Monthly Archives: September 2009

Wow.com has gotten an inside scoop from “multiple sources close to the situation” regarding the new races in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion. According to these sources the expansion, which is supposedly called Cataclysm, will to introduce a new race to both the Alliance and Horde. What are these races you ask? Well just keep on reading to find out, or don’t if you hate spoilers.

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I’ve had this feeling for a while and I’ve been struggling to categorize exactly what it was. Finally after long bouts of soul searching and drinking really cheap vodka that comes in bottleswhere the word “vodka” is actually misspelled, I’ve been able determine what it is.I’m just not impressed.The quality and concept behind some of the most “impressive” and “popular” games out there have left me feeling a bit out of the loop as of late, and at first I thought that maybe it was just me. That *I* was losing my gaming mojo.

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I have worked as a regional freelance journalist for the past three years, and have been a contributor to Associated Content since October of 2006. The following is a comparison of several aspects of the two journalistic forms.Upfront Money: Hands down in favor of regional freelance journalism. While Associated Contents’ length requirements are much smaller than traditional printed press (approximately 1/3,) a 1500 word freelance article will net you $50-$250. 1500 words written for AC will, in all likelihood, will net you approximately $15 upfront cash, or $0.01 per word, compared to a traditional freelance article where you will earn $0.03-$0.16 per word.Residual Money over Time: Hands down in favor of Associated Content. I currently have 40 articles fermenting on my CP page, all of which still get page views. My most successful Associated Content article: “Top 10 Ways Myspace Can Ruin Your Life”, has easily made as much money from performance pay as I would have made from a low paying freelance article. Further, “Top 5 Ways World of Warcraft Can Ruin Your Life” has doubled the initial surge felt by the Myspace article. In traditional freelance journalism, you are unlikely to see another penny after your initial payment. Availability of Work: Again, hands down to Associated Content. While freelancing for a traditional print magazine pays considerably more, their need for content and writers is considerably less. The maximum amount of articles you can sell usually breaks down to 1/issue. That’s one article per month with max pay $250 for a monthly magazine, if you can beat all the other journalists to the job. With Associated Content, the sky is the limit; write as many articles as you like.Article Source: www.associatedcontent.com

Star NFL punter Chris Kluwe is trying to spice up his position with a gaming name-change.When your position’s primary role is surrendering the ball to the other team on fourth down, you’re not typically the most admired player on the gridiron. Such is the life of the NFL punter.Minnesota Viking’s Chris Kluwe, an avid Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft gamer, won’t settle for smashing NFL and team punting records to fulfill his dreams. Following in the footsteps of another player, Johnson joked on his personal radio show in Minnesota that a name change could draw attention and advertising dollars.“Back when [Bengals receiver] Chad Johnson changed his name to Ocho Cinco, I told the guys at 93X that I was going to change my name to Chris ‘World of Warcraft’. They said that’s too long. So they started calling me Chris ‘Warcraft.’ I could make a lot of money if I changed my name to that.”Perhaps this epic name change will get the punter some attention for being the team’s best punter in history at the young age of 27.“When I come in, it’s pretty much a signal for everybody to get up, grab a beer and go to the bathroom,” he noted. “But that’s the life of an NFL punter, I guess.”

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