RealID on the Forums: Counterpoint
Everyone is talking about the new RealID changes. The latest “offense” by Blizzard is the new requirement that the official forums for their products will require you to use RealID […]
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RealID Security Issues are Overblown
I was alarmed to read quite a sensational headline on WoW.com yesterday: “Security flaw allows addons to expose full real life names without user permission.” After familiarizing myself with the […]
FFXIV Release Date, Collector’s Edition Detailed
Final Fantasy XIV has a release date: September 30th in all regions. Strangely, it seems that the Collector’s Edition will be available 8 days prior, on September 22nd. The PS3 […]
Cataclysm Beta is Live!
Blizzard has officially announced the beginning of the Cataclysm closed beta test. Some invites were sent out today; make sure to opt-in with your Battle.net account. Keep an eye on […]
Why This Year’s Midsummer Fire Festival Is Stupid
The Midsummer Fire Festival is a huge disappointment. I wrote earlier about why players should be excited to light their faction’s fires, extinguish the enemy’s fires, and more. However, this event has […]
More FFXIV Videos: From Alpha to Beta
Square Enix has updated the official Final Fantasy XIV YoutTube channel with a couple more videos. First off, there is a video detailing the graphical changes that have occurred between the alpha […]
Don’t See RealID? Check Parental Controls
I was dismayed to find the new RealID feature was not working for me when I installed patch 3.3.5. There were a few others with the problem, but not many. […]
Avoid Battle.net Authenticator Issues when Updating to iOS4 for iPhone
If you were as rabidly anticipating the new version of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad software release, iOS4, as I was, you’ve probably already upgraded your device. But, what […]