Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I’m a self proclaimed pack-rat and collector, but if I ever had to sell my gaming collection to feed my family these are the games I’d hang onto. If my wife let me, anyway. Ah, […]

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Many years ago, when I had a friend who was into the original Everquest, I remember him explaining the notion of “aggro” to me. The creature in the game would attack whomever had done the most damage to it. Seems simple – makes sense. Since then, I’ve heard the terms “mob”, “dps”, “instance” and “raid” […]

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