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Fallout 3 Companions

2008-12-10T11:31:00.000-08:00

Hey, I love Fallout 3 so don't get me wrong when I start bitching about how the companion system in it leaves a little to be desired. There are about seven different characters you can pick up to join your party, some of which require certain karma levels or choosing/succeeding in the right dialog options. The problem is that it doesn't seem like the companions level-up along with you nor is

Moved into New House

2008-10-31T21:49:00.001-07:00

So I have moved into my new home that I purchased with my wife with the help of her father, little sisters, and friend. While I really loathe moving, especially with all the crap we have accumulated over the years, I love the fact that I do not plan on moving again with the next couple of years (*crossing fingers*). The new digs have that "new house smell" that's vaguely of sawdust or

First look at Windows 7

2008-10-28T23:05:00.001-07:00

Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed significantly, and there are a number of other changes we have screenshots of.read more | digg story

Artsy Space Invaders T-Shirt

2008-01-28T17:20:00.001-08:00

Saw this neat T-Shirt on Threadless, but I kinda wish they had kept the original green color: :)

Yes, I do like Hip-Hop

2007-06-27T08:41:00.001-07:00

"Good news, everyone!" New WoW Flightpaths & Graveyards

2007-04-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

For the new upcoming 2.1 patch: Two new graveyards have been added to Blade's Edge Mountains.New FlypathsNew flight points:Felwood, Emerald Sanctuary (Both)Ashenvale, Forest Song (Alliance)New flight paths:Stormwind <-> Thorium PointGrom'gol Base Camp <-> Flame CrestRatchet <-> Gadgetzan, Astranaar, Brackenwall VillageBrackenwall Village <-> Ratchet, Camp Taurajo, Freewind PostThunderbluff <->

NWN2 Expansion Announced: "Mask of the Betrayer"

2007-04-12T13:07:00.000-07:00

Let's take a look at the press release that Atari has announced today:In Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, players are transportedback to the Forgotten Realms shortly after the events detailed in theoriginal Neverwinter Nights 2. Following the climactic battle against theKing of Shadows, the player awakens alone and stranded deep beneath theearth. Surrounded by a horde of evil spirits,

STALKER ate my balls!

2007-03-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

Just want to say that I've been playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (Man, that's annoying to type!) like crazy lately, although without the recent patch. Unfortunately the new patch destroys compatibility with your old save-games, which is totally lame. I didn't want to restart since I've made some serious headway already. Regardless, there are a couple threads on QT3 for the game:STALKER Game Help (Made

1 Terabyte Hard Drive from Hitachi

2007-03-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Just think how much por^H^H^HOblivion mods you can store on this 1TB monster from Hitachi!

The Near and Far Future of WoW Patch Content

2007-03-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Some information was compiled on the European forums about all the confirmed fixes for 2.1:3.1 Compiled list (Patch 2.1)GeneralTalents, Skills & Classes * Feign Death fix * New Rogue Stealth animation * More Humanoid Succubus CCDungeons, Battlegrounds & PvP * PvP Matching system * The Black Temple (aka the Black Citadel) * Gruul’s Lair changesProfessions & Items * Golden Hare

Mods for WoW Post 2.0

2007-03-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

The lay of the land as far as mods goes has changed quite a bit after 2.0, and with the Ace 2 mod framework becoming very polished there are many more high quality mods to choose from. A thread on QT3 has been going on for a little while discussing what people's favorite mods are, and I have also contributed my two cents.Most of these mods can either be found on the Ace mods download page (or

2 Hours to Learn (almost) Everything about Chess AI

2007-03-14T14:56:00.000-07:00

This is an awesome video with some very distinguished panelists who pioneered modern AI, at a talk at the computer history museum. If you pay attention you can learn pretty much everything you need to know to have a good understanding of how Chess AI works, and by extension any other board game. If you're still with me:Most other types of games have similar problems that require state-space

BioShock developer to helm next X-Com title?

