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    World of Warcraft Patch 3.3 Trailer

    posted @ 12/15/2009 10:41:00 AM by Douceswild


    If you're an avid World of Warcraft player then by now you know the story of the Lich King, Arthas. We witnessed the rise of the Lich King and now it's time to witness his fall.

    Ever since my Geek Aggro co-host, Matt, talked me into playing the real-time strategy (RTS) game, Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne, I've wanted Prince Arthas dead. After playing through the current World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, I've wanted him dead even more. With last weeks 3.3 patch, Blizzard has finally given us the chance to avenge our fallen comrades and bring down an item level 232 greatsword upon the Lich King's skull. This opportunity may not mean much to those who don't know the story, but believe me when I say, it's been a LONG time coming.SUCK IT ARTHAS!!!

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    BlizzCon '09 Debuts New WoW Expansion - Cataclysm

    posted @ 8/23/2009 05:58:00 PM by Douceswild


    Blizzcon 2009 kicked off this weekend and the highlight of the event was the introduction World of Warcraft's next expansion titled Cataclysm.

    Rumors began spreading almost two weeks ago about two new races in WoW. It turned out to be true. Blizzard showed of the new expansion trailer this weekend and billions of mouths dropped to the floor. Raised level cap, two new races, Worgen and Goblin, Guild leveling, Azeroth being completely revamped, and more.

    Check out the trailer and then head over to MMO Champion for more info on the expansion and more coverage of BlizzCon.

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    A prophecy in the making....25 years in the making!

    posted @ 7/03/2009 08:50:00 AM by Pandalicious

    25 years ago...an elder wrote on a scroll the tale of a chosen one...

    That is right ladies and gentleman, citizens of ESHland! Pandalicious has crossed the line between young woman to...old. This is right, I have reached the tender age of 25. I can hardly believe it myself. Twenty-five years of...studying, crying, eating,sleeping, playing video games, NOT playing video games, WoW (yes I had to mention it) Being apart of a great community whether it was the one we made here at ESH, or being apart of the Allgames family.

    So... I've decided to share with you all...something that was quite popular on facebook...I'm going to share 25 things about myself that you may or may not know....

    Here it comes...[That's what HE said]

    1. My idea of a late start of the day is 9am....

    2. Every morning I secretly hope that the world will break out into song...like in musicals

    3.Every other morning I *used to* work out with my Wii Fit.

    4.I only pretend to be a Diva in my own mind.

    5.I strongly dislike Bananas

    6.I do not want World Peace...because the world would be lying to itself.

    7.Perversion is a hobby of mine, not a trait.

    8.I'm deathly scared of planes...well...tragically dying in one mostly

    9. I'm attempting to perfect my art of photography

    10.I feel more like my father's daughter than my mothers

    11.I feel more fulfilled when I've walked someplace versus driving there.

    12.I dream in series..my dreams tell me stories.

    13.When i'm walking alone in a hall/stairwell/ or tunnel on campus I pretend i'm in
    music videos. (Yes I'm that girl who dances until she sees u are looking at her)

    14. OMG SHOES...I love shoes....pretty sexy shoes that I HARDLY wear

    15. I'm an internet radio personality....with ACTUAL fans...(I know right!)

    16.The idea of being popular makes me sick to my stomach.

    17.I'm the "mother" of my group of friends

    18.I still have friends from elementary school and I'm glad about it

    19.I wish I were more open to the worlds influences.

    20. I smoke cigarettes when i'm extremely stressed out

    21. There is a butterfly on my left shoulder.

    22. I'm a gamer today, tomorrow and forever

    23. My favorite facial feature are my eyes...

    24.I will forever dislike Twilight, or vampires that DON"T BLOW UP in SUNLIGHT

    25. Is truly happy about the way my life is going....

    So there you have it folks...things you wouldn't know about me unless you asked. I'm off to enjoy my birthday and I suggest you all do the same. So... all of you who are able to raise a drink up high, and those of you underage go grab some soda or something and let's celebrate the day!


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    Cancelled WoW Account Meltdown

    posted @ 6/25/2009 12:30:00 PM by Douceswild

    Cancelled WoW Account Meltdown - Watch more Funny Videos

    Leaving World of Warcraft on your own terms can be a hard task to deal with. Having your account forcefully shut down against your will can possibly cause something to snap in the brain.

    I don't even know what to say about this video, courtesy of Mossimo, a World of Warcraft player. Is it real or is it fake? You decide.

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    Introducing the WoW Pod

    posted @ 4/22/2009 10:43:00 AM by Douceswild
    You're probably looking at this picture and asking "What am I looking at." Almost every World of Warcraft player will recognized the design as a mimic of a Horde hut, but not too many will guess what's inside.

    The WoW Pod takes steps to incorporate all of those small annoyances that pull you away from your World of Warcraft gaming session, such as bathroom breaks and food.

    "...it was created to question "the inducement of pleasure, fantasy fulfilment and the mediation of intimacy in a socially-networked gaming paradigm such as World of Warcraft" says Cati Vaucelle & Shada/Jahn, the brains and artist behind the pod.

    If you're hungry, you can scan cookable foods, which automatically begin heating a hot plate to cook the food at just the right amount of time. Once the food ready,...wait for it...your toon will announce to you and other gamers that it's ready. The game will automatically put your character in and "AFK" status (Away From Keyboard) to allow a moment for you to eat and when you return to the game, your character's mood and actions may reflect that of having just eaten, showing signs of sluggishness from overeating or energetic.

    This definitely feeds into the negative stereotype about MMO players, especially WoW players. But you know what? This thing is awesome and I want one!

    Check out a video of the WoW Pod here.

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    WotLK Priced, Dated, and CE'd

    posted @ 9/15/2008 02:49:00 PM by Douceswild


    Acti-Blizzard (Activision/Blizzard) has announced that the newest expansion to the frighteningly successful mmorpg, Wrath of the Lich King, will simultaneously hit stores in North America, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia, simultaneously on November 13th. Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand will get the game the following day. Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau will have to wait until the November 18th.

    The standard expansion will sell for $40 and the Collector's edition will set you back $70. The CE will include:

    — The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game.
    — An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm.
    — A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director's commentary, and more.
    — The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
    — A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend.
    — Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game March of the Legion(TM) starter decks, along with two exclusive cards available only in the Collector's Edition.

    You have from Thursday, September 18th, you have almost two months to decide if you're going to stick with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning or jump over to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

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    Can I Get Some Cigs With My Game?

    posted @ 9/04/2008 10:55:00 PM by Douceswild



    Hold the f'n phone. Someone want to tell me why I'm able to reserve and buy games at 7-Eleven? Right after that, I'm going to need someone to tell me why I'm getting a possible release date of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King from the same place I can buy the best slurpee?

    The above pic of a 7-Eleven receipt came from Kotaku and lists the WoW expansion at a retail price of $40 and there's talk of a midnight releasing of the game by some of the employees. I'm not sure what kind of bizarre universe I've awaken in, but if I walk into Gamestop and I see a burrito machine then I'm going to go insane.

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    Gnome-ore Advertising

    posted @ 8/15/2008 10:27:00 AM by Douceswild
    Advertising withing video games is nothing new. We're seeing it more and more every day. Players of World of Warcraft on the Dunemaul logged in yesterday to see one of the best displays of in-game advertising.

    Blizzard has been cracking down on spam shouts and whispers from gold sellers in WoW, but these people will always find a way to get word of their product out to others. MMOInn, a gold-selling company, created an in-game ad in one of the major cities, Ironforge, for all to see using the corpses of dead gnomes. The "company" was so proud of their ad, that they had this pic displayed for all to see on their website. How will blizzard go about putting a stop to this form of advertising.



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    Addiction has a name and it is.....

    posted @ 4/29/2008 09:48:00 AM by Pandalicious
    My Addiction has a first name...it's W-O-R-L-D...
    As the masses here in ESH land know that I suffer from an addiction...It is one that I discuss freely and openly. I am a WoW addict. [I feel no shame in it. In fact I embrace as part of my being now.] However even I can see the see the dangers of my addiction....and so can these select few.


    Because of things like this I spend my time away from the game keeping innocence away from the horrible life draining effect this game can have on people...
    Don't Do Drugs
    Don't Drink and Drive
    Don't World of Warcraft!


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    Here is a Panda Present for all her favorite People

    posted @ 4/12/2008 07:42:00 AM by Pandalicious
    Surprise Present!

    The one thing that was brought to our attention at this year's Anime Boston 2K8 was that talent has reached OVER 9000! [But no seriously] Not only were the costumes insane and the energy is off the hook but animation took place but that is not all. Music has been written and that is not all...They were put together and this is what it made...Enjoy [As a disclaimer this awesomeness isn't something that I myself made. [[I WISH I HAD HALF THIS TALENT]] However I figured all facets of the geekdom would love this!
    Brought from the interwebs of cyberspace....from the hot new band...L33tStr33t Boys!! "YURI THE ONLY ONE FOR ME!"


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    Your M-M-O-RPG Is Now M-O-B-I-L-E

    posted @ 3/04/2008 12:42:00 PM by Douceswild
    Wouldn’t it be awesome to play your favorite mmorpg on a portable device? I know what you’re thinking. “I do that already with my laptop.” Well I’m talking about something just a bit more portable than your average-sized laptop.

    How many times have you missed the train or bus to work because you didn’t want to log out of your mmorpg? Have you ever wished you could take your mmorpg with you on that long family trip so you’ll have something to do in the car? Well the OQO model 0.2 might be what you’re looking for. The OQO is basically an ultra mobile PC capable of running XP or Vista and weighs about one pound. You can also play a variety of other pc games on the system.

    Here’s World of World fully functioning on the system.



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    Mind Over Mana

    posted @ 2/18/2008 03:26:00 PM by Douceswild
    There has always been a fine line between spending time playing video games and spending TOO MUCH time playing video games. One wife had enough and left her husband for not being able to walk this line.

    Jocelyn, a 28-year old California resident and ex-employee of Blizzard has recently divorced her husband, Peter, of six years, blaming his addiction to World of Warcraft for the downfall of their marriage.

    “He would get home from work at 6:00, start playing at 6:30, and he’d play until three a.m. Weekends were worse — it was from morning straight through until the middle of the night. It took away all of our time that we spent together. I ceased to exist in his life.”

    Jocelyn goes on to say,

    “I bought the game for him for Christmas 2004, when it first came out. By May we had our first serious discussion about where our marriage was going, and by September I had moved out.”

    As any good wife would, Jocelyn tried to schedule some quality time of 30 minutes to watch television together, but Peter refused, not wanting to leave his current raid. His domestic duties also began to suffer, as far as his share of the chores around the house and paying bills.


    Jocelyn is a gamer herself, but refused to play World of Warcraft, because she recognized the addictiveness of the game and its never-ending gameplay. She has no hesitation in blaming WoW as the sole reason for her divorce and is still emotionally distraught over the game’s impact on her marriage.

    “I’m real, and you’re giving me up for a fantasy land. You’re destroying your life, your six-year marriage, and you’re giving it up for something that isn’t even real. [Blizzard] build it in such a way that you have to keep putting more and more time into it to maintain your status. I remember thinking when I was married that it was downright exploitative to people who couldn’t control themselves in that way. It’s set up like a drug.”

    Here are the issues that that should have been foremost in Jocelyn’s thinking and reasoning. It seems as though Peter had more of an issue with prioritizing as opposed to an addiction to a video game. It’s obvious that he would rather spend time on the game than with his wife. That’s more of a personality issue than an addiction to something. Why blame a video game for being TOO good when the obvious reason for the demise was her husband’s personality?

    I’ll be the first to admit that World of Warcraft is an excellent an addictive game. I, too, have been called out on my tendency to neglect other things when playing the game, but what always snapped be back to reality is my recognition of a stronger addiction to my wife and her happiness. I’m not taking away from the fact that Jocelyn definitely was neglected as wife and partner is this matter, but a question I’d like to ask her is, why is she blaming a game for ruining her marriage instead of questioning her decision to marry a man that would put ANY video game over her? It sounds to me as though she made a poor choice in picking a husband rather than a video game.



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    Douce’s Very Own YouTube Jewel

    posted @ 9/30/2007 10:55:00 PM by Douceswild

    Is it that time of the month again? No, it's not THAT time of the month. It's that time for me to throw another one of my Jewels at you. This one is very special to me so I'm going to share it with you.

    Every now and then I'll head over to YouTube and search for World of Warcraft videos just to see what's out there. I find myself spending almost an hour watching videos of different guilds taking down endgame bosses. I knew one day my guild would be doing the same and our video would eventually grace the pages of YouTube. That day has finally come!

