Games I’m Looking Forward To: World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria

BlizzCon just got under way today out in California and they’re not wasting any time in making the big announcements including the next expansion for WoW: Mists of Pandaria.

Check it:

A lot of fans have been waiting a long time to be able to play the Pandarens and at one point there . . . → Read More: Games I’m Looking Forward To: World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria

Games I’m Looking Forward To: World of Warcraft – Cataclysm

WoW has been dominating the MMORPG genre for over 5 years now — it turns 6 on November 23rd of this year — and despite its age it still retains its dominance and recently reached the impressive milestone of 12 million subscribers. Needless to say it’s a lot of work to keep the game interesting . . . → Read More: Games I’m Looking Forward To: World of Warcraft – Cataclysm

Please, think of the Murlocs and give generously.

And now an important message from the Save The Murlocs Foundation:

http://www.SaveTheMurlocs.org – The Save the Murlocs Foundation aims to preserve and protect these majestic creatures. Through numerous awareness and outreach programs, we work to outlaw Murloc cruelty, help rebuild villages, protest part harvesting, and find homes for poor orphaned baby Murlocs. . . . → Read More: Please, think of the Murlocs and give generously.

“World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” is literally a game changer.

I’ve been playing WoW since shortly after it was released and I still play it regularly. With each new expansion it’s clear that Blizzard has learned a lot as Burning Crusade brought in a much evolved questing system and Wrath of the Lich King made heavy use of phasing for story telling. The last two . . . → Read More: “World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” is literally a game changer.

I love how anachronistic “World of Warcraft” can be.

Where else can a Dwarven Hunter with a cat-like Spirit Beast run around with a pole arm and rifle while driving one of these:

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My main character, Balfour, would fit right in with any biker gang. Best of all it has a fold-out sidecar so I can take folks for a ride. . . . → Read More: I love how anachronistic “World of Warcraft” can be.

On the subject of torture in “World of Warcraft.”

So I managed to ding to level 80 the other night with my main character, a dwarven hunter named Balfour, and along the way I’ve done several hundred quests one of which stuck in my head.

As it turns out it’s stuck in a few other people’s minds as well. Folks like Richard Bartle . . . → Read More: On the subject of torture in “World of Warcraft.”

Ozzy versus the Lich King.

I’m not a huge Ozzy Osbourne fan, but I thought this WoW commercial featuring him was pretty funny:

“World of Warcraft” breaks 11 million player mark.

The 800 pound gorilla of MMORPGs continues its phenomenal growth with Blizzard announcing today that they’ve broken the 11 million player mark:

IRVINE, Calif. – October 28, 2008 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the subscribership for World of Warcraft®, its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), now exceeds 11 million players worldwide. . . . → Read More: “World of Warcraft” breaks 11 million player mark.

Notes from a fantasy filled weekend.

It’s Monday already? Damn, was hoping I still had more time in my weekend. Which is saying a lot considering I took Friday off to go to my sister-in-law’s wedding.

Another of Anne’s sisters has taken the matrimony plunge and did it with style having a Fantasy themed wedding with dragons and castles aplenty. . . . → Read More: Notes from a fantasy filled weekend.

“Wrath of the Lich King” hits stores on November 13th.

The official release date for the next expansion to World of Warcraft has been announced:

Anne and I have been playing in the beta for awhile now and I can say that it’s going to be a major change to the game. Not just in new content, but in how long-standing features and various class . . . → Read More: “Wrath of the Lich King” hits stores on November 13th.