Might have to play some WoW

I haven’t played World of Warcraft for a while, and while this commercial most likely won’t make me play for long, it sure makes me smile.  How can you not like Mr. T???  I mean, c’mon, it looks like he could still come to your house and toss you through a door like on Games People Play.

The WoW Pod

If I ever get this addicted to World of Warcraft I want someone to promise to mercifully end my sad existence.

Are you a huge World of Warcraft addict? Like, to the point where you don't really want to have much to do with your real life if it interferes with the game? Well, do I have the hut for you!

The WoW Pod is designed to take care of every need you may have while playing WoW. It's got food paks, a cook pot and stovetop, a throne with built-in toilet and surround sound, and of course a computer hooked up to the internet. And it's all built to look like an Orc's hut in the game! There sure isn't anything pathetic about this!

Architectradure via Kotaku

'Bejeweled' Coming To "World of Warcraft'

As more proof that modding is a good thing, Bejeweled will soon be available as an optional in-game time-passer in Blizzard's mammoth MMO World of Warcraft, and we have Michael Fromwiller to thank for it.


The San Jose State University student decided to shoehorn the addictive PopCap Games puzzler when he was thinking of ways to pass the time during extended raids or long running farming sessions. By creating a crude copy of Bejeweled, Fromwiller got the attention of PopCap Games, who then hired him to create an official localized version specifically for use in the World of Warcraft UI.

Great idea, take one of the most addictive games in the history of the world and make it so you can play the second most addictive game on the planet within the first one. That's like sprinkling crack with heroin and wrapping it it up in a burrito. With extra sour cream.

[via G4TV]

Blizzard Entertainment® Soundtracks Now On iTunes

IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that a wide selection of music from its popular games has been added to the iTunes store. Much of this music was originally available only in collector's editions of the games, or at special events such as the company's BlizzCon® gaming convention. Six Blizzard Entertainment® soundtrack albums are currently available:

StarCraft® Original Soundtrack

Diablo® II Original Soundtrack

Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos® Original Soundtrack

World of Warcraft® Original Soundtrack

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade® Original Soundtrack

World of Warcraft: Taverns of Azeroth Original Soundtrack

The albums have been placed on a new Blizzard Entertainment hub page within the iTunes store. This page also hosts content such as the BlizzCast™ podcast and trailers and gameplay footage from upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games, with more material to be added in the months ahead. In addition, the "Diablo III Overture" from the company's recently announced action role-playing game, Diablo III, is available as a single and has been highlighted as a Discovery Download, making it free to download until Tuesday, September 9.



Players in the regions iTunes serves (North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan) can purchase the music at standard rates for each of those regions. For more information, please visit www.blizzard.com.

World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King Video

Never could get into World of Warcraft but I know that there are some nuts here who love it. So I'm sure that the "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King" expansion pack will make nerds wet their pants.

Check out the trailer.

[G4TV]

Gaming worse than porn

I read this article earlier, and laughed my ass off. Then Woody from GU Comics did this comic and I laughed even harder.

[from GU Comics]

In an interview with the Boston Globe, MMO psychiatrist, Dr. Jerald Block, revealeded that computer gamers tend to be harder to treat because they express a deeper level of shame than those who find themselves drawn to porn. Block went on to explain that "as a society we understand that porn is something people do... but gaming is hard to describe to anyone else". Source: Boston Globe [ more info ]

Initially, I had my skeptical pants pulled up nipple high, old man style. But reading Dr. Block's responses it became apparent that he's addressing a real issue some people face rather than just lumping us all into a inescapably dysfunctional group where "addiction" is part and parcel to the activity. He doesn't even like the word addiction, opting instead to use the term "pathological computer use".

Isn't it nice to see how that deftly shifts the blame from the individual to the condition?

I'll tell you this much about being a gamer though... If you can't raid Kil'Jaeden WHILE watching clown porn in a gimp suit, you're not a real gamer. **grins**

You still can't touch this

This is a classic. Machinima at its best.

Nerd Loses Mind After Reaching Level 60 In WoW

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Ya see!!!

This is why people make fun of nerds. This level of excitement should only be reserved for winning the world championship of your sport, winning the lottery, or having a super model screaming out your name in a romp of passion.

Not for reaching level 60 in World of Warcraft!

Man.... I'm embarrassed to be a geek.

[Crunchgear]

Great World of Warcraft commercials

Click the above pictures to see the hilarious commercials upcoming for World of Warcraft. How can you not try it now, c'mon it's Mr. freakin T and William freakin Shatner. Plus they have one with Verne Troyer upcoming.

