In order to raise money for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Blizzard Entertainment is auctioning off 2,000 recently retired World of Warcraft blade servers on eBay which have been fitted into transparent cases etched with the World of Warcraft logo. In addition, each server bears a plaque with the signatures of the development team and is marked with the realm it was used to host.
Mike Morhaime, CEO [of] Blizzard Entertainment, said: ‘World of Warcraft realms are like the virtual neighbourhoods of the game’s community. They contain the spaces where millions of players have made friendships, forged friendly rivalries, and created lasting memories. Each winner in this auction will own a small monument to those collective experiences. The best part is that this auction benefits a great charity doing tremendous work in helping children from the U.S. and around the world.’
The auctions will run until the end of January. Click here to check them out.
(via Telegraph)
Though a foam weapon can hardly be classified as a “Doomhammer”, it has the benefit of being light to carry. Plus, it’s LARP-grade for the discerning WoW fan.
The Warcraft Doomhammer is made of PVC and polyurethane wrapped in genuine leather.
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“There are 10 million people in the World of Warcraft because Chuck Norris allows them to live”.
Check out the commercial after the break.
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When you run out of ale at The Prancing Pony, things can get rather serious. The hobbits slap on pink boxing gloves and take to the ring to duke it out. Well, at least the actors who play them do. Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan fight out their respective hate and love of World of Warcraft like respectable gentleman at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Watch Merry and Frodo get down and dirty in the video after the break.
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In case you haven’t heard, Blizzard’s Rage of The Firelands WoW update brings with it the elimination of the 14-day trial in favor of a model that allows noobs to play up to level 20 before paying a subscription fee.
However, the World of Warcraft Starter Edition, as it is called, does have a few restrictions. As Gamespot notes:
…players will be able to amass just 10 gold, have their trade skills capped at 100, and will be unable to trade via the Auction House, mailbox, or player to player.
Further, Starter Edition players will not be able to access public chat channels, join a guild, invite players to a party, join parties with characters above level 20, use voice chat, transfer characters, or use Real ID features. Lastly, Blizzard will give preferential treatment to paying WoW subscribers when realms have queues.
On the plus side, if you decide to upgrade the core game plus The Burning Crusade expansion can now be had in a single package for a mere $20. Those who had previously purchased the original WoW will get a free copy.
(via Gamespot)
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Here’s some music to start off your morning. The Video Game Music Choir at a recent live performance of the World Of Warcraft Medley.
Check it out in the video after the break.
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We’ve all seen videos of some douche getting angry over World of Warcraft, but this one results in a keyboard punch smackdown.
We call fake on this because the impact and the fall don’t look right, but it’s amusing nonetheless. Check it out after the break.
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A couple who just happen do be rabid WoW fans decided poop on the resale value of their home, quite literally, by redoing the bathroom in a Horde motif.
My wife and I have been playing World of Warcraft for nearly five years now, and we decided to remodel our bathroom following something of a HORDE motif. I’m not exactly sure where I should have posted this, so I decided to put it here. Both my wife and I hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor (and yes, we did ALL the work–nothing was contracted) 
As you will see in the images after the break, it’s high time they embarked on a quest for more toilet paper.
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