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World of Warcraft Monopoly
The world of the online games are now spreading worldwide and reaching their fanatic players in different angles and with different type of gimmick on their sleeves. The love for the lore of World of Warcraft alone has brought Blizzard entertainment to merge with the top leading toy making companies in the world. If you are one of these excited fanatics who look forward for summer to come, then read on this latest buzz below.
Yes, Blizzard has announced that they are to sell numerous branded board games inspired by their very own World of Warcraft creation. Debuting last February 12 in the Toy Fair launched in the Big Apple (New York City), Monopoly: World of Warcraft and Risk: Starcraft made originally by USAopoly, are soon to hit the stores. These board games would definitely add up to the million of collectibles being kept by thousands to millions of World of Warcraft and Starcraft fanatics all over the world. This plan and launch are well supported by Blizzard Entertainment who also feels flattered that their big hit franchises have been chosen to bring forth joy, fun and magic in the world of children and online game buffs alike.
The amazing thing about the creation of such toys is that the fans get to actually be part of their production. How? Listen to this. The company producing the toys, alongside support coming from the Blizzard Entertainment team, is holding a poll via Facebook. Such poll gives children and online or video game fanatics to actually vote for the design that they like best and even choose which among the numerous dungeons, dragons and other World of Warcraft and Starcraft characters you would actually want to be part of the Monopoly game.
It has been revealed that such US Monopoly: World of Warcraft would be available this coming May 2012, in time for the pre – planned launched of its latest franchise installement: Mist of Pandaria. For only $39.95 fans can complete their WoW collectibles and children can actually play and use their own strategy to conquer one particular realm to another. Also, RISK: Starcraft would be hitting stores alongside WoW with a starting price tag of $49.45. United Kingdom releases for such toys have not yet being announced. So, try to save as much as school allowances that you can get and spend your summer with these amazing fun filled challenging magical toys!
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World of Warcraft Humanitarian Duty: Saving Children’s Lives
Many adults have been feared by their children getting too attached to online games. This is not a strange feeling as kids often than not spend most of their time in front of their computers and away from their books. Adults have been tagging these online games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft as gruesome, cruel and generating anti – social attitude to their kids. However, Blizzard Entertainment have stepped out and actually prove to the public that they exist not simply to create games that keep people, children and adults alike, hooked but also to give back to society with the goal of serving the community for the greater good.
Blizzard Entertainment has not only hit the market to sell their online games to numerous fanatics but they have come forward to serve the community in lieu with their humanitarian duty through a World of Warcraft charity auction. Yes, all the swords, character figures and gruesome setting were curbed into a saleable product that not only completed the tangible collection of many WoW fanatics but they have turned into actual cash – shelling – saving children’s lives possession.
The company sold 2,000 blade servers that they used to host their smashing hit fantasy realm of World of Warcraft to raise money for the St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. The mentioned beneficiary is an actual pediatric hospital in Memphis which specializes in cancer treatment and other life – threatening diseases in children. Such auction run for the whole month of January and was hosted in eBay.
The World of Warcraft blade servers were each fitted in a transparent case that was etched with a WoW logo and a plaque filled with signatures of almost all of the leading online game’s development team. World of Warcraft realms have virtual neighborhoods that give the players the opportunity to create new relationships that include friendships and friendly rivalries with good memories tagging along. Hence, this collectible was sold to the public bearing in mind that numerous WoW fans get too attached to their particular WoW realm as players can only choose one realm that contains limited number of characters. Through such auction, the fans actually got to experience the landscape that is swarmed with hundreds to thousands of dwarfs, wizards, orcs and relieving the fantasy all over again.
Players not only get to pay their well earned money in getting these chips and disks that furnished their fantasy online game lives but the winners of each of the biddings definitely got the chance to grab a small monument filled with collective experiences. Not to mention, they get be part of supporting an institution’s goal of helping children from the US and around the world. With this bold move, Blizzard Entertainment is hoping that the numerous negative stereotypes of adults to online games would soon be extinguished and end with a single thought: everything created in this world is set to do good and for the greater good of many.
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Ironman Takes On World Of Warcraft
World of Warcraft fans gathered early this year to renew their vow and actual obsession in the fun filled world of Blizzard Entertainment’s leading franchise: World of Warcraft. In fact, such obsession has created numerous fans to not only play the game for the nth time but to actually create a new level of competitiveness. This alone gives giddy and fulfilled feeling to those behind the creative and developing teams behind the smashing hit of Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft.
A group of fans have started their very own World of Warcraft Ironman Challenge. This is to actually crown the best amongst the self proclaiming top, bad ass and best World of Warcraft gamer of the century. Such challenge brings forth to the numerous WoW fanatics an experience that they would never forget as they play their favorite game online. To actually deem such challenge with seriousness and authenticity, rules have been set out through the official forum by a troll priest from the Moonglade (EU) guild Twisted Tusks with a user name Jahjin.
This has kept WoW fans excited as the Ironman Challenge is not something that players with weakened knees and heart would undertake. As early as now, the group shares to their co – World of Warcraft fans that the rules are quite brutal which makes this a very difficult level type of WoW game. How brutal? You dare ask? Well, some rules are plain brutal as death simply means death. If you die in the game, then you are out for good and begging for a second chance with bended knees and tears on your face would do you no good; except pull your credibility down while raising the bar of humiliation within your guild or WoW community. But then again, there are those less vicious routes for players who seem to be canny and try to enjoy the game while actually surviving it. These players choose the Player Versus Environment (PvE) realm mode just to stay away from nonsense deaths caused by player collision mode. However, even this course does not give a sweet fruit basket as a reward while gamers play the game. In fact, throughout the challenge, the players are not allowed to utilize their talent points which include the ability to choose your specialization. If you are built to be tough for such challenge then surely, you’ll have a blast of experience while playing your favorite Blizzard Entertainment game.
Even the people from Blizzard Entertainment are hollering their supports through the forum and encouraging the players to be their best when embarking the realm of the Ironman Challenge. The company itself is not an amateur when it comes to such challenges as Diablo and Diablo II also featured such brutal and rough hard mode challenges to its fans. Not to mention, they get a bit flattered by such occasion as fans are truly dedicated to their creation to even bother putting up such challenge. Definitely, with the Ironman Challenge, WoW is so loved by the fans and Blizzard Entertainment strives hard to return the favor. If you want to take on the Ironman Challenge, check out the official World of Warcraft forums for more information on its rules and frequently asked questions. Be the first to take on the Ironman Challenge and be the best WoW player on the planet!
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