World of Warcraft Wallpaper: History of Lordaeron

This fan-made wallpaper from chenbo entitled “History of Lordaeron” depicts a human female reading a book with the emblem of Lordaeron, once a glorious kingdom but now broken into disparate settlements and clinging for survival against the growing influence of the undead.

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Call it a case of over analysis, but for me, the two white butterflies stands for the small yet fluttering hope that one day Lordaeron will return to its former might. That or she’s literally reading the history of Lordaeron in tome form.

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via World of Warcraft official website | photo credit: chenbo and Blizzard Entertainment

Aion Screenshots: Player House, Villa and Mansion

Domestic life is one of rustic simplicity, if we’re to judge the early screenshots of the housing options coming to Aion. I almost did a double-take to check whether these preview shots were indeed for the fantasy MMO.

The lush flora, clear blue skies and pebbled walkways give each residence the feel of a countryside home — a peg I would have expected more in a game like Lord of the Rings Online than in Aion where toons are known for their flamboyant costumes. It’s just hard to reconcile a glistening armored Daeva settling into one of these picturesque houses, villas and mansions, is all.

House

Villa

Mansion

via Aion PR | photo credits: NCsoft and Gameforge

DCUO Video: Shield Weapon Animations Preview

Most games relegate the shield to its base defensive function, but not DC Universe Online. The superhero MMO is determined to use shield weapons for bashing, smashing and literally kicking face, although there comes an awkward moment when you realize: “Captain America, is that you?”

via PC Gamer

Diablo 3 Art: Portraits of a Champion Winners

After two months’ worth of entries flooded Blizzard HQ for the Portrait of a Champion contest, the most impressive trio of fan drawings have been selected. Two feature the unbridled vigor of Barbarians, while the other shows a rain-soaked Witch Doctor in the middle of a summoning ritual:

Top 3

Blizzard also shared the runners-up entries who made the Top 10 cut, some of which were as well-drawn as the Top 3, namely the Wizard and Witch Doctor ones. I’ve gone and arranged them according to playable class.

Barbarian

Demon Hunter

Monk

Witch Doctor

Wizard

via Diablo 3 official website | photo credits: various artists (hover over each drawing for specific name credits)

Diablo 3 Video: Method Kills The Butcher (Inferno Difficulty)

What happens when an elite MMO raiding guild jumps from downing World of Warcraft bosses to slaying Diablo 3 demons? This happens:

A four-man crew from Method guild has defeated The Butcher in Inferno difficulty, the pinnacle of hard modes in Diablo 3. Recorded through the viewpoint of a Wizard, we see how hard The Butcher hits, draining around a third of her health bar with one cleave slam. There were a few close calls like in 2:12 when their Monk died, but overall, nothing dangerously close to a wipe.

Still, it must have been a long day, because they capped off the kill with a heavy sigh of relief instead of the usual roar of triumph.

On some side news, it’s still up in the air whether this kill vid is, in fact, a World First achievement (self-proclaimed nolife gamer Kripparrian is said to have been there, done that). Although I imagine there will be less conflicting claims like these once a legit ranker site like DiabloProgress.com comes online.

via MMO-Champion

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