After a long disappearance, Witty Ranter is back, and under new

management! Riknas and Andras have appeared. Adam and Brent do them the

honor to crack the bottle before the next ship sets sail though. There

they have a discussion, that with the birth of something new, whats it

like to lose something old; and whats up with MMO Closure, the games that are

never supposed to end.

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Also, if you're interested more in MMOs, go check out Project: EndGrind, or MMO Voices!

If you want to join Project: EndGrind send an email to Riknassarn (at) gmail (dot) com, entitled PEG. If you have a topic idea for the Witty Ranter, send an email to the same address, only entitled WR.

... the ridiculous ramblings of the Monday night LotRO crew. Brace thyself.

In this episode, we bring Michael Zenke from Massively.com, Syncaine from Hardcore Casual, Darren from Common Sense Gamer and Remy, back from the podcasting dead, for one night only! (PS: Remy has a new blog at warsbox.wordpress.com so go check it out!)

On the docket this evening:
1) How is the current recession going to affect games and gamers? Are we going to cut back on our blessed addictions?  Will we cut from 2 games down to 1? 1 to none? will F2P get a boost?
2) How will the current economic times affect game development?  Will funding dry up?  Will any games get delayed due to it?  What about some of the smaller studios who will need that funding to keep going?

A lot of interesting discussion all around.
I'd love to hear your feedback, and thanks for listening!
PS: A huge thanks to Coldheat for supporting this podcast!  You are da man!

In WiFi #1 (Wait, what?!)  Adam begins a new mini-series that brings the basics of finance and investing to the gaming world.  Using examples that any gamer will recognize, complex topics are made more understandable.

This episode focuses on: Stocks.

The following podcast is for informational purposes only.  Any mention of any specific investment or security is for informational purposes; financial investments carry inherent risks which should always be discussed with a financial advisor before any investment should be made.  In other words… this isn’t “Mad Money”!