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A Plethora of Podcasts

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Whew, it’s shaping up to be a busy week down here at Obscure Towers. Even though our own weekly show is taking a between-season break, I’m back behind the microphone in a couple of different guises.

Last weekend I joined a bunch of excellent people on Episode 10 of Group Quest, the round table podcast hosted by Medros from All Things Azeroth. We had a huge amount of fun taking about Cataclysm, preparing for raiding and the occasional grumble about some of the class changes. Medros also recently launched his own production company named Dawnforge Productions, so join me in wishing him all the best in his new venture!

It doesn’t end there – I’m really excited to be joining Fimlys and Hydra this weekend as their guest on the Twisted Nether Blogcast! You’re welcome to join us all live on Saturday 8th at 8PM PT/ 11PM ET, which works out at 4AM GMT/5AM CET on Sunday 9th. If you can’t make it then don’t worry – you can email questions in beforehand and download the show to listen later.

Before you panic we haven’t forgotten about The Obscurecast. We’re hoping to bring a new season of shows, starting (fingers crossed) at the end of January. Till then please keep feeding us your ideas and wishes for the new season. Everything from the length of the show to segment ideas is up for debate.

Phew! Couple this with being the first week back at work and it’s all a little manic. Still, manic is good!

An Obscure 2010

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By now we’ve drunk our champagne, stayed up to watch the Hootenanny and welcomed in the new year with open arms. Before we wave goodbye to 2010 for good, I wanted to thank everyone for helping me to make Mana Obscura a success. From Blog Azeroth helping me take my first steps through to all those who’ve helped me or linked to my articles along the way, I owe you a debt of gratitude.

To all the readers and commenters, thank you. You help to motivate me to write new articles and come up with new ideas – you’re like the oil that keeps the blog turning. To everyone who’s e-mailed in with feedback or comments, thank you. And to those that I’ve talked things over with, bounced ideas off or generally nagged, thanks for putting up with me.

2010 was the first year of Mana Obscura, starting up in March as a small side project. Since then it’s grown, moving to a new home and spinning out a forum, podcast and youtube channel in the process. I’ve also started to use social networking more, with dedicated twitter and facebook pages. The year ends ten months later with 134 posts and more commenters, subscribers and readers than I could have hoped for. I just hope I can keep you all entertained and informed throughout 2011!

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The Meta-Cataclysm

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It feels like Cataclysm has become a euphemism for change. My favourite TV show just cataclysm’d. My car needs an oil cataclysm. “Cataclysm I can believe in”. You get the idea.

It’s no surprise then to see the Web of Warcraft go through it’s own mini-cataclysm. WoW.com has gone back to being called WoW Insider, and has moved to a new address under the Joystiq brand. Although it’s a strange move at first glance (wow.com is a great domain name), it makes sense in other ways. Readers will be more likely to check out the rest of the Joystiq site for the rest of their gaming needs, the site gets more page impressions and generates more revenue.

It also means there’s a chance for cross-pollination. The talented writers at WoW Insider might have more of a chance to create content for the wider Joystiq site. This helps them move from Warcraft journalism through to videogame journalism, and possibly even to the wider entertainment scene. This can only be a great thing.

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