Ark's Ark

In which Warhammer Online kindly bribes me to return, and I accept.

Arkenor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:31:47 +0000

I received a jolly email from Warhammer Online today! Ooh, I love free stuff, so this sort of stunt always works on me. I dug out my installation disks, and set to work! My first shock was that Burlok has completely gone. It ’s not even hidden, to be revealed by hitting the “more” button. It just [...]

Evony - A patchwork of stolen parts.

Arkenor — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:34:22 +0000

Like me, you’re probably sick of the omnipresence of Evony advertising, on Google’s ad network the last few months. Chances are there’s one staring at you on this page right now, as no matter how many of their advertising URLS I block from showing here, they always seem to have more. Until recently it was [...]

In which I work, and work at finding work, and fail miserably at the latter.

Arkenor — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:14:13 +0000

For the past thirteen weeks I’ve been spending my weekdays with an organisation known as A4e (Action for Employment). They’re a for-profit company that has a contract from the UK government to help people who’ve been unemployed for eighteen months or more find work, or work placements with an eye to gaining enough experience to [...]

Seaside Summer Splash! - Free Realms Update for the 2nd of July

Arkenor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:46:05 +0000

Looks like these Free Realms Summer themed quests are only going to be available for a while, so catch ‘em while you can! Quests, Collections & New Content: Sizzlebottom has drawn quite a crowd near the inn at Seaside. To celebrate his booming business, this Robgoblin has decided to kick-off a special holiday called Seaside Summer Splash! [...]

Sitestorms off the port bow!

Arkenor — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:58 +0000

I’m about to upgrade the theme this site uses. Anything could happen in the next half hour! The newer version should hopefully fix some pesky bugs that have been annoying me for a while. I’ll try not to break anything. Update: OK, that seems to have gone fairly painlessly. Had to tweak a bit of php to [...]

China moves to prevent goldfarmers. Maybe.

Arkenor — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:38:06 +0000

Via Lum from the BBC: Cash earned in games in China can no longer be spent on real world goods. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce policy aims to limit the impact of game currencies on real-world markets. In the future, any cash earned by Chinese gamers can only be spent to acquire items or equipment in that particular [...]

Free Realms news from Fan Faire

Arkenor — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:57:54 +0000

Some very cool info from Pex about what is coming up soon. I’m particularly looking forward to the driving jobs. They’re one of the most fun things to do in Free Realms, but are woefully underused due to not giving much in the way of rewards. When I can find other players to race against, [...]

Colbert Report has returned to the UK!

Arkenor — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:27:59 +0000

I was just about to go through my usual weekend routine of posting this weeks Colber Report clips (in order to get around the blocking of UK folks from being able to watch them), when I discovered to my joy that we can in fact watch them again. So, with mixed feelings, I won’t be posting [...]

Michael Jackson reported dead from cardiac arrest.

Arkenor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:52:50 +0000

Not the news I was expecting when I got home tonight. Pop star Michael Jackson has been rushed to hospital in Los Angeles, with several US reports saying he has died. Paramedics were called to the singer’s home around midday local time after he suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. He was rushed by ambulance to a medical centre, [...]

The end of Mythic. Mark Jacobs moves on.

Arkenor — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:02:21 +0000

From the Warhammer site today: Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and General Manager of BioWare. With this change, Ray becomes Group [...]

Free Realms June 22nd Update notes.

Arkenor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:24:15 +0000

I don’t see me joining a guild in Free Realms, but it is still the feature that marks yesterdays patch as one to notice. Mysterious incidents are happening across the land. Help out any of these people, and jump in the middle of the adventure: * A Royal Courier is in trouble in [...]

Colbert Report, 15th of June - 18th of June 2009

Arkenor — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:22:41 +0000

Mr Stephen Colbert has returned to US soil, but his hair has remained in Iraq. The Backstory: Folks in Britain have recently been blocked from watching the Colbert Report on the official Comedy Central website. Apparently FOX has just bought the rights to show it here, and does not want us to be able to view it [...]