Star Trek: The College Drama

Felicity creator J.J. Abrams is set to direct the next Star Trek movie. True to douchebag form, he’s hiring young matinee idols to bastardize classic roles. God forbid Star Trek become a college drama.

Guild Wars: The Drakkar Lake Dragon

The Drakkar Lake Dragon

The world of Guild Wars 2 will be ravaged by at least five colossal Ancient Dragons, three of whom can be seen slumbering in Eye of the North. One of my guildies spotted an Ancient Dragon encased in the frozen Drakkar Lake. I’d crossed Drakkar Lake during the Eye of the North preview weekend, but I was too busy fighting to look beneath my feet. Naturally, I had to see the creature for myself. After clearing the lake of monsters, this is what I saw.

The Drakkar Lake Dragon

The Drakkar Lake Dragon

The Drakkar Lake Dragon

I use a GeForce 8 series video card, so heavy ice refraction effects obscure the view at obtuse angles. On a lame video card, however, the ice is as clear as glass at any angle. That’s how this guy was able to capture the whole creature in one screen.

The Drakkar Lake Dragon

As you can see in the next image, the creature’s outline is clearly visible on the overhead world map.

Drakkar Lake

Congratulations to ArenaNet on creating their very own Loch Ness monster. Little Gwen captured players’ imaginations in Prophecies, setting the stage for her teenage return in Eye of the North. Now these big-ass dragons will keep players wondering about them until Guild Wars 2. I can’t wait to face this thing. In fact, I want to wake it up now and see what happens. Droknar’s Sword should make a good icepick…