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As video games become more widespread and enter our everyday lives, online gaming is quickly becoming the main form of entertainment for many people. Games like World of Warcraft or Second Life attract thousands everyday who spend hours in virtual worlds. Many people think this is just an escape from… Continue Reading »

It wasn’t surprising to hear that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received the Audio of the Year award March 12, 2010, at Moscone Center during the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, CA (USA) following nine nominations prior to the event. Games were judged by audio industry professionals as well as… Continue Reading »

University of Texas Assistant Professor Jorge Pena has finished a study on the way game avatars affect a player’s in-game actions and he believes a bad avatar = bad actions. In a study earning coverage in the Austin American Statesman, Pena did two separate experiments. In the game Jedi Knight… Continue Reading »

There isn’t a day that goes by that doesn’t find someone trying to draw a link between video game violence and real world criminal behavior. But where it is usually Grand Theft Auto, or some similarly violent game sparking the controversy, this time MMO World of Warcraft has been tied… Continue Reading »

Blizzard was offering hands-on experience of their newest World of Warcraft Expansion, Cataclysm. The demos were strictly limited to the intros to the two new playable races: the Worgen (werewolves who fight on the Alliance side) and Goblins (gadgeteers who battle for the Horde). Here’s a quick run down on… Continue Reading »

Who says print is dead? World of Warcraft, the game that has spawned an entire subculture of fans (and millions of happy subscribers/addicts) will soon be getting its very own print publication. According to GameDaily, the new mag will be a quarterly publication, available to fans for the rather steep… Continue Reading »

Ain’t It Cool News let the Corrupted Cat out of the bag and now Blizzard has confirmed it with a release: Sam Raimi will direct the World of Warcraft movie. Raimi is world famous for directing the Spider-man trilogy. Also in his roots is the Evil Dead trilogy which includes… Continue Reading »

As a followup to its 2007 release of the Halo-themed Mountain Dew drink, Mountain Dew has created a pair of limited edition World of Warcraft-themed beverages known as Mtn Dew Game Fuel. The two flavors I tasted, the two available, are Citrus Cherry (Horde Red) and Wild Fruit (Alliance Blue)… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Mountain Dew World of Warcraft Game Fuel photos

Love Peggle, but don’t want to actually pay for it? Congratulations, there’s a solution. To help promote the fact that the PopCap games Peggle and Bejeweled can be played in World of Warcraft, PopCap games and Blizzard Entertainment have created and released a free, 10 level Peggle game. Peggle: World… Continue Reading »

You know, in this sea of utter crap that is our economy, it’s nice to see that certain cherished traditions will live on. BlizzCon - the official convention for all things Blizzard (you know, the maker of such fine games as Starcraft II and World of Warcraft) is officially on… Continue Reading »