spinksville.wordpress.com - 26 days ago
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We are approaching the time of year when for many people in the western world, Christian or not, thoughts turn to charity. How can we use our hard earned money to help other people and make the world a better place?
Among the many good causes who’d like a slice of that pie, this week sees a ...
playervsdeveloper.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
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Massively has an interview about Free Realms and
decided to bury a huge news bombshell behind the...
"read more" link: Starting in "early November", all classes (including previously subscription-only classes) will be free to try, but all classes ...
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Level 5 Paywall Comes To Free Realms
westkarana.com - 23 days ago
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westkarana.com —
In 1958, noted science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon
wrote that 90% of science fiction was crud ,...
which was generalized and explained that 90% of EVERYTHING is crud . I loved doing the Daily Blogroll, but the loss of a couple hours out of each ...
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Free Realms and Sturgeon’s Law
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A Brief History Of Paying Blizzard Cash For WoW Pets
Player Versus Developer —
... - gameplay affecting items like potions and mounts. Spinks says that every game will now charge both a subscription and not-so-microtransactions. The precedent of having the genre's largest player on board is significant - in my view, there continues to be some ...
A moment of weakness
Of Teeth and Claws —
... . WoW has been offering an increasing number of supplemental microtransactions for a long time (server transfers, gender swaps, renames, etc.) but apparently fluff pets have ...
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