Tag: World of warcraft
Terrorists planning their next deadly attack using… World of Warcraft?
That’s the 100% crackpot theory being investigated by the US military at the moment, as senior officials worry that shifty-looking foreign people are massing on WoW servers to practise unleashing death.
A man called Dr. Dwight Toavs, who is a professor at the US National Defence University, gave a presentation (PowerPoint file here) on how a virtual world…
YouTube Hits: Running through World of Warcraft on a treadmill
If you’re a World of Warcraft player, then you’ll know exactly how much running there is in the game. You almost spend more time running than you do anything else. Even when you get a horse for the first time, you still only go 60% faster than normal, so getting places does take a while, but that’s okay – it makes the world feel “bigger”…
Blizzard wins round one of World of Warcraft bot battle
A judge has ruled in favour of World of Warcraft developer, Blizzard, which is currently engaged in a legal battle against the creator of a WoW bot program called MMO Glider. The Arizona district court ruling on the case has supported Blizzard’s claim that the program infringes on its copyright, giving a first stage victory to the MMO maker.
World of Warcraft brings a couple closer. Who knew?
This is a new one for me. Personal experience as a WoW widow has led me to believe otherwise.
Vivendi and Activision merger is official; bow to your new gaming overlord, Activision Blizzard
Following shareholder consent and a nod of approval from the European Commission, the planned merger between video games publishers Activision and Vivendi is now go. The new corporate behemoth is going by the name Activision Blizzard, chosen for Vivendi’s Blizzard Entertainment subsidiary which is responsible for a little indie outfit called World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft to sell security gadget
The creators of World of Warcraft, the game that puts the first M in MMORPG, are set to launch an optional ‘token’ device to improve security on player’s accounts. It’s currently only available in the US (but that will very likely change) for $6.50.
Look, no hands! Eye-tracking World of Warcraft interface lets you grind mobs on sight
Researchers at the De Montford University, UK are developing a pioneering new eye-tracking system to enable users to control computers with out touching a keyboard or mouse.
The Eye-Gaze system works by reflecting infrared light from LEDs below the screen to track movement using infrared cameras. Kind of like reversed Wii Remote, in a way. Essentially this can track where you're looking at the screen to within 5mm.
German virus attacking UK World of Warcraft and Counterstrike players – is this WWIII?
This morning I spoke with a French hacker-turned do-gooder, Jacques Erasmus, who uses his extraordinary knowledge over at online security company Prevx. According to Erasmus, a virus was created last Wednesday which is targeting gamers on World of Warcraft and Counterstrike.
Created in Germany, the worm is spread on MSN Messenger, where a spam message directing users to an infected site is sent out to a user’s complete contact list, in turn automatically sending itself to all of their contacts as well.
The worm then searches through the user’s hard drive, searching for log-in details to World of Warcraft and Counterstrike, as well as PayPal and Barclays Bank amongst others. The information is then uploaded to an FTP site, where the hackers can view all the details, as well as anyone else clever enough to gain entrance, such as Erasmus, who viewed hundreds of people’s details…
Vivendi's Bourne Conspiracy mobile game out later this month – screen shot included
Vivendi Games Mobile has thrown out a few teaser shots of their latest cellular adventure, the Bourne Conspiracy…
World of Warcraft Dark Portal laser-etched MacBook Pro
I’m slightly speechless. Part of me doesn’t want to ridicule anyone for their past times, hobbies, fascinations but part of me wants to yell, “GEEK!”
I’ve never WoWed and for a very good reason – I know I’d love it. I’m a sucker for RPGs and MMORPGs, well just forget about it. You’d never see me again. Dust. I’d turn into some pallid crisp of a man, reduced to a pair of eyeballs and a mouse-clicking finger.
So, I really appreciate the effort gone into this WoW MacBook Pro Dark Portal etching…