    I've been toying around with some online media outlets for my World of Warcraft guild, Heralds of Azeroth, over the past month. I've created a small podcast for HoA since we've started successfully running some endgame instances like Karazhan, but I wanted a way to SHOW everyone what we can do. That's right people. The Heralds of Azeroth have finally made to the pages of YouTube!

    A guild mate of mine frapped this video of our Karazhan boss fight against Moroes this past Saturday night. He sent it to me and I spiced it up with some flare. I wasn't on this run because it was more of a beginners run for those who just hit the level cap of 70 to get their feet wet, but you will see my rogue character, Ventrue, in future videos. If you look close at the right side of the video at 1:16, you'll see my wife's character, Syralan, run to where the healers are standing. She just got her Paladin up to level 70 last week and that was her first time in Karazhan! She did an awesome job as a healer.

    This is my first attempt at editing gaming video so I need you guys to tell me what you think. Ladies and gentlemen, I proudly present the pride of Douce's Jewels. It brings me great joy to share with you That's One Moroes Mother-%$#@$@â.

    Enjoy!

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    New Podcast Day: Episode 63

    posted @ 8/20/2007 11:03:00 AM by evermore
    Once again, the sistahs have put together a fine show for you in Episode 63: Diction is Good, Addiction is Bad. Plus, if you linger just a little bit after the sistahs sign off, you'll be rewarded with a special little outtake.

    In this episode, Pandalicious breaks out of WoW mode and talks about playing a new version of Final Fantasy 7, which is reimagined as a first-person shooter.

    The sistahs get a little off-track and make a plea to all video game makers out there: Make a video game with a black hero! (And they're not talking about turning Oprah Winfrey into Lara Croft.)

    Finally, Bio-Shock has Ninjasistah heading to the bathroom to clean herself up. And that's just the demo. Looks like the full-blown version might be a three-roller.

    Here are the rejected titles for this week's episode:

    Panda Puts Out For a Song

    Lift the Flap to Unlock the Crack

    Remembering 9/11, 12 and 13

    Pandalicious Pursues the Polygons

    It Was a Short That Was a Little Long

    In Case of Rapture, This Game Will Be Unmanned



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    The Lich King Cometh

    posted @ 8/05/2007 06:06:00 PM by Douceswild
    Oh boy! Blizzard promised it and they’re going to deliver. If your Crusades are still Burning from the last expansion, then you better hurry up with that fire extinguisher because they’ve got more on the horizon.

    I’m sure you guys remember how exciting things became closer to the Burning Crusades release at the beginning of this year. Well get ready because it’s about to get crazy again. Put your ear to the ground. Now listen really hard. Do you hear that? It sounds like a stampede, doesn’t it? That, my friend, is the sound of almost 9 million WoW players rushing to their local game store to (including me. I’m typing while I run.) to reserve Blizzard’s newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. It’s been confirmed at BlizzCon. There are even more new areas to explore, a higher level cap, and…wait for it…the Death Knight hero class.

    Here we go again people. The madness is about to begin all over again. Without any further delay, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment, I bring to you World of Warcraft’s newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.





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    New Podcast Day

    posted @ 6/25/2007 11:41:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Monday brings with it once again a crunchy new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast, and this one is just as off the wall and fun as the other ones!

    All three regular hosts hop on the cast this week to bring you some info about some cool and not so cool goings on in the worlds of anime and video games. First up at bat is Panda "Stop Saying I Have Herpes" licious who shares with us her experiences with the anime Hare+Guu, which [like many anime series] is very weird.

    Magic "I Forgot About the Giant Ball Monster" MysticGrl chimes in at the number two slot to share with us EVEN MORE .Hack// goodness with us by imparting her sort of found wisdom from .Hack//roots.

    And bringing up the rear [as usual in this weekly menage] is NinJa "Get a Twinkie, Cuz Yer Gonna Need Brain Food" Sistah dropping her 2cents on the whole Manhunt 2 debacle.

    Yeap! Grab yourself a Twinkie and something to drink, Episode 55: Welcome to the Eyefor Towel is up and running!

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    Douce Presents His Top 5 MMORPGs

    posted @ 5/27/2007 10:21:00 PM by evermore
    It's another Top 5 episode this week, proudly presented by frequent ESH contributor Douceswild. In this episode he gives his take on the Top 5 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, or MMORPGs.

    He's researched the field thoroughly, spending his own time and money to immerse himself in the worlds of the Matrix, Lord of the Rings, comic book superheroes and the World that is Warcraft.

    Which one comes out on top? Well, you'll have to listen to the podcast yourself to find out, now won't you? I'm sure not giving it away.

    Listen for yourself. We're sure you're gonna like it.


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    Shut that bitch up!

    posted @ 5/15/2007 10:56:00 PM by Monkey Doo
    Tired of your bitch coming in between you and your WoW? Sick of missing raids because she wants to spend more time together? If so, then Blizzard has just the right thing for you to help shut her up!

    Now you can buy her silence and earn WoW time too! Blizzard and Visa have come together to make a series of platinum credit cards with various Warcraft related pictures on them. You can get a card with one of the 10 races on it, a Horde card, an Alliance one, or one with the World of Warcraft logo in the middle. Here as an example of one of the thirteen wonderful cards you can choose from:


    Every dollar you spend buying your ladies affection and tolerance awards you a point, get 1500 points and you have earned yourself a month's play time! It's a few dollars spent towards getting laid and getting to play WoW without grief and I think it is well worth it! Hell, if you spend enough you might even get both at the same time!


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    New Podcast Day

    posted @ 3/25/2007 10:27:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Another Monday, another new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast. This time MagicMysticGrl and NinjaSistah go it alone to talk of things manwa and PC gaming in nature.

    Well, not literally nature as is grass and trees and earth, but I'm sure you get the meaning. MagicMysticGrl shares some insights on the manwa title Can't Lose You by Wann which has the making of a great movie or at least daytime soap opera. Can't Lose You starts off like the Prince and the Pauper, but adds a layer of "say what?" and "you're related to who?" to keep the reader flipping through each volumes pages ferociously.

    NinjaSistah kicks off the newly sponsored PC game title reviews thanks to Velocity Micro with, amazingly enough, World of Warcraft! Shame it had to be on a week where Pandalicious couldn't join the crew. If you want to know if WoW has a new addict fan or not, you're just going to have to give this episode a listen.

    Submitted for your approval, is Episode 44: Pointing Out My Inadequacy.

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    Another Monkey Question

    posted @ 2/17/2007 08:11:00 PM by Monkey Doo
    Just a quick question about the WoW trading card game.
    Hey guys, I just recently picked up my first few boosters of the WoW TCG and I gotta admit, I am a bit over my head. I wanted to know how many of you played and what was a good ratio to use as far as the different card types. Any input would be much appreciated! =D

    (Off to watch Epic Movie and see just how worthwhile it is!)

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    Dirty Thoughts and Cheating.

    posted @ 2/15/2007 01:18:00 AM by Monkey Doo
    I used to spend long nights with my WoW, strolling through the Barrens or killing the bosses of Strat again and again. Now... now it's just not the same....

    I... I thought indecent thoughts the other night. Alone, in the dark, and on the computer I wondered what other MMo's are out there. I wondered what Vanguard would be like, or Warhammer Online, and even if I should give City of Heroes another try. Me and CoH had started so well together but we just hit a rough patch, maybe I should put my WoW aside and give it another chance.

    I felt so dirty afterwards. I felt like I had cheated. But... it's not bad to think impure thoughts is it? It's not like I went out and you know... bought a new game.... I am sure everyone gets those same thoughts and still has a wonderful and healthy relationship with their MMo. I figured I could just lay down, have a good nights sleep, and feel better in the morning.

    It didn't work that way though.... When I woke up the next day I still had that same feeling, that same longing to go somewhere else and try something new. I even took it a step further that morning. I got online and looked at all the MMo's, especially the ones that had the first month free and even... even a couple of those whores that are free all the time. I looked them over, wanting, no yearning, to make space on my hard drive for them. I even went so far as to delete some old videos and pictures of mine but I stopped because I had to go to work.

    When I got home I... I took it that final step. I downloaded EVE Online. I only played it a little bit! I didn't get to in depth with it or anything. But it was too late, I had crossed that line and I could never go back. I tried to justify it, but it wouldn't work. I even tried going back to WoW and playing it more but it just bored me. Before I knew it I had done it again, this time with Second Life.

    I think I am going to leave WoW. After my pay period runs out at the end of this month I am not going to renew. We've had some close moments and some good laughs but I think that it's time to move on to new things. I think what I really want in my life right now is to go out and play the field, sample a little of all the MMo's without having to make any sort of commitment.


    I'm sorry WoW.... You'll always have a place in my heart....

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    Cheating or Exploiting...What's Your Take?

    posted @ 2/08/2007 10:23:00 PM by Douceswild
    Sorry for the lengthy AFK all. I’ve been putting in some long hours at work, but now I’m back with something that I’d like your opinion on. What’s the difference between cheating in video games and exploiting a system that’s already implemented into the game?

    When it comes to video games, people will always find various ways to cheat. It’s just in our nature. Whether it be the 30-life Contra code or hacking a mmorpg to get better items, cheating and exploiting will always be around. There’s also a fine line between the two.

    Everyone knows about World of Warcraft’s first expansion called the Burning Crusades, which released a few weeks ago. One of the new features is a raised level cap from 60 to 70. To a lot of casual players, that brings another month to three months of level grinding and questing to hit the new level cap. Well not everyone.

    A player from France was able to reach level 70 twenty-eight hours after the release of the game. He grinded constantly without any sleep. As tales of him being the first level 70 player in the game spread, he began releasing his strategy to many curious and amazed players. He had forty of his guildies helping him out. He would hit (tag) the mob to claim ownership of the kill, and then the rest of his guild would kill the mob and keep him healed as he moved on to the next mob to repeat the process. Twenty-eight hours later **poof** level 70.

    Now here’s where the controversy comes in. It seems that others are saying that he cheated. In my opinion, “cheated” is a strong word to use in this instance. He only did what Blizzard and every other mmorpg developer intends for you to do when you log in to their game and that’s interact with other players to get the most out of the game. I see it more as exploiting the system than cheating. He didn’t use a hack or mod to speed up the fight or increase the experience points. He just used and benefited from the help of some friends to get the job done.

    I pose the question to all of you. Is what he did cheating or exploiting a system that’s already in motion? You want my opinion? I say, don’t hate the player. Instead, hate the player that can’t play the game.

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    World of MonkeyCraft

    posted @ 1/28/2007 06:57:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    If I was ever going to play WoW this would be the guild I joined.

    I need a guild and WoW experience that is laid back. If I was to jump into the game I would be a complete and total newb, and have to be part of a guild where people were understanding and supportive of my [initial] suckitude... because I would initially suck at WoW.

    I'm not saying that I am going to join, but I am considering it. And it's because I loved the Monkey Island games. I'm thinking Kate Capsize.

    Just thinking about it though.


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    Quick Question *Panda Style* 4

    posted @ 1/24/2007 12:00:00 PM by Pandalicious
    Here comes a new question? For all your WoWers out there....

    Who has the best dance in World of Warcraft? This also includes the two new races due to the Burning Crusades!

    I'm Out


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    Pandalicious Doesn't Read This Website

    posted @ 1/22/2007 10:42:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Really, she doesn't. She just shows up for the podcast to lend her "sexy voice" and will put a post up if I brow beat her about it... so I think it's only fair that I steal her thunder and put up a WoW post of my own.

    Now, I don't play WoW... never have, and doubt I ever will, but I do find news about video games being turned into [even possibly turned into] movies interesting... so when I found this article [thanks to Kotaku.com you know I had to lend my few cents.

    So here's the excerpt from the interview that Empire did with Blizzard Vice President of Development Itzik Ben Bassat that I find interesting:
    Q:There's a World of Warcraft Movie in the works, do you expect that to enjoy similar success?

    A: We've been working on that movie for years! If people only knew how many years we put in to closing this movie deal. We're very happy with our progress though, it was really difficult for us as a company to find some we trusted to work with. With Legendary, well, they did Batman Returns and the new Superman so we knew that was a company we wanted to work with. Bringing Warcraft to the movies is the next step for us, we want to let people bring World of Warcraft into other aspects of their lives. After all, we're competing for people's entertainment time, whether it's listening to music watching TV or going to the cinema. Our goal is to provide the best entertainment out there.

