From the Warcraft beta days, which means it’s ANCIENT, the queuedance, sadly relevant again now that queues are reaching epic lengths. The new PvP server Mug’Thol was Blizzard’s first attempt at using a split server to relieve overcrowding — a new idea only to them, btw. Didn’t work out so well … eight overcrowded servers splitting to one new server = GIANT QUEUE.
Halo invades Donkey Kong in ugoto’s Halo Kong. I enjoy this clip far more than I should, but let this be a lesson to us all: ranged damage > hand-to-hand, except in old world EQ when monks were king. (heh, get it? Monks were king? anything? bah, never mind.)
Yesterday, 60 Minutes ran an interesting piece on the world of professional video gaming and the number one U.S. gamer, Johnathan Wendel, aka Cyber Athlete ‘Fatal1ty’. If you like to watch, the video segments are linked there also. Edward Castronova, the Indiana University professor who goes on the record for every piece of industry journalism ever produced … goes on the record here too. (what. a. shock.) Isn’t it about time we elect another industry spokesperson? I mean, what if Castronova gets sick or goes into rehab? Shouldn’t we have a backup go-to guy? (EDIT: Here’s the YouTube link for the report.)