http://www.electricvenus.com Web, Gaming, Tech, Film, Cooking, whatever! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:21:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IRVINE, Calif. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that subscribership for World of Warcraft(r), its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has continued to climb, recently passing 10 million worldwide. Interest in the game has remained high in all regions, with thousands of new and returning players signing up through the ... http://www.electricvenus.com/gaming/wow/wow-hits-10-million-subscribers/ I just wanted to take this chance to wish all my friends a happy christmas. Its been a crazy year in some respects with lows and highs. Smokey passing in April  was by far the worst thing that happened but she is still with me, curled up all warm and toasty ... http://www.electricvenus.com/web-tech/happy-christmas/ Dino on the rceuniverse forums put me onto this little gem. I have not played such an original, fun game for ages! Portal is from the makers of Half life (Valve) and the concept is very simple (they say the simplest ideas are the best). You have a machine that fires portals ... http://www.electricvenus.com/stuff/portal/ The companies behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft are merging in a deal which could shake up the global video games industry. Activision and Blizzard have said they will form "the world's most profitable games business" in a deal worth $18.8bn (£9.15bn). US-based Activision also makes hit console games such ... http://www.electricvenus.com/gaming/blizzard-activision-to-merge/ I was in the market for a new keyboard the other week and after looking around and seeing the quite poor selection around at the moment I decided to get one with an illuminated keyboard - I often find myself typing late at night (and making loads of typos - ... http://www.electricvenus.com/stuff/logitech-g15-vs-reclusa/ Blizzard have just unveiled new world of Warcraft TV commercials that will be shown in The USA. There are three adverts mentioned on their website which feature William Shatner, Mr T and Verne Troyer (AKA "mini-me") Below are the William Shatner and Mr T ads, enjoy; [flv]http://www.electricvenus.com/video/WOW_SHATNER.flv[/flv] William Shatner, the Shaman [flv]http://www.electricvenus.com/video/WOW_MR_T.flv[/flv] Mr T, the night ... http://www.electricvenus.com/gaming/wow/shatner-the-shammy/ Britain's biggest and most successful girl band Girls Aloud are currently caught in a very embarrassing situation. Recently the band announced their new album "tangled up". They also gave out many press releases relating to a "fan edition" of the album which would only be for sale to fans via their web ... http://www.electricvenus.com/music_and_video/girls-aloud-ripping-off-fans/ I picked this game up purely by chance last week. what caught my eye was that it was being billed as an updated/modernised version of the original game which was released in 1996. If memory serves me correctly I had a Sega Saturn at the time and most likely played ... http://www.electricvenus.com/gaming/tomb-raider-anniversary/ Girls aloud have announced their new studio album - titled "Tangled Up". The first thing you need to know is that 'Tangled Up' will be out in the shops to buy at 9am Monday 19th November. For info about the 'Special Edition' keep on reading. Here is the track listing for the ... http://www.electricvenus.com/music_and_video/tangled-up/ Taken from Killing Jokes official site: http://www.killingjoke.com Jaz Coleman: Our beloved Paul Raven died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Geneva in the early hours of Saturday October 20th 2007. Paul went to bed and did not wake up. All of Paul’s family and extended family are in a state of deep ... http://www.electricvenus.com/music_and_video/paul-raven-dies/