Tagged: gaming

WW-CHICAGO: The Big Game!

24_logo-9290715The Big ComicMix Broadcast winds up Wizard World Chicago with a roll of the dice and an in-depth look at the many sides of the new gaming product previewed here at the show – from the new 24 game based on the TV show to a peek at the 40th Annual GenCon starting up ion just a few days. And did you know there is a red hot new pro wrestling organization that is on TV and toy shelves but isn’t spelled W-W-E? Then it’s a a quick shot from the Planet of the Apes guy from the day when he used to travel with a different bunch.

Roll The eight sided dice, kiss the wizard and PRESS THE BUTTON!

World War Free!*

ATT & T and Blizzard Entertainment today announced a free, two-week direct-download trial of World of Warcraft.  The game is available at the AT & T blue room gaming site (http://www.attblueroom.com/gaming). 

The press release claims this is the longest World of Warcraft trial available.  It also claims that WOW is the most popular multiplayer online role-playing game, with more than 8.5 million subscribers.

"World of Warcraft‘s following is phenomenal. Its universal appeal extends to both experienced players and those brand new to gaming, so we’re thrilled to offer an extended online trial edition," said Glenn Broderick, executive director of gaming, AT&T.

* You thought this was going to be a post about that 52 spinoff co-written by our own John Ostrander, didn’t you? Made you look…

Booty call, fandom style

otakubooty-8650890Via Cheryl Lynn, yet another online meet-and-greet club has burst onto the scene with ambitions toward dispelling stereotypes about fans being weak in the social skills department.  This one’s called OtakuBooty, and specializes in bringing together "intelligent, funny, sexy" aficionados of Japanese animation, manga and gaming.

They claim, "Not all Internet communities are overrun by 13 year-olds arguing about DragonBall. Most OtakuBooty members are in their 20s and 80% of our members over the age of 18."  Which of course means a fifth are still legal minors. They continue, " OtakuBooty has a tight-knit community that has banded together for countless activities: a Full Monty-style fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims, raising money for a member who lost his apartment in a fire, and even clothing themselves in custom-made OtakuBooty hockey jerseys… And then there are the infamous parties."

Seems to me if you have that many underage members, you might want to be more careful about advertising Full Monty-style charity events and calling your parties infamous.