Although there aren't a lot of jaw-dropping possibilities, analysts remained wowed by Microsoft's.NET announcements.
Quite what the ramifications of the "wow factor" are remain to be seen as a sport under global scrutiny goes through the wringer again.
When you have an acceptable ring shape, grab some embellishments and off you go! Wow! Take the remaining 3 half-strips and get crackin'!
So when I do, it's a couple of games of "PES" then back to more important matters… like CrunchGear! Nielsen: WoW, PS2 Remain Top-Played [Next Gen via Xbox-Scene].
Then for the elimination round, the chefs prepare a classic picnic feast for a group of Capitol Hill interns at the home of the first U.S. president, George Washington -will the remaining chefs wow the interns and guest judge, past Top Chef Masters contestant Jonathan Waxman, or will they get schooled by the discerning eye of these go-getters?
Gates remained determined to break into the fine-art establishment: "I would look at their world and say, 'Wow, that's so fascinating!
"Wow, thank you guys so much," Beyonce said, looking out on the crowd at Staples Center in Los Angeles that included her husband, who remained in his seat.
So while the question of WoW's longterm viability may remain unanswered for now, one certainty is that over the next few days, millions of WoW players around the world will take part in a kind of virtual festival that only comes around about every two years.
As a concerned parent, I know all the statistics: doctors claim anywhere from 10% of the population to 40% of Warcraft players are addicted to online games, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on WoW every year, and people remain sedentary and glued to a computer for hours on end.
