And now for the thrilling conclusion to episode five of Hellforge Hitpoints...

"The Greatest Hits" Part Deux

Ian "Sol Invictus" Cheong, Kobus "Cleric" Nel, and I (Gabriël "The Extremist" Vermeulen) continue where we left off last time (Part 1, "Hellforge Updates" can be found in an earlier post).

We chat briefly about the change of ownership and administration at Limit Break as well as Snail's last article, A Note To EA Regarding Inferno, Sex, and Poetic Justice, before delving into the greatest hi…  More

This week's episode of Hellforge Hitpoints, featuring myself and Nichole “Snail” Ramos of Limit Break as its hosts concerns the topic of casual games with hardcore appeal. The terms of “casual” and “hardcore” are often debated to no end in the arena of public discussion, so this is our attempt to settle the issue once and for all.



What determines if a game is casual or hardcore? Feel free to chime in on the discussion in the comments below.

This week's music is the indie outfit Head Like A…  More

Blizzard's community manager for Diablo III, Bashiok, recently talked about the aesthetic direction of dungeons in the upcoming Action RPG, who explained that the look and feel of every dungeon will vary depending on its importance.

"I think there's a nice juxtaposition between the larger more epic dungeons and the others that may be less epic but have very specific tones and themes associated with them. When you step inside one of the more epic dungeons, like the Tristram cathedral (and consi…  More

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Cleric said: Soz for necroing this, but I thought I commented on this before... I'd love to see the differences. Everything the same will get boring, he's righ... Bethryn said: I don't want magical purple and green lighting in many places honestly.  Maybe it's having done lighting work in a theatre, but give me cold and wa...

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Blizzard community manager Bashiok wrote a lengthy and revealing post concerning the delayed release of the Diablo II 1.13 patch that was announced some months ago. Details are as follows:

Many of you are wondering what's up with the patch and the ladder reset. While I've sprinkled some information around, it's about time it was all mashed up in one easy-to-read location.

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Once upon a time our internal legacy development teams wanted to put some much needed love into Diablo II. Diab…  More

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Sp3tSnAz said: Yeah, I wish they'd show us something big already... Doubt we'll see a new class b4 BlizzCon, but maybe a new area type would be cool to see.... Project_Xii said: Of course! The D3 news posts are what I like best. They're just rare to see, and even rarer for me to have much of an opinion on. Usually I'll just... Sp3tSnAz said: :O, people actually still read the Diablo posts! No one seems to comment on any diablo stuff these days Mind you, it's not like we havent discus...

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Speaking to CVG, Valve's Doug Lombardi says that the teeming masses of Left 4 Dead players can expect some announcements for Left 4 Dead downloadable content come Summer.

He also mentioned that new L4D2-relaced announcements will be made within the coming months, with details of new Special Infected, weapons and campaigns being made available along with an L4D2 demo that will give everyone a chance to play the game before it hits the shelves.

Lombardi added that he thinks players will be abl…  More

Blizzard has filed a new trademark by the title of “Cataclysm” leading many to speculate that it may be related to an unannounced, and perhaps final expansion for World of Warcraft. Cataclysm was registered for the following reasons:

Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line computer games; providing computer games that may be accessed via a global computer network; and providing on-line information in the field of computer gaming entertainment Comic books, computer game strategy guides,…  More

It's time again for another episode of our podcast, Hellforge Hitpoints! This time around Sol and I are joined by Gabriel "The Extremist" Vermeulen. Together we discuss the merits of PC Gaming and console gaming, and try to determine which platforms provide a superior gaming experience.



As an Easter Egg you can hear my dog barking in the background. Pretty ferocious, huh?

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Hellforge Hitpoints returns with its third episode as Nichole “Snail” Ramos and I take on the ultimate subject of gaming debate: PCs versus Consoles. Also joining us today and chiming in with his distinct opinions is Gabriel “The Extremist” Vermeulen as we approach the touchy topic that has threatened to cause a rift between gamers for well over a decade.



Are you for computers or consoles? Take a stand, and feel free to contribute your thoughts and opinions on the subject in the comments thread…  More

Hellforge Hitpoints is back! Hosted by Sol Invictus and yours truly, this week's Hitpoints focuses on sequels, touching on news of Diablo 3, Final Fantasy XIV, and Left 4 Dead 2. Please feel free to join the conversation with your comments.



Special thanks to Bradley D of the electro-house duo Flashmen who graciously provided us with this week's intro and outro music with the tune "Little Wildkat."…  More