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World of Warcraft celebrates seventh birthday next week, gets a new commercial

World of Warcraft celebrates seventh birthday next week, gets a new commercial

In less than a week, November 23 to be specific, World of Warcraft will be celebrating its 7th birthday. To celebrate World of Warcraft's seven years of operation, Blizzard will be showing their appreciation for the players ... continue
Man Hatches Plan To Kill Ex-Girlfriend By Dressing In A Bears Skin

Man Hatches Plan To Kill Ex-Girlfriend By Dressing In A Bears Skin

In terms of the world's dumbest criminals Clyde Gardner of New York is quite possibly the most idiotic. According to reports Clyde during his conspiracy to commit murder case revealed plans to dress up like a bear ... continue
Man Uses Feet As Brakes When Trucks Braking System Fails [Video]

Man Uses Feet As Brakes When Trucks Braking System Fails [Video]

If you're driving a truck that weighs several thousand pounds you should probably avoid trying to use your feet as brakes if your braking system is broken, unfortunately a 24-year-old driver in Michigan didn't get that memo, ... continue
Blizzard testing Real ID party system in World of Warcraft

Blizzard testing Real ID party system in World of Warcraft

If you have friends scattered across World of Warcraft's many realms, you're probably going to like this new feature Blizzard's cooking up. Blizzard is testing out a Real ID party system which allows you to party up with ... continue
World of Warcraft Goes Free-to-Play (Until Level 20)

World of Warcraft Goes Free-to-Play (Until Level 20)

Blizzard sent out an email just moments ago to boast in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm's Rage of the Firelands patch going live. And then they threw a curveball. The famed developer has decided to do away with the ... continue
World of Warcraft Patch 4.2 Trailer: Rage of the Firelands

World of Warcraft Patch 4.2 Trailer: Rage of the Firelands

Blizzard apparently isn't content with just releasing trailers for expansions. Earlier this morning, Blizzard released a cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft patch 4.2: Rage of the Firelands out into the wild. In case you're not familiar with ... continue
Amazing World of Warcraft Infographic

Amazing World of Warcraft Infographic

Since its release in 2004, World of Warcraft has propelled the MMO genre to mindblowing new heights. MMOs had a modest following among the hardcore PC gaming crowd before Blizzard charged into the MMO scene, but it ... continue
Prisoners forced to farm virtual gold in China’s labor camps

Prisoners forced to farm virtual gold in China’s labor camps

There's a disturbing exposé piece over at The Guardian right now about the treatment of prisoners at Chinese labor camps. According to the paper's report, inmates (many imprisoned for 'ideological' crimes) are regularly forced to spend their nights ... continue
Minecraft earned its creator $33 million (so far)

Minecraft earned its creator $33 million (so far)

Here's proof you don't have to be one of the big boys in gaming to make millions: Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson has made a personal fortune of $33 million from his indie hit Minecraft. And he ... continue
Greatest. Zelda. Painting. Ever.

Greatest. Zelda. Painting. Ever.

And that's only a tiny, tiny part of it. As you might have read here, the Zelda franchise just celebrated its 25th anniversary, an event that inspired hardcore Japanese Zelda fan 'ag+' to create the greatest Zelda-themed painting ... continue
Er, wow: Sony sells 150 millionth PlayStation 2

Er, wow: Sony sells 150 millionth PlayStation 2

Sony executives are always blathering about how the PlayStation 3 will have a ten-year life cycle, and we gamers always give the same response: we laugh in their faces, and call Sony's mom rude names. But maybe ... continue
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm obliterates Warcraft sales record

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm obliterates Warcraft sales record

Sorry, did someone say World of Warcraft was on the way out? Hm? It was the game's own publisher? Oh, right. D'oh. Far from being on its last legs, expansion World of Warcraft: Cataclysm hit stores last week, ... continue
Awesome Metroid cosplay is awesome

Awesome Metroid cosplay is awesome

Jenni Källberg is to Metroid cosplay what Lionel Messi is to soccer: the best. Previously famous for this stunning Samus Aran costume, now she's come out with these shots of her in Samus's Gravity Suit. I've placed ... continue
[VIDEO] Replica Portal gun is a triumph

[VIDEO] Replica Portal gun is a triumph

As a huuuuge Portal fanboy, just looking at this amazing replica of the game's famous portal gun is exciting. However, turns out I can also buy it. Alas, there's only one of these, and if you want to ... continue
[VIDEO] World’s greatest Dad builds son amazing marble run

[VIDEO] World’s greatest Dad builds son amazing marble run

While our little gaming section is mostly dedicated to those new-fangled televideogames, there's nothing quite as heart-warming as an old game done well - this Rube Goldberg-style marble run, for example. Crafted by YouTube user mosignose for his ... continue
The Best Circle Of Life Picture Ever

The Best Circle Of Life Picture Ever

I think it's fair to say that this is the best circle of life picture ever. continue
The teeniest, tiniest, toothiest Pac-Man there ever was

The teeniest, tiniest, toothiest Pac-Man there ever was

Smallest. Pac-Man. Evar. Or, you know, a re-colored copper oxide cluster, as viewed under a microscope. It measures 3.5 microns wide, and Wikipedia tells me a micron is a millionth of a meter. And to think you had ... continue
35-year-old woman charged with seducing minor on World of Warcraft

35-year-old woman charged with seducing minor on World of Warcraft

A Michigan resident and twice-married mother-of-five has been charged with "using the Internet to entice a minor into sexual activity", after she seduced a 15-year-old boy while playing World of Warcraft. 35-year-old Angie L. Jenkins told the teenager ... continue
Michael Jackson MMO coming in 2011

Michael Jackson MMO coming in 2011

*checks calendar* Nope, not April 1st. So it looks like Michael Jackson, deceased King of Pop, is getting his own MMO game. People, you are invited to ... Planet Michael. Billed as "The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game" (not ... continue
Company unveils $17,000 gaming PC/Xbox 360 hybrid

Company unveils $17,000 gaming PC/Xbox 360 hybrid

Custom PC specialist Origin has just revealed an absolute beast of a gaming PC that's guaranteed to not start looking dated for at least, oooh, six months. Okay, in all seriousness, this may last a little longer ... continue
Leady!: Nine amazing pencil sculptures by Dalton Ghetti

Leady!: Nine amazing pencil sculptures by Dalton Ghetti

"I use the sewing needle to make holes or dig into the graphite. I scratch and create lines and turn the graphite around slowly in my hand." Using only a razor blade, sewing needle, and sculpting knife ... continue