PAX 2007 In A Nutshell2010-02-21 00:00:00started. He used his clipped British wit to compare Warhammer to World of Warcraft like so: If you're going up against the Beatles, don't try to be the Beatles. You'll end up looking like the Monkees. Instead, we're going to be Led Zeppelin.
A question about the changes to the primary characters over the year led Mike Krahulik to discuss his influences, such as Stan Sakai. He's essentially 'never finished' with the characters, and we can expect to see further changes to his art style in the coming
years.
Drawings of Gabe and Tycho in ping pong outfits prompted readers to ask if we would ever see that as a project down the road. They're enthusiastic about it and would love to do it, as up until now readers have just seen a few simple images. To further tease us, they described the backstory to the piece: Set in the 80s, a cold war US is still facing down Russia. A little-known clause in the UN charter states that table tennis can be used to decide grudges; the loser forfeits their country. The US table tennis team is slain, and so a group of four people at ping pong camp (including our protagonists) are drawn into international excitement.
A question about the appeal of the Halo franchise has the gents noting that the series has grown on them considerably.
In negotiating the price for the XBLA version of the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, they feel they'll have a good deal of leverage as regards pricing (and content as well).
Several great ideas for projects and future PAX ideas are mentioned, including support of a nerdcore show currently touring the area and an Indie Games FreePlay area.
When asked about origins of the hobos in Precipice of Darkness, Tycho notes that the game is a 'hobage' of different sources. The Achievement for 100 hobo kills? Hobicide.
A reader challenges the two to a thumb war, which Jerry wins quite promptly by kicking Gabe in the nuts. He declines to continue, saying he 'values his beanbag.'
When asked to endorse some games on the exhibit show floor, both gentlemen put their weight behind Eye of Judgement and Sega Rally.
Someone notes that the current in-the-works game is very much a 'Tycho' game ... lots of words. He wonders what kind of 'Gabe' game they'd like to make. Mike ponders the concept of a brawler, or perhaps something not unlike Turtles in Time.
The idea of making sure the ball comes back to PAX every year, 'to recharge' is brought up. It could then be sold on eBay to help fund the annual Child's Play charity. They both really like this idea.
A reader asks what the 'worst thing' either of them have ever done is. Mike tells the story of a time when he set a trap for his family's cat in the backyard, and ended up stringing up the pet by the neck into a tree. It survived,...
9/11 - Five Years Later2009-09-17 00:00:00my usual feeble attempt at humour I will keep the main body of this column serious. Five
years ago today al-Queda attacked the United States of America by flying several aircraft full of civilians into civilian targets.I am not an American. I am a Canadian, but no matter what petty squabbles we have and no matter what is said across a cup of coffee or a mug of beer by the respective populations, Americans and Canadians are brothers. When al-Queda attacked the twin towers in New York City they attacked our family. I can think of no two other nations with the incredible relationship that the United States and Canada share. One needs only look to the world's largest undefended border to grasp how close and how true this relationship is.--8:46 am - American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Ce...
Ironforge _ the Awakening of the Dwarves2009-04-03 00:00:002,500
years before Warcraft I In the ancient times, after the Titans departed Azeroth, their children, known as the earthen, continued to shape and guard the deep recesses of the world. The earthen were lar...
The Seven Kingdoms2009-04-03 00:00:001,200
years before Warcraft I Strom continued to act as the central hub of Arathor, but as with Dalaran, many new city-states arose across the continent of Lordaeron. Gilneas, alterac, and Kul Tiras were the first city-states to arise, and although they each had their own customs and commercial workings, they all held ...
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt2009-04-03 00:00:00823
years before Warcraft I As the politics and rivalries of the seven human nations waxed and waned, the line of Guardians kept its constant vigil against chaos. There were many Guardians over the
years, but only one ever held the magical powers of Tirisfal at any given time. One of the last Guardia...
