Gaming Videos, MMORPGs, World of WarCraft
Most recent addition to references for the “Made me crap myself more than ____” list: the just-out Wrath of the Lich King opening sequence. Utterly breathtaking? Sure. 100 times more choke-worthy in HD-format? Ahem: yes.
Thursday night: a night of either great excitement, or disappointment. This hinged on if you were lucky enough to find an email from Blizzard lighting up your inbox. For most of us, disappointment, though a number of you lucky dogs out there received this most treasured surprise: an invite to the WotLK beta. We have a quick rundown from the past few nights of what we now know, thanks to squelched alpha voices, and the new beta testers.
A few years ago, it was the hottest ticket to watch online program. Since then, I’ve pretty much ignored it.
Recently, German e-sports team SK Gaming (with help from Amok studios) began streaming live World of Warcraft content on Joost. And even though this isn’t going to break down the wall to spread gaming to a wider audience, it does one important thing: It gets folks to try Joost (if you haven’t) or rediscover it (it’s come a long way since the beta version).
Have you ever found yourself playing a video game for hours on end, losing all track of time and, quite possibly, the love of family, friends, and significant others? Many gamers have a vice, whether it’s Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft, or Halo 3. It’s that game that makes you incoherently mumble, “just five…more…minutes!” even though you know damn well you won’t be stopping any time soon. There is no denying that games have an addictive quality, but is there a cause for it? And more importantly, are there consequences? Scientists have stopped research on developing a Portal gun and have instead turned their attention towards our favorite pastime to discover how games turn us from humble, albeit doughy couch potatoes, to frothing addicts looking for our next digital fix.
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