    Q: Any news on when we can expect to see the film?
    Hollywood has it's own pace but we�re working as hard as we can to push it forwards.


    And while I'm not a huge fan of RPG's in general, I do think that they can be the foundation of good, if not great feature length films. Being based in fantasy doesn't hurt, and can draw that diverse 18-24 audience that Hollywood desperately wants to bone pander to. Personally I'd like to see Final Fantasy VII as a movie, and not a CGI one either. I'd love a live action trilogy of Final movies actually. Wouldn't you?

    Now if I could just figure out some way to work Samuel L. Jackson into the flick...

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    New Podcast Day

    posted @ 1/22/2007 12:26:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    As the beginning of the work week rears it's ugly head once again we deliver unto you a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast. Rejoice!

    In this episode of the podcast, Pandalicious talks about her disappointments with the World of Warcraft expansion pack The Burning Crusades while NinJaSistah delves into the simulation video game genre that she believes may be life draining. Along the way they talk about interventions, skipping work to play games, and how sleep is for the weak. The sistahs even break from the norm and give a shout out to the fine folks over at TokyoPop, purveyors of fine anime and manga.

    So grab that first cup of mornin' joe and saddle up for Episode 36: You'll Believe a Pig Can Fly.

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    How To End A Guild In Less Than An Hour

    posted @ 1/20/2007 01:28:00 PM by Pandalicious
    A true tale of suckiness... straight from the Panda's Mouth..

    I know a while back I announced that I was taking over leadership of a guild that I had been co-leader of since it's founding last year. For starters, all of your advice [my WoW brethren] was extremely helpful. I was a model helpful and motivated leader. Sadly, people under me were all secretly applying to other places and were deceiving me. [Go figure Right?!]

    Anyway... I'm not bitter, but I figured for laughs I'd do a "How to End a Guild in Less Than An Hour" posting. And here it is.
    1. Have people complain that they aren't staying because the former leader was cooler than you
    2. Have people constantly withdraw right in front of you
    3. Explain to people who are loyal that this ship is sinking
    4. Tell the loyal folk that you are willing to help them find a new and better guild.
    5. hit /gdisband.

    Now I know what you are thinking, and yes, I punked out. When you are a co-leader you have less responsibilities, and I think I liked that better. When you are the leader, everyone looks up to you and expects you to be knowledgeable and able to command an audience. Unfortunately, the kinda audience I can command is, well, none.

    The Pandalicious reign of leadership was brief, but it was an experience I'm glad I had.

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    Bringing Holiness and Healing to the Workplace

    posted @ 1/19/2007 06:23:00 PM by Monkey Doo
    I have been hitting the job market in my new location and I just so happen to make a little boo boo on an application.

    I was in a video game store and I decided to fill out the application while I was talking with the guys that worked there. We were talking about the new WoW expansion and I might have applied for the wrong position.

    Yes! Coming to a store near you, the Customer Service Paladin! Not only will he aide in all your buying needs but he will also smite the wicked! (Nominal Fee required for any smiting done in or around the workplace.)

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    Panda Actually Shops at Walmart?

    posted @ 1/17/2007 05:43:00 PM by Pandalicious
    It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Pandalicious going to... Wal-mart?

    Let me explain, dear listeners and readers of ESH. I do no say this to make fun of Walmart...NO! I in fact embrace them for being completely awesome. Why, do you ask? As Any WoWer would know [And if you don't know, now you do!], Burning Crusades has made its way into hands all over the world.

    Pandalicious has a terrific older sister: NinjaSistah. NinjaSistah gave Pandalicious an Amazon.com gift cert. They said that my BC Copy would take longer than they anticipated [YEA -- NO SHIT!] and all that jazz. Pandalicious decides that she isn't very patient and drives at 7 a.m. to the nearest Wal-mart on release day and buys one.

    Please don't think she is a fool, because she is selling the copy she is getting through the mail to a WoWer who is down on their luck.

    This is why, ladies and gentlemen, Pandalicious loves Wal-mart.

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    All is Fair in Love and Warcraft

    posted @ 1/09/2007 04:06:00 PM by Pandalicious
    If love was a battlefield it would be like Warsong Gulch

    In all seriousness, I pose a question to all the gamers out there. This pertains mostly to gamers who interact with other players for extended periods of time, people who become very good friends to us after this.

    Can one find love through a multiplayer role-playing game? Is it fathomable? Should it be something that those of us who never seem to be quite lucky in the game of love in the real world try? Games like World of Warcraft, and Diablo II could become as revolutionary for connecting people romantically as e-harmony.

    Many gamers create alternative lives in these games; they create a persona to interact in this fake but very much real world. It takes us by storm, and leads us through another story tailor made for our lives. So for a world of fantasy, of slaying dragons, and infiltrating enemy bases, why wouldn’t love be an option too? Would it be considered cheating to go into a world that wasn’t real, getting something different and yet liberating personal contact to some extent? Many are on the fence about this topic but it is something that any and all run into in their online lives.

    The teeny boppers who haven’t gone through much of the search for love via trial and error who are new to the road of puberty, college kids who are just out to enjoy something that doesn’t involve constant stress and writing, older adults who just didn’t have luck... thinking of these groups of people I began to wonder if it was because of the game or the complexes that all people develop while online. Some argue that it isn’t the game but the environment it creates [one where people can come to know each other] that fosters these cybermances. It is kind of like a chat room or forum that is locked within strategic plans to take out opposing forces and obtaining sweet loot.

    So what does Pandalicious think about it?

    Q. Is it possible to find love through games like World of Warcraft?
    A. Yes I do this it is possible. I have seen it with my own eyes.

    Q. Does it seem far-fetched?
    A. I don’t think so. In all truth you come to know a person, or rather you get an essence of person through their thoughts, which are usually written out. I don’t know about the next person but I have been truthful about any and all things I’ve said while playing on my WoW server outside of my accurate location, my social security number and my sexual history.

    Q. Has Pandalicious ever thought she found love online?
    A. Yes many of times. I think it is apart of this generations, "Things I feel I have to do because everyone else is doing it..." list.

    What do you guys [our readers] think? Did you ever have one of these encounters? If so would you tell us about it? I’m very much interested in this and plan to look into this further.

    I’m Pandalicious and I'm Out.


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    2007's Most Wanted

    posted @ 1/02/2007 11:24:00 AM by Douceswild
    It’s a new year people! Resolutions have been made (and probably broken already). As far as the gaming industry is concerned, there will definitely be new and exciting things coming our way. What are you looking forward to the most?

    I’m sure a lot of people would name Halo 3 the most anticipated game of 2007. I’ve had mine reserved for the past month and will be standing outside of Gamestop if they have another midnight release. Even though I’m excited about that title, and can’t wait to put Master Chief back into the fight for mankind’s survival, it’s not at the top of my list.

    One of the games of 2007 that has me sitting at the edge of my seat is Mass Effect for the Xbox 360. It’s an action rpg from the developers of Jade Empire and Knights of the Old Republic, both of which are awesome games. In both "JE" and "KOTOR", as they’re called, a lot of the plot twists and the outcome of the game depend on the choices you make. Your decisions may also effect the way your party members feel about you and whether they choose to join you at all. The same concepts have been added into Mass Effect and amped up a bit. All of this plus unbelievable graphics is enough to make my mouth water.

    This year will undoubtedly bring new and exciting releases for all systems. What titles have you running to your local game store to place on reserve status? I’ll get the ball rolling since most of you are still probably recovering for your New Year’s celebration.

    (Some of the these titles are coming out on multiple systems but I’ve listed the system I plan on playing them on.)

    Mass Effect – Xbox 360
    Assassin’s Creed – Xbox 360
    World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - PC
    Tabula Rasa – PC
    Halo 3 – Xbox 360
    Wii Play – Nintendo Wii
    Crackdown – Xbox 360
    Rogue Galaxy – PS2

    There’s plenty more but I’ll stop here because I have to go look for a second job to pay for the rest of the stuff that’s going to come out this year. I’ll turn the keyboard over to you. What’s your 2007’s Most Wanted?


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    And Finally...

    posted @ 12/29/2006 11:27:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Last, but certainly not least two of my fav parodies. One is one of my more favorite Final Fantasy: Advent Children parodies. It is a musical number, from one of my more favorite Broadway musicals called "Avenue Q." The other is also a musical, with a number also from "Avenue Q" that features the World of Warcraft characters.

    For the first video parody I give you, "If You Were Gay." This song was originally sung by a "Bert & Ernie" type puppet duo. With that image in your mind...

    Submitted for your perusal:


    I follow this with "The Internet Is For Porn" also from "Avenue Q" featuring the WoW bunch.


    G'night!

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    Pandalicious: This Is For You

    posted @ 12/21/2006 08:54:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Don't say I never did nothing for ya.

    Travelling around ye olde interwebs again, and saw this article on Joystiq and saw this video.

    Submitted for your perusal: The Mac Wiimote: Warcraft Style


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    Guild Leaders ASSEMBLE

    posted @ 12/20/2006 11:18:00 AM by Pandalicious
    I have ascended into leading a guild, with no idea how to run one.

    HELP!

    As many of you know, I am an avid World of Warcraft junkie. I would sell my momma for just one... well you get the idea.

    Until recently, I was co-leader of a guild called Reprieve. [It's located on Thrall]. Anyway, as is with most other things in life, drama ensues, and the orginal leader left us to join another guild... leaving us in a bit of a pickle. I took the leadership role knowing what it was that I wanted to achieve, but then I realized that I don't know what else a leader needs to have in order to run a successful guild.

    Fellow WoW players, one of brethren calls to you for aid. Assist and be praised!


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    Dude...Dude!!

    posted @ 12/15/2006 11:48:00 AM by Douceswild
    All ESH fans know by now that at least once a week, I’ll post a video or picture that I’ve found circulating around the net and stamp it as one of my “jewels”. Well I’ve got a jewel that’s just WAY too big for me to keep “tucked” away.

    Every diehard World of Warcrafter knows that the much-anticipated expansion, Burning Crusade, is being released on January 16, 2007. Oh! You didn’t know? WELL YOU BETTA CALL SOMEBODYYYY! (Sorry about that. I couldn’t resist inserting an old wrestling warcry.) That’s right. You get two new races and more quests and instances, which bring more phat loot.

    I’m going to keep this short, because there’s really no need to write anymore. Ladies and gentlemen, noobs and elite, this is for you. The Douce brings you the official Blizzard World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade cinematic trailer (Wow! That’s a mouthful). I’m simply calling this one Drool Biotch.

    Please hold your applause until the end of the video. Thank you.



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    NA NA NA NA! HEY HEY HEY! GOODBYE!

    posted @ 12/08/2006 11:56:00 PM by Douceswild
    We’ve all heard about it. Some of us may have actually done it. Today I’m talking about MMORPG cheating and hacking and the steps being taken to prevent it. If you’ve put in some long hours and hard work on your online toon and are prone to practice a little TOS violation (Terms of Service) every now and them, you really want to pay close attention to this.

    Purchasing MMORPG accounts, currency, and items is nothing new to gamers. It’s been going on for years and has only increased despite developers’ and owners’ threats and warnings. You see this awesome level 58 two-handed sword in the Auction house selling for 500 gold and you only have 150 gold which took you five months to get. What do you do? Do you go out into the beast-inhabited forest and kill for hours and hours and sell the loot for a total of 10 gold or do you take the easy route and jump on the fastest gold selling website and purchase you a little cabbage to obtain that kick-arse sword in a matter or minutes? It seems like a no-brainer, doesn’t it?

    For a while now, a popular and very successful U.S. guild named Overrated in World of Warcraft has been clearing instances with ease and getting phat loot that would make almost any gamer bow down before their greatness. They are the only guild to have cleared Blizzard’s most recent dungeon, Naxxramas. One of the instances the guild successfull cleared was AQ40 (40 individuals in Ahn'Qiraj) and they were always walking out (or hearthing, if you will) with some great loot dropped by the final boss. The majority of their members were geared with some of the best items from the instance and fellow players sang songs of their exploits, yada yada yada.

    Well it’s been all over the Internet that the guild Overrated has been, well, overrated. They have been exposed as using a hack that makes some of the walls in Ahn’Qiraj disappear allowing them to easily travel to the final boss without wasting time on the trash mobs and bosses in between. What was their punishment? Blizzard permabanned (permanently banned) the guild and it’s members. If this doesn’t seem like a big deal, then take it from someone who’s been playing the game for years. It takes A LOT of time and preparation to get into those instances and even more to successfully clear them including taking down the final boss. All of their efforts have been snatched up by Blizzard and put into permanent limbo.

