This expansion is looking a bit like Cataclysm to me, in that there will be new zones, storylines, and endgame content, but the real meat of their work appears to be the drastic changes to the leveling process.

One thing to remember is that until Warlords of Draenor, the playable character models were really clunky. Their entire system of mapping armor to models, particularly for armor that had its own geometry, was based on anchor points for these very old models. Remember also that the armor has to be able to smoothly…

FYI: I think this is the eighth expansion, not the seventh.

Plenty of people do want that, but it’s an unethical desire.

Yep. Keep an eye on the official union Twitter account.

If you check the GMG Union twitter, they’re getting ready to make a statement and take action.  They just haven’t done so yet.

The union hasn’t officially started action yet. There’s no picket line to cross. 

Not that ActiBlizzard would do this, but standing for human rights and free speech (and thus getting their company kicked out of China) could be a net-positive for the average Chinese citizen.

If you read some of the other articles Kotaku has posted on the subject, corporate leadership basically got it in their heads that Diablo 3 was an unrecoverable failure. The sales for Reaper of Souls weren’t high enough to change their minds, so D3 has been granted just enough staff to keep loyal players happy at this…

The white dude in question was attempting to capture these tales in order to celebrate the culture of early African Americans, but his own blind spots are still a problem in that regard.

Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with being sexual, but the designs for many female WOW characters are intentionally titillating. It’s par for the course for the fantasy genre, not really specific to WOW at all.

I’m not sure expanding the objectification of women’s bodies to include nudity in product advertisements actually makes nipples blasé. If you start with a culture that doesn’t associate breasts with titillation, as with many sub-Saharan tribes, then that’s certainly possible.

There are a whole lot of details that go into the playing of LOL at the micro and macro levels that are completely beyond the average viewer, likely more so than the average broadcast sport.

If it was just “Big Goose vs. Dog Man,” that wouldn’t be so much of a problem.

You gotta remember that lawyers have a tendency toward hyperbole when crafting statements like this.

If they lose players that perceive multiplayer competition to be unfair, that’s a potential revenue loss.

I still think the better title would have been The Second to Last of Us.

There’s a not-slim chance she becomes the wife of a future Vice President. 

And if you use HJKL to navigate, you’re a Vimmer.

As a religious person (Episcopal), I do see the educational value of an app that would assist someone who wishes to learn and practice traditional prayers.