Today in Gaming.

Today in Gaming:

World of Warcraft Cataclysm- why should you care?

You've played the game since the servers first opened, you and your friends have battled gods, dragons, Satan and something with a face like an inside-out Bear's arse. You've lol'd, you've QQ'd and you've requested popcorn for the guild drama matinees.

You've watched the game spiral into a hell of whining, quasi-competitive fan boys and outrageous liars. You've seen the little circle of light that was once Blizzard quality control shrink as Activision stuck their thumb into Blizzard's money hole.

You've seen dungeons devolve into tubes with loot pinatas at regular intervals and raids turn into miserable hit and hope affairs that still, somehow manage to be cordoned off for the near exclusive use of the top 30% of most snotty and prickish players.

You've come out of Wrath of the Lich King tired, disillusioned and psychically battered. "Stuff this game" you snarl, swearing to yourself that this was the kick in the arse you needed to end your Warcrack habit and move on with your gaming life. Why, on all that's holy, would you ever want to come back? Why stick your head in that snake pit again?

Oh, so many reasons.

Cataclysm is... lets say it's like not getting anything for Christmas, but then a truck arrives on January 2nd with more gifts than you could hope to deal with. It's late and that desolate December 25th still haunts you, but woah, look at some of this stuff! I'm just beginning to dig in now and what I've seen so far is marvellous. Detailed observations will follow.