A Date with Alodia

Filipina otaku queen Alodia Gosiengfiao recently held her first fan event, and one of the contests involved bringing her an item in tribute. The fan who offered the best tribute won a date with Alodia herself. Here’s how that date went.

Yes, it involved video games. No, she didn’t come in costume.

April 29, 2009 · 28 Comments (with 7 Conversations)

Happy Fourth Anniversary Guild Wars!

Congratulations to ArenaNet on the fourth anniversary of Guild Wars! Three cross-cultural campaigns after pioneer players first heeded Ascalon’s call for heroes, the game continues to draw in new players with six million units sold.

ArenaNet’s continued commitment to improving gameplay certainly helps keep people playing, even with the delays to Guild Wars 2. Sure, World of Warcraft has 11.5 million users paying $14.99 a month to wander the world and grind for hours as deformed characters — but people don’t play Guild Wars for that. They want a highly modular, aesthetically pleasing online RPG they can pick up and play anytime they feel like it — and for four years straight, Guild Wars has delivered beautifully.

April 28, 2009 · 1 Comment