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Ready… set… SOE Live!

Shiny Addict — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:00:38 +0000

So SOE Live is about to commence for me as press, and I must say, this is going to be a HECTIC week! Remember, I don’t just soak up all the info, I have to disseminate it all back to you. Just how busy? What you see here is my schedule so far — and that’s having already skipped many panels I want to attend! And all those large blocks of white space are not for sleep, no no no: Those are for writing! I’d say I can sleep when I am dead, but I will actually be a zombie on Friday night, so no sleep then either.

I can’t wait to share everything with you all, so watch Massively.com for all the juicy news and details!

All fun and games

Shiny Addict — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:00:45 +0000

My philosophy in gaming can be summed up pretty succinctly:

“It’s all fun and games. Literally.”

If you aren’t having fun, why are you even playing?

Have an X-cellent anniversary Marvel Heroes!

Shiny Addict — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:00:18 +0000

Few games can claim to be just pure fun, but you definitely are. Hope you have an X-cellent anniversary, Marvel Heroes! Or shall I say, Loot Pinata Online? I can’t wait to see how I will handle 365 gifts in my overstuffed bag! If you haven’t tried this game yet, you owe it to yourself to do it. And this anniversary celebration is the perfect time. See you there!

And so it begins…

Shiny Addict — Sun, 25 May 2014 12:00:21 +0000

The first step of any journey begins with one step. But who are we kidding? I leap into things! Or off of things, as the case may be. And if a friend happens to be on auto-follow at the time I dive over a cliff… well then the death isn’t MY fault, is it?

I welcome all my old friends to this new haunt. And if we haven’t met yet, well then: Hello! You can get to know a bit about me — and a get a forewarning of a few of my quirks — by checking out the About page. If you are really brave, you can ask some of the others about me. Or you can choose to just learn about me as this little journey commences. Either way, I look forward to hanging out with ya’ll. (Deaths from following me over cliffs is purely optional, though highly probably.)

So let’s get this party started, shall we? You, me, and whatever games that happen to catch our eyes will be featured here. This isn’t meant to be a news site, but an search for all things fun in gaming delivered with my slightly unique opinion. And hopefully yours as well! So, are you ready? Well, ready or not — here Looking for Shinies comes! And it’s only fitting that I launch today, the release anniversary of the movie that led to the MMO that led to my gaming.