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WoW Moviewatch: Altoholics Anonymous

Slightly Impressive's Griffter shares his take on those untold legions of alts in Altoholics Anonymous. I definitely feel like Griffter is expanding his repertoire by tackling new subjects. The in-game animation looks solid, which is a plus for

WoW Moviewatch: slashdance vs. Ulduar

Well, a new expansion bounces on the horizon like a rubber ball on too much caffeine. Believe it or not, new folks are trying out our beloved World of Warcraft all the time. A reader wrote me a few days ago asking, "If this is what MoP excitement

WoW Moviewatch: Crueler Heads Prevail

Crueler Heads Prevail is a magnificent breath of fresh air. Pardon me if I employ a bit of hyperbole when talking about Oblivious Film's winning entry into the 48 Hour Film Project, but this video is so fantastic that I immediately shared it with

WoW Moviewatch: The Westfall Trail

The Westfall Trail is a new machinima by Slightly Impressive, inspired by Blizzard's recent April Fool's joke. The video's a few minutes long and is decent for a few jokes. I really like what Slightly Impressive is doing with his videos,

WoW Moviewatch: 30% Nerf

While we usually focus on machinima around here, I'm not opposed to the occasional live action video. And the Light knows we're all fairly familiar with SilverLetomi. I was pretty curious about 30% Nerf when she told me about it ... and I

WoW Moviewatch: Edge of Time III

We see a lot of videos focused on showing off the amazing landscapes of WoW. While recent games might have fancier contemporary graphics, you just can't beat the gorgeous artistry of Azeroth. It's not all about how many polygons you're

WoW Moviewatch: Beautiful Stranger

Romirevids has come a long way with his skills. You can see that plainly in Beautiful Sister, Romire's newest release. While the video won't be to everyone's liking, it's definitely a huge step from some of his previous work. The

WoW Moviewatch: Stupid Hair

Happy Monday, everyone! For a special treat today, we have some brand new Greyfoo! How can you not be excited? Greyfoo conceptualized Stupid Hair back in December 2011. While he's been working on the idea for months, general distractions and a

WoW Moviewatch: How to Win at Guilds 2

Billy got kicked from his guild, which means he needs to find another guild. And so it was that Billy went on another tour through the various frustrating guild stereotypes. If you think about the baggage being carried by a single person, consider

WoW Moviewatch: Raining Frost -- Stormwind Assault

You need to give this video a little bit of time to get started. The opening is a little slow, in my opinion, but the video picks up pace considerably after a short time. I'm actually kind of excited to meet WazopVids, as I'm looking forward

WoW Moviewatch: Sentinel Hill

It's been a little while since we've kicked back with good friends EmberIsolte and the GreyFoo. I think it's time to remember one of the most beautiful, chill, and melancholy movies to grace this column: Sentinel Hill. Think I'm

WoW Moviewatch: Mama Said Freeze You Out

I don't think it's any secret than I'm a child of the '80s. OK, technically, a child of the '70s. But my formative years of music preference were filled with plenty of LL Cool J. It's no surprise that Nananea's Mama

WoW Moviewatch: Quest: Impossible

Quest: Impossible is actually a few years old, but tipster Captain Guy suggested it for a re-watch. And since a new installment in the Tom Cruise vehicle has recently hit mainstream media, now's as good a time as any to take a look back at Quest:

WoW Moviewatch: Burn it to the Ground

Work Warning: Burn it to the Ground has some suggestive language by Nickelback. Also, it's Nickelback. Let's get this out of the way: Yes, it's Nickelback. It's also the Horde band that was once L70ETC and whose name I can no longer

WoW Moviewatch: LFR Summed Up in 30 seconds

We all love the Raid Finder. I mean, it's pretty awesome -- you can go and do raids when you have time, enjoying a good chance of actually finishing the raid and grabbing some gear. The Raid Finder is the very definition of a Good Thing. Of course,

WoW Moviewatch: IRL - In Real Life

IRL - In Real Life is about one player's struggle with WoW addiction. While I normally get a little apprehensive when this subject gets brought up, I think the creator did a good job of talking about how he fell down a tunnel, got somewhat obsessed,

WoW Moviewatch: Operation GnoVibrator Fury

Who knew? It turns out that Anonymous is largely made up of gnomes. That's probably not a surprise to any of us who spent real time with gnomish engineering. With all the recent talk of SOPA, PIPA, and Megaupload, the gnome members of the hacktivist

WoW Moviewatch: Mister Evil Runs for Office

Mister Evil Runs for Office is an older Oxhorn video, released a little over a year ago. While the video was a general political parody at the time, it's been on my mind lately as we all consider the ramifications of SOPA. Ostensibly, the video

WoW Moviewatch: Worgen of Stormwind

Baka Savant and Wicked Wood created Worgen of Stormwind long before the Gilneans all went fuzzy. It's an older video, but it still retains its charm. Even though the video uses the old mob model for worgen, it's still a whole lot of fun.

WoW Moviewatch: WoW Hardware Store

Reader Kristen wrote us and said, "This is actually the very first machinima I ever saw. For the time it was made, it was quite sophisticated." The WoW Hardware Store has been around for a long, long time. It was released in 2006, six years

WoW Moviewatch: Christmas with the Critters

Some folks just want to spend a nice, relaxed Christmas weekend with friends -- or, alternatively, a pack of local critters. We all have our own tastes. But then a big, bad wolf comes along and makes that impossible. Don't worry, though. The protagonist

WoW Moviewatch: I Saw Three Rogues

The holiday season is in full swing, which makes it a great time to celebrate with some WoW-themed holiday music. This is Oxhorn's I Saw Three Rogues. This is a pretty distant parody video; while it's obviously evocative of the holiday season,

WoW Moviewatch: A Warden's Demise

A Warden's Demise is the second installment in Karash's series about Maiev Shadowsong. The movie involves some deviation from strict WoW lore, but a little deviation is good in the name of art. Now for the fair warning -- this movie is long.

WoW Moviewatch: Dragon Soul in 1 minute

It doesn't take very long to find a Dragon Soul group using the Raid Finder. Certainly, you won't have time to read in-depth descriptions and watch complex videos before the queue pops. For those of you who need a quick run-down or just don't