This blog is not what you expected.
No run-of-the-mill stream of online game reviews and associated advertising. No tips on how to earn WoW gold. And no shots of "me & my uber-guild killing an uber-boss in an uber-dungeon", either.
Why some games are better than others? What makes MMOs so addictive? How they make you pay all the time? What are those psychological and financial tricks behind the scene? The questions (and an assortment of other topics) are discussed in this blog by a female gamer and advertising specialist from Russia.

My other blog about everyday life in Russia: No Bear For You!

SOPA STRIKE – FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE!

ChickGeekGames will be blacked out in observance of the SOPA Strike.

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The regular work will resume after 24 hours.
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Alicia Online: Alica Online Wiki Site Going Live!

wiki_logoGuess, what? I’ve decided to create Alicia Online Wiki site for all of us to share information about Alicia. Just finished setting it up yesterday, and it’s pretty much empty right now (except for the guides i have in this blog, they were copied over to Wiki), so I’m asking everyone to please come and join me at Alicia Online Wiki site and help fill it up! If you have anything to share, post it!

If you haven’t worked with any Wikis before, it’s nothing hard to do, really - I learned how to install it in just one evening! If you are non-English speaker (as i am), then you can create pages in your native language for other players like you – the engine I’m using has support for UTF8, meaning you can write in pretty much any language in it.

Please, share the news about Alicia Online Wiki page with all of your friends who are playing Alicia too, and ask them to join – the more people we get, the more info we can have in one place. And if you have friends who speak Korean, please pester them until they help us translate stuff for Alicia ;)

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Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2The second post with Alicia Online (a horse racing online game) quest walkthroughs, with more quests covered. I write about Alicia Online quests that aren’t 100% obvious on what you need to do to complete them. Feel free to share your own information regarding quests, if you have any, in the comment section! For the previous post on this theme please head here: Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 1, also, don’t forget to visit ChickGeekGames.com YouTube channel for Alicia Online videos!

Be among first 3 players to finish a race, 3 times on a specific track. I think it’s not necessary to exactly win a race, but I’m not 100% sure.

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Gather Christmas toys on a snow-covered race track. I am not sure if this quest is permanent or only appears during winter-time celebrations.

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Finish 10 races being one of the first 3 players.

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Gather 2 purple crystals

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

Use speed bonus during a race 30 times.

Tips&Tricks: Alicia Online - Quest Walkthrough – Part 2

A list of other posts about Alicia Online can be found here:
Alicia Online: Fresh News, Tips and All You Wanted to Know

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Tips' & Tricks: How To Run Alicia Online - The Shortest Possible Video Guide =)


How do you run Alicia Online? Very simple:


1) Make sure you have Korean language pack installed.
2) Check if your System Locale is set to Korea
3) Look if all the checkboxes in your Fonts Settings are unchecked
4) Run Alicia Online...
5) ...
6) Profit!
(You can buy it here)

A list of other posts about Alicia Online can be found here:
Alicia Online: Fresh News, Tips and All You Wanted to Know

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Awesome Male Cosplay by Ludo Erendrym

Awesome Male Cosplay by Ludo ErendrymFor all my female readers ;) I guess, i should have posted some hot topless guys after that sexy Tasha’s Sheryl Nome cosplay – for the sake of being fair to everyone - but my husband is occasionally stalking this blog, sooo…. not just yet, lol :) Okay, this post shows off some cool stuff made by Ludo Erendrym, a French cosplayer who does both anime and game cosplays. I totally dig the guy! Male cosplayers often make much simpler costumes than females and don’t bother with make-up to fit into a chosen character, but Erendrym’s characters look cool even without make-up. And when he’s out making costumes, well… did i said he’s awesome? Well, now i certainly did :)

 

 

 

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