Archive for the ‘Utility ’ Category
Two Bosses Enter: Garfrost gets Devoured, Krick and Ick face Tyrannus

Two Bosses Enter … but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com’s series of fantasy death matches. It’s a brand new season and a brand new format, introducing judges from WoW.com and the WoW community at large — and of course, your votes. Grab a seat, and let’s get ready to rumble!
Despite heaving all the [...]
Spiritual Guidance: Survivability versus DPS

Every Wednesday (you know, ideally Wednesday, when he’s not slacking off), Fox Van Allen grabs hold of Spiritual Guidance from her holiness Dawn Moore and makes everything just a little darker than usual. Don’t worry, he usually remembers to unlock the closet and let her out when he’s done. Usually.
I wanted to take a brief [...]
LFG MMO Developer Awards Nominations Begin

Looking For Group Expo is coming to Minneapolis this June, and the MMO Developer Awards will be a big part of the event. These awards give the behind-the-scenes talent a chance to shine and be recognized for what they do.
Ten categories will be covered in these awards, including a few not related to MMOs such [...]
God of War 3 ‘right within budget’ — a $44 million budget -

Anger management simulator God of War III cost $44 million to create, according to director of production development John Hight, which is “right within budget.” Speaking with Giant Bomb, Hight revealed that the team of 132 staff required to finish the third installment was more than double the crew (of about 60) on hand to [...]
Around Azeroth: Dragons in the mist

Deadlylupine of <Face Rollers> on Balnazzar snapped this shot of her drake rising through the mist in Terokkar Forest. “I happened to be flying in lovely Terokkar, and my Nether Drake was just so overwhelmed with light, he had to have a celebratory roar,” she wrote.
Do you have any unusual, beautiful or interesting World of [...]
The Daily Grind: GDC10 predictions?

With GDC 2010 officially beginning tomorrow, March 9th, we’d like to hear your MMO predictions. And remember, the wilder the better. Although, if you’ve got some inside info, we’re always happy to receive hints via our contact form.
Here are some of our predictions, see if you can figure out the wild crazy ones:
Red 5 Studios [...]
Japanese hardware sales, Feb. 22 – Feb. 28: Oscar primer edition -

[Image via The Stub]
If you’ve been avidly following the Hollywood scuttlebutt this past week, you’ve probably heard of an event which is unfolding at this very moment: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards. We know how badly you guys want to be able to talk about the Oscars whilst chatting over your place of business’ [...]
Codemasters’ new FPS, Bodycount, announced briefly -

Codemasters’ new FPS from Black creator Stuart Black has been revealed by OXM UK — and then promptly unrevealed, when the article was taken down. Bodycount is not based on Ice-T’s metal band Body Count, because the world couldn’t possibly be that beautiful. However, the cover of OXM (accessed through a Google cache of the [...]
WoW Insider Show Episode 132: The Chest Hair Insider Show

The WoW Insider Show podcast broadcast this Saturday, and your hosts Sacco and Rossi welcomed UI/addon columnist Mat McCurley on the show to talk about Cataclysm’s big stat overhaul and the latest authenticator attacks, as well as answer some reader emails and talk about chest hair.
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Stormrage novel hits the best-seller lists

Stormrage by Richard A. Knaak has made USA Today’s Top 150 Best Selling Books list, coming in at #126 of the best selling books based on sales through February 28, 2010. Apparently the ebook community is embracing the new story as well: Stormrage hit #8 on the best seller list for ebooks from BooksOnBoard.
The latest [...]
King of iPhone Fist: Pocket Gamer says Namco releasing iPhone Tekken game soon -

Tekken 6 for PSP
Street Fighter IV isn’t the only fighting game to be shoehorned awkwardly into the iPhone. According to Pocket Gamer, an anonymous Namco staffer has confirmed that a Tekken game is on the way to the platform — a platform that, we feel we should remind you, lacks not only a high-quality arcade-style [...]
First Impressions: Aika Online

As someone who has played scores and scores (if not a hundred) free-to-play games, I know how hard it is to convince someone that all of them are not click-to-move grinders, with horrible cutesy graphics and over-the-top 8-bit music playing in the background. There are so many high-quality games out there now, games like Wizard [...]
MMO Family: How to lobby your parents for more gaming time

MMO Family is your resource for leveling a gaming-specced family … From tips on balancing gaming with family life to finding age-appropriate niches for every family member, MMO Family offers you advice on MMO gaming of the family, by the family and for the family.
Today’s MMO Family is for all the MMO-playing teens out there [...]

