For 11 Million+ subscribers Worldwide, World of Warcraft (WoW) is more than just a game – its a Way of Life. When that way of life changes from a flattened 2D World, to that of a 3-Dimensional, visually stunning experience, you can bet that people will notice. Well, the latest change in the WoW Armory may not be that dramatic, but its good to see WoW making strides in the 3-D direction.

And now, for your enjoyment:

A note to Santa Claus:

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Dear Santa,

Christmas is around the corner, and while I ready the DVD player for another 24 hours of A Christmas Story, I wanted to send you “My Wishlist” for the Holidays. You probably know this already, but I wanted to tell you again that I’ve been a good boy. Go ahead. Check your list. I’ll wait. Check it twice if you want. I also wanted to let you know that I always eat my vegetables. Unless its brussel sprouts. I only eat that if we have vinegar. Also, I don’t say any bad words. Well, not that often. And oh, I love Mama K very much! So please Santa, if you have time in your schedule, when you stop by my chimney to drop off presents, please consider at least one of my gifts from “My Wishlist.” Thank you.

With milk and cookies,

Baby Edo
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For the Entertainment Seeker

Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2| Television
$9.99

Twilight | Movie
$24.99

Entourage | Cable Television Series
$ Varies

For the Technology Lover

Apple iPhone | Smartphone
starts at $99 for 3G model w/ New Contract or Renewal via AT&T
5 iPhone Accessory Essentials

Nikon 18-200mm AF-S | Foto Equipment

For the Video Gamer

PS3 Slim and Xbox 360 Elite | Gaming Consoles
$299 and $299

World of Warcraft | PC MMORPG Game
$19.00

Street Fighter 4 (XBOX, PS3, PC)
$27.99 for both XBOX and PS3. $30.98 for PC

For the Comic-Book Collector

San Diego Comic-Con | Comic Book Convention
$$$ TBA (Usually runs $35-50 depending on day)
Don’t forget: Tix go on sale Dec. 15, 2009!

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology| Graphic Novel
$14.93

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Plush Toy | Dinky Ninja Bears
$7.00

The last BIG World of Warcraft Patch (3.3) before Cataclysm releases.

You all know how much I Love to play WoW. But a certain Taiwanese player that goes by the name of “Little Grey” (小灰) may just love it a little bit more than I do. So what has “Little Grey” (小灰) done? Well, the lil’ Wrathbringer from Taiwan has beaten the ultimate in Massively Multi-Player Online RPG’s – World of Warcraft. How do I know he’s beaten it? Because he’s sitting at home right now asking when Cataclysm is going to be released! Seriously! He’s questing w/ n00bs right now who are QQ’ing over not having “beaten” the game yet. What a good guildie. And one Drood that deserves a PWN GROWN Tee. /yee!

At any rate, the lil’ Wrathbringer has broughted the Wrath – having completed all the achievements except for the recently added “BB King” and is the first player to reach 986/986 points listed in the armory. What’s it say? Something like, he’s killed 390,895 HELLA creatures and died 8,543 not too many times himself. He has racked up 7,255,538,878 HELLA points of damage and has completed 5,906 DAMN THATS A LOT OF quests. And he ran a Taur-Drood. A DROOD! They’re not even OP. WoW. Maybe I need to re-roll a Drood. Chalk one up for the Horde. Wonder how he does in WG? And I wonder if he was grinding boars to get to 80. Just a thought…

What is this I see in my virtual Holiday stocking? A gift from Blizzard, perhaps? If the above email I just received from “Blizzard” isn’t a hoax, then it looks like I’ll be cozying up in front of my World of Warcraft enclave for 7 Days to help celebrate 5-years of World of Warcraft Anniversary fun!

If this is all a ploy to get me back into your World of Warcraft, then well, guess what? Its working! Much thanks to you guys, and see you on WoW!

You know how much I # WoW. The raids, instances, gear, auctions, and comradarie; I # all that. So when I found out that the Blizzard Store has just put up two in-game pets for REAL-MONEY on sale, for use in the VIRTUAL World of Warcraft (WoW) realm, I was stoked. It’s the first time Blizzard has made this kind of service available. At the cost of $10 per pet…

For many folks, this is no big deal. There are a lot of games out today that give you the option of spending your cold-hard cash for in-game currency, goods and other services. So why should WoW be any different? Well, aside from the $15 a month I spend on WoW membership, what’s another $10, right? Before you know it, we’ll all have the chance to parade around in our Tier 8 gear with the hautest pets in tow. Just shell out the cash at the Blizzard Store! /w00t! (Actually, this is kind of a touchy subject. And I would have to agree. Check out the banter betwen the fanboys here). Regardless of how I, or how many others feel for that matter, these pets are actually CoolAzifug.

The two new non-combat pets are (as quoted from store):

Again, they run $10 each.

Time to get Social! In an effort to keep my Video Game/Online presence in order, I’m compiling a list of Virtual places where you will be able to find me. For my fellow aspiring photographers, friendly Social Network-ers, and Video Game Junkiez – come add me and lets get Social!

Video Games

What creativity, ya?

If you search hard enough, you’ll also be able to find me ALL OVER the InterwebZ.

But since you’re here:

Flickr.com
Facebook
Twitter
Haute Azifug
Dinky Ninja Bears

The Future of Gaming is Touchable

The Power of Touch :: Like many people, I am waiting for a fully functional Multi-Touch computer. Over the past year Ive been just a little obsessed with the topic. It Started when I was sitting in my BioChem class and realized how the current keyboard and mouse interface limited my ability to effectively use my MacBook Pro in class. After a month or so of dreaming about how a Multi-Touch computer would work I realized how complex it would be. To make Multi-Touch computer really work you have to completely abandon the current keyboard and mouse paradigm. You also have to deal with the complexities of interacting with a computer where every square mm is a source of input. So, over the year I developed a workable interface concept and made a few videos and concept art to show it off.

Jon Doe, the anonymous grad student from Georgia and an haute azifug concept creator for a Multi-Touch computer, has something to show you. What is that, exactly? Well, how about video gaming on your computer sans mouse and keyboard? With the Power of Touch, it is possible. And whaddya know? They are showing off the concept for video gaming featuring one of my most fave games. And with rumors harboring from an Apple Tablet to that of an appearance from the Mac-Man (Steve Jobs) himself at the upcoming Sept. 9th event, I couldn’t be more elated! In the meantime, check out the Touch video after the break.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[more info and images at SlateBlog]