Ten Ton Hammer - Taking MMO Gamers to the Next Level!

GameCock and their flamboyant ways excluded, E3 is a flaccid version of its former self. Props go to the Age of Conan crew for the dancers clad in chainmail thongs at their party, but the extravagance of yesteryear is gone. Santa Monica seems the perfect place for this nonchalant shadow of what was once the greatest gaming circus on Earth. The quiet city where streets roll up at 11pm and the good folk go to bed is a cozy home to this new, uninspiring event.

621 editions of this column. 6+2+1=9 and 9/10 is the anticipation level I have for two of the games I was able to see yesterday. Gods and Heroes continues to impress with its new take on MMO gameplay mechanics. I was also able to give Fury a hands-on test (see "beating" in the dictionary) where three of the devs took me out behind the shed and gave me a good thrashing up and down one of the battlegrounds.

Luckily for me, my first stop of the day was with SOE. It is always a pleasure to talk to Chris McKibbin, Co-Chairman and President of Perpetual Entertainment about Gods and Heroes. Chris gave us nearly 45 minutes of his time and we came away even more enthusiastic about this game that we already believe to be a winner. If you are new to GnH then pop over to our community site to get a handle on the basics. Most of my deluge below is regarding minions and not the classes and other basic aspects of the title.

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