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Director of Spider-Man, Drag Me to Hell and Evil Dead, Sam Raimi, will be directing an upcoming live-action film adaptation of the World of Warcraft, tentatively titled “Warcraft.”  Raimi said, of the game: “At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story.” And so it goes.

Can Raimi make Warcraft an exception of the usual game-based film flops? He’s got a great canvas to work with and the potential for tons of sequels. The lore of Warcraft runs deep.

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An exciting rumor is floating around the gaming world. Thanks to the power of data mining, hackers have uncovered some interesting new data in the newest patch of World of Warcraft. Hidden in the patch are Halloween mask models, which are used during the in-game Halloween festivities, allowing your toon to dress up like a different race.

The important piece of information here is the the appearance of Goblin and Worgen masks. In years past, the masks have traditionally been able to disguise characters as races already present in the game. These mask models could suggest that the Goblin and Worgen will be included as new playable races in the next expansion, rumored to be called Cataclysm.

What’s particularly interesting is that until now, I don’t recall ever seeing a Worgen which appeared so feminine. In fact, these Worgen would appear to be a different species than their wilder kin. The Gnome would be a suitable addition to the horde, a counter to the tiny alliance Gnomes.

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Us WoW addicts have been waiting for awhile for an iPhone app which can fill our need for the World of Warcraft when we’re not at our computer. Finally, Blizzard has released their World of Warcraft Mobile Armory application for the iPhone.

The app is a fully-featured WoW Armory in the palm of your hand, including the ability to view your toon, guild, Arena team or any item in the WoW universe, as well as the capability to view your game calendar, view the leaderboards and even plan out your talent specs. You can download the app from iTunes now.

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Instead of only being annoyingly childish in Barrens chat, now you can tweet all of your testosterone-fueled Chuck Norris quotes to the entire world using TweetCraft, the first Twitter client for World of Warcraft, just like nature intended.

TweetCraft not only allows you to tweet and receive tweets in-game, but allows you to tweet snapshots from your gaming experience, queue tweets for convenience and even auto-tweet whenever you log-on to the game. Who knows how long this unofficial client will last. Blizzard has been known to put their foot down in several similar situations.

Follow us on Twitter to join the convo, @gearfuse. We’d love to see your WoW tweets, or really, whatever you have to say.

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All of you tree-hugging druids out there are about to get your own custom bear form and honestly, it looks pretty neat. The Tauren is getting their own, why not the Night Elves as well?

Blizzard is slowly rolling out the models for the new form changes coming soon to your nearest World of Warcraft screen. The models have definitely been cleaned up, with sleeker fine edges and shiny night elf eyes. Exciting? I think so.

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Any avid WoW players living near Boston/Cambridge should swing by MIT and check out the World of Warcraft Pod. It’s a small shack, designed similarly to one you’d find in a game and designed with serious MMORPGers in mind. Inside is a toilet, seat, computer, water and food. But that’s not all:

The WOW Pod is an immersive architectural solution for the advanced WOW (World of Warcraft) player that provides and anticipates all life needs. Inside, the gamer finds him/herself comfortable seated in front of the computer screen with easy-to-reach water, pre-packaged food, and a toilet conveniently placed underneath his/her custom-built throne. When hungry, the gamer selects a food item (‘Crunchy Spider Surprise’, ‘Beer Basted Ribs’, etc.) and a seasoning pack. By scanning in the food items, the video game physically adjusts a hot plate to cook the item for the correct amount of time. The virtual character then jubilantly announces the status of the meal to both the gamer and the other individuals playing online: “Vorcon’s meal is about to be done!” “Better eat the ribs while they’re hot!” etc.

This is MIT, after all. Would you expect anything less than decadent?

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Even orcs and trolls love the occasional cupcake. Get them together for their best undead friend’s birthday and just try to keep them away from the tasty goodies. Delicately crafted from a fully-leveled cooking skill, these Horde Cupcakes are perfectly suited for WoW get-togethers or even as a goody for gaming conventions.

Cooking is totally customizable, so you can add tiny bits of human bone or gnome flesh to give it that extra punch. Even the most ornery of Tauren is sure to be satisfied.

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You gotta hand it to Blizzard for having incredible taste. Taking a page from the Warcraft coffers, the team comissioned a 12-foot Orc statue from WETA, the special FX gurus behind the Lord of the Rings series of movies. Originally, the statue was shrunk down and given to employees as a gift but now all can bask in the Orc’s glory (provided you live near the new offices of Activision-Blizzard).

Quite a gorgeous statue. Hit the link below to check out a great photoset of the statue on Flickr.

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How often do you find yourself falling asleep at your computer as you surf the web into the early hours of the morning? Have you woken up with keyboard squares etched into your forehead? Maybe even stiff limbs? The “Pillows for Workaholics” suit will protect you from yourself and your stupid ass decisions.

Or maybe you could just stop the World of Warcraft marathons and masturbatory wank-fests, maybe go to sleep in a “bed” like a “normal” person who isn’t “addicted to transsexual porn.” That’s always an option. But why bother with tradition when you can just dress in the pillow suit? Narcoleptics could totally wear this suit around all the time for some extra protection, not to mention the entertainment value for onlookers. (more…)

If you’re unfamiliar with Worlds.com, you’ll have to read up on the company’s asinine history sometime. The company created some shitty 3-D environment back in the dot-com boom days and because of this, it feels it owns all the patents pertaining to 3-D gaming. Now CEO Thom Kidrin is pulling a real douche move and is looking to sue the makers of Second Life and World of Warcraft.

Right now, NCSoft is in court with Worlds.com, battling over IP rights to games like City of Heroes and Guild Wars. If Worlds.com wins, we could see a lot of trouble on the horizon from websites with shady patents. In the mean time, 1999 called. It wants its shitty websites back.

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