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First, the Ten Ton Pulse, your finger on the beating heart of the MMOG industry.

If the Top 10 isn't enough, we also show the Top 20 and Top 50 lists as well, available to everyone on our homepage. (What is Pulse?)

1. Age of Conan - 200 BPM
2. World of Warcraft - 141 BPM
3. Lord of the Rings Online - 49 BPM
4. EverQuest 2 - 42 BPM
5. Warhammer Online - 27 BPM
6. EVE Online - 26 BPM
7. Vanguard - 22 BPM
8. Guild Wars - 21 BPM
9. Lineage 2 - 19 BPM
10. Tabula Rasa - 17 BPM

It's slow season in the MMOG industry. Big events like Comic Con and Leipzig are still weeks away. The monster game launches are months away. This time of year is challenging for anyone who writes a daily column about the industry. There must be somebody else out there who does it...right? I can't be the only one.

Fortunately for you Arnar Hrafn Fylfason, a Game Designer on EVE Online was willing to get personal. Enjoy.

1. What brand of computer do you use?

Dell XPS laptop, 2 years old ( at home )

2. If you could live anywhere, where would you live?

Probably somewhere in South-America

3. What is your favorite food?

Sushi

4. What brand/model of vehicle do you drive?

1998 VW Golf :/

5. Who is your favorite industry personality?

Jack Thompson

6. When was the last time that you cried?

Probably about 7 years ago, at a friend’s funeral

7. Do you have pets? If so, what are they? Names?

Had cats and got allergic. They were called Breki (Gabríel Breki) and Rikki (Ríkharður Ljónshjarta)

8. The time you remember most when a teacher yelled at you.

Never happened as far as I can remember.

9. Favorite candy bar?

Snickers

10. What games did you play in the last week?

GTA IV, CoD 4, Trackmania, Peggle Extreme, bunch of random flash games

11. Favorite Cereal?

Frosties

12. What are your hobbies?

Gaming, cars, music, having fun with friends, drinking, eating, movies and reading.

13. Where did you grow up?

Iceland, but more specifically, the Internet (the tube kind)

14. What is the last YouTube video that you watched?

I was RickRolle'd by a friend. He's in the hospital now.

15. What is your favorite TV show?

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

16. Oprah or Springer?

Colbert

17. Dogs or cats?

Cats

18. What is the first MMOG or MUD that you ever played?

EVE Online

19. You have been chosen to represent the human race, aliens pick you up and bring you to their leader, your first sentence is?

“Where's the Bacon?”

20. Benny Hill...genius or idiot?

Gediot.

21. Favorite Looney Tunes line....

There was supposed to be an earth shattering Kaboom!

22. What is the first game that you ever worked on?

EVE Online

23. Coffee or Tea?

Coffee, by the buckets

24. Cake or Pie or Pi?

Pi

25. What is your favorite sport to watch?

Basketball

26. What is your favorite sport to play?

Basketball

And Finally….

27. The Universe decides you hold all the cards....what's your first move?

All in on 13 Red.

That's it for today! The Loading Forums await you. Do you feel the need to contact me personally with naughty pictures or derogatory comments? Here's my E-mail.

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[A big thanks to Phil Comeau for putting together the links, headlines and taglines today. ]

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Features

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Guides

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