World of Warcraft news and blogs - January 31, 2009
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• January in Review –
by Wilhelm2451 from The Ancient Gaming Noob
• WoW: Devs Talk About Arena Ratings –
from Warcry.com
• Blizzard Admits That It Has Made Hunters Too Weak –
from Softpedia
• PopCap and Sony Bring Bejeweled to the PSN –
from Softpedia
• The Lich King Hero Classes That Might Have Been (World of Warcraft) –
from Zergwatch
• World of Warcraft makes up half of Activision/Blizzard's earnings –
by Michael Zenke from Massively
• Judge Rules WoW Bot Violates DMCA –
by ScuttleMonkey from Slashdot: Games
• World of Warcraft: A Religion? –
from Escapist Magazine
• The Lich King Hero Classes That Might Have Been –
from Kotaku.com
• WOW Bot Glider Found to Violate DMCA –
from Digitaltrends.com
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The Sony PSP and You
Have you ever wanted a fun, exciting, and portable device that allowed you to play your favorite games wherever? Well, then you need to take a trip to your local store and purchase a Sony PSP. PSP stands for Play Station Portable; this is a handheld device that uses the same operating buttons and interface as the regular Play Station line. They are a great asset to any gamer’s collection of systems. They offer many different features, and they also have a large variety of games available for them. The PSP is sure to be a modern classic for many years to come.
What feature, games, and accessories are available for the Sony PSP?
There are many different games, features, and accessories that are available to your PSP. Many people are amazed by the many different features that are available on the sony PSP. There are quite a few different features that are easy and fun to use on the sony PSP. The PSP offers internet capabilities.
This is a handy feature to have when your on the road playing your PSP, and then, someone asks you a question that you don’t know the answer to. Well with your new PSP you can easily connect to the internet via WiFi, you can now find the answer to that question quickly and easily. This is just one of the many features available on the PSP, there are others such as the capability to store photos, movies, and other features.
There are tons of great games that you can play on your PSP. They have games from every genre you can think of. There are war games, logic games, strategy games, and action games. You can find many of your favorite titles that you play on your regular Play Station are available for PSPs. There are also new games that are only available for Play Station Portables. There are also movies that are sold in the same disc-type as the games.
This allows you to watch your favorite movie titles on the same device that allows you to play your favorite games. There are also many great accessories that you can add to your already great PSP. There are different chargers so you can charge your device in the car, home, hotel room, or anywhere with a plug-in. You can also buy software that allows your device to have other capabilities, download movies, or download music. There are also accessories that allow your WiFi connection to be stronger and last longer.
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World of Warcraft news and blogs - January 28, 2009
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• Cost Reduction at Blizzard? –
by news@mmosite.com from MMOsite Gaming News
• Five big failings of the MMO genre (and a rebuttal to same) –
by Michael Zenke from Massively
• Northrend Daily Cooking Quests: Quick and Cheap –
by WoWGrrl from WoWGrrl.com
• US PC game sales down $210 million in '08 –
from GameSpot
• Roleplaying Blog: A Quick Advertisement –
from World of Warcraft
• Peace of mind for Japanese online gamers? –
from Cnet Asia
• CU student explores faith, God and 'World of Warcraft' –
from Colorado Daily
• Alliance Orgrimmar & Stealth Information (World of Warcraft comics) –
from World of Warcraft Gold
• Champions Online Interview with Bill Roper –
from Allakhazam
• Got Questions? Ask Hafu –
from GotFrag?
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Do Nintendo Wii Accessories Really Affect Your Gaming Experience?
Everybody knows what Nintendo Wii is. It’s either that you’ve been craving to get one but cant because it’s sold out or you’re one of the lucky ones who already has one. Nonetheless, the Wii’s popularity stems from the fact that it gives gamers interactive play, as well as much needed exercise. Young or old, all and sundry is going gaga over Nintendo Wii.
For A Complete Experience
Of course a purchase of the Nintendo Wii includes a Nunchuck, the Wii remote, and the Wii sports. On the other hand if you want to maximize your experience playing Nintendo Wii, then you’ve got to have a couple more Nintendo Wii accessories. It always a nice thing to have someone to play with, and fitting another Wii remote is not a problem because the Wii console accommodates four controllers.
There are a lot of Nintendo Wii accessories, it all depends on the kind of gaming experience you like and the kind of games you have. Different games have different accessories to optimize the game play. The basics are of course the already mentioned Nunchuck and Wii remote but there are a couple more additions. From the Nintendo Wii accessories list there’s the classic controller and the Wii zapper.
