The Novel Post: World of Warcraft: The Shattering – Prelude to Cataclysm Review

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm by Christie Golden has perhaps the longest name of any WoW novel to date, and definitely the largest amount of colons. The Shattering tells the story of the events leading up to “the shattering,” the event where Deathwing emerges from Deepholm and causes mass destruction across Azeroth. This is

The Story of Alganon: Curse of a WoW Clone – Part IV

Posted on Nov 08, 2010

Table of Contents Part I: Outline Part II: Company Factor Part III: Investigation Part IV: Prospective Direction List of Sources Welcome to the last part of a detailed report on Alganon and Quest Online, the company behind it. Today, possible solutions to QOL’s current situation will be discussed as well as an outline of an

Cataclysm Countdown: Earthly Rumbles [Contest]

Posted on Nov 06, 2010

Missed BlizzCon this year? Didn’t buy your ticket in time for the epic loot you get? Then I’ve got what you need! All you need to do, Lore Hounds is this: Find at least, 15 Easter Eggs. You know we’ve got them. We know we’ve got them. We know, you know, we know we’ve got

New World of Warcraft Community Site Preview

Posted on Nov 06, 2010

Fansites don’t get to have all the fun! The true nexus of all things WoW has just undergone a significant revision of its own: the official World of Warcraft Community Site! The fact that it now falls under the banner of Battle.net is really the least of it. Many exciting changes are coming to World of

Battlefield Enters the F2P Market

Posted on Nov 05, 2010

OK, so according to the title of the game, it’s actually Battlefield “Play4Free,“ but that’s nit-picking. It’s still a bit of an interesting revelation. We may not normally consider DICE’s seminal shooter much of an MMORPG, but if we’re lumping games like Global Agenda into the mix, it’s really not that far off from matching

Choosing What You Play: Hard Decisions, and Then Some Easy Ones

Posted on Nov 04, 2010

It seems we have a prophet among us, Lore Hounds. Your fellow viewer, Nextgener was spot on when he said: you’ll be back. they always come back. And so I will. After being dumped like a sack of maggot-ridden potatoes, STO lost its new car smell; not to mention its reason to be played. Many

WoWFlix: Zerg vs. World of Warcraft

Posted on Nov 01, 2010

Ever wonder what it might be like to see two of your favorite Blizzard games collide in an epic battle? No, we’re not talking about cosplayers from this year’s BlizzCon (though that could be interesting). Instead, check out this video by Blizzmeng of the Zerg invasion on Azeroth. They come fast, furious and dirty —

WoW: The Official Magazine Volume 3 Preview

Posted on Oct 29, 2010

The Official World of Warcraft Magazine from Future Publishing just keeps getting better and better. The company got off to a rough start as it tried to find its voice (and a dependable shipping method), but it is slowly approaching its goal of offering something beyond what the myriad of websites can. The latest issue, which is

BlizzCon 2010: Jay Mohr Brings The Funny (Video)

Posted on Oct 26, 2010

The great thing about securing a press badge isn’t that you get the greatest seat, we’re placed off-center, but that you don’t get trampled while attempting to secure a place for your posterior. The entire Lore Hound crew plopped down with roughly 30,000 other gamers to enjoy Jay Mohr as the Master of Ceremonies for

BlizzCon 2010: Teasing Videos

Posted on Oct 24, 2010

What? My photo gallery isn’t good enough to sate hunger for blood? Well then check out these two videos of the costume contest and World of Warcraft Art Panel. Hopefully it will keep you ravenous, die-hard Lore Hounds fed until the rest of the awesome content we have in store for you goes live. Enjoy!