First Impressions: Continent of the Ninth Seal

Posted on Feb 03, 2012

I’ve always been a fan of action games, it seems that no matter how badly I suck, no matter how many times I get my ass handed to me, I’m just unable to resist picking the controller up one more time. So it’s only natural that I’ve tried my hand at various action-styled MMOs; I’ve

E3 2011: Nexon’s Return Showcases Dragon Nest, Vindictus

Posted on Jun 13, 2011

Nexon is a new comer to E3, but the F2P company has no problem creating its own buzz inside the company’s less-than-modest booth. This year, the company focused its efforts on the Vindictus, the recently released hack-and-slash MMORPG from devCAT that has Mordil in a love/hate relationship (read emo) with, and Dragon Nest, a more

PAX East 2011: Dragon Nest Interview with Davy Garaix

Posted on Mar 23, 2011

Star Wars: The Old Republic may have been crowned with the longest wait time – largely due to a 40 minute demo – but Nexon managed to hold its own. The F2P developer/publisher had two large swaths of space in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Off to one side was Vindictus, the dungeon-based action

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 2: Round Two, Déjà vu

Posted on Feb 26, 2011

After some slight technical difficulties, we return with our rescheduled episode to cover now four months of delicious content. Be here to watch it live on Saturday, February 26th at 12 p.m. PST (3 p.m. EST). Or you can view it on our Facebook page, or Livestream page. Continue on to see a refresh view

Lore Hound LiveCast Episode 2: Round Two, FIGHT!

Posted on Jan 25, 2011

After two months passing by, with a Cataclysmic Event going between it, Nathan Harris and his devil’s advocate, Kyle Thomas, return for your random viewing pleasure. After initiating a few tweaks to look, placement and design, the two shall return with an improved format. Be here to watch it live on Saturday, January 29th at

MMOG Concepts and Ideas to Dominate in 2011

Posted on Jan 11, 2011

I’d like to welcome everyone to 2011. A year I’d officially call “The Year of Hope” for the MMOG industry. We can all attest to what a disappointment 2010 has been for the most part. We’ve seen new releases with a severe lack of content, major intellectual properties turn in to games that don’t do

Lorecast Episode 29: Taiwan Got Paul Sams?!

Posted on Dec 03, 2010

Lorecast Episode 29 is hosted by Patrick Mulhern, featuring Cavin Smith and Nathan Harris. As the last show before the launch of a certain highly-anticipated expansion, most of it is spent jawing about World of Warcraft, including impressions of a post-Shattering Azeroth, Blizzard’s (allegedly) leaked product slate, and how we’re gearing up for release day,

Lorecast Episode 28: Belated Pre-Thanksgiving Soft-Handed BlOps/Cataclysm Extravaganza!

Posted on Nov 22, 2010

How can something be both belated and timely? When there’s a holiday involved, of course! The latest episode of the Lorecast is coming ‘atcha a little later than normal, but that’s because it’s making up for the lack of one being recorded this week (due to Thanksgiving shenanigans for us Americans, of course). We discuss,

Choosing What You Play: Hard Decisions, and Then Some Easy Ones

Posted on Nov 04, 2010

It seems we have a prophet among us, Lore Hounds. Your fellow viewer, Nextgener was spot on when he said: you’ll be back. they always come back. And so I will. After being dumped like a sack of maggot-ridden potatoes, STO lost its new car smell; not to mention its reason to be played. Many

Know Thy Blogger: Mordil’s MMOG Timeline

Posted on Oct 19, 2010

With the ashes settling down, and the mundane routine of life returning to normal fluctuations , I return to speak on my video game repertoire . Looking back, just as iTZKooPA has, I realized just how many MMOs I’ve tasted. Interestingly enough, Mortal Kombat on the SNES was the first video game I ever played.