Farming Archive

  • Kim Jong-il caption contest

    Kim Jong-il caption contest

    Matt: “I see we just got the latest computer monitors. Take that, South Korea.” Devin: “Zerg him, comrade” John: “Our glorious gold farming initiative is the pride of the world.” Dave: “What?? Doug left CrunchGear?” Greg: “Our screens may not be bigger, but they are deeper. Take that, South Korea!” Scott:”I always get sniped on de_dust, too. Don’t let it [...]

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  • How do you like that, DVRs didn’t kill the television business after all

    How do you like that, DVRs didn’t kill the television business after all

    Here's a story I first heard on Figure 4 Daily last night while farming for mageweave (no, I'm not lying): not only have DVRs not ruined the TV businesses, as we had been led to believe for so many years, but it turns out that the delayed viewings, and more accurate ratings, have given the networks exactly what they've always wanted. That, of course, is the opportunity to squeeze more money out of their advertisers.

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  • World of Worldcraft in China: The story that never ceases to befuddle

    World of Worldcraft in China: The story that never ceases to befuddle

    Clearly nobody has any idea what's going on in China regarding World of Warcraft. The rules over there are such that Blizzard just can't open up shop, but has to contract a local company to run the game for Chinese users. Fair enough, and Blizzard has contracted NetEase to do such a thing. The problem is that NetEase keeps running into problems getting the game's expansion pack, The Burning Crusade, approved for public consumption.

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  • World of Warcraft is back in China~!

    World of Warcraft is back in China~!

    Chinese gamers can once again feel the joy of buying an epic on the Auction House for 100G, then selling it for 300G to some sap. Yes, World of Warcraft is officially, 100 percent back in China. This is clearly huge news that's totally worth your time of day.

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