World of Warcraft gets the Selfie Camera

Blizzard’s latest update allows players to take the infamous ‘Selfie’ and add filters too

Blizzard have recently added to their genre-defining PC MMO World of Warcraft this latest feature. The developer has allowed players to take self-portraits with their characters or, otherwise known today as, ‘selfies’. 

Available via the S.E.L.F.I.E item, the functionality came out recently as part of WoW’s 6.1 patch. You can now get into this patch via the game’s Public Test Realm. WoW players can pick up this S.E.L.F.I.E camera by completing a new, level 100 mission titled Field Photography. The pictures players take are saved to their screenshots folder. Characters can even emote so that players can capture all manner of facial expressions.

The S.E.L.F.I.E. camera can even be upgraded to the S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera Mk II, which includes three filters: “sketch,” “black and white,” and “death.” 

Let’s take a look at some of these fantastical, and some rather comical, self-portraits that players have taken:

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My “Top Ten” Video Game Soundtracks

Do enjoy a list of ten of my current all time favourite video game soundtracks!

If there’s one thing we have to remember, it’s that you don’t have to be an avid gamer to enjoy some of the glorious masterpieces that accompany these games.. Although I very much enjoy a lot of “tapping” myself. Here are ten of my personal favourites and I hope you all find at least half a second of a piece that you enjoy!

At NO. 10 we have ‘Deadly Premonition’, which was composed by Riyou Kinugasa, Takuya Kobayashi and Hiromi Mizutari. For a seemingly dark and Twin Peaks-ey type of game, the soundtrack is miraculously cheery! I’ve chosen the piece ‘Life is Beautiful’, which plays throughout the game and is horrendously catchy. Give it a listen and I’m sure you’ll agree! You can listen to it HERE.

In at NO.9 we have the infamous ‘Minecraft’ soundtrack, which was composed by Daniel Rosenfeld or, by his alias, C418. This very ambient, dreamy music will aid you in building castles, unnecessarily blowing up animals, spawning copious amounts of villagers and randomly dotting lava about their villages. I, for one, use to it get to sleep at night and occasionally to work to… Which I should probably stop due to my head greeting desk quite violently. You can listen to it HERE. 

At NO.8 we have the ‘Uncharted’ franchise, whose music was composed by Greg Edmonson. ‘Drake’s Fortune’ saw a revolution in graphics for the PS3 and the soundtrack accompanied it’s glory perfectly! Not to mention that Nate is quite the catch.. Just saying! Anyway, you can listen to Nate’s Theme from ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’ HERE.

In at NO.7 we have ‘Mass Effect’. Go2Games is Commander Shepherd’s favourite shop on the Citadel! I only speak the truth… Quite an emotional game was ‘Mass Effect 2’ I found, and this specific piece of music which is aptly named ‘Final Conversation’, composed by Christopher Lennertz, gave me a quivering bottom lip. Before I realised, it was too late.. I was bawling into my mug of Horlicks. Listen to the track HERE!

NO.6 sees ‘Halo 3’. This is definitely my favourite out of the franchise. I can’t quite remember the full reason for it being my favourite, but all I know is that I formed an unhealthy obsession with the Gravity Hammer.. This piece is called ‘Unforgotten’ and was composed by Martin O’Donnell, who has composed previously and beyond in the Halo series. This is my favourite piece from the game, HERE.

Bang in the middle at NO.5 is ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’, which was composed by Jeremy Soule. This game is addictive and has lots of dragons in it, so the theme is also aptly named ‘Dragonborn’. Enjoy the dragon sandwich HERE. Quick.. To Alduin’s Wall!

Sliding in at NO.4 (because I want to sound like a radio dj) is ‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’. Now I did enjoy this and I can’t quite believe it was released all the way back in 1997. So many, many Vincent Valentines ago! I thought that the piece ‘Aerith’s Theme’, by Nobuo Uematsu, was beautiful when I first heard it. However, I have been a bit cheeky and posted the orchestral version from the film as it’s just too lovely! I’m sure you’ll agree and you can lend your ears HERE.

Nearly there.. Sorry about all of is! In at NO.3 is ‘Bioshock’. This is definitely one of my favourite game franchises and, being an avid fan of music from the 20’s and 30’s,  I fell in love even more with ‘Bioshock 1 & 2’. The underwater city of Rapture, Big Daddies, Little Sisters and the 1920’s décor really brought a grand element to the series. I’m not shunning ‘Infinite’ though! That game was equally as excellent. The soundtracks were composed by Garry Schyman, but I’ve chosen ‘Somewhere Beyond the Sea’ by Bobby Darin, which is featured in ‘Bioshock’. Hear HERE!

