Manly Living

So much for the idea of romantic “rainy nights.” It has been rainy cats and dogs lately, and despite the classic idea of enjoying a rainy day afternoon - it gets old pretty quick.

Lots of rainy days and nights means more time for video games - or at least looking at more sites on the internet.

So my wife has been playing World of Warcraft lately.

Did you know there is a wave of “girl gamers” on the internet? Yes, with the popularity of video games and online gaming in general, there are now women lurking behind those MMORPG charachters kicking your butt in PVP (player versus player) combat!

Be careful who you chose to duel if you are unable to handle getting your butt kicked by a 2 foot tall girl. There are female Gnome Frost Mages that will cripple you in PVP and are a valued part of any dungeon group.

How many adults play World of Warcraft? I bet it is more than you would imagine! Today’s video gamer is not just a chubby faced kid with glasses. Much of today’s gaming advertising is not only aimed at adults, but many of the games themselves are intended for adults. The video game industry has spent a lot of money to break away from the “chubby kid” gamer image.

While some are clearly for both kids and adults. World of Warcraft is a MMORPG which is Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game or something similar. The game is the “world” or online version of the very successful Warcraft real time strategy games for the PC.

“Do you play World of Warcraft?” just may be the next pick up line in a bar!

World of Warcraft is very popular right now and you can find many screenshots of actual game play on the internet.