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Blizzard Working On New Game: 'World of Warcraft' Follow-Up?

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Dec 12th 2007 at 2:42PM

Job Board Listings Reveal New Blizzard MMO
Postings on the job boards for Blizzard, the company behind 'Warcraft' and 'Diablo,' have given away a little secret. The boys at Blizzard are working on a next-generation Massively Multiplayer Online game (MMO). Blizzard did confirm that it was working on an unannounced MMO, but would not divulge any further details. Of course, this leaves all of us to speculate what the game will be.

Message board posts all assume the game will be based on preexisting universes. Will it be 'Diablo', 'Starcraft'?, or lesser-known titles like 'Blackthorne' and 'Lost Vikings'?

Our take -- it'll either be 'Diablo' or, even more likely an update of 'World of Warcraft' which has been a gargantuan money-maker for the developer. 'Starcraft' isn't likely since 'Starcraft 2' is already under development. We figure 'WoW' is about due for an update as it is beginning to show its age at 3 years (an eternity in the gaming world).

But Blizzard surely doesn't want to see the incredibly successful 'Diablo' franchise fade into the history books. What do you expect to see? A 'Diablo' online game? A new 'WoW'? Or perhaps something completely different.

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Boy Saves Sister from Moose Attack with Skills Learned in Warcraft Video Game

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Dec 10th 2007 at 9:06AM

Boy Survives Moose Attack With Skills Learned from 'WoW'This 12 year-old Norwegian boy saved his sister and himself from a moose attack using skills he picked up in the online role playing game 'World of Warcraft.'

Hans Jørgen Olsen and his sister got into a spot of trouble when they encroached on the territory of one of these antlered cold weather staples (otherwise known as a moose). When the beast went on the offensive, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was taunt it so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety. "Taunting" is a move one uses in World of Warcraft to get monsters off of the less-well-armored team members.

Once he was a target, Hans remember another skill he'd picked up at level 30 in 'World of Warcraft' -- he feigned death. The moose lost interest in the inanimate Hans and wandered off into the woods. When he was safely alone Hans ran back home to share his tale of video game-inspired survival.

Make fun of video games all you want, but if one can teach you a skill that saves your (and your sister's) life, then we'd say that was a video game worth playing.

From Internode Gaming Network

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William Shatner and Mr. T Team Up for World of Warcraft

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Nov 21st 2007 at 12:01PM


Everyone figured World of Warcraft (WoW) would be successful in its own right, but no one could have imagined it would become the cultural powerhouse that it is. The massively multiplayer online game's runaway success has lined Blizzard's (the company behind WoW, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo) pockets with boatloads of cash.

So what is Blizzard doing with this deluge of income? Marketing, of course! WoW may be popular, but it is far from reaching the saturation point. South Park episodes alone cannot sell a game.

So Blizzard has wrangled some celebrities to help hock its wares on the TV. Namely, William Shatner and Mr. T. The commercials have the painfully self-aware and ironic celebs talking about their WoW characters -- Shatner as a Shaman, and Mr. T as a night elf "mohawk," or, more accurately, warrior.

Check out the Mr. T Commercial above and the Shatner clip below. Both are also available for download on the WoW site.

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Pervs Set Up Shop in 'Second Life'

by Tom Conlon, posted May 9th 2007 at 9:33AM

Pervs Set Up Shop in 'Second Life'Even virtual online worlds such as 'Second Life' have their seedy underbellies. While undercover in the massive digital playground, a German news program reports that it was invited to pay to attend meetings in which members view and trade real child pornography and have sex with the avatars of underage members (or the "virtual child" avatars of adult members pretending to be underage). This news comes on the heels of recent reports that online child abuse is on the rise, and that pedophiles are also using the Skype voice and text chat service to stalk victims.

The news program reported the incident to German authorities, who have also received a pledge from 'Second Life' creator Linden Lab to help track down and identify the offenders. Under Germany law, even possession of "virtual" child pornography fetches up to three years in jail.

But, this only the latest crime wave to strike 'Second Life.' In the past, users have complained of programs that easily allow thieves to make copies of digital property like houses, cars and clothes -- effectively a form of stealing. There have even been complaints of mafias and gangs forcing 'Second Life' users out of public areas. Of course, none of those criminals are likely to ever see the inside of a prison cell, virtual or otherwise.




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