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1. Daily Column

Lumio takes a look at "mudflation" in our latest comic. Not bad for a level 7 item. In other funny (funny as in peculiar this time) news, our #10 most visited page yesterday was for the World of Warcraft 2.1.3 patch. This is strange because the 2.2 patch was the one released yesterday. Let nostalgia reign!

Halo fans I haven't forgotten about you, up all night in a whimsical world where you believe you are a virtual character called Master Chief. Meh, OK, I forgot about you, BUT COYOTE DIDN'T. (Yelling put in for effect)

Voice came to WoW yesterday as part of patch 2.2.somethingorother. Thankfully it didn't come to the server that I play on (Malfurion). Based on the story yesterday about China banning men from playing female characters I wonder if VOIP will be implemented in the Chinese version of the game. The military may demand it!

Comments, questions or naughty pictures? Hit the blog or hit my mailbox. --Boomjack

2. New MMOG Articles At Ten Ton Hammer Today

• AGDC: Inteview With Monty Sharma of Vivox - Cody "Micajah" Bye
• Blog: The Joys of Voice - Cody "Micajah" Bye
• Lord of the Rings Online: Official Developer Response Concerning Balrog Lore - Cody "Micajah" Bye
• Tabula Rasa: Guide to the Wilderness - Alia Das - Tony "RadarX" Jones
• Tabula Rasa: Leveling Guide Part 2 - Tony "RadarX" Jones
• Vanguard: Pantheon Finale Guide #17 - Benjamin "Machail" de la Durantaye
• Vanguard: Poll - Choose Your Own Adventure - Danny "Ralsu" Gourley
• World of Warcraft: Patch 2.2.0 Notes and Summary - David "Xerin" Piner

3. Hot Content - What our readers viewed the most yesterday! Did you miss anything?

1. Comics: Listing
2. Lord of the Rings Online: Developers Explain Player Housing
3. Lord of the Rings Online: Interview With Jeffrey Steefel
4. Ten Ton Hammer Gallery
5. Comics: MMO Theatre
6. World of Warcraft Overview
7. Leipzig: Lord of the Rings Online - First Balrog
8. Leipzig 2007 Awards
9. Comics: WoW in 5 Years
10. World of Warcraft: Patch 2.1.3

4. Real World News

• Run Away The Ray-Gun Is Coming [Thanks Matt]
  I suggest the name, 'Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator'
• Mexican Cheese Belts are Recalled
  Feta sombreros still for sale.
• Google To Build Its Own 'Second Life'
  Except this one will probably be fun.

Thanks as always for visiting TenTonHammer.com

- John "Boomjack" Hoskin and the Ten Ton Hammer Team