    On the official WoW forums, former Overrated member, Pantaloons offer this explanation:

    It's true. A few minutes ago we went from having a near-raid online to having seven. I didn't clearly, but only because my raid attendance has been remiss lately. Let me explain.

    We are the only US Horde guild that clears Naxx, been like that for a few weeks. People found that the pre-C'thun trash was so painful, that they decided to install some stupid thing that deletes walls or something, and you can just run there after Skeram.

    I know, we had it coming, blah blah whatever, we know we deserve it. I actually think it's hilarious because I was calling them all idiots for doing it. I'm sure they'll try and get it rescinded because it's kind of a steep punishment with no recourse or whatever.

    Ok I just got banned too. Whatever seeya!


    With a little digging, I was able to find a post that was made by the guild leader saying basically the same thing but he added that they only began using the hack AFTER they had already cleared the instance numerous times. They did so because the instance became tedious and many of their members already had the loot that made the dungeon worth tackling and all they received from the place was a high repair bill. He went on to say that the hack made it possible to skip all of the boring parts and go straight to the boss, which dropped items they still wanted.

    Although this is definitely understandable, it’s by no means acceptable according to the Blizzard’s TOS. The guild and it’s members’ accounts have been banned and they must now repurchase the game and start from scratch. That’s right. It’s back to level 1 for all of them. What makes the permabanning suck even more is that the highly anticipated Burning Crusade expansion comes out in about a month. They can’t enjoy the new additions to game at lower levels. My advice to all of the members is to watch the South Park WoW episode and copy Cartman’s idea. If you start now, then you only have 68,745,239 boars left to kill before reaching level 60 before the expansion release. “Mom! Bathroom! Mom?!”


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    Where's the Remote??

    posted @ 12/05/2006 12:19:00 AM by Douceswild
    If there’s anything that I’ve learned from being a gamer, it’s that the games you enjoy playing say a lot about you. Here at ESH, we focus a lot of our attention on gaming and anime. Every once in a while we dip our toes into other pools like music and technology. Hey, what’s a true geek without a love for gadgets? Well what about television programs?

    When my thumbs are sore from button-mashing on a console video game or I’m just too exhausted to pwn-all on World of Warcraft, I like to unwind with a good snack and a great show. Depending on what day it is, I’m enjoying anything in the realm of action, comedy, and romance. That’s right. I said romance. Even the Douce gets a little sentimental at times. I’d like to take this opportunity to get to know all of you a little better. No, I don’t want you social security number or blood type, but I’ll settle for what television programs you just absolutely can’t wait to watch every week and would kick someone out of your home to tune in for.

    To get the ball rolling, I’ll list my favorites and the days I watch them. You’ll probably going to laugh at some of them but don’t worry because I’m sure I’ll do the same to yours. Ok here they are:

    Sunday: Robot Chicken, Venture Brothers
    Monday: Prison Break, Heroes, What About Brian, The Closer
    Tuesday: Nip Tuck, Boston Legal
    Wednesday: Bones
    Thursday: Smallville, Supernatural, The O.C., Grey’s Anatomy
    Friday: Vanished, Las Vegas, Battlestar Galactica
    Saturday: Adult Swim (all of it)

    There are some shows that I watch that air every day such as Attack of the Show, X-play, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. AoTS and X-play are not absolutes because sometimes they aren’t reviewing anything I’m interested in or just being too stupid to hold my attention.

    Who’s next to step up and list their favorites and must-sees’. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. I got The O.C. on my list. How much worse can yours be?


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    Game Hardware Shopper

    posted @ 12/03/2006 11:43:00 PM by geekwoman
    Holiday Hardware Guide by Geek Woman

    If you are looking for some shopping advice on game hardware for the female, or male, gamer on your list then hopefully this article will help you understand it all. The location that is preferred for a game environment is an important choice to be aware of if you are shopping for games and accessories for your gamer. Games come in three basic types which are the PC, Console or Handheld. I'm going to try and give you the keys to the kingdom of the consoles.

    First of all "What is a game console?" These are a box like machine that you attach to a TV set. Games are played with a controller that is held in the hands and effects the action on the screen. These have indeed been around since Pong and Pac Man, and if that is where you left the game trail, then you might be glad to know that those old school or retro games are still offered, in game packs and collections. Sometimes they have been updated and upgraded. If you want to pick up something like that for a gift you need to know the brand name and the model of the console or game device that your gamer has. Write it down and take it with you when you go shopping.

    Some people opt for playing games on their PC rather than on the television. It seems that older people and women are the dominant demographic that enjoy using the PC for gaming. PC game - play are very popular for playing the massively multiplayer online games or MMOG's. Games such as World of Warcraft or Guild Wars are played on a PC with a keyboard and mouse. These games enable the player to interact with thousands of other players. Some of them also include the ability to talk to the other people while you are playing with them. Thought those features have been developing more slowly on PC. If your friend is playing an MMO there aren't many additional accessories for those. If they are a Guild Wars Player they may not have the new chapter called Nightfall which is a great game to add to the original Guild Wars or to buy it as a stand alone game. There are the Limited Edition Keyboards that are available for the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing) games that are good looking and work well which are sold by a company called Zboard. Zboards

    Perhaps the best way to determine what console to buy is to go by the age of the person who will be playing it. Right now there are three "next gen" consoles. Last year in November Microsoft upgraded their hardware and it is called the Xbox 360. It has mid - range graphics. There are over 100 games available for it at this time. The games are mainly of the first person shooter type or FPS and sports games. If you have heard of Halo 2 and Gears of War, or Oblivion those are titles for the Xbox 360. These games are for a mature crowd. The action is fast paced and bloody. Often the most popular games for the "360" carry a "T" for Teen or an "M" for Mature rating. Those ESRB ratings mean that Teens of 17 and 18 years old and above are the recommended age limit. These ratings can mean that there could be language or behaviors that some people would consider too crude for younger kids. It is no joke either. If you have a mix of older and younger kids in the house, the choice of games is crucial and requires your attention as much as monitoring what movies on DVD or cable that your younger kids could get into.

    With Xbox the online aspect is called Xbox Live. A paid subscription is required for this additional service. With the online feature more games and demos are available to download directly into the console. The console can be bought with one of a few choices of hard drive size for saving downloadable games and other functions. Xbox Live gives players access to playing with many other players at the same time. It isn't 'massively' multiplayer as it is with with PC. Although large groups of strangers can interact with each other in an open ended party - line conversation. There are over 4 million users on Xbox Live. Xbox Live has something of a reputation for "Trash -Talking" which in short, means that a player that is wearing the headphones is opening themselves up to the possibility of hearing unkind and curse word laced tirades about the flaws in their game from other players. There is no one monitoring these conversations and there is no one censoring what the others could be saying. Because of this tendency, I would not recommend the Xbox 360 for little girls or young women under 18.

    Costs for the annual subscription is approximately $50 US, its called Xbox Live Gold which includes voice chat, and Xbox Marketplace for gamers to buy and sell content. Sometimes original games, and old school arcade titles are downloadable. Xbox 360 works on HD TVs. They claim to have 250 old Xbox or "original Xbox" games that will play on the new console. Be careful to look up a list online for games that are called "backwards compatible" prior to inserting an old Xbox game into the Xbox 360. The digital media that it plays are DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD.

    Microsoft has two variations of Xbox 360 available for sale. One has the Xbox 360 faceplate, and a Silver Xbox Live package, $300 known as a core package, that comes with one wired controller, standard A/V cable, and the console. The Gold package is required to actually play online games. There is a $400 system with a 20 GB hard drive, Xbox 360 Remote Controller, High Definition TV component cables, Xbox 360 headset and a wireless controller.

    Next the Playstation 3 was released last week the manufacturer's suggested retail price is between $600 and $700 dollars US. It has been in the news and has gotten some bad press. Most of the incidents involved mismanagement of the long lines of people who were camping out to be able to get the very low quantity of these premium machines that were produced. One Massachusetts man was shot in a hold up of a line of customers waiting outside a store in Putnam Connecticut. The gunmen were attempting a hold up when this man refused to pay them. Because Sony was not able to make enough of these complicated advanced machines to fulfill the demands for them, it created chaos in several ways.

    In the past Playstation 2 has been the most popular gaming console in the US with the most millions sold. Perhaps Sony should have waited to launch the sale until they had more of them ready. The PS3 Platform plays a few more accessories peripherals than the 360. It also boasts to be the most graphically advanced system. The new Blu-Ray Disc™ is a type of High Definition disk for playing movies that is supposed to be the future of disk published media. The way that DVD's replaced VHS a few years ago. The PS3 has what is called a SIXAXIS™ wireless controller that interacts with the screen in a close to 3D experience. You can use your Playstation 3 with High-Definition displays as well as conventional or standard TVs. It comes with either a 20GB or 60GB removable hard disk drive (HDD). The thousands of PS One® and PS2 PlayStation®2 games as well as CDs and DVDs are useable on the PLAYSTATION®3. The thing supposedly plays just about everything including some digital photo cards.

    The PS3 has online capabilities including multiplayer gaming, text and video messaging, voice chat, downloading content and browsing the web. Even though the PS3 has impressive technical specifications, you may not be able to get one for the December holidays. It could be a moot point until sometime next Spring. There are over inflated PS3 prices on ebay, and buying those is not only exorbitantly expensive, but could be risky as well.

    The PLAYSTATION®3 is available in two configurations with either the 20GB hard disk drive or the 60GB HDD. Some PlayStation 2 or PlayStation format software titles may perform differently on the system than they do on the native systems for example the PS3 doesn't support a vibration controller.

    Then last Sunday the offering of the first Nintendo Wii consoles' launch was a 1960's "Love In" where the people in lines waiting were exchanging free hugs, ordering lunch for each other and playing games together. Something can be said about the two different types of people that were attending these launch parties. For the most part the Nintendo Wii draws a younger crowd and is most popular with younger kids and people that enjoy Nintendo's cute and quirky games.

    There are approximately 50 games for the Wii, and we are told that there will be enough of the consoles to go around. Nintendo and developers seem to be in a rush to create new games for this innovative new product. Nintendo wanted to bring gaming to everyone, and has many titles that are rated for all ages and for kids. They went one more step and made a controller that is supposed to be easier to pick up and play since it is designed to resemble a television remote controller. You play with two hands and the actions resemble the actual movements of slashing a sword or driving. The remote is used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions . The controller set called the "nun-chucks and wii-mote" interact with a sensor strip that you placer near your TV for a realistic complete 3D experience. A one-handed controller that uses a combination of accelerometers and infrared detection in conjunction with the sensor bar to sense its position in 3D space. Some people have found the workout to be a bit strenuous

    The Nintendo Wii is not all things to all people the way that the other two consoles are attempting to be an all around media hub that takes the place of all the other components in your home entertainment center. What the Wii does do is add another level of fun and mirthfulness back into games. The unique controller has been a big hit so far and has gotten high marks from every reviewer. It is rare for something so gimmicky and unusual to get such a unanimous welcome from the jaded and snarky gaming community. People that have the 360 are getting the Wii too because it is like the apples and oranges in the PC world yet again.

    The Wii is an ideal choice for a household with older and younger kids, seniors, and for the homes that do not have a High Definition TV set. Those aren't interested in the more mature titles, and those chat capabilities that are for adults or older kids can have a fairly safe online experience with the privacy and Friend policies from Nintendo. The console also features its own online service WiiConnect24 , which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet. The Wii console won the Game Critics Awards for Best of Show and Best Hardware. The console has a few kid safety features such as parental controls to prohibit younger kids from playing the wrong games. It reads the content rating and won't play games that are not set to the right age level.

    The number of Wii consoles that will be available in the Americas during the launch rollout are expected to meet demand and sales of 4 million consoles worldwide by the end of 2006 are anticipated. The company affirmed that they "are working to ensure a plentiful supply and a consistent flow."

    The launch Wii package includes the console, a stand to allow the console to be placed vertically, a circular clear stabilizer for the main stand, one Wii Remote, one Nunchuk attachment, one Sensor Bar, a removable stand for the sensor bar, one external main power adapter, AV cables (component video and other type of cables will be available separately), and a copy of Wii Sports in the US and Canada. The Wii console is the smallest home console unit of the three contenders and the least expensive at $250. US. The front of the console features a slot-loading media drive lit up by a by distinct blue light and it accepts both Wii software and discs from Nintendo's prior console, the Game-Cube. They are telling us that it is fully backwards compatible with all the Previous Game Cube games.

