NEWS FOR Monday, July 31, 2006

Top Selling Games - Deathwing @ 10:15:53 EDT
Another week, and NPD has released the top selling games of the week ending July 15th. The results?

1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard)
2. Cars Radiator Springs Adventures (THQ)
3. The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda/2K Games)
5. Prey (2K Games)
6. The Sims 2 Open For Business (Electronic Arts)
7. The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff (Electronic Arts)
8. Paws & Claws Pet Vet (Valusoft/THQ)
9. Guild Wars Factions (NCsoft)
10. Half-Life 2: Episode One (Vivendi Games)

If it just me or is the PC Gaming market getting stagnant? Half of the games in here are a year old. Still, retaining first place as a MMORPG is certainly no small achievement!


NEWS FOR Sunday, July 23, 2006

Alliance Shamans and Horde Paladins - Deathwing @ 1:10:59 EDT
In a move that is not too surprising, Blizzard has announced that Blood Elves can becomes Paladins while Draenei Shamans also exists. Finally, we will see Alliance Shamans and Horde Paladins in action.

This change is going to have some rather interesting effects in gameplay... and will help balance the two factions. Finally, Horde can progress as quickly in PvE while Alliance and no longer a position to blame all their WSG lossess on Shamans. Read more here.


NEWS FOR Tuesday, July 18, 2006

New Public Test Realm Up - Deathwing @ 5:20:12 EDT
Blizzard has launched the public test realm for World of Warcraft, to test out all the changes in the upcoming patch. If you're interest is adjusting to the changes before everyone else, go check it out.

NEWS FOR Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Jewelcrafting in WoW - Deathwing @ 6:33:17 EDT
Blizzard has released some nice information on how Jewelcrafting will work in World of Warcraft.

Jewelcrafters learn the art of creating beautiful jewelry and trinkets from metals and rare gems. By processing the raw ore mined from the various deposits and mineral veins, jewelcrafters can extract gems from the ore which they can then use for their craft. Although miners sometimes find gems while gathering ore, jewelcrafters mostly rely on their prospecting skills to get more of the precious stones.

If you plan to buy the expansion, it's worth a read.