My God, it’s full of Stars! – New Warcraft Mount
By flisk | April 21, 2010
Blizzard released last week, via their Blizzard Online Store, a new “toy” to obtain within World of Warcraft. Previously we have been able to purchase in game pets via their store (for $10.00 cold hard cash), Lil’ K.T., and the Pandaren Monk. Also released was a new pet, Lil’ XT. But we don’t care about him. What we care about is this new guy…
The Celestial Steed Mount
Yep, it’s a mount! And it’s full of stars! Here is the description right from Blizzard’s store:
“Freshly born from the Twisting Nether, the Celestial Steed flying mount lets you travel in style astride wings of pure elemental stardust. So saddle up, because this supernatural warhorse will fly as fast as your riding skill will take you, and it will travel at 310% speed if you have at least one other 310% mount.”
The bad part; it’s $25.00. Yeah, Twenty-Five bucks! Ouch Blizzard aren’t you rich enough?? Evidently not.
Check this out: When it [Celestial Steed] became available to purchase, hordes of fans (Alliance and Horde alike) flocked to the store to purchase it. This caused a major back-log of stock. How’s that, you may ask, it’s a virtual item!!! Virtual item it may be, but there were so many players attempting to purchase it at the same time that Blizzard placed everyone into a ‘Purchase Queue’.
At one point it is estimated that there were about 90,000 people in queue each HOUR to purchase this guy. That went on for just over 4 hours. It’s estimated that Blizzard sold about 500,000 (if not more, of these. At $25.00 a pop… That’s over $12,000,000 (yep Twelve Million) they made… In just a few hours!
Now this begs the question, with something as sucessful as this (and oh yes, it was certainly a success at 12 Million) will we see more items, possibly ones that could alter game play? Weapons? Armor? Spells? Maybe the next item will be a 30 slot Celestial Bag for every-day use.
Damnit. I’m one of the ones that helped to contribute to Blizzard making loads of money from this Celestial Steed. It’s a fun little guy and I had a little extra cash to spend.
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Wii and Netflix
By flisk | April 12, 2010
The Wii console can now stream Netflix movies via it’s on demand video streaming service. A channel gets set up on your Wii (via a special Netflix – Wii disc) that will allow you to contact the Netflix servers. You will be able to rewind, pause, fast forward, etc as you can on the other streaming platforms.
You do have to have an internet connection. You do have to have a Netflix subscription. It does not affect the number of DVD’s you get by snail mail.
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Magic the Gathering Rise of the Eldrazi Spoiler Cards
By flisk | March 15, 2010
As we grow nearer to the next Magic the Gathering expansion, due to be released Friday, April 23rd, 2010, the excitement and speculation begins. Not to be one that is left wondering I wanted to share with you some spoiler cards that showed up in my hands for Rise of the Eldrazi.
Feel free to scroll down for nice images of the cards; but first I want to share with you the story-line and history of this set:
The Rise of the Eldrazi
For thousands of years, Zendikar has had a reputation as a deathtrap. It’s been a world of deadly perils to Planeswalkers and native explorers, punishing any who seek to loot its hidden treasures and exploit its potent mana.
But unknown to the plane’s denizens, there’s a sinister reason for Zendikar’s danger: for millennia, the plane has served as a prison for the Eldrazi, astral monstrosities native to the Blind Eternities. Now, the perils facing adventurers on the plane of Zendikar have taken an even deadlier turn. The Eldrazi have been released.
Hailing from the Blind Eternities, the space between planes, the Eldrazi have transcended the colors of mana as we know them. As a result, the Eldrazi progenitors themselves and those closest to them are colorless. But don’t let the mana cost fool you—these Eldrazi are not artifacts.
Each of the colossal Eldrazi spawns its own “brood lineage.” The three brood lineages are composed of Eldrazi Drones and other subordinate beings, each reflecting the image of its progenitor. The smaller Eldrazi Drones that are aligned with colored mana and many of these drones, as well as some spells, produce Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. These 0/1 colorless creatures can be sacrificed to add one colorless mana to your mana pool—perfect for casting those enormous Eldrazi.
The Rise of the Eldrazi set also marks the debut of colorless instants and sorceries. Like their Eldrazi creators, these versatile spells can be put into almost any deck.
