Pocket Tactics acquires Wargamer!

Barthheart · August 07, 2015, 07:28:46 PM

Owen Faraday, of Pocket Tactics fame, is the new publisher of Wargamer.com.... :o

QuoteHere comes the cavalry...

I'm not one for ghost stories or any of that sort of hullabaloo so you can imagine my surprise, dear readers, when an ephemeral being appeared this morning in my bed chamber high atop Mount Hexmap. She was clad all in black oilcloth and wreathed in a sort of spectral smoke, which I immediately recognized was supernatural and I hoped wasn't staining my rug.

"Are you Owen Faraday?" the ghost demanded.

"I am known by that name," I replied.

"The founder and publisher of Pocket Tactics?" she asked.

"Indeed Madam! I am the exceedingly humble proprietor of that website, known to all as the greatest mobile games website in the English language."

"Very well," she said, reaching out with a ghostly hand. "I have come to give you this." Onto my finger she slid a metal ring which was surprisingly heavy and suffused with an unnatural glow.

"Oh gosh, does this mean I'm the new Green Lantern?" I said.

"What? No?" She seemed irritated.

"Are we... married now?" The ghost flinched a bit at the suggestion and I did my best not to look insulted.

"Look at the ring, you fool," she said, pointing. And in fact on the ring was the logo of The Wargamer, this vaunted and ancient publication. "You're the new publisher of The Wargamer. Try not to mess it up. Also I've deducted a deposit for the ring from your first check." And with that she was gone.

So here I sit, charged with a great responsibility: to steward this great old site, which I've been reading since I've been reading since the 1990s when I was hunting up opponents for Close Combat multiplayer. I intend to breathe some new life into this place -- over next few months there's going to be some interesting stuff happening around here and my original site Pocket Tactics, and I can't wait to share it all with you. But for now, you can expect good old fashioned PC wargaming news right here, every day. If you know me from my work over at PT, it's a pleasure to see you again. If you've never come across my writing before, then I hope you'll like what I've got in store for you.

I'll be seeing you.

Interesting times....

Staggerwing · August 07, 2015, 07:38:02 PM

Does he own it now or is this some kind of joint venture with House Slitherine?

Huw the Poo · August 07, 2015, 07:38:50 PM

I've never heard of Pocket Tactics.

Barthheart · August 07, 2015, 07:51:02 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on August 07, 2015, 07:38:50 PM
I've never heard of Pocket Tactics.

Best mobile gaming site I've found.

Barthheart · August 07, 2015, 07:51:28 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on August 07, 2015, 07:38:02 PM
Does he own it now or is this some kind of joint venture with House Slitherine?

Good question......

Staggerwing · August 07, 2015, 07:54:52 PM

Inquiring minds want to know...

Nefaro · August 07, 2015, 07:58:05 PM

QuoteI'm not one for ghost stories or any of that sort of hullabaloo so you can imagine my surprise, dear readers, when an ephemeral being appeared this morning in my bed chamber high atop Mount Hexmap. She was clad all in black oilcloth and wreathed in a sort of spectral smoke, which I immediately recognized was supernatural and I hoped wasn't staining my rug.

"Are you Owen Faraday?" the ghost demanded.

"I am known by that name," I replied.

"The founder and publisher of Pocket Tactics?" she asked.

"Indeed Madam! I am the exceedingly humble proprietor of that website, known to all as the greatest mobile games website in the English language."

"Very well," she said, reaching out with a ghostly hand. "I have come to give you this." Onto my finger she slid a metal ring which was surprisingly heavy and suffused with an unnatural glow.

"Oh gosh, does this mean I'm the new Green Lantern?" I said.

"What? No?" She seemed irritated.

"Are we... married now?" The ghost flinched a bit at the suggestion and I did my best not to look insulted.

"Look at the ring, you fool," she said, pointing. And in fact on the ring was the logo of The Wargamer, this vaunted and ancient publication. "You're the new publisher of The Wargamer. Try not to mess it up. Also I've deducted a deposit for the ring from your first check." And with that she was gone.

Sweet baby raptor jesus.

Did he write game reviews for Rock, Paper, Shotgun sometimes too? Because it resembles their most infamous ones.

Jarhead0331 · August 07, 2015, 08:30:53 PM

I'm presuming he was hired as the editor by slitherine/matrix. I do not see them selling the site outright.

Pocket Tactics is a great little site. I wish Owen lots of luck.

Staggerwing · August 07, 2015, 08:42:49 PM

The release says he is now the publisher. What does that means in legal L33t-SP34k?

Barthheart · August 07, 2015, 08:46:12 PM

After some more digging more on this here:

http://brokenforum.com/index.php?threads/the-wargaming-thread-of-war-and-games.773/page-14#post-1229027

QuoteI acquired the site from Slitherine/Matrix who still retain some financial interest in the site. But every buck stops with me. I have complete and utter editorial independence and none of my writers will ever interface with a human at Slitherine. I view the current arrangement as similar to General Electric owning a stake in NBC -- doesn't mean NBC won't do tough reporting on GE.

:o

Staggerwing · August 07, 2015, 08:49:55 PM

After shoveling enough newer shit he will find some older big boots that need filling.

Jarhead0331 · August 07, 2015, 10:43:21 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on August 07, 2015, 08:42:49 PM
The release says he is now the publisher. What does that means in legal L33t-SP34k?

It means editor.

Staggerwing · August 07, 2015, 10:48:49 PM

If that's true then it's a wee bit anticlimactic, sort of like an unshifted paradigm.

LongBlade · August 08, 2015, 09:22:20 AM

spelk · August 08, 2015, 10:01:42 AM

Owen was on Quartertothree.com forums, and I thought PT was born there as an idea to make a decent review site for tactical/strategic mobile titles.

The Broken forum forums are an off-shoot of the Qt3 forums. after some calamity.

So, he's now the editor of wargamer.com. wow.

Owen is a good lad. So, things might look up a bit for WG now. Maybe.