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As of midnight tonight the new Warcraft expansion “The Wrath of the Lich King” goes live and millions of players all over the globe will embark on playing the latest installment of Blizzards long awaited sequel to their last expansion for the World of Warcraft.

It may surprise you to know that If you walk through a crowded town centre the statistics predict that you will never be more than 10 feet away from a World of Warcraft (WoW) player…. that’s quite a scary stat too!
I used to play this game regularly and am at a point now where I only dabble for a few hours a week. I have friends who have racked up over A YEAR in time spent in front of their screen playing WoW! While this is not uncommon around the globe I’m surprised that Blizzard Entertainment are not doing anything to tackle the problem of Warcraft addiction…. and it is an addiction.

I still play the game but the fact is I only do it to maintain the social aspect which I like. In truth the game is pointless. The only fun I have in it now is within the conversations with the players. I’m not really having any fun anymore playing the game cos it’s become repetitive, a constant goal of more epics… no real achievements, plenty of purple gear but nothing really gained…. and to make matters worse the new expansion negates all progress you’ve made by raising the bar to level 80 and rendering all your hard earned gear obsolete. I’ll play the new expansion cos it’ll be fun to explore the new aspects of the game they have introduced… but once I’m lvl 80 I can imagine i’ll not play much.

The real fact is Blizzard need to face up to the issue that they are destroying peoples lives by not setting play limits on the game. There are groups everywhere for people who have lost everything through WoW addiction. Check out a few:

http://www.wowdetox.com/

Yahoo.com WOW Widows

http://gamingsucks.com/

Here’s a vid to help people quit too! - How to Quit Playing WoW!

Remember peeps… everything in moderation!

It’s been a long wait but it looks like it’s going to be worth it!

Diablo and Diablo 2 is the game that “redefined” the RPG industry standard and it looks like Blizzard has struck another deal with the devil and delivered yet another gem.

The basic background behind the 3rd installment is that twenty years have passed since the cataclysmic events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have had their asses handed to them, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, has been destroyed, and evil mofos once again stirs in Tristram…. wooooooo scary shit!!!

Blizzard Entertainment have launched the game’s official website, with information about the places, characters, monsters, and adventures awaiting our return to the world of Sanctuary. Some of the site’s highlights include:

The cinematic teaser trailer shown at the 2008 Worldwide Invitational
A 20-minute gameplay demo video
More than 60 screenshots and pieces of concept art
Deckard Cain’s journal, narrated by Deckard Cain himself — stay a while and listen!
And lots of other cool stuff!

Visit the new Diablo III website now to learn more about the game, and make sure to check out the official FAQ and the announcement press release.