    Additionally the interface for the console is designed around the concept of television channels, with a Wii Menu. Nintendo will not charge fees for playing games from the service. Channels are graphically displayed, and are navigated using the point of the Wii Remote. They are the Disc Channel, Mii Channel, News Channel, Forecast Channel, Photo Channel, Wii Shop Channel, Internet Channel. The Virtual Console Channel is basically an “online service, similar to Xbox Live Arcade. The Nintendo DS will be able to play game demos downloaded from the Wii console which gamers would receive from Nintendo, similar to a DS Download Station. Gamers can download retro games not only for the NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64, but also Sega’s Genesis, NEC’s TurboGrafx-16 and others. The Wii has average graphics and only a 512 MB built-in flash memory, expansion is available via SD card memory, up to 2 GB max. It will take Game-Cube Memory Cards for saving GCN games only.

    In addition to the larger game consoles or PC games that you find at home, mobile games have become very popular. The Nintendo DS is a hand held, rechargeable dual screen portable game system. It comes in a variety of colors and it is pocket sized. It is the most popular handheld game console, which easily buried the competition, which were the Sony PSP and the N-Gage. it has continued to hold the record for the most units sold just as the Game Boy has for years. It comes in two sizes. The original unit that made its debut last year, is referred to as the 'NDS' and it can play both the library of Game Boy Advance games as well as games for the DS. The DS Lite is a smaller sleeker version of the same DS machine, but it smaller and does not have the additional slot for the GBA games. You can find several reviews and editorials about the DS right on this website. Nintendo DS and the Wii are expected to have a type of connectivity to use functions like the Nintendo DS's microphone and touch-screen as inputs for Wii games like Pokémon Battle Revolution. It is expected that all of Nintendo's huge repertoire of well known game franchises, such as Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Animal Crossing, and Pokémon will come to the Wii in some form.

    For very tiny kids and toddlers Leapster has the education interactive toys for under $100 Leapster

    For an easy comparison chart you can check out Gamefly. They have a chart showing the three consoles. The Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360, and the Playstation 3. Renting games or giving a Gamefly subscription is a good gift idea.

    For a stocking stuffer I recommend Geek Woman's Game Guide 2006


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    Just For Panda

    posted @ 11/21/2006 09:56:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    As you know, I don't play World of Warcraft as I can only afford one addiction at a time... but Pandalicious does. So when I heard about a new WoW ad on YouTube, I just had to check it out.

    Let me start by saying that Office Space is by far one of the most enjoyable movies I've ever seen. I actually saw it in the movie theater opening weekend in a date [that went very well, mind you] so I can't help but remember it fondly. So when you marry that movie with WoW, how can it NOT be enjoyable?




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    Obsession Rears Its Nasty Head...

    posted @ 11/16/2006 02:00:00 PM by Pandalicious
    Anyone know about 12 step programs?

    Hello All. Panda here coming to you live from her couch. I've been gone too long and I bet you all thought that it was be because of WoW. Well... YOU WERE ALL MISTAKEN!!!

    I have had to come to terms with a secret in my heart. I have a problem with obsession... or rather, I am very prone to become obsessed with stuff. And just what has given me "the craving" this time? Why, it's FFXII!

    I AM ADDICTED.
    I NEED AN INTERVENTION!
    OWWW MY EYES!!!

    LOL. Alright, so I exaggerate some, but when I'm not out and about, on WoW, or at school, I'm tucked away in my room playing FFXII until the wee hours of the morning struggling to wake up and make it to classes.

    I AM A LIVING ZOMBIE!
    MMMM, MORE BRAINS!!! LOL, just kidding.

    Is there anyone out there who knows what I'm going through?

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    PS3 Launch Title List: The Re-Org

    posted @ 11/14/2006 11:49:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Wow, literally days away from launch some of the PS3 launch titles are no longer ready for g-day. That's Game Day, not Gangsta Day... I will not be held responsible if you decided to roll like 50 cent... that's on you playa!

    But just so you know, some of the delayed games were kinda cool. Prepare to be bummed out.

    I give you the updated PS3 Launch Title List, courtesy of 1UP.
    • Resistance: Fall of Man
    • Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
    • Genji: Days of the Blade
    • NBA 07
    • Sonic the Hedgehog -- Delayed off of launch list.
    • Call of Duty 3
    • Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion -- Delayed to Q1 2007.
    • F.E.A.R. -- Delayed off of launch list.
    • Ridge Racer 7
    • Fight Night Round 3
    • Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II -- Delayed until December.
    • Full Auto 2: Battlelines -- Delayed until early December.
    • Madden NFL 2007
    • Marvel Ultimate Alliance
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
    • NBA 2k7
    • Need for Speed: Carbon
    • NHL 2k7
    • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
    • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas -- Delayed until December.
    • Tony Hawk's Project 8


    So your new g-day launch title lineup looks like this

    • Resistance: Fall of Man
    • Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
    • Genji: Days of the Blade
    • NBA 07
    • Call of Duty 3
    • Ridge Racer 7
    • Fight Night Round 3
    • Madden NFL 2007
    • Marvel Ultimate Alliance
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
    • NBA 2k7
    • Need for Speed: Carbon
    • NHL 2k7
    • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
    • Tony Hawk's Project 8


    It's still not a bad list of titles, but the question becomes, are those titles worth all the bull you'll have to go through in order to get a $500 or $600 PS3 on g-day?

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    New Podcast Episode Day!

    posted @ 11/13/2006 12:55:00 AM by Ninjasistah
    Once again, it's new podcast day here at ESH, and this one is a doosy!


    Poor Pandalicious and MagicMysticGrl had to deal with NinJaSistah after she had downed an Amp tall boy and a can of Coke... pray for them y'all!

    Seriously though, this week the ladies cover everything [and I do mean everything] from the latest Candy Bitch, to an introduction to American manga in the form of Death At Deaths Door, first findings on Final Fantasy XII and the evolution of gaming through console input devices. I won't even mention the Care Bear references, the WoWalicious sweepstakes winner, or why caffeine is good for you.

    Just try and figure out where you stand on the punny vs. birate debate.

    This is one of our longer podcast episodes folks, but it's funny as hell. Just listen to it already.

    Oh yeah, before I forget, congrats to our latest Candy Bitch TimboSteve!

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    LMMFAO

    posted @ 11/10/2006 08:33:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    In case the title didn't give you a clue, the clip contained in this post after the jump is totally NSFW so if you are reading this while you are at work, in front of children, or anyone who finds swearing offensive, do not look at what follows the jump!

    Those people will be really, really, really not happy with you and give you the stink eye... no one wants to get the stink eye.

    Pandalicious screamed at me that I had to watch this clip on YouTube so I hopped over there quick like a damn bunny to see what all the funny was about. I don't even play WoW but I found this video to be freakin' SCHWEET!

    Submitted for your perusal:



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    I'm Pimping All Over the World...Of Warcraft

    posted @ 11/06/2006 10:23:00 AM by Pandalicious
    Calling all WoW gamers! Calling all WoW gamers! Now here this: Pandalicious wants to come to your server!

    Hey everyone, Panda here. I've been experimenting on different servers, and I felt that you all got a great idea of what Ninjasistah is like from our interview on AllGamesInteractive... but, what about the Panda? Don't you wish you got to know me better?!

    Well now you can. I propose a little contest of sorts not one formally introduced because this is not a contest. All those who are interested, comment to this post. Within you comment give me your toons name, whether you fight for the Horde or Alliance, and your server. When we record this weeks show, I will randomly draw a person's toon and server, and I will personally create a toon on that side and on that server.

    I'm sure I'm not the best prize ever but this will also allow me to get to know all of you better. Well, thats all I've got for you today.

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    WoW Thought of the Week

    posted @ 11/05/2006 08:22:00 AM by Pandalicious
    Oh great here it comes for all to see. What do I have for you all this time?
    You know...Now that I've cracked 60, and have begun my quest for attunements and tier armor and gaining faction, I've noticed that I still have lots of work to do in this game. Now that I'm sixty, I can't be called a "n00b" anymore, but now there is a new word for what I am. Now, I'm "underequipped..." meaning that I am not decked out in any complete set of tier armor.

    But my thought is this...

    With BC [Burning Crusade, the WoW Expansion] coming out, most of the work that we will do to acquire tier armor will be for shit. There will be greens [Uncommon pieces of armor,weapsons and the like] that will have better stats than tier 0 through 2. Apparently lots of people still plan to keep their tier 3 [which, if I do manage to get, I will hold onto mine as a symbol of PRIDE!!!]

    But what do you think about this hussle for tiers that won't really matter once the expansion come out? What do you think about the attunements and the like?

    Calling all WoW gamers, I seek your wisdom and knowledge thank you.

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    Daily News: Console Deficit OK for EA

    posted @ 11/04/2006 10:51:00 PM by evermore
    In today's news:
    • EA expects PS3, Wii shortages
    • Take that Wii-mote off your head
    • Are some game blogs just advertising?
    • Your WoW habit may be imaginary
    • The Bad News Go Clubbers


    Game maker expects PS3, Wii shortages: The folks at Electronic Arts aren't kidding themselves -- there could be fewer PlayStation 3's and Nintendo Wii's than the manufacturers are admitting. "It's probably going to be just as challenging to find a PlayStation 3 this year as it was to find a XBox 360 last year," said Warren Jenson, electronic Arts' chief financial officer, on a conference call with analysts Thursday. "There are many short term uncertainties. There could easily be hardware delays."

    The controller that thought it was a hat: Did you know the Wii-mote controller for the Nintendo Wii started off as something you wore on your head? This and many other facts about the creation of the Wii are featured in this story from the Wall Street Journal. From the article: "The company has sponsored private Wii-playing parties in volunteers' living rooms. At a recent one in the Kansas City suburb of Tonganoxie, Kan., Karlye Weatherford stood and punched the air with her fists, clutching controllers that translated her hand and body movements to the screen. In front of about 50 friends and family members enjoying a catered barbeque lunch, the 29-year-old mother of three knocked out her husband's character after a series of blows. She says she rarely touches the family's Microsoft Xbox 360."

    Should "adver-blogs" reveal their company connections? The GameSetWatch website investigates the trend of videogame blog sites that seem to know a little too much inside information about a specific company. Are these sites semi-official company organs? And, if they are, should they have to be labeled as such?

    Tired of people complaining about your WoW habit? If so, you need to read this story from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Here's an excerpt: "Temple University psychology professor Donald A. Hantula said he believed the medium was not to blame for dysfunctional behavior by its users. 'I know people who spend 40 or 50 hours a week playing golf,' said Hantula, who is executive editor of the Journal of Social Psychology."

    Hikaru No Go, Vol. 4 -- The Ghost in the Net: Now that Hikaru is a full-fledged student at Haze Middle School, he's ready to join the Go Club and enter tournaments. Unfortunately, his team is one player short. Can he convince Yuki Mitani, a fellow classmate, to give up scamming players at the Go Salon and join the team? Aww, heck. Why not?


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    I Am Hardcore

    posted @ 11/03/2006 03:36:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    In case you hadn't picked up on it before, I am a hardcore gamer. Gamer to the core. I saw this proudly, if there was a patch that said "Gamer to tha Core" I'd have it on every pair of jeans and t-shirt I own.

    Have I played every game on the planet? No. I don't own a PC to play any PC games on, I haven't even installed World of Warcraft trial that I've been given. So you might ask, on just what grounds I can state that I'm a hard core gamer. It's because I take gaming very, very seriously.

    I care about the well being of my consoles... they are my ticket to a momentary vacation from reality when I need it. As such, I have to make sure that they stay clean, safe, and in proper working order at all times. To help make that happen, I have done something that I think any gamer worth their salt needs to do: I have all of my important gaming related electronics on Uninterruptible Power Source backups. That's UPS' for the uninitiated. A little too nerdcore for you? Well it shouldn't be. A UPS is the best way to show your deep admiration for games and I'm going to explain why.

    Nothing will fry your gaming box faster than a power surge. Having your system on a surge protector is a good start, but it may not be enough to save that HD drive if the power surges while you're in the middle of a hot and heavy capture the flag match. Many people know that it's a good idea to have your computer on a UPS to make sure you don't toast the machine that has a lot of your sensitive data on it... well, your console is at it's core, just another computer, so why would you treat it any differently than your bill-paying box? You shouldn't, and from now on your won't. Seriously, go home tonight, and tell your consoles you are not going to treat them like second class citizens in your home any longer.

