The era of "World of Warcraft" is coming to an end

Surely, many of the almost 12 million players won't agree with me. But in a way, I sincerely hope that I am right.

World of Warcraft is surely great for the beginner, it is great for those who want to relax and do things randomly. One instance here, an easy raid there. Gather some materials for that, and so on.

World of Warcraft is great in many ways, but its biggest flaw is how repetitive it truly is and feels. I've been playing the game for over 5 years so I have been there through it all. I once got randomly stomped by a huge egyptian statue thingy in Silithus when the gates of Ahn'Qiraj was about to be opened. The ground started to tremble and then I died. I found that quite funny. My main character has over 100 days of played time. (Yes back then I had no life).

As I said, World of Warcraft is very repetitive. The game (Oh well, I should say blizzard, but I will say "the game") Re-uses game-play mechanics and graphical designs like theres no tomorrow. The classes of World of Warcraft (Which includes Mages, Rogues, Warriors, Hunters, Paladins, Warlocks, Shamans, Druids, Death Knights) are very similar if you are able to look past the names of the talents. A dot (Damage over time effect) for a warlock is the same as a dot for example a hunter, but it uses focus instead of mana. It does the same thing, and works in the same way, basically.

The gameplay mechanics in WoW simply aren't advanced enough for my taste. I want classes that actually matters. I want races that has truly unique and useful abilities that is required in certain raids or other challenges. Today, the races doesn't matter at all. There are so much that could be done, and I hate that the game focuses so much on simplicity. I want a complex game that challenges me intellectually and instigates a feeling in me that I am actually needed in a group. I mean sure, I heal on my main and the group wouldn't make it without me, but its more like a "meh" moment every time. They need to have more creative instances featuring game-play mechanics that simply isn't "Lets hit that until it dies". I mean, comon, whats the fun in that? And if u fail, you just die and have to try again. The mechanics are so simple, and feels so cheap.

I can understand that it is expensive to develop a game with
an actual depth to it (Both mechanic-wise and storywise), but I am looking for that, more and more. There are so many ways to create unique challenges and I can't understand why they don't do this. There are so much that could be done. I hope that the era of "World of Warcraft" is coming to an end. It's about time.

October Contest Details!

All you Oktoberfest celebrants feeling okay this morning? Remember, if the game volume is giving you a headache...just use headphones? We know you guys need cash for your fall Collector's Editions, so here are the N4G contests for October! Winners from September will be announced in the coming days. We have some more contests coming (swag, beta codes) this month, so remember to stay tuned to this N4G blogspace for more goodies!

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LOYAL READER LOTTERY:
We will continue our Loyal Reader Lottery! When you visit N4G at least once during every 24 hour period during the month of October you are entered into our Loyal Reader Lottery! If you want to keep track you can follow along with your Daily Visit score*, so if you want to make sure you've logged in during a 24 hour period check this score on your profile!

Prize: 3 Winners - $100 Amazon Gift Card each!

BEST USER BLOG: 
You must post a User Blog in the month of October! The top User Blog as voted by staff and the ten most active members of the month wins! There's no limit to how many wonderful User Blogs you can write and enter, anything you author here on N4G during the month of October will be eligible.

Prizes: One winner will be chosen and receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

BEST USER Review: 
You must post a User Review in the month of October! The top User Review as voted by staff and the ten most active members of the month wins! There's no limit to how many wonderful User Reviews you can write and enter, anything you author here on N4G during the month of October will be eligible.

Prizes: One winner will be chosen and receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card!

CONTRIBUTOR CONTEST:
 Submit news and get a top 2 News ranking in October and you can win up to three games!

The prizes are:
1st: 3 Games of Choice (standard edition)
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FORUM LOTTERY:
Post on the forums during the month of October! Two winners will be chosen at random and will each receive $100 Amazon gift cards!

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*Just a note: I'm sorry the Daily Visit score isn't more 'every day' instead of its current 'every 24h1m', but that is just the front end tracking for you guys and when we run the lotto we pull from a more accurate list. So for those of you visiting every day diligently but not triggering the Daily Visit score reward, don't stress about it!
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Terms and Conditions
1. Competition is open to all N4G users, except for employees of HAVAmedia and immediate relatives. Contests are not limited to the US/NA.
2. Closing date is 11:59 PM 31st October 2011.
3. In the event of unforeseen circumstances N4G/HAVAmedia reserves the right to substitute the prizes for alternatives of equal or greater value.
4. Prizes are not transferrable.
5. The winners of the competition will be notified by N4G ticket on or after November 7, 2011.
6. Failure to reply to ticket notification within fourteen (14) days results in forfeiture of prize.