2007-02-21T11:42:00.000-08:00

An investigative search, found courtesy of the QT3 forum posting three or four threads regarding a Shacknews article, seems to have dug up some information regarding what Irrational (developer of the upcoming console and PC title BioShock, spiritual sequel to the System Shock series) is up to next. I'll give you a hint, it involves flying Skyrangers around and shooting little grey men!

Juicy Details on Warhammer Online from EA Mythic

2007-02-21T11:17:00.000-08:00

An article written by Warhammer Online on Warcry details all of a conference call conversation with EA Mythic regarding their upcoming gritty fantasy MMO, and includes a ton of very juicy details. Check out the full article here. Some choice bits, including details on collision:They also clarified a question on collision. There will definitely be collision in RvR, so that characters can block

How Inventions in City of Heroes/Villains Will Work

2007-02-21T11:09:00.000-08:00

There's a good long post on the official CoH forums summarizing all the known facts about how the new Issue 9 feature "inventions" system will work, with some great meaty stuff like how craftable IOs will never degrade like normal enhancements, set IOs that give bonuses, mobs will drop recipies, and auction houses (or black market sales out of the back of a van for villains). Check it out here.

Fallout 3 Executive Producer plays with Barbies

2007-02-20T16:04:00.000-08:00

Overall though, I still look to other games for gameplay ideas, as it's pretty easy to pick something up that is done and out and mess with it, if it has an idea you are already thinking about. It could be any game. I even played Barbie Horse Adventure to see how their horses worked. Embarrassing, but you get my point.It's enough to make the heads of NMA-ers explode.(From Gamasutra)

Upcoming Changes/Additions in WoW

2007-02-20T10:33:00.000-08:00

Here's the handy thread of upcoming WoW changes and additions (found on WoWInsider) from the European forums. Some highlights include PVP Matching system, Black Temple/Citadel (with Illidan) and Zul'Aman (Forest Trolls) dungeons, engineering profession revamp (which is a LONG time coming, in my mind), and Ravenholdt and the Sunwell (Plateau) are on the to-do list.

DirectX 8.1 Hardware Accelerated Emulation on OS X

2007-02-20T10:08:00.000-08:00

Pretty cool. Virtualization of Windows XP under OS X complete with DirectX 8.1 using a beta VMWare build. DX9 is stated as coming later, which would be great for actually playing all those games that will never come to Mac without having to use Boot Camp.(Found on Engadget)

X-Com and I'76 'Easter Eggs' on GameTap

2007-02-15T16:52:00.000-08:00

X-Com is now on GameTap if you search for the keyword "Skyranger", as is Interstate '76 if you search for "Groove Champion". Both will be launching officially later on. (Found this on Angled Whiteboards, via the Quarter to Three forums.)

NWN2 to get Multiselect

2007-02-15T16:51:00.000-08:00

For 1.05, which will be coming out rather soon, in which they also aim to fix custom content/modules will be this awesome gem: Also going in is Multiselect for the DM Client and in the normal game mode. This will allow you to drag-select any party members not being actively controlled by another player and issue simple commands like move, attack, talk, and even unlock/disarm. The game will pick

Master of the WoWverse

2007-02-14T20:52:00.000-08:00

"This undead guy keeps following me around yelling stuff about a grey skull..."

Minimizing BG Twinks

2007-02-14T20:38:00.000-08:00

Drisc, one of the forum mods on the official WoW boards, mentioned that they are finally adding in some way to alleviate the pains of characters twinked for BG combat (ie level 19 decked out in max blues and very expensive enchants, or 29's in similar but higher outfitted gear, etc). This sounds great to me, because it's a real drag when you just want to play some PvP but every time you run

It's craft-time! (Diss images)

2007-02-14T13:24:00.000-08:00

The new EVE marketing campaign?Please forgiving be grammar.Those mutant-haters sure like to push each other around a lot. Also, are you drinking that fat free milk because you think you're fat?

If Draenei are Greeks in Space...