    Ok, all jokes aside, it's really a good idea to put your consoles on a UPS system, especially if you have more than one active gaming console in your home. But don't stop at your console, think whole picture. In my gaming rig, which I am slowly but surely tricking out, I have my 42 inch LCD, digital cable box, XB360 and PS2 on a UPS battery backup. Some people might think this is overkill but let me explain. In a previous rig setup I have everything including my wireless router on a surge protector. It was a very highly rated surge protector, so I felt comfortable in the knowledge that my electronics would not be fried like an egg in a skillet. Then the lightning storm hit, and my surge protecting surge protector FRIED my wireless router like a shot of H to the head. Fuck! Then I called the manufacturer, no replacement coming... didn't matter that it was on a surge protector. "You should have put it on a battery backup..." was the line I was given. That's when I had my "ah doyee" moment. It's all going on UPS systems.


    I stress to all of you, put your systems on UPS battery backups... but do the research first. Find out what the energy requirements of the systems and TV in your rig that you are going to put on the UPS and then find the UPS that will support that requirement with ease. For instance, many battery backup systems have a certain amount of outlets that run off the battery, and some that are merely surge protected. I purchased the Belkin F6550-AVR system for my rig because it offered 4 outlets that were surge protected plus battery backed up, and then 2 more outlets that were just surge protected. This covers my main systems. I then bought an additional F6550 unit for the AV rack that houses my PS2, Wii, and wireless router. In this way, if the power goes out, I have plenty of time to safely save my games, power down my systems... no fried electronics... and all at about the cost of a new game. Not a bad deal, If I say so myself. If they could, my consoles and TV would thanks me.

    Every major electronic system in the house is on a Belkin or APC UPS backup system. I've opted to not go with some systems that say they are specifically designed for the consoles themselves because they are designed specifically for that one system. Many of those systems are in the same form factor as the console itself, and are meant to rest underneath the system. For my rig space, this does not work. It would mean a single back up for each system and a power outlet for each. Unfortunately for me I don't have 6 outlets on the wall where my rig is, so this is an unfeasible option for me, and I think for many other people.

    I am hardcore. I am gamer to tha core. Are you?




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    Daily News: WoW! I Lost 41 Pounds!

    posted @ 10/31/2006 12:31:00 AM by evermore
    In today's news:
    • Big WoW loser a big winner
    • Get the inside numbers on the PS3
    • Oops! Amazon did it again
    • Scientists blinded by games
    • Devlish, yet beatific


    Just like Jared and Subway: During the past three months, a blogger named Greg has been Warbiking to lose weight. Warbiking? That's playing World of Warcraft while pumping away on his stationary bicycle. How much weight did he lose? A whopping 41 pounds -- 15 percent of his body weight. He says, "Warbiking is the best of both worlds. I get to do 2-plus hours of cardio without being aware that I'm really doing it. And as I can only play Warcraft while doing cardio (that's a self imposed rule - no cardio, no Warcraft), it's self regulating -- no way am I going to play for 6 hours or something, my legs wouldn't do it."

    How many PS3 consoles will your local Wal-Mart get? Blogger dsthunder writes on digg.com: "simply print out the barcode and take it into your local walmart and ask an associate (in electronics) to scan it with the telzon, they can then tell you how many they will get, how many they have, and how many are in their warehouse."

    Amazon.com does an oopsie: Friday's short pre-order session on Amazon.com for the Nintendo Wii was just an accident. That's the word from Amazon.com, at least: "During system maintenance on the morning of Friday, October 27, the Nintendo Wii was briefly made available on our Web site for test purposes only and was not intended to be available for pre-order." The posting continues to say that Amazon.com will honor the pre-orders that were successful -- for only one unit per household. The posting adds: "Once we officially begin to take pre-orders, you can be assured that all customers who have signed up to receive e-mail confirmation of Wii's availability will be notified." I can guarantee you that NinJaSistah is not convinced.

    Scientists LOVE video games: "It's like hiring an individual tutor for every student. There's a big argument going on now about whether kids are being tested too much or too little. In a game, you're continuously being tested and you don't mind it." That's no fanboy talking -- it's Federation of American Scientists president Henry Kelly, whose organization is hot about using videogames to teach children. According to Newsweek, a report by the distinguished group calls for a new generation of educational games that are as immersive and graphics-intensive as megabudget titles like Madden NFL 07 and Battlefield 2142.

    This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, Vol. 3: Red Swarm: Takeru is your typical teenage average Joe -- until he meets Hikari, a beautiful girl who fell from the stars. Immediately Takeru's life turns upside down, as strange creatures and dark forces converge on the unlikely pair. But even while adversity brings them closer, Hikari's mysterious past threatens an even greater danger to Takeru and everything he's known. It's a cosmic love affair with Earth hanging in the balance. Dontcha just hate it when that happens.


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    My Triumph in WoW *A true story*

    posted @ 10/26/2006 08:37:00 AM by Pandalicious
    What Could I be talking about now?!

    Hiya everyone! Pandalicious here, sitting outside of my "Weather and Climate Lab Class" and yes, it's BUTT LOADS of fun... but I'm here now to deliver some GREAT NEWS.

    Last night at 11 p.m. I made a jump from little WoW newbie... to SUPER ELITE 60! Sujisan, once a little lvl 16 Night Elf Feral Druid is now a lvl 60 Restoration Druid!!!!!!!!!! w00t!!!!

    My WoW itch for leveling has eased, but now Sujisan must travel to serveral instance runs to gather all the necessariy pieces of what is refered to as "tier armor." In the order of things she must gather is Tier 0, then through vigorous battles and money, convert it to Tier 0.5. From that point she can decide to collect her Tier One, Tier Two or the best of the best Teir 3.

    As her travels increase I will keep you all informed... and for all the WoW players out there...

    DING MUTHA EFFAHS DING!

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    Daily News: WoW Expansion Pack Delayed

    posted @ 10/24/2006 11:06:00 PM by evermore
    In today's news:
    • Gamers in a World of Hurt
    • There's a sale at Penney's Toys"R"Us!
    • Old School comes roaring back
    • Sony Reader gets thumbs up
    • Monsters, demons and detectives, oh my!


    WoW expansion pack misses holiday selling season: Testing on the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack got started only this month, and as a result the package won't be available for sale until after the first of the year. According to an Associated Press story, "Gamers will instead have to wait until January to plumb the depths of Outland in The Burning Crusade..."

    It's 3-for-2 time at Toys"R"Us: Through Saturday Oct. 28 at Toys"R"Us, buy two in-stock video games, get the third one free! Here are the weasel words: Free video game must be of equal or lesser value to the lowest priced item purchased. Limited quantities available. Sorry, no rain checks. Here are the online promotion rules.

    Some gamers putting warp drive in reverse: In an age where a new video game system is close to breaking the $600 mark, some gamers are reliving the good ol' days, buying old game machines in pawn shops for a $20 bill and buying old games for a five-spot. "Maybe it's because they grew up on them," Jim McCauley, owner of JimmyJams Comics and Games in Winona, Minn., told the Winona Daily News. "A lot of college-age guys look at all the new games, but also the old Nintendo games. I see a lot of that. There's a lot of nostalgia going on." The big sellers? Games with Mario and Luigi. One customer says, "They're chick magnets."

    Is the Sony Portable Reader squint-worthy? That's the question answered by Tony Salvaggio for Comic Book Resources in his review of the new portable device. Specifically, Salvaggio checked out the Reader for its ability to display manga titles. "Tokyopop has committed to releasing a collection of their Global Manga lineup for release at the launch of the Sony Reader (in fact, an excerpt of 'Peach Fuzz' should come pre-loaded with the Reader)," Salvaggio writes, "and I was able to take a sneak peak at the results."

    Tactics, Vol. 2: Supernatural detective Kantaro Ichinomiya and his band of monsters and demons are back! This time, the team travels to Bride Island, Suzuku Temple and Asakusa in search of adventures, monsters and interesting journal articles. Sounds... like... fun.


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    Entertainment For Your iPod

    posted @ 10/19/2006 05:20:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I know we talked about these TV show episodes a couple of weeks ago, but it just now dawned on me that I could link to your buying them through the iTunes store on this here website, so here goes.

    First up is the South Park World of Warcraft episode. Why should you buy the episode? Well, even if you aren't a fan of Warcraft, you can appreciate the jokes the SP guys make about how life consuming the game is. I know, I've lost a member of my family to Warcraft. Rehab only works if you let it people.
    South Park - South Park, Season 10B - Make Love, Not WarcraftSo click on the image to be taken to the episode in your iTunes and buy it! It's like, less than two dollah!



    The Office - The Office, Season 3 - The Coup
    Next, for your entertainment pleasure I bring you "The Coup" the episode of NBC's series The Office in which Call of Duty makes a huge appearance. While I suck at Call of Duty I LOVE The Office so do yourself [and myself] a favor and pick this episode up, fall in love with The Office, then, thank me.


    Here It Goes AgainThen we have, I think, one of my all time favorite music videos. I have loved OK GO for a while now. I actually heard about them shortly after they broke loose unto the unsuspecting music scene, and the fact that they make the music they want, with the music videos they want to boot is just awesome.


    AFI - DECEMBERUNDERGROUNDAnd finally, I just got turned on to this band, and I have to say I'm addicted. As soon as I heard the music, I searched out their band on Myspace and requested an add because, well, I dig them that much. AFI is rock passion. I don't know what else I can say about them. Their music just hits me and I can't turn away or not pay close attention.

    Alright, that should be enough to add to your iTunes collection and slap on your iPod for fun. Maybe I'll do one of these a week... call it FRESHpicks or something? Suggest some stuff for your iPod that I have/enjoy/covet my own damn self.

    Whaddayathink?

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    Full Moon Candy Ratings In!

    posted @ 10/19/2006 03:09:00 PM by Pandalicious
    And the results are in

    Hi All! Panda here coming to you from underneath a hair dryer at my salon. [Yes I am debating trying to hook up my external for a lil WoW play but my hairdresser is looking at me funny] Anyway...I finally got a chance to watch the last three episodes of Full Moon. Now many of you may be aware that I gave a little review about it on last weeks podcast and said at that point that this anime as a four out of five...but would get back to you all with a final verdict, and now...the verdict is in.

    Ladies and Gentlemen......Pandalicious gives Full Moon
    5 out of 5! And here is why. [HUGE SPOILER ALERT]

    For once I loved the ending. [what follows is a typographical reinactment from earlier today. SCENE: Pandalicious outside of Weather and Climate class]

    Panda staring at her Mac laptop screen
    *Panda Gasps*
    *Panda Cries*
    Enter random guy

    RG: You alright?
    Panda: YES...MEROKO BECAME AND ANGEL AND MISTUKI LIVES AND TAUKTO GOT A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE!
    RG: .........ok

    -Fin-


    This one gets 5 out of 5 people. Two gold ones because overall the series is just great. Two dark blue ones because it's a sad emotional rollercoaster up until the end, and one maroon candy because the story just drags you in because it's so rich and good.

    Enough said.

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    Pandalicious' Take On The Horde!

    posted @ 10/12/2006 01:20:00 PM by Pandalicious
    I wonder what I'll say?
    Many players of online games are in fact subject to some major harrasment, girl players included, but in the online sensation that is World of Warcraft, it is encouraged between the Alliance and Horde Clans.

    When I first started playing WoW I figured that the Alliance was good and the Horde was in fact evil. Many Alliance players claim that they would never play Horde characters. I can only speak from the Alliance side since my first "Main" is in fact a Night Elf Druid. But as I've continued to play, small truths have made themselves known.

    Firstly
    - The more serious players tend to play Horde characters over Alliance characters.

    Secondly
    - Not all Horde members will be cruel or mean to Alliance players. Now mind you, 98% of them will, but there are some players that just like to play the game and do not get caught up in the whole atmosphere of the tension between the clans.

    At first I thought the Horde was in fact Evil, and Mean, and down right out there to make Sujisan's [my NE Character on Thrall] WoW experience a short one, but I've been blessed with running into more horde characters that are willing to kind of help me more than hinder me.

    I feel the Horde has been misunderstood.

    They may have been evil and dark and such but they had no intentions of sticking around the Alliance's area. Apparently, even though my infomation on the matter is limited, the Horde races or some of them were fighting something called the "Buring Legion" so that they could return home, and after winning, just didn't return. They tend to mind their own business unless an Alliance character comes along and labels them evil... and thus they become evil because of the torment.

    Maybe I've been thinking about this for too long... lol

    Over all, Pandalicious likes the Horde...
    Until they Kill me... again...

