Kotaku's Online Gamer Survey

Results of Kotaku's survey of 30,000+ of its readers.
http://kotaku.com/5500495/kotaku-census-2010-the-results-in-full

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Problems and More Problems

Blizzard applied Patch 3.3.3a to fix problems with last Tuesday's Patch 3.3.3 and then tried again last night with more hot fixes.  As of this morning, most folks were still having trouble getting through the character loading screen which hangs and freezes your keyboard.  Details of what has been fixed are here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/26/in-game-fixes-for-march-26th-2010/

Some folks are recommending deleting your addons or disabling them (or emptying your cache) but the problem does seem to be on Blizzard's end, not at the user's, so this may be a lot of work that won't help you get into the game.

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Mage Macros

Macros to make your mage's life easier.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/27/arcane-brilliance-macros-for-mages/

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Activision and the Price for Modern Warfare 2 Downloads

The folks still in place at Infinity Ward after Activision ousted the founders say the pricing for the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 map packs (which has been criticized as very expensive compared to other similar games' downloadable content) was an Activision decision.
http://kotaku.com/5501945/infinity-ward-points-finger-at-activision-for-modern-warfare-2-pack-pricing

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Spell Power Calculator

A new tool to compare spell power.
http://penancepriest.blogspot.com/2010/03/power-word-shield-calculator.html

The article mentions a full priest spell calculator.  Here's the direct link.
http://zusterke.orderoftheathanor.eu/spells.php

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People's Choice Addons

WOW Insider invited readers to nominate their favorite addons.  Part One talks about Panda, RatingBuster and Align
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/25/addon-spotlight-community-choice-1/


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I Play WOW (and Sing About It)

Music video about playing the game.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/25/jace-hall-raps-in-music-video-i-play-w-o-w/

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2009 Arena Tournament Pet Reward Change

Apparently Blizzard hands out unique pets as rewards to tournament participants after each season.  As of Patch 3.3.3, the murkimus pets that gladiators won will be across all their characters, not just the character who used the code.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/23/patch-3-3-3-account-changes-for-murkimus/

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Mobs of Shakers

Mobs of shakers are appearing in WOW, and no, I don't mean the furniture-making type of Shakers.  These mobs seem to be causing Cataclysm earthquakes in the game. Details here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/24/cataclysm-earthquake-mobs-visible-in-stormwind/

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What is a Death Knight?

Psynister explains that death knights are melee characters but can also be played in a spell caster style at Level 60 and higher.  Intrigued?  Here are the details.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/play-styles-death-knights-for-spellcasters/

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