2007-02-13T21:21:00.000-08:00

... does that mean they are a subtle attempt to poke fun at the "Romans in space" concept that Mythic abandoned (their previously under development MMO titled Imperium)?

The Wii Sports Work-out - because Atkins is lame!

2007-01-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

Have fun and drop some pounds! Work out with Wii Sports instead of doing some lame no carb, all grease diet that will send you to an early heart-attack scenario!This guy dropped 9 pounds *during* the Christmas holidays and still eating turkey and pumpkin pie?? Sounds gravy! (Mmm, gravy.)I wonder if anyone else has had similar or positive results?

Thousands of Korean Gamers Simultaniously Poop their Pants

2007-01-15T16:28:00.000-08:00

Starcraft by 2008 confirmed?Blizzard fans were out in force in London tonight, celebrating the launch of the much anticipated World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade expansion, but another Blizzard game might have stolen the limelight.Itzik Ben Bassat, Vice President Business Development and International for Blizzard Entertainment, took the stage at HMV Oxford Street, London, and said some rather

People want a good X-Com, Dammit

2006-12-22T08:01:00.000-08:00

Turns out there actually is a demand for an X-Com remake, but maybe people just want something that doesn't look worse than the original. Perhaps when they can actually use the original license to make a new incarnation it could be good. I have a feeling though that whoever gets it will try and cash in by making it into a Rainbow Six type game (which isn't necessarily a bad thing in itself,

Is the Second Life an elaborate pyramid scheme?

2006-12-06T10:57:00.000-08:00

I was talking to a friend about SecondLife, and in my explanation of what it was (since he had never heard of it) he commented that it sounded like a pyramid scheme in which there was nothing to stop the person or people who created the game from creating their own fake money and cashing it out at real world value through other people (ie buying SecondLife items with cheat-created Linden bucks

The case for Saurials in Expansion 1 for NWN2

2006-12-04T14:45:00.000-08:00

1) They're humanoid dinosaurs. Who doesn't love dinosaurs?2) They're in a decent Forgotten Realms book series that is considered classic canon, and involves the Harpers and the awful god Moander.3) We're sick to death of the Underdark and Drow are already a playable race. We don't need a half-assed Planescape game either.4) You can reuse/modify the model used by the Slaan/Lizardmen to some degree

Get Teabagged by Ghost Window (City of Villains)

2006-11-30T13:07:00.000-08:00

The new Issue 8 emote is not what you thought it was going to be, is it?

Nintendo to make money off animal cruelty?

2006-11-27T13:15:00.000-08:00

Is kicking puppies is part of their newest installment of the Super Smash series? Behold:(Found on The Magic Box)Edit: Fixed to mirror the image elsewhere, as Magic Box was refusing direct linking of the image.Also, another suggestion was that this was for an "obstruction" power. For puppy-kicking lovers, such as the former CEO of Infinium Labs, this is a very sad day indeed after such

A ditty about hating robes

2006-11-21T14:14:00.000-08:00

(Saw this on the official NWN2 boards)

Funny WoW Commercial

2006-11-21T13:15:00.001-08:00

I'm a big fan of Office Space so I thought this was a particularly clever hack.(Saw this on Destructoid)

Post Weekend Gaming Sessions

2006-11-20T13:06:00.000-08:00

I played two games for a while this last weekend, the first was 5 Days a Stranger, and the second was Neverwinter Nights 2. I was stuck on my parents computer at their home over the weekend, and while I recently upgraded it to an AMD Athlon 64 socket AM2 with DDR2 RAM, it only has a GeForce 6100 on it. So I was looking around the net for a fun demo game on FilePlanet that might run decently on

NWN2: Playing as a Psychopath is the Most Rewarded Path

2006-11-14T11:03:00.000-08:00

Another letter to Obsidian:Why is it that for every diplomatic/intimidate/bluff solution to a confrontation, you do not get equivalent or higher experience for solving the problem without having to get into combat? This would neatly solve the issue of a negotiator not leveling up nearly as much as a psychopathic killer over the course of the game. Frankly the way the game is right now, Obsidian

