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Now on to your regularly scheduled program.

Loading... is Short and sour as promised due to meeting obligations. You know you are in Las Vegas when you overhear words strung together that normally would never co-exist. Case in point, "How big are your crab cakes?"

So, how big are your crab cakes?

Let me know, either in the comments section of the blog or in our forums!
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Exclusive TenTonHammer.com Content!

12.19.2006

• Dark and Light: Giveaway Winners Announced
  "Farlan Entertainment recently sponsored a giveaway of 25 retail copies and year-long subscriptions to its MMORPG title, Dark and Light. To see who won, follow the link. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated!"
• Dungeons and Dragons Online: The Holy Trinity Is Alive And Well
  "Long-time D&D afficionado Simon "Zed" Roe once wrote an editorial about the way DDO could break the mold of holy trinity in games. Ralsu reflects with 12 month's worth of hindsight to see if Zed had it right."
• EverQuest 2: EQ2 Atlas
  "Ever get lost and have to stop for directions? Me either (on the second part anyways) which is why Ten Ton Hammer is putting together a collection of maps. Take a look inside at 5 Qeynos maps and be sure to keep checking back as more are added."
• Lord of the Rings Online: Player Correspondent System
  "This week JP ponders one means of player/developer communication; The Correspondent system."
• Lord of the Rings Online: 12 More Beta Keys Delivered
  "TenTonHammer is making getting in to LOTRO beta very easy for it's fans!"
• World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - ZBoard Review
  "We've reviewed Ideazon's popular zBoard along with the upcoming limited edition keyset. The zBoard is a specially designed gaming keyboard that allows you to swap out the keys depending on the game or application (regular keyboard mode is include) while the limited edition expansion keyset provides new features to making gaming in WoW easier. So does it really make WoW easier or is it yet another Power Glove in the sea of gaming peripherals? Find out in our review!"
• World of Warcraft: First Look - Opening The Dark Portal
  "Despite promising myself to actually play my shadow priest this week, I got sucked into yet another instance. This time the Opening of the dark portal in the Caverns of Time. Since I visited anyway, I thought I would further expand our First Look series of articles focusing on the Instances in the Burning Crusade"

Hot Content

• World of Warcraft: First Look - Opening The Dark Portal
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• Lord of the Rings Online: Beta Slot Giveaway Continues
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Open Or Regional Servers?

Real World News - You Can't Make This Up

• Runner Fails Gender Test, Loses Medal [Thanks Matt]
  That stunt took some balls.
• Malware Industry = Job Market For IT Grads [Thanks Matt]
  Sounds Phishy to me.
• Soccer Player Jailed For Using Imaginary Knife
  Charged with imaginary assault.

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