Game News and Rumors

There's lot of MMO news today.  First up, Bethesda is rumored to have a big announcement coming at E3 this month.  1Up speculates they are going to announce a new Elder Scrolls game.  (Everyone, please cross your fingers.)
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179617

The BBC has released a Dr. Who game.  It's not in final form but you can download it from their website.  (I hope it is better than their latest episodes.)
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179616

Red Dead Redemption is releasing their first downloadable content June 22:  six co-op missions.  No word on the cost.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179632

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Learning to be a Hunter Raider

Want to take your hunter on a raid?  The Hunter's Mark is writing a series of articles to help hunters master the raiding environment.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/blog/2010/05/26/lambs-to-the-slaughter-coaching-new-raiders/

http://www.thehuntersmark.net/blog/2010/06/03/hunter-raiding-skill-practice-runs/

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HudMap: The Heads Up Display Addon

HudMap is a heads up display map.  The article tells what it does and has embedded videos of it in action.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/03/addon-spotlight-hudmap-thursday/

Also search for IceHUD to see another review of a similar addon.  Kae just reviewed IceHud the day after the above article came out.  Here's what he says, along with lots of screen shots, tips, and even the Lua code he uses to customized IceHUD to his needs.
http://dreambound-druid.blogspot.com/2010/06/kaes-icehud.html

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On Becoming a PvP Hunter

Want to try PvP now that your hunter is bored with PvE?  WOW Insider has written an introduction to PvP just for you with hints as to the gear, enchants, etc. you will need.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/03/scattered-shots-transitioning-to-hunter-pvp/

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A Mage's Five Main Stats (And Why They Hate Hunters)

Larissa's guest post for Armegeddon's Coming discusses what she things are the most important stats for a mage--agility, attack power, hit rating, diplomacy and mana regeneration.
http://gnomeaggedon.net/2010/06/03/misleading-mage-posts-agility-and-attack-power-–-the-essentials-of-a-mage/

To understand the refererences to mage blogs and mage bloggers who give out misleading information, read this.  Please note that BRK didn't actually diss mage blogs, but he didnn't disagree, either.
http://www.pinkpigtailinn.com/2010/06/brk-and-assault-on-mage-blogs.html

I can see it's going to be a month of mages versus hunters.

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All About the Professions (UPDATED FOR CATACLYSM)

Alex left a comment here yesterday to let me know his new website is up and running.  It's full of guides to all the professions from alchemy to tailoring.  Here's the link to the main site.
http://www.wow-professions.info/

And here is the link to just the professions guides.  Since the professions are such work (and often for not much reward), I hope this makes the professions more attractive to players.
http://www.wow-professions.info/primary-professions-live/

Thanks, Alex!

UPDATE:  A summary article about profession changes in Cataclysm.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/04/countdown-to-cataclysm-profession-updates-and-changes/

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