A Letter to Obsidian about NWN2 Crafting

2006-11-13T08:59:00.000-08:00

First of all, I just want to say that I love the whole idea of being able to craft your own magic items (weapons, armor, wands, trinkets, etc) in Neverwinter Nights 2. That said, I have some nits to pick and posted the following questions on the official campaign forums:Why is it that if you craft a +1 enhancement on a weapon that is already +1 or higher "attack bonus" it doesn't stack and in

FPS in NWN2

2006-11-06T13:26:00.000-08:00

Not sure if it was closing down XFire or switching to 800x600 at the main screen then hitting auto-detect & turning everything on, but now I'm running 1280x1024 (changed to it after loading a game) at roughly 35FPS in-doors. This is a huge improvement over the 10FPS I was previously getting at that resolution in Neverwinter proper. I shall have to test it again when I return to the city in the

Work-around Fix for Xfire and NWN2

2006-11-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

If you don't want to have to close Xfire down every time you play NWN2, here is a little .ini fix to disable the in-game chat feature (which is what is hosing the framerate currently). Xfire is apparently working on a fix for this issue but it hasn't come out yet.

Quickbar and Dual Wielding in NWN2

2006-11-06T10:31:00.000-08:00

Rejoice, dual wielding fans! Patch #2 for NWN2 will have quickbar hot button creation for dual wielding, ala NWN1! (This will also work for weapon/shield combos, and hopefully weapon / musical instrument) J.E. Sawyer posted on the offical forums:This morning I ran into Brock Heinz's office and yelled "DUAL-WIELDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!" and rolled around on his futon and flipped upside down and

Speeding up Neverwinter Nights 2

2006-11-06T10:08:00.000-08:00

Various people have said how they've sped up NWN2 to get acceptible frame-rates and while they work, often it means running muddy textures and low resolutions on your new fancy video card and large LCD display panel. So after searching around I found this page, which suggests switching to 800x600 first and then back to your desired running resolution. I have yet to try it, but hell-- if it

Dark Crusade - Hard to Put Down

2006-10-17T09:44:00.000-07:00

Awesome. That's about my feelings for the new "stand-alone" (for single-player) expansion pack to the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War RTS from Relic. Played through the campaign on "Easy" difficulty mode, and had fun taking on the Chaos home territory on the third turn (they were 11 strength). I enjoyed the fact that the game has cut scenes and whatnot, but my sound card acted up and started

Burning Crusade Info - No NDA for Closed Beta

2006-10-13T14:04:00.000-07:00

Looks like because there is no NDA for the newly started closed beta test for the Burning Crusade WoW expansion pack there has been a bevvy of information released. One good site I have found is BCSpy, the newly created site of the former WoWExposed (which was apparently shut down by Blizzard for posting content information prior to the official start of the beta by digging into the game data

THQ - Not Just Crappy Movie Tie-ins Anymore!?

2006-10-11T15:48:00.000-07:00

As other people have said (on Quarter To Three Forums), THQ has several contenders for Game of the Year awards, including: Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40K: Dark Crusade, Saints Row, and Titan Quest. They have Supreme Commander and STALKER coming down the pipeline next year as well. I don't know what happened but whatever they were doing there I hope they don't screw it up by making too many

"Make Love Not Warcraft" -- Free Advertisement?

2006-10-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

I would like to raise the question of whether the "Make Love Not Warcraft" episode of South Park, which featured the mocking look at playing World of Warcraft and the people who take it too seriously, is simply a parody, or a cleverly disguised advertisement. For a minute, let us look at the various groups who would be reached by this form of advertisement: players of other MMORPGs (Everquest,

Who made the "Make Love not Warcraft" Machinima?

