Acid for Blood

I was walking east on the road in Ashenvale and see two male Night Elves walking towards me. Nearby is the corpse of a player. It appears to be an Undead character. One of the Night Elves says to the other, “He’s dead now. Let’s go skull fuck him.” Then they bound over to the […]

My Warlock at level 32, wearing Nightsky Robes:

She has since got new robes, a new staff (and a new wand, not shown) and new shoulder… pad… things. Here she is at level 33:

The shoulder pads, which I bought at the Auction House, are more for function rather than looks, as they give me Stamina. They […]

Saylah from Mystic Worlds has a post about a debate she had with her son about the reasons people play games, and his apparent inability to understand that not everyone plays World of Warcraft only for the loot:
He’s young. He doesn’t understand adventuring. He has no interest in immersion. The virtual […]

I seem to be alternating my World of Warcraft and Guild Wars playing; one week of Guild Wars, followed by a week of WoW. Last week, it was WoW. According to my ad hoc system, this means it’s all Guild Wars this week. However, my Warlock reached level 30 last week. Level 40 is right […]

Gamasutra asked industry professionals, academics, and game design students which next-generation console they would be buying this week (if any):
Q: As a video game professional, are you buying a Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii or both on their North American launch later next week? How are you securing your console (eBay, pre-order, queue?), and what […]

Worried that you won’t be able to get a Wii on 19th November (US) or 8th December (Europe)? Wii Wii has 10 incredibly helpful tips that will help you secure one, such as:
5.) Walk up to every male gamer in queue, and kiss him passionately, then scream at him “ZOMG why have you not returned […]

World of Warcraft player Micah is auctioning off her homemade costume of her Undead Warlock. Her costume made it to the top 5 in Blizzard’s 2006 Halloween contest. She is auctioning the costume so that she can raise funds to move back to New Orleans.

The costume includes:

Dreadmist Mask
Felheart Shoulders
Dreadmist Robe
Felheart Belt
Nightfall Drape
Felheart Bracers (and gloves)
Grimoire […]

Huzzah Goods have some new videogame-related shirts out, including this Metal Gear Solid shirt:

They are having their “Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children!” Sale, where 10% of all profits from shirts in stock will go to the Child’s Play Charity. Prices start at a mere $10.00.
I’m very happy that they offer their shirts in […]

From Gamasutra:

EVE OnlinePC MMO creator CCP, based in Iceland, has announced a merger with U.S. paper-gaming firm White Wolf, the world’s second largest role-playing publisher, revealing intentions to build a World Of Darkness MMO.
As a former member of The Camarilla, this is exciting news. I could totally get into a Vampire MMORPG. Whee vampires! Let’s […]

Tara has a post about why she dislikes PvP servers in World of Warcraft:
People hunt down and kill easy marks, just because they can. Then, when those victims get to a higher level, they do the same thing. I get beat, I beat someone else. It’s classic bully behavior, and it really bothers me. I’m […]