Azeroth – The Cultural Gutter

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On the Abandoned Cities of Azeroth

By Guttersnipe on April 27, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Gameological Society, Samantha Nelson ponders the hidden beauty of World of Warcraft’s abandoned cities.

Thousands Dead In Azeroth

By Guttersnipe on October 8, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

A hacker’s attack left thousands of player characters dead in Azeroth. According to Forbes Magazine, community moderator Naethera responded on behalf of Blizzard, ““This exploit has already been hotfixed, so it should not be repeatable. It’s safe to continue playing and adventuring in major cities and elsewhere in […]

Difficulty Settings and Cheat Codes

By Carol on May 15, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

John Scalzi and Dr. NerdLove use gaming to understand being a guy in the real world. In writing about “straight white male” as the lowest difficulty setting in life, Scalzi builds on a Luke McKinney article in Cracked. Dr. NerdLove is a little less explicitly game-centric in his […]

Fantasy Armor and Lady Bits

By Carol on April 13, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )

An armorer has some suggestions about balancing functionality, character and story in “fantasy armor and lady bits.”

Ladies Kissing and Fanservice

By Carol on September 2, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Mary Sue, Becky Chambers, writes about watching a moment of wonder when ladies kiss on Deep Space Nine, the devolution of something that felt special into television’s “barrage of meaningless lady kisses” and finding the love again in roleplaying games like Dragon Age, World of Warcraft, […]