    That's all I have for you today
    JA!

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    It Was the Best of Times

    posted @ 10/11/2006 01:35:00 PM by Pandalicious
    ... it was worst of times, In Warcraft. Yeah I said it!

    While living in the world of Warcraft, one is thrown into trial [over and over and OVER again, I might add] and tribulation. [also over and over again] Why do we [as gamers] feel it is necessary to put ourselves through that kinda mental [YES I SAID MENTAL] strain?!

    Now I can only draw from my own personal experience but I will in fact bring you, the readers into the life I have established... in the world... of warcraft ^^

    Choosing One's Main Character is usually an impulse choice. If you are a newb, and for the sake of discussion newb is the correct term for someone who has just started playing a game. [a "noob" is the negative version of that word depicting a stupid player] When thrusted into this large world of Warcraft, I choose to walk the path of the druid... a Night Elf Druid, I might add.

    Unknownst to me, druids have been labeled one of the most useless classes in the world... of warcraft. The common rule of thumb is that every class can do one thing better than all the rest, whether it's tanking [holding mobs of monsters so the rest of a party can take them out] laying down huge DPS, [damage per second] heal and ressurect fallen party members, etc. The druid more or less can do all of those things with the correct build [a build is how you spect your character to perform certain spells or abilities] If a druid goes feral [when the druid changes it's form to either it's Bear, Dire Bear, or Battle Cat shape] it's best tank would be it's Dire Bear form. If a druid wanted to lay out some massive DPS', it's Battle Cat form is the best route. We [druids] other two forms serve one function. The Travel Cat form, just allows us to go faster while traveling from one place to another. While the Sea Lion form allows us to swim underwater for long periods of time without drowning.

    Druids are a very versatile character, but we are just the best parts of the other classes with a special unique function. Even though we [when maintaining a restoration build] do in fact crank out good heals, the Paladin and Priest classes do it much better, and can ressurect fallen players more often than a druid. [We can only ressurect once ever 30 mins--so timing is EVERYTHING!]

    In the case of the Thrall Server, there is a shortage of priests, so druids [or rather some of them] are changing their spots to be. [In place of the priest healing machine!]

    Still, many people still don't have faith in the druid, and that is a shame...

    But thats all I have for you today.
    Ja!

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    Japanese Influence at a Ren Faire?!

    posted @ 10/09/2006 11:19:00 PM by Pandalicious
    Who would have thought that even possible.

    Hello All, Pandalicious here once again delivering interesting news, OR rather what I feel is interesting news.

    As most of you are NOT aware of, I have an infatuation with medieval times. I'm obsessed really... the jewelry, the fashion, the bloodlust, all share a deep intimate part of my "normal" everyday life. It isn't something I'm going to grow out of, though I'm sure many people wish I would.

    Getting back to the point, the other morning, I gathered a small group of pals to travel with me to the "local" Ren Faire known as King Richard's Faire. It comes around this time of year and I've only recently started attending it. I would eventually like to go to the Robin Hood Faire, which is a lot closer in distance but much smaller in size. [and a lot cheaper too!]

    Did I dress the part? HELL YES! I had on my giant skirt... slightly peasant top adorned with my double black and red velvet cloak, and what I've labeled my "battle staff." [BTW It has an attack rate of 120-205 dmg over 25 seconds and a buff that boosts Intellect by 5 ^^ (WOW JOKE)]

    Magic Mystic Girl was with me yesterday, and I would never have made it there without her. [Alas, I do not posses an innate sense of proper direction analysis... go figure.]

    We got there just fine, and me and my group and Rennies just enjoyed the day. The most interesting fact of the day was that while checking out the Coat of Arms, I was shocked to look upon to samurai!! They were authentic too! I had to bow and pay them respect because it was a crowning achievement. There were a few warlords too and all anyone could do was stare.

    It was the right era just wrong place. But I'm sure [as were many others] that they knew that.

    I wonder why they don't have Japanese festival faires like King Richard's Faire? I know people would flock to em just like Ren Faires. Would you go to a Japanese Festival Faire?

    Thats all I've got for you today!
    Ja!

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    ESRB Under Fire

    posted @ 10/09/2006 06:52:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    Have you ever had to apply for any kind of federal funding? How about a college loan? Ever had to fill out any kind of paperwork for the gub'ment at all? Remember how large of a PITA that was? Apply that process to video game rating and that's what the future of video games may hold for us all.

    In a "they must be out there Bob-damned minds" moment, the Republican Senator Sam Brownback and pals are trying to get some legislation together and passed that would force the ESRB to play every game through, in it's entirety [which would mean all difficulty levels, finding all Easter eggs, etc,] before it can be rated and then released. Um, yeah... what bonehead told the Esteemed Gentlemen from the great state of Kansas that this was an executable idea, let alone a good one? It's obvious that it wasn't anyone who was an actual gamer, because there are way too many game franchises that will never pass this kind of inspection. Allow me to explain, or rather pose some questions of my own.

    How does one play Everquest, World of Warcraft, Second Life, or any MMORPG through in it's entirety? Throw into the mix user created content, patches, and the hallowed expansion pack and the review process is neverending... like the story. [Which is an AWESOME ass movie, TYVM] I doubt Blizzard wants to create a game or gamescape that never sees the light of day because it hasn't completed the review for rating by the ESRB process. What about the level of ability of the ESRB folks that will have to play the games? Will we have to wait an extra 10 months for a game to be rated and released because the person at the ESRB assigned the title happens to balls out suck at that particular type of game?

    Think about it this way, how long does it take the average gamer to get 100% clear in any game? Even with a guide, on average how long does it take? Few months? Tack on to that the fact that these people will have to be noting every instance of violence, potential violence, sexual content, and language in every scene. Add on a few more months for that. Then they will have to create a report that backs up why they believe the game deserves the rating they have suggested... and a committee goes over the document and then agrees or disagrees. Another month. Looks like 9 months to push that baby out the door if we are lucky and everyone agrees. What developer can afford to add an additional almost year to their development and release cycle?

    Senator Brownback has been quoted as saying:
    The current video game ratings system needs improvement because reviewers do not see the full content of games and don't even play the games they are supposed to rate. For video game ratings to be meaningful and worthy of a parent's trust, the game ratings must be more objective and accurate.
    Which I think is slightly off the mark. While I agree there are flaws within the ESRB rating system, it's better than not having a system at all. Many politicians and ESRB critics are quick to cite the GTA: San Andreas "Hot Coffee" incident and the Oblivion re-rating. Out of the hundreds upon hundreds of games that are released every year on the PC, console, and handheld gaming devices, two only have 2 notable misses [which aren't even bonafide misses... the "Hot Coffee" content was not intended to be seen as the triggers for the content had been removed by the games developer, and the Oblivion deal required a PC only 3rd party hack... hardly something the ESRB could be expected to find] I think is doing a pretty damn good job of screening games. I doubt that many of the already rated games would be re-rated if the ESRB had played them all the way through.

    What sends shivers down my spine is that if this legislation gets some power behind it and becomes law, it will mean the end of the ESRB. There is no way that the ESRB could keep up with the amount of games that they would have to review, so they would have to throw their hands up and say, "NO MAS!" Which would mean the government would step in and create a rating board system. And if you thought the ESRB process was going to be long, can you imaging how long the "Federal Rating Process" would be. Can you imagine your local federal representation assigning people to play games through in their entirety? Huh? Can you? Most times ougub'mentnt works, but it works ssss-lllllll-ooooooo-wwwwwwww people. It takes a lot of paper pushing, and lobbyists to get anything done in all honesty. AKK! Video Game Lobbyists?!?! Those words scare the shit out of me, they should scare the crap out of you too.

    I never thought I would write anything where I was coming to the aid of the ESRB, but they aren't the bad guy here. Personally I always thought that games should kind of be rated on their contents. If I was to rework the rating system, it would look something like this:

    Games for kids age 11 and under, would carry a KS - (kid safe) rating.
    Games like Super Monkey Ball, and most games that currently carry the EC, E or E 10+ rating.

    Games for young adults suitable for people age 13-16 that have most likely been exposed to violence (i.e. a fight in real life, or seen the TV news) and have heard or used strong language, and/or watch MTV... i.e. they've experienced the real world would carry the YA - Young Adult rating.

    Games that have nekkidness, next to nekkidness, allow you to slice an opponent in half with kick ass blood spurts, you know, the stuff you know when you play it no one with a still forming brain should play, would carry an A - Adult rating.

    And we'll keep the RP - Rating Pending rating from the original ESRB system for games that are still under review when their print ad campaigns start.


    Now is thst so difficult? Require that a more detailed explaination of potential game content appear on the back of the game box art [you know, contains violence, naughty language, and sexually suggestive stuff] and be done with it. Make a special area at the bottom on the front of the box art case [make it the standard template for the entire industry] and allow them to use whatever highlight color they want so as not to interfere with the artwork, and put the rating in there clearly. For some examples click on the images below.




    These are just some of the thoughts that have been bouncing around my head since I read this comic from Penny Arcade. They make a valid point... a scary, valid, on point, point.

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    Daily News: It's Not Over 'Til the Bunny Sings

    posted @ 10/08/2006 11:01:00 PM by evermore
    In today's news, Atari wows them with an opera featuring bunnies and Robotech hauls home an award.

    Nabaztag, You're It: Atari recently presented the Nabaztag Opera, featuring 100 Nabaztag devices, at the WIRED NextFest 2006. Created by the French company Violet, Nabaztags are the first, interactive wi-fi enabled "smart rabbits" that also double as interactive personal companions. Here's how the Atari news release described the opera: "Composed by artist and programmer Antoine Schmitt and music composer and film director Jean-Jacques Birge, the opera is a musical and choreographic partition in three movements, transmitted via wi-fi, playing on the tension between the music ensemble communion and individual behavior to create a strong and involved showpiece." But did it have a good beat?

    New Robotech Film Wins Award: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles won the Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature Award at the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. The award will be presented at the October 28 screening in Phoenix. Distributor FUNimation's news release describes the film: "A heroic cast of returning characters, led by Scott Bernard and Vince Grant, fight to end a decades-long struggle against an enigmatic alien race known as the Invid. However, the mysterious disappearance of the legendary Admiral Hunter will unfold in a treacherous mystery that could tear apart our young heroes and threaten their very survival!" Although The Shadow Chronicles are not available on DVD yet, here are a number of Robotech DVD's now on sale.


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    I Can't Believe It's Not Sex

    posted @ 10/08/2006 12:58:00 PM by MagicMystic
    I was tooling around on of my favorite anime sites the other day and I came across a Top 100 list. Immediately I started checking out all the anime on the list that I didn't know, and here is the hidden gem I discovered. For the record, I would just like to say that this is the most blatantly erotic anime I have ever seen and it still manages to not be porn. ::Claps Hands:: Bravo, Sousei no Aquarion, Bravo!

    A legend has been passed down from the ancient Alisia Kingdom, the Holy Genesis book records the tale of the legendary hero Apollonius who, 12,000 years ago, together with princess Serian and the Element Users, operated Aquarion and fought against the Shadow Angels.

    Holy Genesis Era, Year 0011, the earth was destroyed in the Great Catastrophe and the remaining humans are under attack by the Shadow Angel race of Atlantis, resurrected from a sleep of 12,000 years. Civilization is nothing but wreckage, but the remaining humans are still being hunted by the Cherubim Soldiers. Captured humans are turned into decorative flowers for the Tree of Life. Through uniting their hearts, bodies and spirits as one, pilots are able to combine their individual Vector mecha into one giant Aquarion mecha. Although there are a dozen or so 'elements'(pilots) for the vector ships there are only three of them, so only three people can fly at one time.

    Here's where the sexual element enters in. When the mechas combine the characters are shown naked bathed in a bright light and they always say things like, "So Powerful" or "I'm Burning" and at one point Silvia even yells "I'm coming!" when they join. The pilots talk about their first union as if they were virgins talking about what it's like to have sex. "How was it?" In the first few episodes Apollo forces his unions and by the other characters' reactions it hurts when it's forced, even though it is still very pleasurable. Although the show isn't particularly sexual in nature otherwise, any scene in a simulator or in the mechas themselves is highly sexual and involves blushing, high excitement, heavy breathing and the occasional climax.

    Now the best part is that it's always a threesome. Aquarion has three parts, Vector Luna, Vector Mars and Vector Sol, when they are combined one of the craft is the head. There are three different Aquarions depending on which Vector is the head, and apparently, considering Silvia's reaction being the head is a whole nother sexual high. She's all oh, wow so THIS is what it's like to be the head.

