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The Pentagon Preps for World of Warcraft Invasion (No, Seriously)

Terrorism. It could be all around you. It could be in the air you breathe, the food you eat, the loved one you kiss goodnight and even the MMO you play. Yes, friends, according to a recent presentation by Dr. Dwight Toavs, professor at the Pentagon's National Defense University, virtual worlds could easily hide a real terrorist plot. And to illustrate his point, Toavs supplied this example screen from World of Warcraft. It looks innocent enough, just documenting a good old dragon fire spell on the south gates of the Keep. Unless...wait...what could they really be referring to? More »

2:20 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
By Mark Wilson
19,829 views, 118 comments

Latest by ldsdj: McCasmir: McCarthyism was right, you dumba--! We are losing our country to Marxism as we speak, just read a book on Marxism and then look at Obama's record. The core tenets of Marxism include a disbelief in God/capitalism/morals/and family. These coincide with Obama's statements, policies, and the organizations that he started more »

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Treadmills Used to Play WoW (Verdict: Even Usain Bolt Couldn't Cut It as a Blood Elf)

Most avid World of Warcraft players don't wonder too much about what it would be like to truly run as often and as far as their avatars, because a.) that sounds hard and b.) they're too busy wondering would it would be like to run at all. Nonetheless, some crafty young WoWers managed to hook up a couple of treadmills and joysticks to their computers in such a way as to simulate running across Azeroth. Even when some handicaps were programmed into the system, the (sort of) reality was clear: WoW characters are FAST. More »

9:00 PM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By John Herrman
14,265 views, 28 comments

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World of Warcraft Getting a Hardware Authenticator Tool

The hacking and account stealing has gotten so bad on World of Warcraft that Blizzard has decided to release a hardware authenticator to make sure when you log in, you're actually not some dude in China who looks like me. (Unless you are.) The authenticator costs $6.50, and will spit out a six-digit code—much like the Paypal security key—that you enter into your account when you log in. You can use that one authenticator to any number of accounts, so if your whole family plays, you'll only have to pay once. [Blizzard via Wow Insider - Photo of Consumerist's Popken]

3:29 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Jason Chen
6,340 views, 19 comments

Latest by xfer_rdy: What a crock of crap !!!! This idea is worse than copy protection on digital music. But what do you want from Vivendi/Universal, they own blizzard now. 1.2 million users X $7 = 8.4 million dollars. What is this $8 million for? Better protection? The hardware is a bullshit solution. Look more »

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Eight Ways to Hurt Yourself Playing Video Games

When I was talking with the SteelSeries guys about their gear, one thing they were serious about was that gaming is a sport. I scoffed. But, we've shown you how to work out with nothing gaming gear and now PC Mag catalogs eight ways to hurt yourself gaming—like any other athletic activity. Besides sore limbs via Wiitis, there's Rock Band Hand from too much drumming/strumming, WASD wrist for hardcore PC gamers (and bloggers), Burning Bladder for WoWites, and um, something that vaguely resembles epilepsy for puzzle gamers. Not featured, however, is the most notorious of Wiinjuries: More »

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9:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By matt buchanan
15,247 views, 23 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Lucky him she didn't have a nunchuck. Get it? nunchuck? lollololololol more »

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World of Warcraft Mana Energy Potion Will Probably Sell Incredibly Well

Taking into account that WoW has over 100.4 gizillion subscribers at last count, we surmise that a drink based on mana potions in the game should sell incredibly well. It's hard to tell how this thing will taste without actually drinking and subsequently puking it up, but it's supposed to give you 5-8 hours of uninterrupted "jitter-free energy". More »

7:30 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Jason Chen
36,624 views, 58 comments

Latest by Subterfuge: I don't need mana pots. I just lifetap. Mana pots are for the weak. more »

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Like WoW, The Pirate Bay Has Reached 10 Million

Torrent sharing group The Pirate Bay has asserted itself as "World's Largest Tracker," now claiming over 10 million peers sharing 1 million files. Not only is 10 million more than the population of New York City, it's just about equal to the user numbers of the most successful MMO on the planet, World of Warcraft, which not so long ago announced the same user milestone...and may have a thing or two to say about The Pirate Bay's title.
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10:54 AM on Sun Jan 27 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,392 views, 28 comments

Latest by CaptMonkey: @Hello_Newman: The Pirate Bay is providing a service for free that other companies cannot match even charging for it. The choices are to either to use a subpar service legally, which has slower download speeds, may not have the content I want, will use DRM or some proprietary so I more »

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Ultra-Pretty Dell Crystal LCD Monitor Now Available

Dell has flaunted this gorgeous monitor for a while in various trade shows and press events, always saying that it's just a design concept and not available yet. That all changes now, because the 22-inch Dell Crystal LCD display is suddenly a real product. Just in time for CES, this beauty is set to ship in the next few days, and even though its spec list isn't as high-end as we had hoped, it's still so pretty, if it were smaller we'd want to wear it as a necklace. More »

12:00 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Charlie White
137,770 views, 69 comments

Latest by EQC: @littleSavage: :) Glad I could help. more »

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Windows Media Player 11 Is Useful: It Cuts WoW Load Times By Up to 50 Percent

Windows Media Player 11 discovers a purpose in life—how awesome is that? (Seriously, who actually uses it for anything?) Apparently, European forums started reporting last month that running WMP 11 in the background noticeably cuts World of Warcraft load times, especially in stickier areas, though American slackjaws have just recently caught on. Game|Life confirms WoW Insider's post on the bizarre performance steroid with a test on their own machine. But will it help your rig run Crysis—or any other game for that matter? [WoW Insider via Game|Life]

1:20 AM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By matt buchanan
18,701 views, 59 comments

Latest by DiskoDanyo: WMP 11 is better than Itunes. more »

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Dell World of Warcraft XPS M1730 Gaming Notebook Unboxing, Looting and Grope


Dell's $4500 WoW-themed XPS M1730 gaming notebooks are hot shit, even if you aren't into WoW: overclockable Intel Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA SLI DX10 graphics cards, PhysX card, Full HD 17-inch widescreen, pre-loaded with WoW and Burning Crusade expansion, plus a plethora of other limited edition WoW merch. Check out a more thorough groping of the loot horde, the first hands-on video, and the full press release w/ all the specs after the jump. More »

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11:45 AM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Matt Buchanan
20,617 views, 49 comments

Latest by JohnMcClane: God, I registered just to say this guy is the biggest fucking moron I have ever seen. OPEN THE FUCKING BOX. I can not believe you took 10 fucking minutes to open a box, then were so AMAZED by the cardboard. Get over it. more »

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Mr. T and William Shatner World of Warcraft Ads Make Us Want to Be Level 70 Mohawks

Most of my friends play World of Warcraft. I don't. I suspect that these hilarious new spots featuring cult icons Mr. T and William Shatner are aimed at me—if you're not a geek or know nothing about the game, they have little appeal, like an earlier spot. But they're going to be national TV ads, leading me to two conclusions: WoW's popularity is peaking/has peaked. So they're wrangling the offbeat pop cultural status its South Park episode cemented to try to lure in people of my ilk. Or maybe I'm just reading it wrong. Either way, catch at least the Mr. T ad after the jump. It rules. More »

8:00 PM on Thu Nov 22 2007
By Matt Buchanan
24,185 views, 45 comments

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