1. Not every great game makes it across the ocean
(pcgames.de)
A popular topic when gamers from different cultures, countries ore continents are sitting together with a cup of coffee: How come a game such as Anno 1404 is so popular in Germany while nobody knows of it in the US? Nice compilation by German magazine PC Games, no need to speak German, just click through the gallery.
As a German, I have no sense of humor, but one of my French colleagues recommended this cartoon blog about the life of a translator to me. Even though the punchlines escape me, I am quite impressed by the masterful stroke of MS Paint.
(EA Louse, anonymous)
By now everyone and his Kodo have heard about anonymous blogger EA Louse. I hope it’s all a fake, especially the doomsday remarks about how bad SWTOR is going to be. Should the investment really be 300 million dollars and the game will not end up as a at least somewhat serious WoW challenger, it would be very bad for the MMO industry indeed.