First things first: I am in no way a “Trekkie,” and I can count on one finger how many Star Trek movies I’ve seen. Granted, that one movie was J.J. Abrams rendition of the classic franchise, but it was that movie that made me agree to even attempt to play this game. A really good friend of mine, we’ll call him “Bill” (since that’s his name), is the complete... 

“You can’t change what’s meant to be natural, it just ain’t right!” I’m not an expert on horror stories by any means. Sure, I could watch the funny Nightmare on Elm Street and Child’s Play movies and laugh at the ridiculousness that are campy movies, but the ones that *might* have truth to them bother me. I believe that it comes from the fact that when I watch... 

You’ve heard him talk about WoW on our gaming podcast. Now Rafe writes each week about his favorite Warcraft class – the hunter, offering insights, opinions, and lots of other words about the different aspects of the hunter. The last two weeks have seen my first, honest to goodness efforts as a progression raid hunter. Instead of going through content more experienced members of my guild... 

Before I kick this column into high gear, I thought I’d offer some insight into my playing habits. That seems like the logical place to start, because if your playing habits differ greatly from mine, we’ll obviously have different opinions on things, so it’s best to start with some context which will hopefully guide the episodes to follow. As I’ve mentioned on our video game podcast, I started... 

Most people I’ve talked to typically don’t read the first few paragraphs of reviews because the author seems compelled to write about their feelings and how they got to this stage in life and all that other nonsense. And since I’m no different then anyone else, I’m going to write about what I feel in the first two paragraphs as well. Now that the first paragraph was brilliantly... 

Regular Weekly Blend co-host Margaret Williams shows off her geek side as she sits in on this fourth episode. Actually, she shows just how much gamer ranting she’ll endure as Joe and Rafe discuss the latest in World of Warcraft, alternate MMORPGs like Aion and the forthcoming Star Trek Online (send us a beta key!). We also discuss Margaret’s current console woes, the Spike TV VGAs, and... 

If you wonder where the website updates have been this week, blame World of Warcraft. The MMORPG has recaptured my attention with the latest patch, 3.3, titled Fall of the Lich King. This is supposed to be the final major content patch for the latest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, which came out over a year ago, and takes players into Icecrown Citadel, where they will finally face off with the... 

Rafe and Joe are joined by Brian Williams this week for a console heavy episode. The trio discuss Mr. T’s influence on World of Warcraft, the long-awaited Xbox 360 update that brings social networking to the console, and some of the debate over the latest Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare 2, including why some countries might be seeing a different version. Also check out reviews of Borderlands,... 

World of Warcraft has become such a phenomenon, that it’s become common knowledge that some celebrities spend their free time playing it. In fact, Blizzard centered their advertising around this at one point, featuring testimonials from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Mr. T in a “What’s Your Game?” campaign that usually wound up with the celebrities arguing with an unseen director about some... 

We’re back for another round of video game news and reviews. This time around we discuss the oversaturation of the Rock Band market, with new additions from Lego, and DJ Hero. Joe reviews Brutal Legend, Rafe discusses new Blizzard’s new World of Warcraft pet store (which sells in game pets for real $$$) and the elitism of in-game titles, and the group talks about the private servers not...