2006-10-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

The question came up when I was watching the first episode of season 10 of South Park, titled "Make Love Not Warcraft," as to who made the in-game cinematics. I argued that they may have had help from Blizzard, but I read over on Lum's Broken Toys blog that it was a team of machinima creators (who incidentally made the lauded "Return" movie). These guys Rufus Cubed did apparently! They have also

News Hour starring Alyx

2006-10-04T14:01:00.000-07:00

Saw on Destructoid that there is this machinima that syncs text-to-speech of news articles, plus a little lovin', to make a fake newscast using the Source engine starring Half-Life 2's Alyx.Full article on who made it and why is here on the Destructoid games blog.

Mii Very Own Gordon

2006-10-04T13:50:00.000-07:00

If you head over to the Mii (the Wii personal profile avatar creator) Flash app that Joystiq is hosting here, you can make some fun things such as this weird potato headed Gordon Freeman:Of course if you're really naughty you can make things like what someone at The Last Boss cooked up.

South Park in the World of Warcraft

2006-10-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

A whole episode, in fact the season premier, of South Park will take place in and around the World of Warcraft. The episode may be titled, "The End of the World (of Warcraft)," and there is a teaser trailer available here: http://media.southparkstudios.com/media/SPinWoW.movThe episode will air this Wednesday on Comedy Central.

Granado Espada - Interesting Concept... but Fun?

2006-09-15T16:56:00.000-07:00

So, I've been reading a fair amount and watching videos of this upcoming Korean MMO called Granado Espada. Several points make this different from your typical MMO:Set in Elizabethan-style time period, such as clothing and muskets, but with Fantasy Elements such as magicMultiple Character Control System lets you start with one character and earn the ability to make up to 8 and control up to 3

Addendum

2006-09-14T16:20:00.000-07:00

I should add the previous problem with the 1701HG also occurs during login and quest turn-in for World of Warcraft, even if you use DMZ. Plugging in via Ethernet is the only way to play without disconnecting yourself.

2Wire 1701HG Wireless Sucks for P2P

2006-09-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

SBC sold me this DSL modem / wireless router combo box for $99. It's a total rip-off, because it doesn't work for shit with P2P which just knock your DSL offline. Check out their work-around response further down.From Me:"To 2Wire Technical Support:I have a 2Wire 1700HG HomePortal modem/router box, and I have two computers. One is not working at the moment but was plugged in via Ethernet and

Heat, you are my mortal enemy.

2006-09-08T00:36:00.000-07:00

I believe my system was overheating, causing all the trouble with Oblivion. I found a dust-bunny the size of a golf ball wedged between the fan blades of my case's front 120mm fan, which was preventing it from spinning at all. I have been running the computer with the side panel off for the past few days and have been playing the Dawn of War expansion pack single player demo successfully.

Reno...

2006-09-08T00:33:00.000-07:00

Reno is very interesting, specifically seeing the contrast of the various areas of the town. The downtown area is kind of tacky and filled with gaudy neon lit signs and mostly-trashy casino patrons mill around, with newer buildings dotted around in between old fading ones. I have heard that there are on-going projects started within the last year or two to revitalize certain sections of

Moved

2006-08-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

Well, I moved from Oakland, California to Reno, Nevada for a new job. That means I'm living in a nice big new apartment for less money, but for the time being it's full to the brim with boxes and garbage bags filled with ridiculous amounts of packing paper. According to AT&T Nevada, my ADSL should be activated on the 31st, but with our home telephone not working yet (our apartment maintenance

Hello happy campers, do you enjoy the sauce?

2006-08-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

Eating Crow

2006-08-15T22:53:00.000-07:00

I guess I'm going to have to retract my previous post's statement that UOP was the problem. It's back, slow as ever... uninstalled, reinstalled again. Blah. This time I think I'll give up on major mods.

Unofficial Oblivion Patch - A Sucking Sound

2006-08-15T01:13:00.000-07:00

.. that sucking sound is your FPS going down the TOILET. I uninstalled that extensive "patch fix" mod and instantly got about 10-15FPS back, and now Oblivion is playable again! I hope it fixed my UI crashing problems, too!

