Most Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) handle character creation in a similar fashion.  You can usually create as many characters as you want, provided each character is on a different server.  There are many practical reasons for this, the primary being server load and capacity issues.  However, many players get around the limitation by opening entirely different accounts, thereby allowing them to create an additional character on the same server. Again, there are many reasons for doing this, the primary being it opens up many possibilities for how you play the game.

Continue reading Me, Myself and I..meet the Alts

Me, Myself and I..meet the Alts originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

At the core of playing any Massive Multi Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) is the inescapable element of human drama.  Whether you're playing in a galaxy far far away, or in a city of heroes, you are bound to come up against the same pathos of your everyday real life (RL) existence.  One area in particular, that of romance, emerges as a regular if not given element in online game play.  There are several dynamics in the MMORPG romance, and they are all in some way or another dictated by the personal dynamics of those behind the keyboard.

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Continue reading Love and romance in the world of Massive Multi Online Role Playing Games

Love and romance in the world of Massive Multi Online Role Playing Games originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:07:49 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Normally we run these over at Engadget, but this week's HOW-TO is especially for Joystiq and is for all the PC/Mac/*nix gamers out there that want to use an old school Nintendo controller with their current games, or enjoy using NES emulators and want to take the game play to the next level with an old school NES controller. In this HOW-TO we show you how to build your own PC NES controller, which emulator software we used for PC game play, and where to buy the kit or a finished controller if you'd rather not solder one up.

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HOW-TO: Make a Nintendo controller into a PC Joystick originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Sep 2004 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

PBS has a pretty amazing look back at the gaming industry and how it got started, changed our world, and how it may ultimately destroy us all given how gaming is now being adapted for use in  modern warfare.

[Via waxy.org]

Video Game Revolution on PBS originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Sep 2004 11:22:17 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Programmers spend months, years, decades pounding away (pun intended) at creating games for all of us and sometimes things slip by, and, well, you know.

The Accidental Video Game Porn Archive originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Aug 2004 06:18:30 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The Bluetooth module is an add on.

• "Class 1" radio with 100 meter range

• Up to 200 Kbps continuous, error-free datarate

• Integrated chip antenna

• Low power (55 mA typical)

• Small (0.8" x 1.2")

We'll be trying this out soon and will post anything cool we come up with. We welcome our LEGO driven Bluetooth connected robot overlords.

Charmed Labs releases Xport and Bluetooth module originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:00:13 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.