Rise of the Eldrazi in Tournament Play
This new and deadlier world comes with a set of mechanics that are separate and distinct from Zendikar and Worldwake, its predecessors in the Zendikar block. It is a large set and its unique mechanics mean limited play (drafting and sealed play) are played with Rise of the Eldrazi product. However, since it is part of the Zendikar block it will rotate out of Standard with Zendikar and Worldwake.
The Spoiler Cards:
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WorldWake Fat Pack Pull
By flisk | March 10, 2010
I’ve been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks..
Once you get past the tough plastic wrapper you are rewarded with a tactile full color art sleeve that you can actually fold out to reveal even more artwork. I’ll use that on my display shelf.
Sliding that off reveals a player’s guide. The best part: it shows you a full color spoiler of every card in the set. That alone is worth a pretty penny! Thumbing through that, I’m already getting some deck ideas. Allies anyone?
Inside the box is another booklet, a sample chapter for In the Teeth of Akoum by Robert B. Wintermute. Also within are two packs of bundled cards. 4 packs of boosters and a D20 in one, 4 packs of boosters and 40 basic lands in the other.
Time to explore the packs!
I’d have to say this was an above average pull. No Jace, but still…
24 Uncommons:
4 Black Uncommons
5 White Uncommons
5 Blue Uncommons
5 Green Uncommons
3 Artifact Uncommons
1 Land Uncommon
1 Red Uncommon
4 Foils:
5 Rares:
3 Mythical Rares:
Okay, 3 Mythic Rares for 9 Rares total (remember one was a foil), I’d say that was one hell of a pull! Stay tuned for the next post: (coming up on the 15th of March) I’ll be giving you all a sneak peak of the next Magic the Gathering expansion; Rise of Eldrazi!
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Press Release for HeroScape D&D Assortment 1
By flisk | March 9, 2010
Coming up on March 23rd, Wizards of the Coast LLC will release its next product for its popular build-and-battle miniatures game, Heroscape®.
Heroscape D&D Assortment 1: Champions of the Forgotten Realms is the first Heroscape® small wave expansion composed entirely of Dungeons & Dragons® iconic content. Dark hoards are on the march—lizard men, ghost knights, dark elves, and evil elementals are being summoned. The warriors of Faerûn are summoned to the greatest battle of all time. Will the Champions of the Forgotten Realms be enough to stem the tide?
This collection contains 20 figures—all completely compatible with the entire existing Heroscape rules system. Each pack contains 5 non-random figures, a Heroscape stat card for each figure type and a new treasure token. In this collection, fans can look forward to seeing:
Warriors of the Ghostlight Fen™ – contains a Fen Hydra, a Sahuagin Ranger, three different Phantom Knights, and one treasure glyph.
Fury of the Primordials™ – contains a Wyvern, an Air Elemental, an Earth Elemental, a Fire Elemental, a Water Elemental, and one treasure glyph.
Glaun Bog Raiders™ –
contains a Greater Ice Elemental, three different Greenscale Warriors, a Drow Chain Fighter, and one treasure glyph.
Heroes of Faerûn – contains a Cyclops, a Drow Aracnomancer, an Elven Ranger, a Battle Mage, a Dwarf Warlord, and a treasure glyph.
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WorldWake
By flisk | February 7, 2010
Set Name: Worldwake
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Block: Set 2 of 3 in the Zendikar block
Number of Cards: 145
Release Date: February 5, 2010
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NEW HEROSCAPE ADDITIONS
By flisk | August 6, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marcella Kallmann
Wizards of the Coast LLC
425-254-2263
Marcella.Kallmann@Wizards.com
THE BATTLE CONTINUES WITH NEW HEROSCAPE ADDITIONS
Wizards of the Coast releases a new set for the build-and-battle game system
RENTON, Wash—August 5, 2009—Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today announced the upcoming release of a new expansion for Heroscape®, the wildly popular build-and-battle miniatures game. Small Expansion set 10, Valkrill’s Gambit™, will be released in November 2009.
Valkrill’s Gambit features 25 painted figures, assembled and ready to play right out of the box. A very special collection, this 4-pack assortment set includes Warriors of Fledspar, Soulborgs, Warriors and Soulborgs, and Champions of Renown.
Each pack includes painted figures and cards that can be used with any Heroscape Master Set. Valkrill’s Gambit comes just months after Wizard’s release of Small Expansion Set 9: Blackmoon’s Siege™ in June.