What the Wii zapper does is it puts together the Nunchuck and the Wii remote, making it look like a gun of sorts complete with a trigger. The Wii zapper comes bundled together with Link’s crossbow training. This new listing in the Nintendo Wii accessories can be played with games like House of The Dead 2 & 3, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, and Medal of Honor Heroes2. The Wii zapper sells for $19.99
The Classic controller is self explanatory. Now if you like to imagine yourself as a gun toting buster then one of the best Wii accessory is the Wii Perfect Shot Gun. Nintendo Wii accessories manufacturer Nyko came up with this wii offering. It looks like a traditional handgun. Its aiming sight increases accuracy. You just have to attach the Wii remote to activate the B button to start playing.
The ultimate Nintendo Wii accessories are usually offered by Nyko. Another one of their offerings is the Nintendo Wii Front Man Wireless Guitar. It is compatible with guitar hero III making you rock as much as you want without the nuisance of a wire.
But if you want the real thing when it comes to your Nintendo Wii accessories then get the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle and you will definitely get the feeling of playing like your rock idols.
Having all the Nintendo Wii Accessories are not a must, but if you want to make the best of your Wii console then it’s really better if you get them.
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Stronghold Crusader Official Strategy Guide (Paperback) newly tagged "world of warcraft"
Stronghold Crusader Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)
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Warcraft Wednesday: The Lunar Festival
The latest holiday in World of Warcraft, the Lunar Festival, started last Saturday and runs until February 12, 2009. (Which, by the way, is the day after Love is in the Air begins.) This festival, at least for me, is a little more fun than the last one. During the Christmas holiday, I just never got into the quests and events. I’m not sure if I didn’t feel like there was anything in it for me, or just wasn’t buying into the idea.
However, the Lunar Festival has been a bit different. It reminds me more of the Midsummer Fire Festival, with quests and tasks that I didn’t mind repeating. It also has driven me to travel to places in-game that I haven’t visited before. You see, there are a large number of Elders in various scattered locations around the world. The main objective of the Lunar Festival is to visit each one and honor him. It provides a neat little bit of insight into some of the history of those locations, as well as some faction rep and a Coin of Ancestry (used to purchase some of the holiday items).
The whole objective for me is to try and get the meta-achievement for the holiday, but it looks like I won’t be able to pull it off at the moment. My main is only level 77 at the moment, and the rest of the Elders that I need are in the Northrend dungeons - at least one is in a heroic version. That means I won’t be able to get to those until I’m level 80, and I don’t feel like rushing there in these couple of weeks just for this. It goes against my achievement addiction, though.
For an interesting side effect of this event, I’ve had to visit some of the old instances that I never had the chance to experience. I then decided to go through all of the dungeons that I didn’t have the achievement for, whether or not I had finished them prior to the launch of the achievement system. It’s pretty interesting soloing all of those dungeons as a holy priest. I haven’t tried much over level 50 yet. This has led to a lot of farming of enchanting materials, since I can disenchant everything I come across. I’ve been throwing all of those on the auction house and I’ve almost recouped all the cash I spent getting cold weather flying. I’ve also created a bank alt, and it’s helped out a ton with organizing my auction stuff. The only things I’ve had trouble selling is the Bolts of Imbued Netherweave and Primal Mooncloth from before the expansion. Nobody seems to want it, and they are relatively expensive items.
World of Warcraft news and blogs - January 27, 2009
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• New LOTR game: But will PC gaming survive? –
from Sunshine Coast Daily
• It’s not about the niche, it’s about the IP. –
by WyldKard from mendax.org
• Life And Style: Double Life –
from Sin Chew Jit Poh
• World of Warcraft up for Awards –
from Allakhazam
• WoW: Lunar Festival is Here –
from Warcry.com
• Launcher Conflict, Blue posts, Comics –
by boubouille@mmo-champion.com from MMO-Champion - World of Warcraft Guides and Raid Strategies - News
• How Mac gaming has changed –
from NetworkWorld.com
• On AAA Fantasy MMOs as ‘Solved Problems’ –
by Michael from MMOG Nation
• Shanda Games Announces the Appointment of Joe Zuo as '18 Fund' Partner - PR-USA.net –
from press release
• The Daily Grind: Is your rig pimpin', or just plain ghetto? –
by William Dobson from Massively
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Video Game Tester Jobs – Get Into The Games Industry By Becoming A Beta Game Tester First
Behind every game is a tester. You can make use of all those hours spent in front of the screen and convert it into cash by getting a video game tester job. This way, you get to amuse yourself all while fattening your wallet.
