Maximum Geek » Gaming http://www.maximumgeek.org Two geeks, one podcast, no one to tell us when to stop. We're living on the edge. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2006-2010 tibbarerew@gmail.com (Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin) tibbarerew@gmail.com (Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin) podcast 1440 Maximum Geek Two geeks, one podcast, no one to tell us when to stop. We're living on the edge. Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin tibbarerew@gmail.com No yes http://www.maximumgeek.org/podcastsmall.jpg Maximum Geek http://www.maximumgeek.org 144 144 Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 30 http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/12/13/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-30/ http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/12/13/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-30/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:13:40 +0000 Josh http://www.maximumgeek.org/?p=124 Hey, we’re back, sorta, but here’s a fresh (well recorded on December 2nd) Max Geek. Here’s what us professional underachievers cover.

]]> http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/12/13/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-30/feed/ 1 40:17 Hey, we're back, sorta, but here's a fresh (well recorded on December 2nd) Max Geek. Here's what us professional underachievers cover. Live rickroll Mines of Moria Dell 1340... ... Hey, we're back, sorta, but here's a fresh (well recorded on December 2nd) Max Geek. Here's what us professional underachievers cover. Live rickroll Mines of Moria Dell 1340... interesting, maybe. iPhone vs. Windows Mobile New Zune subscription NXE Windows 7 no graphics accelaration required. netbook amazon ownage Notebooks for life Podcasts Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin no No Maximum Geek Vol. 2 Ep. 29 http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/11/03/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-29/ http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/11/03/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-29/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:02:44 +0000 JKirvin http://www.maximumgeek.org/?p=81 We’re quicky approaching our 100th episode (if you combine vol. 1 and vol. 2) and our 4 year anniversary. Look for something special the week of November 17th. Anyway, here’s what Jeff and I covered.

  • NaNoWriMo
  • Microsoft News
    • Live Mesh
    • Office Online
    • Azure
    • Windows 7
    • Win Mob 6.5
  • The next step in Netbooks
]]> http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/11/03/maximum-geek-vol-2-ep-29/feed/ 2 67:13 We're quicky approaching our 100th episode (if you combine vol. 1 and vol. 2) and our 4 year anniversary. Look for something special the week ... We're quicky approaching our 100th episode (if you combine vol. 1 and vol. 2) and our 4 year anniversary. Look for something special the week of November 17th. Anyway, here's what Jeff and I covered. NaNoWriMo Microsoft News Live Mesh Office Online Azure Windows 7 Win Mob 6.5 The next step in Netbooks Podcasts Joshua Curry and Jeff Kirvin no No Star Wars: The Old Republic http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/10/21/star-wars-the-old-republic/ http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/10/21/star-wars-the-old-republic/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:14:52 +0000 JKirvin http://www.maximumgeek.org/2008/10/21/star-wars-the-old-republic/ It’s official, there’s a new Star Wars MMO coming and it’s called Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s being developed by Bioware, the company behind Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR). KOTOR is one of the most popular Star Wars games of all time. Star Wars: The Old Republic will be set in a time period 3,500 years before the Star Wars films. It’s a time where Jedi and Sith are abundant and the Republic is at the peak of its power. In short it’s the perfect setting for a Star Wars MMO made by a company that really gets the Star Wars license.

We don’t have many details at this point, in fact the details are so few I almost didn’t post this. However there are a couple of things I wanted to talk about which are promising. First of all it sounds like this is going to be a role playing game first. There’s talk about an emphasis on the personal story, in fact it sounds like it will have a strong solo aspect, since they talked about companion characters which are customizable. It sounds to me like this may be a very non-traditional MMO. Other than that all we really know is the only in game footage they showed was a pre-alpha build. That means we’re probably looking at a couple of years before release.

I’m worried that letting this cat out of the bag so long before release could be a problem. A long wait like that often sets players up for disappointment. Also any details they do release are subject to change and over reaching is common in MMOs. Still it’s too early to worry about any of that really. Hopefully we’ll see some screenshots soon, it sounds like the game will have a striking visual style, concept art come to life was one of the terms used.

Anyway, I followed Star Wars Galaxies for 3 years, I’ll definitely be keeping up with SW:TOR.

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