Dracozombie's week in gaming: August 1-7

I... forgot to post on Sunday. Again. Clearly, punctuality isn't my strongest point. Still, it's only Wednesday, so I'm not terribly late in posting this. And besides, I have writers block, so writing this out now may get my creative man-juices flowing.

I'm gonna try something bold and creative: a new, ass-kicking style for my "week in gaming" posts. Let's hope it looks good.

New York Console Games:

Ys Seven's official website is now open!

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Ys Seven's release is fast approaching, and fans of the action-RPG genre should definitely not miss it. To create a bit of hype before the August 17...
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Multiplayer Games:

TERA Introduces New Class Skills & Screenshots of the Week

Monday, August 2, 2010

TERA's has revealed the latest in-game images of the Valley of Nihil, a desert region within the game world, as well as examples of newly developed skills being introduced in the already action-packed MMORPG.

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Richard Garriott Awarded $28 mil. in Lawsuit Against NCsoft

Monday, August 2, 2010

The Korean gaming giant NCsoft, responsible for Aion, Lineage, and the upcoming Blade & Soul, has been dealt a nasty blow by former employee Richard Garriott, of Ultima and Tabula Rasa fame. On a federal court jury in Texas awarded him $28 million dollars as a result of his lawsuit against NCsoft last year

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Final Fantasy XIV Impressions and Beta Key Giveaway

Friday, August 6, 2010

1Up's Michael Vreeland has posted his impressions of FFXIV. He touches on the character creation system, intro and low-level gameplay, combat system, and quests. Also, the Final Fantasy XIV community FFXIVCore is having a beta key giveaway, so you can actually get in and play the game for yourself.

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Blizzard to Stamp-out “Erotic Role Playing” in World of Warcraft

Friday, August 6, 2010

The town Goldshire in the role-playing server Moon Guard is apparently renowned as a hotspot for unrestrained, lascivious sexuality and zany shenanigans. What began as a complaint topic on World of Warcraft's customer service forum has resulted in a serious crack-down from Blizzard. They will now be policing the Goldshire for harassment and erotic role-playing.

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And that about does it! This looks absolutely ghastly on the publishing tool, but doesn't look too bad on the published page. I'll probably adopt this for future posts. And yes, I didn't do anything for Video Game Trailers. I've had a damned toothache that hasn't let up, and a splitting headache since last Monday, so my work has fallen behind a bit. Hopefully my Dentist's visit tomorrow will alleviate this somewhat and let me kick ass with writing.