For more information about Heroscape visit www.heroscape.com
About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. The company holds the exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE GATHERING®, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.
Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Valkrill’s Gambit, and Blackmoon’s Siege are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Heroscape is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. and is used with permission. © 2009 Wizards.
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HEROSCAPE PRESS RELEASE
By flisk | June 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marcella Kallmann
Wizards of the Coast LLC
425-254-2263
Marcella.Kallmann@Wizards.com
THE SIEGE BEGINS WITH ALL NEW ADDITIONS TO HEROSCAPE
Wizards of the Coast releases new set for the build-and-battle game system
RENTON, Wash.—April 2, 2009—Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today announced the upcoming release of a new expansion set for Heroscape®, the wildly popular build-and-battle miniatures game. Small Expansion set 9, Blackmoon’s Siege™, will be released in June 2009.
Blackmoon’s Siege features 24 brand new painted figures in a 4-pack assortment set. Braves and Brawlers, Dwarves and Repulsors, Dividers and Defenders, and Heroes of the Moon have all been summoned to battle. Designed to add strength to players’ armies, these warriors are ready to charge forward and take on any enemy that gets in their way.
Each pack includes painted figures and army cards and can be used with any Heroscape Master Set. In the coming months, fans can also look forward to another Heroscape release with the reprint of Wave 1, Malliddon’s Prophecy™.
For more information about Heroscape visit: www.heroscape.com.
About Wizards
Wizards of the Coast is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE GATHERING®, among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®, and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com.
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Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Blackmoon’s Siege, and Mallidon’s Prophecy are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Heroscape is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. and is used with permission. © 2009 Wizards.
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Back to Azeroth Day 1
By flisk | March 22, 2009
After having given up on Norrath and it’s super crappy graphics (well, i’ve not completely given up, I’m going to adventure into that realm at least once more sometime in the next few days; be sure to keep an eye on the Adventure Journal for that entry), I decided to return back to World of Warcraft.
I ran into some people that play on the Hellscream server and they have more or less talked me into coming back. Besides, I’d like to check out Wrath of the Lich King. Last time I played was about 3 months or so before WotLK came out, so I’m sure there will be much to “re-learn”.
It took me the better part of 12 hours to reinstall the main game and Burning Crusade plus the 3 gigs worth of updates. After that I jumped in, my level 70 warrior was still there as were my lower level henchmen. Cool. I still have about 600 gold too. Plus all my items. When I left I had just maxed out my mining and blacksmithing and subclass of hammer weaponsmith. The very last thing I did was create Deep Thunder, a 2 handed mace that had a chance of stunning your enemy for 4 seconds. Combine that with Mace Spec from the Arms talent tree and you could potentially stun them for up to 10 seconds.
Neat, I found that my talent trees had been wiped clean, makes sense, they introduced new things and they wipe them each time. Free chance to try something new.
Imagine how pissed I was to see that they changed the Mace Spec to ignore 15% of your opponent’s armor (when speced with 5 points). Not bad, but certainly NOT the stun spec I had worked my ass off to be able to make Deep Thunder for!
Okay, so I’ll switch back to speccing in Axes, still get increased crit % with that spec.
Next I discovered they added what lots of other games out there right now are doing; achievements. Left for Dead does this, Halo does too (I think). I like this feature, when I play WoW, I need a goal to work towards; this is perfect!
And pets, oh thank goodness they finally gave me the ability to free up some bank slots! they added a nifty area where you can add all of your pets and mounts and other companions and you simply cast them from there.
They also added another feature called Glyphs. I’ve not had a chance to really check that out yet. From the auction house it looks like the might be specific enchants you place into a book and reap benifits from that. Neat!
There are a few more new things to check out, but first I need to remember all of the addons I used to use…
Funny part is, I’ve not even had a chance to play yet, mainly installing and checking out the new technical changes.
I certainly look forward to actually sitting down to play once I have everything set up to my playstyle again.
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GameMasters auction on eBay
By flisk | March 15, 2009
I just added a whole slew of old Dungeons and Dragons goodies over on eBay.
You can check them out via our auction link at the top or you can go directly to My eBay Page.
Now for the cool part, most of them are starting out at $5.00 or less! And the rarer ones are starting out at $15.00!
Get on over there before someone snipes your bid!
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