On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness hits in 5 days. Only, I'll be very entrenched in Age of Conan at that time, assuming Funcom's servers don't implode. Not only that, but the PC version of Mass Effect comes to shelves in 12 days.

PC gamers are going to be knee-deep in quality entertainment this month of May. Dare I say it, I have to declare this month shall be legendary and have large reaching influences into the months that follow.

I'm trying not to call this a matter of priorities, because how can I place three games I've anticipated so strongly into some sort of grab bag and pull one out? Their greatness falls into different categories, they cannot be reasonably placed on a tier. But the laws of time and physics dictate I cannot possibly play all three games at once, so (as is the case in much of my gaming time): the multiplayer experience trumps. Friends first and all that. =)

I will have to play the other two games at a later date. ~sigh~ Life is so hard with all these decisions eh?

Over 18 months ago, BioWare announced their plans to make an MMORPG. Rumours of a Star Wars MMO flew, but they didn't make any sense: Star Wars Galaxies had taken a big nose-dive and BioWare themselves have made it clear that they would like to focus on establishing a few of their own properties rather than making more licensed games. I've been fully expecting to see BioWare leverage Mass Effect into an MMO, it's perfect for them and would explain why they're keeping the MMO world under wraps, Mass Effect needs to grab a fanbase first.

But the Star Wars rumours persist, they even grow. Why?

Because BioWare is one of the few companies that gives licensed games both the royal treatment AND adds their own originality to the mix. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was almost the epitome of game licensing.

I still don't think it's going to happen.

But wait! Now LucasArts and BioWare have made a joint statement about an un-named game they're designing together. Could this be the MMO already in progress, could it be the wet dream of Jedi everywhere?

I still don't think it's going to happen.

I'd rather see a Mass Effect MMO. I like Star Wars just fine, but as much as BioWare was the best developer for the lightsaber-licensed product, I still think the movie adaption to games has been shoving a square peg through a round hole. I'd much rather see them create within a universe that they've tailor made for games.