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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Florida Anti-Tobacco Ad Aimed At Kids

For all those who choose to look at video games like their the devil incarnate, they really are missing out on what might be more most powerful tool for reaching the youngsters of this generation. Not everyone is missing the boat mind you, as this great ad from TobaccoFreeFlorida.com demonstrates. They’ve taken a very typical […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

June 30th, 2008

World of Workcraft

What your WoW toons do when you’re not connected. Hahahaha… The Lich King as a noob.

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June 30th, 2008

Castlevania Takes Genre Turn?

With a new Castlevania game in development for the Wii, I had this vague expectation that it was going to be just another Castlevania, full of bats, platforming action Not that that’s bad necessarily, it’s just after having played so many the feel of the series isn’t exactly new and invigorating (ie. I’ve kind of […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King Dungeon: Halls of Stone

Continuing our coverage of the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, here’s some information about another dungeon (the first was The Occulus) coming up on the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft: The Halls of Stone.
The Halls of Stone will be located in the Storm Peaks and will be a level 77-79 dungeon. Blizzard […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King: How Does the Death Knight Fit Into the Dungeons/Raids?

The Blizzard team shed a bit of light on the role the Death Knight is meant to play in a dungeon or raid setting come Wrath of the Lich King. Essentially, Blizzard told us that the Death Knight hero class is meant to be a viable tank at both the dungeon and raid level and […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King Factions and Reputation

At the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, the Blizzard development team discussed the ways in which faction reputation will work in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion.
The Blizzard team introduced the concept of “Championing” which allows players to sport a specific faction’s tabard during a heroic dungeon run and gain reputation for that particular faction regardless of […]

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June 29th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King Itemization

During today’s Dungeons and Raids Panel at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, the Blizzard team revealed some facts about itemization in the upcoming expansion.
Here’s a few things we can expect:

PvP gear will be available through PvE in addition to PvP

More items per boss kill in 25-player raids

More items that work for more classes so that loot […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2008

Wrath of the Lich King Dungeons & Raid Overview from Blizzard WWI ‘08

Today during the second and last day of the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, Blizzard revealed several tidbits about what can be expected from the WotLK dungeons and raids.
For the Wrath of the Lich King expansion we can expect:

All raids to be available at both the 10-player and 25-player level, with 25-player loot being one tier higher […]

By Ingrid -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2008

Oregon Trail…From Infinity Ward?

Oh please don’t let this be a cruel rumour…please, please, please!
Word on the street is that Oregon Trail might be making a comeback, and a fancy one at that. Publisher Barometer Games has apparently been talking to Infinity Ward to ink a deal for the development of a new Oregon Trail, using the Call of […]

By Erin -- 2 comments

June 29th, 2008

More GTA “Copy Cat” Crimes

Nassau County police had a busy night on Tuesday reigning in what are being described as “video game inspired crimes”. Six youths went on a bit of a spree, allegedly mugging a man outside of a super market, attempting a car-jacking, and damaging vehicles with a variety of weapons, including a crowbar, a bat, and […]

By Erin -- 1 comment