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The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory takes all the functionality of the full armory website and places it at your fingertips. The iPhone app allows players to immediately access character, guild, and arena team information, read World of Warcraft news, check leaderboards, browse items drops by zone and dungeon, and even check their guild calendar to see if they can make it to the next Ulduar raid. There's even a nifty talent calculator so you can ponder re-speccing while sitting on the can. Now that's convenience!

What makes this different from the third-party World of Warcraft applications is that it actually ties to your account, requiring you enter your login and password to gain access to your information. It's really all the WoW iPhone application you'll ever need.

From Activision Blizzard President and CEO Bobby Kotick:

I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform. It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation...When we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support [PS3 and PSP].

Kotick wants to see Sony's licensing fees reduced (Activision paid Sony $500 million in royalties and "other goods" last year) and a PS3 price cut. He probably wouldn't mind seeing some incentives like advertising dollars, either (something Microsoft can be pretty generous about).

Oh, and if there's one publisher that can say these things, it's the conglomerate makers of Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, multiple Dreamworks and Marvel movie titles, World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo—even if those Blizzard games aren't on consoles at this time.

As of now, Kotick's words are just corporate smacktalk (bottom line: Activision still makes money on the platform). But what if a company like EA came forward and said the same thing? No good can come of this for Sony. [TimesOnline]

We don't think it's fake; if it is, it's an unbelievably elaborate one and we'd prefer to think nobody is willing to put in that kind of time and effort for such a dumb prank. It's done using Vollee, which is used to stream games over 3G, so the video is actually just a stream and the rendering is done on the PC. But it's much smoother than we'd expect over 3G, and comes with enough features that true WoW addicts will be able to get their fix on the run, buying and selling elves or whatever happens in that game.

According to the comments left by the video's uploader, the game is completed but waiting for the rights issues to be ironed out between Blizzard and Apple (and, presumably, Vollee), so we have no idea when or for how much this might show up on iPhones near you. [Touch Arcade]

Built by Cati Vaucelle & Shada/Jahn, the WoW Pod is an "immersive architectural solution for the advanced WOW (World of Warcraft) player that provides and anticipates all life needs." Practically, this equates to a WoWish hut including an integrated PC with surround sound, water supply, hot plate (synced to heat when your avatar cooks) and, of course, a porcelain throne.

Seriously though, MIT, I have my WoW Pod right here. It's called a bathroom, laptop and one jumbo family pack of Hostess cupcakes. See you guys in a few days. [MIT via Kotaku]

This is a funny concept in the first place, because as anyone who has played WoW know, you do a LOT of running. Miles upon virtual miles of terrain can be covered in a short session, usually at a pretty fast clip. The guys over at Manapotions.com went to great lengths to estimate the actual speed of their avatars, then built a surprisingly effective apparatus out of some old treadmills, bikes wheels and optical mice (for speed tracking). The results was kind of like the ultimate expression of the Wii "get involved in the game" ethos, except with 1000% more exertion and 97% less fun. Click through to see the build process and gameplay notes. [Mana Potions]

[Kotaku]

He does actually raise an interesting point. Instead of having just one console attached to one TV, you could have a computer that could stream your movies, pictures, and even games to any TV. It would definitely make the idea of downloading video games more appealing, instead of locking them to just one console.– Ben Longo

WOW developer keeps close eye on Sony and Microsoft [Games Industry]