Gaming

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Guild Wars Canthan New Year 2008

Right after the Chinese New Year, Guild Wars players celebrate the Canthan New Year. My primary character hails from the Europe-inspired continent of Tyria, but he’s always ready to party on any continent. Here he is, wearing a lion mask and Asian-inspired Luxon armor, enjoying a fireworks-lit feast at Shing Jea.

To welcome the Year of the Rat, I got a miniature celestial rat. Here it is, third from left, displayed with some of my other miniatures.

From whimsical quests to rollerbeetle racing, check out some of the Canthan New Year 2008 festivities. Kung hei fat choi, everyone!

Games Outpace Movies, Music in 2007

“On average, an astonishing 9 games were sold every second of every day of the year.” — Michael D. Gallagher, CEO, Entertainment Software Association.

The gaming industry has long been bigger than the movie industry. Now its growth outpaces that of both the movie and music industries. While movies grew only 1.8% and music fell 10% in 2007, games grew a whopping 28.4%.

Soon, pretty girls won’t want to be movie or pop stars. They’ll want to be gamer babes.