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David Hua - October 16th, 2008

Events, World of WarCraft

BlizzCon 2008: Blood Elf and Night Elf Photo Shoot


GotGame was privileged to attend an exclusive photo shoot with the BlizzCon Blood Elf and Night Elf Babes. The virtual versions are pretty nice, but you can’t beat the real deal. Thanks to all the ladies for posing for us so we can see what good WoW cosplay looks like. Hit the jump for epic pics.

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David Hua - October 16th, 2008

Events, World of WarCraft

BlizzCon 2008: WoW Tournament Standings


FrostmounreThe Global World of Warcraft Tournament, held in Anaheim California, has come to an end.  Germany’s “Nihilum Plasma” was victorious against America’s “Selective Queuers.”  They won $75,000 and a replica of Frostmourne, which is the runeblade that the Lich King had thrust into the Frozen Throne.

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David Hua - July 2nd, 2008

Politics

Game Ratings War Brewing in the UK


pegiIt’s a battle between two juggernauts: Electronic Arts and the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). This time the fight is over video game ratings in the UK. So far it’s been a back and forth between the two sides. EA claims the new system is unworkable and confusing, while the BBFC has fired back saying EA’s statements are misleading.

The new system is driven by a six-month long government commissioned study, “Safer Children in a Digital World,” by popular TV child psychologist Dr. Tanya Byron. Her proposal calls for integrating the standing mandatory BBFC ratings for games rated 18+ with the voluntary Pan European Games Information (PEGI) ratings. The suggested ratings process will use a combination of the cinema-rating style with PEGI’s system (3+, 7+, 12+, etc.) to create a more consistent level of evaluation throughout the UK. At the same time, it calls for dropping the rating age for mandatory evaluation, from games rated 18+ down to 12+. Below is an interview with Dr. Byron about her study.
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