Gay FF Characters

2006-08-14T15:53:00.000-07:00

Really, I have to applaud SquareEnix for making a conscious decision to have a gay character in Final Fantasy X-2. Specifically, I'm talking about Brother, the (I know, shocker) brother of Rikku, who dances and prances around like this quasi Internet famous "don't-ask-don't-tell" guy. Everyone knows you're gay, Brother, you get very excited whenever the girls get new garment spheres, HELLOOOooo

Trade one problem for another... Yay...?

2006-08-11T09:40:00.000-07:00

I would say I'm surprised, but at this point I'm just irate. My woes continue thusly, view my summarized issue with Oblivion's UI locking up on me in-game after the main menu.

Proposed Snakes on a Plane Drinking Game

2006-08-10T11:32:00.000-07:00

Whenever you see a snake, drink. If anyone isn't drinking, make them drink twice.Whenever someone says snake, take a drink.Whenever someone screams, take a drink.Whenever Samuel L Jackson curses, take two drinks.Whenever someone is bitten by a snake, take two drinks.Whenever someone dies, take a shot.

Oblivion - A Love/Hate Relationship

2006-08-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

I love Oblivion, so don't get me wrong when I say "!@#& YOU OBLIVION!"Perhaps some context is in order: my game was crashing whenever I saved, and so in the effort of fixing the problem I attempted to remove many different mods I had installed over the last few months to see which one was the culprit. Eventually I noticed nothing had any effect so I came to the realization that nuking it from

Some stern words of advice...

2006-07-16T23:32:00.000-07:00

... from your friendly neighborhood Dungsroman. How to stop being a pathetic loser and get a life. Man, I had forgotten about this post but it's still a classic.

W.H.O. - Gauging Enemies Visually

2006-06-11T15:53:00.000-07:00

Which do you think is the more powerful orc between these two? Note that size denotes "level" in Warhammer. Also, the longer you play the more customized your weapons and armor become. At this point we do not know if there are other gameplay altering effects or statistic changes on different armor, though.

Warhammer Online

2006-06-11T15:32:00.000-07:00

Well, hot damn, for some odd reason I'm strangely compelled by this upcoming MMO. If the game is all about war all the time, and they can minimize the need for "phat loot" and maximize the variety of fun gameplay (solo, small group, medium group, multi-group versus npcs or other players) with quick and easy group/team matching then that'll be great. We haven't seen or heard anything about

Mount Vesuvius

2006-05-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

Hanging out in Florence, Italy

2006-05-29T16:59:00.000-07:00

AH Stock Market Crashes

2005-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the Auction House really screws you, instead of being the "gold faucet" that you have come to know and love.What sucks in World of Warcraft is when there is a server downtime event and you have high priced items (tens to hundreds of gold in buyout value), because it force-expires all your items and you lose the deposit. This might not seem too bad, but the deposit on a high priced item

WoW Forum Login is Broken :(

2005-11-15T10:38:00.000-08:00

Eyeonix on the WoW official General Forum said:With that being stated, we realize that not everyone enjoys large scale raid dungeons when compared to five, ten or even twenty-man instances.We can certainly agree that smaller instances allow individual players a greater level of contribution and are usually much easier for players to organize groups. These facts are only a couple of the reasons

WoW: Linked AHs in 1.9 - Not the Expansion!