Almost first but not quite, it’s World of Warcraft in at NO.2, with music composed by Jason Hayes. I don’t think that there is one person I know who DOESN’T enjoy the wonderful world of Warcraft?! There is no other game in which you can become so immersed, so enchantingly lost in and make lifelong friends at the same time (true story). You’ll also find that some of the best costumes at comic and video game conventions are born from WoW. Here we have Enchanted Forest music from this masterpiece. HERE you go!

The finale… Finally! The NO.1 spot goes to American McGee’s ‘Alice: Madness Returns’; the sequel to McGee’s ‘Alice’, which was released in 2000. The music was composed by Marshall Crutcher and it has the best soundtrack EVER!! (According to me). I could play this game over and over for all eternity and I wouldn’t be bored. It’s dark, twisted, gothic and laced with Steampunk and a few marvellously bronzed cogs here and there! If you see anyone dressed up as Alice on the street then come over and say hello! Here is the ‘Main Theme’ for you to endlessly enjoy HERE.

Of course there are many, many more that I’d love to share with you, but I don’t want you all getting bored and I was told that I could only do ten anyway.. *Runs after everyone in sight with Gravity Hammer*.

Luna L’Trix

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World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Following controversy, WoW Subreddit returns!

WoW’s Subreddit has returned after being taken down for a short period over the weekend by it’s top moderator due to a protest in server issues affecting the MMO, following the expansion’s release last week. In light of this, the subreddit is now back up but under the leadership of a new moderator, who goes by the name of aphoenix.

The moderator (nitesmoke) decided to set the page to private until he was able to login to the game, which was taking a while due to server strain resulting in long login queues. As you can imagine, with some of the page’s fans, the taking down of the subreddit was not taken lightly. Some said that nitesmoke was being childish and spiteful.

“Nitesmoke made a mistake. It was a big one,” aphoenix wrote. “I’m going to simply ask that you stop trying to get back at him. It’s over; he’s not on the moderation team here. Nobody here is on board with how he handled the situation. We will not handle the situation in the same way. Nitesmoke has apologized (to me, and through me, to you), and I apologize as well.”

“I’m not trying to sweep anything under the rug; I’m trying to put out the right message,” aphoenix added. “I think the right message right now is ‘Things got messed up. We understand that. Nitesmoke made a mistake. We’re working at setting things right.'”

I hope this has answered some of your questions if you were among the many struggling with the game over the weekend? At least it’s all sorted now!

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 WoW: Warlords of Draenor
A staggering (over) 600,000 more subscriptions have occurred ahead of release!

Just when we were told that WoW’s subscribers had plummeted and all was looking rather bleak, a monumental 600,000 (and more besides) have jumped on the bandwagon ahead of it’s next expansion, Warlords of Draenor.. Thank heavens for that!

During it’s latest earning calls, Blizzard announced that it’s MMO had seen subscriptions elevate by over 600,000 ahead of Warlords of Draenor, which is to be released on 13th November.

Previously predicted, the publisher had said that Warlords of Draenor would lead to a revival in numbers, with 1.5m copies of the expansion pre-ordered at the time. This recent surge, however, hasn’t been enough to take on the 800,000 losses during the quarter ending 30th June.

Do not let this dishearten you though! 7.4m is the number of players paying for this almost decade old game. Keep on playing!

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 ‘WoW: Warlords of Draenor’ Sydney pre-launch party 
Sign up to grab your free ticket!

For all of you living in Sydney or travelling out there soon, THIS will be the place to be… 

The ‘Warlords of Draenor’ pre-launch celebration will be held on the evening of 23rd October and AEDT fans will be able to sign up in order to gain a free ticket, from 14th October!

WoW lead designer, Ion Hazzikostas, will also be present at the event for a Q&A with the fans. However, the tickets will be limited to two per person and there will be limited spots available, so remember to get in there quick!

Warlords of Draenor will launch on 13th November and is the fifth expansion in the franchise. It also marks WoW’s 10th anniversary, so Blizzard will be holding an in-game celebration for that.

The game introduces new zones and raises the level cap to 100!

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