    I totally recommend this series for anyone who is amused or entranced by 'sexual' situations. After just the first few episodes even my normally unruffle-able self is flushed/blushing. Also of note, the ending song for episodes 2-13 "Omna Magni" by Yui Makino is now officially my favorite anime theme song.

    I rate this anime a 5/5
    1 Silver for Mecha, 1 White for Wing-ed Angels Out to Destroy the World and 3 Dark Pink for that "tingly feeling" you get right after a good mecha melding. Honestly though, I've been totally distracted by the sexuality, maybe I'm just frustrated(>.<), but this is a very solid anime with a good basis and believable characters. So even if you aren't a sex fiend there is still plenty this anime can offer you, cuz I mean technically they aren't having sex, they're just enjoying themselves a bit too much. People are allowed to have fun aren't they? Even if they're supposed to be concentrating on saving the world... Right?

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    Video Games in the Mainstream

    posted @ 10/07/2006 02:40:00 PM by Ninjasistah
    I missed this one because I haven't watched the episode yet, but looks like NBC's The Office paid homage to Call Of Duty in their episode this week.

    I watched the clip [love to Kotaku for the heads up] and laughed my ass off. First of all I think The Office is hilarious, but secondly the clip is just perfect... I know some of these types of people in real life man! I just cracked up laughing.


    Submitted for your approval:

    I think it's great that more television shows are filtering in video game references in appropriate places and among appropriate demographics. It makes sense that the people in this office take a little time out to play some office Call O' Duty... they are in the right demographic to WANT to play that game during the day if and when they can get away with it. Hell, if I could get away with playing some games while at work during the day I sure as hell would! And it makes sense to me that the fine folks over there at South Park Studios would do an episode where they featured WoW... Matt and Trey are gamers [when they can be] and the are aware that the majority of their viewing audience is mostly on WoW so it only makes sense to feature the game somehow in an episode. They get more recognition from their existing viewer base and can probably bring in some new viewers as WoW players who never watched a single episode of South Park tuned in to see this episode. A win-win situation for them. Bravo guys, bravo!

    I'd like to see more video gaming references cross over into the mainstream. The NFL has been using the Madden games to do play analysis on the oft occasion for a few years now, and that seems to be working very well for them... but I'd like to see more shows that present the 18-30 spectrum a little better. Not every teenager is into extreme sports and bling as MTV would have you believe, nor are they acne-riddled bashful timebombs of fury... no, there is a middle ground people, and it's called "normal."

    There are normal people out there, that play games. TV programs need to reflect that a bit more, and I think that's why I really enjoyed this clip from The Office, they are just normal-ish people, playing a game.

    Do you have any tv show that you love that you think should feature some video game references? Comment and let us know!

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    Daily News: TotemBall Goes Live Today

    posted @ 10/04/2006 12:14:00 AM by evermore
    In today's issue of our daily news report, play a little TotemBall, beat Cartman at a game of WoW, get put on the disabled list by the newest gaming sensation, try to sit through just one more Pokemon movie and buy the second volume of Basilisk.

    TotemBall Available Today on Xbox Live: Playing with your Xbox Live Vision camera just got a little physical now that TotemBall is available on Xbox Live Arcade. The gesture-based game uses Xbox Live Vision to control the characters in the game. Help Pterry the Pturtel uncover all the musical totems while grooving to your own totem beat. The game is offered for FREE on Xbox Live Arcade, starting today at 4 a.m. Eastern time, 1 a.m. Pacific time.

    South Park Kids Make Love, Not Warcraft: As Douceswild reminded us in yesterday's news, tonight's first episode of the tenth season of South Park will feature the kids playing World of Warcraft. Here's a sneak peek.

    Nasty Injur-Wii: Microsoft's U.S. Xbox 360 chief Peter Moore loves the Nintendo Wii and believes dual platform ownership of the two systems could reach 40 percent. However, in a story on the Next Generation website, he warns about the Wii, "The controller is innovative but it remains to be seen how innovative your shoulder will feel after an hour's play." Could the Wii result in rotator cuff injuries, as suffered by major league pitchers? Below is an example of the damage that could be suffered internally by a voracious Wii player:



    Seems Like 88: Continuing the long-running series, Pokemon Movie 8: Lucario and The Mystery of Mew has just been released. The DVD package also contains "making-of" footage, an hour-long TV special and a mini-comic book. Buy it here, if you dare.

    Available Starting Today: "The passions of the past quickly reignite as one scroll seeks to undo two powerful tribes. Death is on the wind, and the storm continues unabated." That's the description of Basilisk, Vol. 2, The Spoils of War, which just became available in the U.S. today. This limited edition includes an exclusive Japanese insert, collectible cards and original Japanese features.


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    .Hacking Again

    posted @ 9/30/2006 11:02:00 AM by MagicMystic
    There's a new .hack game coming out, aren't you excited? I can hear you sighing and shaking your head as I write this. Now I know, just as well as the next person that .hack is getting a little old, what with 4 PS games, 3 novels (and a novel series), 2 anime, 3 OVAs, 2 manga, an online roleplaying game and a collectible card game, but I'm confident that .hack//G.U. will be different from .hack//SIGN, .hack//INFECTION, .hack//MUTATION, .hack//OUTBREAK, .hack//QUARANTINE, .hack//Liminality, .hack//Legend of the Twilight, .hack//DUSK, .hack//AI buster, .hack//AI buster 2, .hack//Another Birth, .hack//GIFT, .hack//ZERO, .hack//ENEMY, .hack//fragment and .hack//XXXX.

    I'll start with a little introduction for those of you who are reclusive, blind, deaf hermits who live under rocks in a remote area of the moon and have managed to avoid encountering any of the .hack franchise. The basic plot is that due to a worldwide computer virus epidemic, there is only one OS that anyone uses, Altima OS. Altima has created the largest MMORPG in history, creatively called 'The World.' The game is hugely popular, with over 4 million users signing up at its launch. Each of the .Hack titles focuses on a series of bizarre events known as the Twilight Incident, in which players actually sustained RL (real life) damage when their characters were hurt. Multiple users are put into comas while playing the game. Most of the .hack storylines focus on a group of anomalous AI including Aura, Morganna and Aura's daughter Zefie as well as the system errors and bizarre occurrences in "The World".

    In the original 4 title game series, you play Kite and Black Rose, two typical snot-nosed school kids as they investigate the net. Kite accidentally dies when a data error causes a high level monster to spawn in a low level area. Aura appears, revives him and when he wakes up he is wearing a bracelet that allows him to 'Data Drain' enemies (basically hacking the program to reset the level of the enemy.) Kite and Black Rose run around trying to find Aura, figure out what has happened to the unconscious players and defeat what I call 'glitch monsters' or monsters that have infinite HP and can only be defeated with the data drain. That is also what most of the other .hack titles involve, little kids trying to save 'the world.' Urg, Retch! Uh, that is... I mean, yay!

    The game .hack//G.U. is much darker, and from what I've read, it sounds awesome. Basically it's 2017, 7 years have passed since the end of the original .hack games. ALTIMIT OS has been replaced by ALTIMIT MINE OS and The World is now The World R:2 (WHOO, now those are some Big Changes.) After a group of players set off a Cataclysm (oops) the game lost most of its data and was shut down, until R:2 came along. Because the original "The World" accounts couldn't be recovered the RPG lost many of its origional players, and a new population took over. Ok, in order to understand R:2 here's a reference: Take WoW (which was recently recorded as having 6.6 million paying subscribers) and double it, make all the servers PVP without the aid of alliance and horde groupings, and you've got The World R:2.

    It is a bit post apocalyptic, think Mad Max. Instead of players helping each other explore the endless litany of dungeons, the players are busy killing each other and competing to survive. PK (player killers) abound and it's damn hard for an honest gamer to survive. The worst of all is Tri-Edge, a notorious PK who will unhesitatingly and wordlessly destroy any player that crosses his path. However, one day one of his victims falls into a RL coma just after getting PKed, and Tri-Edge draws the attention of Haseo, a famous PKK (Player killer killer.) Unfortunately, not even Haseo can't defeat Tri-Edge and his level 133 character is data drained to level 1 and stripped of all equipment. You heard me right, the bad guy, who looks like an evil twin of Kite, is the one who wields the all powerful Data Drain. Bit of a turn around from the original. So what does it mean to The World that Kite, Shugo and Tri-Edge all have the same character design and all three are chosen to wield the data draining bracelet?

    What G.U. stands for is never officially and definitively declared, but supposedly there are 12 or more refrences to things that could be G.U. within the game. True to .hack form //G.U. will not be a single game, but is a trilogy that will be completed over the course of 2007. Also true to form there will be an accompanying anime. According to Newtype
    "...the entire experience is more online RPG-like with more action-focused battles, a more robust skills set, and group attacks that get your entire party involved... just pop into a town area or designated battle area out in the field and you'll find scads of PKs for Haseo to hunt down... not to mention an almost startling graphical upgrade."
    The first volume is being released this October from Namco Bandai Games for the PS2. If you are too lazy to play the game you can still get to know the characters by watching .hack//Roots an anime currently airing in Japan that covers Haseo's exploits prior to being downgraded.

    Game and anime trailers for .hack//G.U. and .hack//Roots can be found at Cyber Connect 2's official web site or through the .hack hub site




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    You Know You Play Too Much WoW When...

    posted @ 9/27/2006 11:04:00 PM by Pandalicious
    Ok, who didn't see this one coming?

    Hello all, finally arising from the ashes is me Pandalicious, and when I haven't been slaving away on homework or running myself up a wall, I've tried to play some WoW. Emphasis on tried, but this list ran through my mind and I thought I'd share...

    YOU KNOW YOU PLAY TOO MUCH WOW WHEN.....

    1. You inspect another characters gear, NOTICE it's tier three and you nearly have an orgasm.

    2. You walk into your least favorite class and see in your mind yellow writing that says "You are now Hated With World Civ I."

    3.You are eating and drinking at the same time and believe that you are recovering mana and health over a period of 30 sec.

    4. You find yourself dancing the same way that your character on WoW does. (happens more w/ night elf girls FYI)

    5. When you go to a new place you happen to blurt out (on accident) "Discovered Northshore Mall: gained 560 exp!"

    6. LEEEEEROY JENKINS!

    7. You know that Arathi Basin isn't a giant tub in some remote place.

    8. When you fall down or trip you wish you had bubbled yourself so it would absorb the damage.

    9. All you ever talk about is WoW, and when you aren't talking about, you are thinking about how you are going bring it back up in conversation.

    10. You notice that your boyfriend and all your friends start playing the game so they can spend time with you.

    Please guys, feel free to add more if you know of any! ^^

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    Best villian EVAAAH!!!!

    posted @ 9/13/2006 06:14:00 AM by Monkey Doo
    I wanted to get everyone's opinion on who the best video game villian who ever was.

    In my opinion the best villian in existance is Arthas from Warcraft 3. He is absolutely sick in my opinion. I can not think of a game which shows the descent into darkness better, nor one that has cooler videos. The scene in which he returns to Lorderan after all that happened (not gonna spoil this shit cause you all should check out the game, if even just to see the bad ass that is Arthas) is the coolest damn thing I have ever seen in a game. Though I have to admit Archimonde from the same game is pretty bad ass, too. Man, you'd think by the way I talk that I worship the ground that Blizzard walks on. But that is absolutly ridiculous. ...I am gonna go play some more World of Warcraft.

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    Look At All the Pretty Lights

    posted @ 9/10/2006 03:49:00 AM by Monkey Doo
    Sorry I haven't been posting, it's been a crazy past couple of weeks. But I'm back from Vegas and my house has internet so now I'll be back here writing mildly entertaining works that you only read so you can get candy. I feel like such a tool....

    So part of what I saw in Vegas was the Star Trek: the Experience in the Hilton Hotel and Casino. I was a week short of going to the Star Trek convention but fear not, I grabbed a really interesting sounding tidbit. Apparently there is a Star Trek MMO in the works. Now this isn't gonna be your run of the mill WoW style "I am gonna hit 2 buttons and level to 60" MMO. This baby is hard freaking core. Say you chose to be an engineer, there is a HUGE interface in which you actually have to sit there and fix an engine problem by moving around a system of vents and some other stuff. According to what I have read you will not only have a crew of live people for your ship, but you will be able to take them onto land for expeditions.

    There isn't too much info at this point but you can see everything they have available at here (NinJa, I can't get the stupid thing to work as a link... Fix it!! lol )
    all fixed says the NinJa *poof*



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