Empire Avenue

EmpireAvenue beta (or else…)

Posted by Scratch on November 22, 2010 at 7:15 pm

Below is the text of an open letter to Dups, (@dups) and CC’d to a few folks from my empire family. Recent changes to the site removed the ability to pay for upgrades to your account, and eliminated the need to pay for stock releases. These changes dramatically alter the game-scape. 5 days ago – [...]

Social Media Games

Posted by Scratch on August 26, 2010 at 10:04 pm
FSM - A construct, or is this really him?

When gaming and social media collide, the ramifications can be amazing. Or terrifying. As game-lord Blizzard found out, the masses love and hate the theory, but in the end in any arena where ego can be built or bruised, those playing with real names are the first at risk. Simple clashes of personality, mis-communication, or [...]