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orcish pc will make you say wow

wow case mod crazypc

I’ve never been crazy about the in-game look of World of Warcraft, but the style of the art is much more appealing to me… and I’m happy to say it even looks good on the side of a PC case. Even when the focus is perhaps not one of the game’s most attractive denizens.

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August 9th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing geek art + craft video games

frostmourne replica on ebay: how much are you willing to pay for a foam sword?

frostmourne

For those who are not into World of Warcraft, Frostmourne is the sword held by the evil being called the Lich King, leader of one of the undead factions in the MMORPG. How powerful is this sword? According to the WoW wiki: “Frostmourne increased Arthas’ [the new Lich King] base damage by 22 points and…

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July 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun video games

tweetcraft: so you never have to let go of your online addictions

tweetcraft world of warcraft twitter client

Twitter or World of Warcraft? What’s a well-connected gamer to choose? Oh, listen, no one’s saying that you can’t juggle your iPhone and your mouse at the same time as is, but shouldn’t it be easier to raid while keeping up with your tweets? It just got easier, folks, thanks to TweetCraft.

TweetCraft is an…

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July 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: computing interactive just plain fun technology video games

world of warcraft beer steins for when the raid goes badly

world of warcraft wow stein alliance horde

This is it, folks. The final piece. Now you can cosplay as a World of Warcraft character while eating WoW-themed snacks at a WoW-themed computer in a room painted to resemble something from WoW, and you can do it all while drinking from one of these (very expensive) steins. It’s the total experience.

Pretty sweet, right?…

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March 2nd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun video games

buff up at china’s world of warcraft restaurant

wow world of warcraft restaurant china dark portal

All those millions of World of Warcraft players have to eat somewhere, and an enterprising Chinese businessman hopes that at least some of them will be paying him for the privilege of refueling at his new WoW-inspired restaurant. The entrance welcomes the hungry–and the brave–into a Dark Portal much like this one:

Inside, the eatery is…

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December 16th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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avatar place cards for a geeky, gamey wedding

Avatar Place Cards

Planning a geeky wedding? Here’s a tip for you- create super-detailed, individualized video game avatar name cards for each guests.

This couple took this project very seriously. The Mr. lovingly designed individual placecards for 77 guests, assigning each person his or her own specially chosen avatar. The Mrs. came up with themes and appropriately assigned…

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June 23rd, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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wii fit balance board controls world of warcraft

Wii Fit Balance Board Warcraft

I haven’t come across too many hacks involving the Wii Fit Balance Board yet, but they are starting to emerge. In this recent demo, the board has been configured to control 3D movement in a game of World of Warcraft 3.

A couple of guys from DFKI (the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence) took…

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June 14th, 2008 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods video games