Wrath of the Lich King: Playable in Germany

If you're a World of Warcraft fan and just happen to be in Germany, a playable version of "Wrath of the Lich King," will be at the Leipzig Games Convention August 23-26th. The "Wrath of the Lich King," is the eagerly awaited second expansion pack. Here is what you can expect:

• Death Knight Hero Class: Create a high-level Death Knight character - the game’s first hero class - once certain challenges have been met.
• Increased Level Cap: Advance to level 80 and gain potent new talents and abilities along the way.
• Northrend: Explore the harsh new continent of Northrend, packed with new zones, quests, dungeons, monsters, and items - and do battle with the undead armies of the Lich King.
• “Inscription” Profession: Learn this exciting new profession and gain unique ways to permanently enhance spells and abilities in the game.
• Siege Weapons and Destructible Buildings: Take the battle to another level with new player-vs.-player game mechanics and new battlefields to wage war on.
• New Character Customization: Change how characters look and express themselves, with different hairstyles and dance animations.

Thanks to G4TV for this info.

Great WoW video

This video rocks. I wish there was more original machinima like this.

World of Warcraft Woman Arrested Picking Up Minor

You always here about how dangerous the Internet is, and that there is a sicko (not just Michael Moore) lurking in the background. I usually hate these stories because it's usually paints the Internet as a cesspool full of pedophiles waiting to jump on our kids. And it's not!!!

That's why it pains me to post this.

Tamara Broome a 31 year old woman was arrested and charged with kidnapping, after flying from Australia to North Carolina to 'pick up' a 17 year old boy she met while playing 'World of Warcraft'. She claims that the boy 'wanted' to come to Australia, but the parents of the boy (who hacked his email to find out about the woman) say otherwise.

Now the woman is in jail.

The moral of this story? It's a game, not match.com.

Read more after the jump. [News.com.au via G4TV]

World of WarCraft the Movie: Don't Do It!!!

With a story that I'm sure will shock that masses, Legendary Pictures chairman Thomas Tull has made it clear that World of WarCraft the movie is coming. In an effort to make a movie out of every video game that has sold well, Hollywood is going after one of the largest video game franchise. Tull said:

“We’re doing World of Warcraft, and making it into a movie, I have very strong feelings -- from the movie side -- that making movies based on games just because they sold well is a really bad idea. There’ve been some like that that weren’t up to snuff just out of the gate."

Ya Think?

You know that they're most likely going to butcher this thing, and turn a great game into something almost unrecognizable. I'm not trying to be negative here, it's just that the writers in Hollywood never translate a video game to movie very well. I'm not sure why, maybe because they are not gamers. I'm sitting here right now trying to think of one good video game movie that was good.

Someone? Anyone? Please help me?

Read the rest after the jump. [Mania]

Blizzard Increases Difficulty On WoW Mobs

Well WoW fans, if you thought you were going to breeze through the 'Black Temple' you got another thing coming!!!

Blizzard plans to increases the damage output of virtual mobs in some of the game’s boss encounters. The decision is a response to a WoW guild already conquering the game’s latest raid content that came in a patch update just two weeks ago.

European guild Nihilum has already conquered the Black Temple and slaying one of the most significant and terrifying figure in Warcraft lore, Illidan Stormrage. Oh Nooo!!!!!!

One of Blizzard’s game designers, Daelo, said that the difficulty tweak is also based on the demand of a greater challenge by guilds rapidly progressing through the game.

World of Warcraft Patch 2.1.0 Out Now

There is a new Wow patch that is out!!

Dubbed “The Black Temple”, this 256MB patch will allow players to enter, well The Black Temple! Players can fight Illidan the Betrayer before realizing they have plenty of other goodies associated with this patch to check out.

There’s a new PVP arena, new equipment, class updates, and so, so much more. Druids even have a new form! Hit the link below for full patch notes and get updating!

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Top 10 Signs of WoW Addiction

TheDailyWow put together a list of the top ten signs of World of Warcraft addiction. Don’t agree with them?

Post your comments!!!

HP 20-inch Pavilion HDX: Gaming Notebook

HP is about to release a new 20-inch gaming laptop, the Pavilion HDX. Weighing in at a hefty 12 pounds, the computer is large enough to house both a full-sized keyboard and a windows media remote, side by side.

Rumor has it that it will have the new Santa Rosa chipset (Centrino successor), GeForce Go 8000 video card, HDMI out, and HD DVD option.

12 pounds is enough that, even the most inactive World of Warcraft players buff up by lugging it around.

No word on price or the release date as of yet.