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Michael Tresca is a game designer, author, communicator, and artist. He is the original creator of Welstar, one of the six worlds in RetroMUD and the setting for his role-playing games and fiction. Michael has authored numerous supplements and adventures for publishers of D20 Fantasy, including AEG, MonkeyGod Enterprises, Goodman Games, Otherworld Creations, and Privateer Press. He has written supplements for publishers of D20 Modern, including RPGObjects and Ronin Arts. His articles and reviews have appeared in Allgame.com, D20 Filtered, Dragon, Gamers.com, Pyramid, RPG.net, and Wizards of the Coast. He has participated in electronic and tabletop role-playing game panels at gaming conventions. Michael can be found as his alter ego, Talien, on RetroMUD as an administrator. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is an editor, and his toddler and cat, who are both fluent in English. Email Website

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Does gaming make you fat, sad, and angry?

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It was only a matter of time before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took on gaming. And their assessment isn't good. "Among...
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Champions Online brings RPGs mainstream...or does it?

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Back when most role-playing games were still largely Dungeons & Dragons clones, the debut of the Champions RPG...
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Video game review of Legendary

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RPG review of Deus Ex Machina

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Deus Ex Machina is a free download from Green Ronin’s Focus on Freeport page, written by Jeff Quick and set in the Freeport setting. This...
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D&D Online free this summer

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Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO): Stormreach, will be transitioning to Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited this summer. DDO Unlimited...
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Dante's Inferno protest was staged

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When is a protest not a protest? When it’s led by a marketing agency. Joystiq confirmed that the protest of...
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Real Life: The RPG

Realistic. Lifelike. The highest praise for games revolves around the usage of the words "real" and "life" as if real life is the...
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Retro-futurism in gaming

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The retro-future genre has recently become a popular topic for video games, but it has a long established history in architecture and design. This...
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Video game review of Fallout 3

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I was ready to hate Fallout 3.Courtesy Wikimedia.I'm not a fan of sandbox games. As an adult gamer with a toddler and a day job, I have a limited...
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Video game review of BioShock

I didn't really want BioShock. The name didn't exactly thrill me, and the concept was a little hazy. Some guy underwater in the 50s being attacked by...
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