2005-11-15T10:22:00.000-08:00

Yay. Finally we have linked AH's across all the major cities of the World of Warcraft. Having Linked Auction Houses should dramatically improve the regularity of new listings, bidding, and such as people who don't feel like trekking all the way to IF from whatever godforsaken place they're in can just visit the closest major city. Even Gadget, Booty Bay, and Everlook got linked which also is a

World of Warcraft - Tier 2 Smelly Rogue

2005-11-15T10:19:00.000-08:00

Apparently high level rogues wearing this armor set will be reeking of surfuric odors. Luvly.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - www.atomicmpc.com.au

2005-10-29T12:47:00.000-07:00

Happened across this little tidbit gleaned from someone at a BlizzCon panel:As of the expansion, players will have new, 41-point talent trees in which to customise their characters.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Hands-on Impressions - Blood Elf Starting Area - PC News at GameSpot

2005-10-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

The preview of the World of Warcraft expansion pack at Gamespot has let us know this information: Six classes are available to the Blood Elves, including priests, mages, warlocks, warriors, hunters, and rogues. As well as: One of the things we noticed about our warlock is that it possessed two spells that are not standard on any warlocks in the original World of Warcraft. Read the article

IGN: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Preview

2005-10-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

IGN: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Preview The Blood Elves are described as obsessed with magic, and the team says you definitely have mages, warlocks, and priests -- the caster classes -- and probably a warrior, but the last two slots are still being ironed out. They told us there would be no new classes, nor do they intend to introduce any for the foreseeable future, because of the

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

2005-10-28T08:57:00.000-07:00

Looks like the official site for the new WoW expansion pack is up on Worldofwarcraft.com. Check it out! Confirmed new cap of level 70, and details on the new profession, Jewelcrafting.

WoW Exp Pack News!

2005-10-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

Burning Crusade magazine scans!

Convergence of Incongruities

2005-10-26T12:05:00.000-07:00

What the hell... I'm talking about Pimp My Ride after talking about WoW and all of a sudden I see this about BlizzCon:Pimp My Ride at BlizzCon - Block on 10/26/05Stop by the Intel booth on Saturday afternoon to meet Mad Mike Martin from MTV's Pimp My Ride. Mad Mike will be around to sign autographs, talk about the latest cars coming through the shop, and jump into World of Warcraft with you. So,

L.A. Rush

2005-10-26T09:56:00.000-07:00

Have you seen that infomercial they are running after MTV's show Pimp My Ride for the new Midway game, LA Rush? I think it's pretty sad that Twista and Bill Bellamy sound like white honkers (yeah, I'm using this word on purpose, it's from Conan where they had "Michael Jackson" on) saying cliche bullshit praise and pretending to move their arms around like they're driving a school bus off the

Vanguard: Cont.

2005-10-25T23:06:00.000-07:00

Just to explain for those who couldn't read between the lines of the last portion of the features paged linked below, Sigil is gearing everything in the game towards large group play ("raids") similar to the end game of World of Warcraft. This is just another confirmation that this game is completely geared towards a very small niche of "hardcore" players. These same people are already so

Vanguard: Saga of Zeros

2005-10-24T15:43:00.000-07:00

Should we really care about Vanguard? I found myself asking this question when a friend of mine asked me if I had been notified of being accepted into the new phase of their beta test of this MMO. No, I hadn't, but even though I had applied it wasn't something I had been particularly looking forward to. In fact, the more I had been learning about the make-up of it's development team's opinion of

Xbox 360 & iPod/PSP Plug and Pray?

2005-10-24T15:32:00.000-07:00

Well, now that the Xbox 360 is rumored to have a port of World of Warcraft, as well as FFXI, it's worth taking note of announcements that relate to the console in general. There was a Slashdot post regarding an announcement that MS plans to have "compatibility" with the PSP and iPod products, but I think that this comment off that story sums it the reality of the situation:How can we trust

WoW Expansion Pack Details

2005-10-22T20:10:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess despite how nifty these screenshots look:... the public who isn't going to BlizzCon, where they will be showing off a beta build with one of the two new races-- the Horde one-- will just have to wait until next year. Ouch. An interview on GamerGod with one of the developers revealed that it won't be out until 2006:Grimwell:With WoW as a clear success, an expansion is a no-brainer

2005-10-22T01:58:00.000-07:00

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeso, yahi started playing WoW again.lookin forward to more infos on the new expasion pack

2005-01-15T23:20:00.000-08:00

testes, testes... 1, 2.... 3?!