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I heard about WoW subscriptions being down and it’s no surprise to me. Just like every MMO that has come before it people simply get bored of the mechanics and graphics after a few years. Everyone is looking for the next big MMO now but it hasn’t been provided. People are getting back to living their lives instead of living in WoW. I almost thought Age of Conan was going to do it but the developers messed up big time with patches and treating their own community horribly. We’ll have to wait and see what is next.

I got Street Fighter IV and I’m loving it. It’s great to be playing such a nostalgic franchise again especially since they kept to the original focus of the game unlike other fighters like Mortal Kombat. All the old characters handle very similarly in terms of fighting style and moves. The one complaint I have is that the joysticks on console controllers makes it hard to pull off the move you want every time. I might have to invest in one of those arcade style joystick addons. We’ll see how that goes.

I just recently found out about TF2 gather games and let me tell you they are great. Join the GameSurge network on IRC and join #tf2.gather.us. Once in the channel you can !add to get queued up for the next match. Once 12 people have added the IRC bot will randomly assign you to teams and give you your IP/Vent information for the match. This allows you to play competitively without having a dedicated group of people you play with. Basically, it’s a pick up game but with CEVO rules and players of higher skill level (usually). Check it out.

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