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More Info on the Forum Lottery (what follows ONLY applies to the Forum Lottery):
What it is 
-a monthly lottery contest where the winner(s) will receive various prizes.
How it works 
-Using a random generator engine we choose a forum, active thread and a winner. 

The finer details:
-Single post wonders, spammers, rude or offensive remarks all result in a DQ.
-The sub-forums located in the N4G related block (Announcements & Rules, contributor, etc) will not be eligible to win, nor will comments made within the Randomicity thread.
-You can only win the Forum Lottery once every six months.
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As always, let me know if you have any questions!

Why Video Games Should Stay a Sport

So why should games be considered a sport?

If kicking, smacking, throwing, a ball into a hole, goal, etc.. to score a point is considered a sport then why not games?
Running in a straight line for 100m, speed reading, board games, etc... are sports as well so why shouldnt gaming not be considered a sport?

A average person would not think games should be a sport but there are very skilled gamers and there are also very skilled football players that seperate an average player from a pro.

It is harder for those to see skill in gaming because they do not know what is going on or are used to big sports like football, basketball, golf, hockey, track and field, etc... to see that sports do not have to be like that.

In many sports there are many different things going on that each player has to think about and do. There is no difference with that and gaming.

What skilled gamers think about in a short amount of time and then having to do it is harder to see if you do not understand the game unlike in many popular sports you can see what they are trying to do very fast.

I have no idea how korean's play star craft the way they do but because I can understand what they are doing it is impressive. If someone that does not know anything about it sees them play then they would think that they are just pressing random keys on the keyboard.

For us to see if games should be considered a sport lets see what sport means
Sport:
1.An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

2. Entertainment; fun

3.A source of amusement or entertainment

Now I will prove how gaming can meet all of those three things.

1.Chess is a sport and it has almost zero physical exertion. Gaming has more physical exertion then chess so if chess is considered a sport then why shouldnt games?

2.Many people find gaming entertaining and fun

3.Same reason as #2

Here is a quote from wiki(I know, not the best source)
"Electronic sports, abbreviated e-sports is used as a general term to describe the play of video games competitively. Other terms include competitive gaming, professional gaming, cybersports and v-sports. One of the founding fathers of electronic sports leagues is Angel Munoz, founder of the Cyberathlete Professional League)."

There are many that have their own views on what should be a sport or not so you can have many different opinions. How I see it is that if this sport can be considered a sport then why can't this be also?

Phineas And Ferb 3D Game – Disney XD Games 63

New Disney Game – Phineas and Ferb

Disney released a new game. Phineas and Ferb 3D online game. Klick here to read the complete review.

The new game is available at the Disney XD discovery channel. Get ahead of the game before its officially released next week!

Disney is introducing the brand new DisneyXD game. Phineas and Ferb in: The Transport inators of Doooom!

Doofenschmitz is up to his old tricks again, and who has gone missing? Phineas! Help Ferb find his brother and try to help Agent P thwarth Doofenschmitz evil plans!

Check out this new exciting Disney XD online game before all others do at the Disney Cartoon network games website!

Check out Disney’s cartoon network to find a lot of amazing games and news. Disney offers a lot of cartoon games on their site. So head over to the Disney XD site and play the new Phineas and Ferb – The Transport-inators of Doooom! game!

Have Fun!

Angry Birds Game

The flash version of Angry Birds Rio ! With popular gameplay made famous by Crush the Castle, sling your animals across the field to take down the invading aliens.
Angry Birds Rio, a stand-alone edition tying into the release of the 20th Century Fox animated film Rio, was launched for iOS, Android and Mac OS X in March 2011. In this version, the Angry Birds characters appear in Rio de Janeiro and interact with characters from the film. Angry Birds Rio initially includes two chapters, each with 30 levels; the Angry Birds rescue caged exotic birds in the first chapter and attack evil marmosets in the second and third chapters. The game also includes new hidden items and planned level updates in May, July, October and November 2011. The reception of Angry Birds Rio has been positive, with Ryan Rigney of GamePro saying the iOS version boasts some notable improvements on its predecessors and Levi Buchanan of IGN, in his review of the Android version, calling the game “a smart, snappy new chapter for the series“. Since release, Angry Birds Rio has been downloaded more than 10 million times. The first planned update, a new chapter called Beach Volley, was released in May 2011 and included 30 new game levels.
More Game Angry Birds : angrybirdspc.biz

How to Play:

Use mouse only.
http://www.angry-birds.biz/play/angry-birds-game/