Video game tester jobs are available with many gaming industry giants such as Sony and Microsoft. Even smaller game companies often hire freelancer beta game tester to play test their games.
Some are conducted in a full time basis while others may experiment on different people and make the testing job a one-time contract. Upon signing an agreement for the job, you become an important voice representing a bigger market to the development and appeal of both active and potential gamers.
Every video game tester faces the challenge of identifying the capabilities and shortcoming of the video game as well as the bugs that need to be ironed out, thus maintaining communication between developers and quality assurance team.
However, too much criticism is definitely a pitfall. Designers value a tester´s opinion but do not necessarily make minor or major changes basing from a single person´s suggestion. Crossing boundaries of your job might be a tad to much as other departments are also created for different functionalities.
Working as a video game tester can also inspire creative juices. Who knows? You might get to design the next big thing in the world of gaming. Many people often use the video game tester position to get into the video gaming industry. From there, if they have the talent, they can progress to become game designers, animation specialists, level game designers, video game programmers and even to video game producer.
Imagination and creativity are the investments of good game designs. As a video game tester, you get to develop and practice that a lot. Stepping into this cyber domain can be the start of further gaming advancement for you.
Click to discover how to apply video game tester jobs. If you want to get paid to play test games, learn how and where to apply for video game tester jobs.
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Level 1 Human Baby Creeper (Apparel)
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Consume This: Case Closed Season One
I first came across Case Closed when I saw it by chance on Adult Swim. I only managed to watch a couple of random episodes before the show was juggled around in the schedule, leaving it outside my normal viewing times (this was before I had a DVR), and I never could find dub copies online. That little bit of viewing was enough to make a huge impression on me, and it instantly became one of my favorite series.
PLOT SUMMARY
Jimmy Kudo is a genius teen detective, aiding the police with cases and generally making a name for himself in the progress. It certainly doesn’t hurt that he gets to impress Rachel Moore in the process - and she happens to be the daughter of another local detective, Richard Moore. One day Jimmy gets in over his head by following a pair of men that he should have avoided - they poison him! Instead of the intended deadly effect, the poison shrinks him down to child-size, making him appear as a seven year old child! Now, as Conan Edogawa, he has to track down his assailants in order to find the antidote by helping Richard solve his cases.
CAST OF NOTE
Shinichi Kudo/Jimmy Kudo: Kappei Yamaguchi, Jerry Jewell
Conan Edogawa: Minami Takayama, Alison Viktorin
Ran Mori/Rachel Moore: Wakana Yamazaki, Colleen Clinkenbeard
Kogoro Mori/Richard Moore: Akira Kamiya, R. Bruce Elliott
Hiroshi Agasa/Hershel Agasa: Kenichi Ogata, Bill Flynn
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH
If you enjoy a good mystery, picking up this series should be a no-brainer. Each episode, whether it is a single shot or multipart story, usually succeeds in drawing the viewer into the puzzle. Case Closed definitely is not intended to be a serious drama, as comedy plays a huge part in the character of the show. The main characters at least are fully developed, with a rich background and a complete range of emotions and personality quirks. The subplot of Rachel and Jimmy’s romantic relationship lends a deeper meaning to some of the events they live through, as well as providing extra challenges for Conan to face alongside the mysteries. The first season gets you the origin story, as it were, and a handful of different cases to solve.
WHY YOU SHOULDN’T WATCH
Don’t come into Case Closed expecting futuristic, fantastic or science fiction elements, as it is set in at least the 90’s era contemporary Japan. That limits the scope a little bit, and though the show stretches that setting a bit, if you don’t like anime about regular people you’re not going to like this one. Mystery is all that Case Closed is base upon, and it doesn’t really overlap any other genres. If you aren’t a fan of mystery Sherlock Holmes-style, then I would steer clear of the show. The first season is all unique from episode to episode, but it can get a little bit repetitive in later seasons.
FINAL GRADES
I would definitely give Case Closed Season One a solid B. It isn’t too flashy, but it’s a great way to spend some time. It’s also much better than some of the action animes out there. The bottom line is that it’s too good to pass up if you are a fan of the mystery genre even a little bit. As Funimation does the English dub of the series, I also get a huge kick out of guessing who the one-off characters are voiced by in each episode, as many of them are voiced by common Funimation actors. It’s not too expensive as far as DVD box sets go, and it’s also available on Netflix. Oh, and just as a note of interest - if you’re looking for the Japanese version of the show, it can be found under the name Meitantei Conan, or Detective Conan. Naming issues with Conan the Barbarian prevented the show from carrying the same title in North America.
