke-165x115.jpg "Reviewers To Duke: Come Get Some")
Reviewers To Duke: Come Get Some
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsTHERE’S A RARE PHENOMENON happening this week in the gaming world: reviewers are almost unanimously slamming a big-name release. They’re not even waffling with “ifs†or “maybes,†but absolutely vilifying […]