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The 2009 Philippine Blog Awards Finalists Revealed

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

We are delighted to announce that MMOGrindhouse.com is one of the finalists in the Philippine Blog Awards 2009 under the category “Best Technology Blog”. To reach the finalist stage is already a big honor can’t thank enough the people who recognized our blog. We promise to moree zany, wacky, and hilarious articles to fuel your [...]

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The Ten Plagues of MMOs

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

I recently found this “Top 10 Problems with MMO’s” topic shared by GMTristan.com. This IGN article talks about the factors in MMOs that persistently annoys its players and takes the genre away from potential users.
Either you love them or hate them, here’s my take on the ten plagues of MMOs that should be avoided by [...]

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Evony.com threatens Bloggers: Don’t Criticise our Game or We’ll Sue

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

If you have read my article called “Do you have what it takes to be the next Spam Queen?” it actually explains everything about this obnoxious online game browser, the one that must not be named before, ehem Evony. The ubiquitous ads of Evony seems inescapable as they hog the ad space in every gaming [...]

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New study finds Adult MMO gamers introverted and unhealthy

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Are adult MMO gamers the new couch potato? According to the report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, they find links between video gaming and health issues in older demographics aged 35 years old and above.
The author of the said article, Dr. James B Weaver III, has hypothesized that adults who choose [...]

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Xbox360 RROD News: Beware of the latest XBL update!

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Beware of the latest XBL update, according to gaming guide writer Vhaste. He just updated his Xbox360 with the latest firmware patch and then booom, Red Ring of Death! My friend Vhaste is just one of the newest casualties of the dreaded Xbox360 epic fail. He found this statement from a thread where the topic [...]

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Playstation 3 gets perverted through Japan’s DMM.TV for Blue-ray Disc

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Nearly every technology gets used for “perversion” and even the mainstream console Playstation 3 has not been spared from it. If you are a proud owner of Japanese Ps3 version, you would surely jump for joy as your unit is capable to stream Blu-Ray HD quality adult videos. Thanks to Japan’s DMM.tv, as long as [...]

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Hello Kitty goes War, adorable and disturbingly cute indeed

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

If you are a die-hard Warhammer fan, you might already know that the fantasy MMO was based on the Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy table-top miniatures. They also made a spin-off titled Warhammer 40k, set in a science fantasy universe. There are War gamers who are insanely devoted and display their uber-skills in modding their warhammer [...]

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Why MMO Gamers Should Stop Reproducing

Monday, August 10th, 2009

We all know that day after day the population in our world is increasing. The day will come when the natural resources present in this world will not be enough for every living creatures. Since the government failed to implement an efficient population management program and the Vatican’s no-condom policy failed in aids battle, a [...]

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Brandon Routh wants to be a sword hero in “World of Warcraft” movie

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Brandon Routh, widely recognized for playing the titular hero in 2006 film Superman Returns, recently attended the San Diego Comic-Con and just like the hottie Megan Fox, he has proved his geek cred during an interview with MTV Splash Page’s Rick Marshall. He has revealed that he’s a true-blooded gamer and even plays the [...]

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Top 12 most anticipated MMOs in ChinaJoy 2009

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

The 6th China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference took place between July 23 and 26 in Shanghai, and it’s also officially called ChinaJoy 2009. Like the US Electronic Entertainment Exp (E3) or and Japan’s Tokyo Game Show, ChinaJoy is now the most important industry get-together for the Chinese game industry. According to recent China [...]

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