Now I see the sun...

...yes now I see it! And it's so freakin' bright! This Metallica lyric is not only apt because their new album Death Magnetic is on the verge of being released to the public, but also because I am trying out a new MMO before a big wave of entertainment-media goodness hits in September (The Office Season 4 on DVD, The Office Season 5, Metallica's new album Death Magnetic, Lost Season 4 on DVD, Spore, and many, many more) - it's called World of Earth.

Platinum V.I.P. New Features:

• Interact with your friends in a fully realized 3D world


• Go bowling


• Read a book


• Get a sunburn


• Celebrate real-time holidays, like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and more!


• Participate in world events as they happen, like disaster relief, sponsor a child, "Vote or Die," the Iraqi invasion and more!

Amazingly Loyal New Pets:

• Dog

Productive New Tradeskills:

• Live-action Fishing


• Horse Husbandry


• Pizza Delivery


• Cashier


• Organized Crime


• Full-time Hustlin'


• Mall Rat


• Alchemy

Incredible New Boss Encounters:

• Wife


• Girlfriend


• Your Boss

Legendary New 40 Man Raids:

• Your Mom's House

COMING SEPTEMBER 2008!!

(Next time: "Why BG's need a big revamping - and tips for PvPing with a sunburn.")

Raiding "New-to-You" Brings Back the Fun!

Blizzard has a long standing tradition in WoW of truly making the players feel as though they have achieved something when end-game encounters are finally defeated. So much so, in fact, that many players never get the chance to see bosses like Ragnaros, Nefarion, C'thun, Illidan... and so on.

To make a long story longer - a couple of weekends ago I finally got to see Kel'thuzad, and his friend Sapphiron thanks to a weekly Naxxramas run that takes place on Nathrezim!


If you haven't tried this I HIGHLY recommend it! Not only is it a great chance to get your alts some sweet leveling gear (if the raid is big enough), it is also a sweet opportunity to see some new-to-you content. Many shall mock, but I eagerly anticipate taking my Death Knight to kill Kil Jaedin. Lewts to after the jump...


Lots of fun - and afterwords we raided AQ40 and ripped C'thun a new eyehole! My warrior Bessi (see dancing cow movie in the Video Cave section) was 2 points away from winning the roll for [Dark Edge of Insanity]. PLUS a [Vanquished Tentacle of C'thun] dropped. Again, no cigar on that one. I DID win a [Silithid Claw]. however, so it was totally worth it.

Wrath of the Lich King Cinematic

Today Blizzard released the opening cinematic for the Wrath of the Lich king. The dynamic between Arthas and his father makes this particularly compelling. Sorry, no gnomes in this one...