The Lich King Rises
The second expansion from Blizzard, the long awaited Wrath of the Lich King has finally arrived. The Lich King has awakened and established his throne in Northrend, and if the Alliance and Horde factions to not  act maybe all of Azeroth.  Here is our review for the Wrath of the Lich King Expansion.

The Legend
Long ago the land of the ancient wars, Northrend was part of a single continent until it broke free and drifted to the north.  Separate from the rest of the world Northrend was ruled by the Nerubians who grew in power, and strength. Though the Nerubians had ruled for ages they soon were cut down by the Lich King who was given power by the demon lord Kil’Jaeden to command an army of the undead. Resurrecting an ancient race the Vrykul from beneath the ice of the Northrend the Lich King soon laid waste to the Nerubians.  Arthas met the Lich King in battle and shattered his frozen thrown and  took his sword.  Not knowing the enchantment placed on the blade by the demon lord, Arthmas’s soul was forever merged with it making him the new Lich King. Arthas soon after disappeared into the frozen wastes falling into slumber until he was awoke by Kil’Jaeden to command the undead army and conquer the land of Azeroth.

Game Play
Unless you have lived under a rock for the past few years you know that like the Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King is an expansion not a separate game.  So you are getting the same type of game play you always had with WoW, but evolved.  You will still get the standard quests such has “go kill these guys,” and “gather these mushrooms,” but they are few, over all the new quests are much more creative, and the majority of them are tied into the main plot witch was rare in the last expansion.  Also the enemy encounters are much more creative, and realistic then ever before.

The content that has been added through this expansion is vast, and should keep fans at bay for a time. The first and most notable change is the new land you are able to explore, the Northrend; which includes such territories as IceCrown, DragonBlight, and Storm Peaks. All of them beautiful in design and unique to the World of WarCraft universe. Northrend is great addition to Azeroth and is new and unique realm to explore. The new realm will have enemies above level 70, giving you the ability to level up to a cap of 80, good news fro those who have conquered the Outland. The second must notable addition is the new class the Death Knights. If you are more of Horde kinda guy the pull of these new characters will be nearly irresistible, and very enjoyable. You will get to pillage, plunder, and reek having to your little black hearts desire. The other notable pieces of content added would be the siege weapons, which are accessible during…you guest it sieges, and very from catapults, to ballistas.  More barbershops which will allow mullets now (very popular for the 80′ hair band fan’s), and the new achievement system in which your achievements will be visible for all other players to see.

Long Live the King
If you are a long time Wow addict you have probably already pre-ordered this title, but if you have recently  gotten out of your WoW rut, this expansion is more then adequate to push you right back into a new one. Blizzard has evolved their universe, and designed a new realm of game play that is sure to keep the dedicated fans satisfied, and bring wayward ones back. With new content, evolved game play, and a vast new realm of adventure to explore Wrath of the Lich king is sure to satisfy your WoW fixation.  We give the Wrath of the Lich King an A+ rating.

Quick Reference:
Northrend - land of ancient wars and current kingdom of the Lich King
Nerubians - dominate race of Northrend
Vrykul - ancient race of giants that existed before the Nerubians
Kil’jaeden - the demon lord, the Lich Kings master, and source of power
Arthas -  the Lich King
Azeroth - the collective known world of World of WarCraft
IceCrown, DragonBlight, Storm Peaks - individual realms of Northrend

Today World Of Warcraft will upload a new update, in preparation for Wrath of  the Lich King expansion coming November 13th.  The new patch Echoes of Doom is the precursor to the Lich King Expansion.

To the delight of millions of Warcraft hounds the update will include, new achievements, new talents, and a great deal of other things. Although the new patch (also known as patch 3.o.2) will be adding some new things, it will also be removing some old things as well. One of them rogue poison making, O.M.G.  As heart broken as fans of poison making may be they will be forced to buy all their poisons instead of creating them.

The complete list of new features that will be added and features to be removed by the patch can be found at the Wow Insider.

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Diablo, one of the best selling video games of all time, and 7 years after the release of Diablo II, Diablo is about to be reborn a second time.  While Diablo 3’s release date is still undetermined, there have been video leaks of the game all over the internet and great fan sites which details some of the preview game play action.

Here are 5 reasons why we think Diablo III is going to blow out of the gates and take center stage:

New character classes; the Witch Doctor and Barbarian
Diablo III will have 5 character classes.  Some of the old character classes are back from Diablo II, but more exciting are the two new classes.  The Barbarian in Diablo III is an endangered species, having not been seen for a small period of time; however, the Witch Doctor is spanking new.

The Witch Doctor class has a special kinship with an alternate plain of existence and can tap into it with the power called “Ghost Trance.” Powers like Firebomb, Horrify, Locust Swarm, Mass Confusion, and Soul Harvest all appear to possess an otherworldly feel.

New Havok Physics graphics engine
Havok, is the leading provider of physics engines to the global game and movie entertainment industry.  With the new Havok engine, Diablo III will have the ability to create on-the-fly gaming coupled with dynamic environments.  Habok is also working with AMD to make sure that it’s engine works seemlessly with AMD CPU’s and GPU’s.  This is a huge step up from Diablo II’s release in 2001.

DirectX 10 Support
This is really important for all you Vista users whom have already fallen in love with DirectX 10.  DirectX 10 which Halo 3 is utilizing has many great features and upgrades since version 9.  We are happy to see the continual acceptance of DX10.

Randomly generated worlds teamed with dynamic game play
An enhanced quest system is stated to work in conjunction with a random level generator to ensure the game provides different experiences when replayed.  This means more action, and harder game play.  No more memorizing each world, this brings the game play up to a whole new level.

Multiplayer functionality at Battle.net with support for cooperative and competitive play
As with Diablo II, Diablo III will have access to multi-player action at Battle.net.  It will also get some extra functionality made popular from Starcraft.