Video Blips for September 7, 2010. New trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Tron: Evolution gameplay, and more.

A gamer ponders what is possibly the scariest part of any good game: getting addicted to it.

Wilhelm tells us his favorite advantage of being immortal.

Wherein we discuss new faces, unemployment, World of Warcraft malaise, Starcraft 2, the secret history of Ryan Scott and Andrew Fitch, OCD, comic shop etiquette, Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers, Dragon Quest 9, stupid Pokemons, quest text, setting the record straight on Lost, Psych (our future new favorite show?), and Bruce Campbell.

The Warcraft Hero plants a talent tree.

News Blips for August 16, 2010. Heavy Rain sales pass developer and Sony's expectations, youth group seeks video-game testimonies for California anti-violent-game law appeal, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game soundtrack streamed online for free, and more.

A game reviewer ponders the ups and downs of being completely honest with your audience.

Did Penny Arcade steal a joke a from The Warcraft Hero?

Most of the discussion around Blizzard's failed plan to attach real names to Battle.net forum accounts centered around the negative repercussions. But what about the positive ones?

Wilhelm buys land! Terrible, terrible land.

Over the weekend of August 5th, WoW4CURE's five-man crew of friends are playing a World of Warcraft marathon to raise money for CURE, an organization dedicated to conquering child cancer. So tap into your inner gamer sadist and donate some money and catch their sleep-deprived antics on Ustream!

Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty has plenty of cool secrets, stories, and Easter eggs to distract you from its excellent campaign and online multiplayer.

All's well that ends well in this week's installment of The Warcraft Hero.

News Blips for July 30, 2010. Maryland declares Sept. 21 to be Civilization 5 Day, collectable real-world World of Warcraft coins, Vietnamese government cracks down on online gaming, and more.

Do you consider yourself a passionate gamer? Find out here.

Are gamers afraid to tell others they play games? Why are alot of females afraid to admit they play games? Is this the source of the Blizzard World of Warcraft Real ID fiasco? Were gamers more worried that people would find out they play games than they were about their privacy?

A gamer looks at the importance of social connections in online games.

News Blips for July 26, 2010. The Register of Copyrights tweaks the fair use clauses of a few DRM cracks, detectives can use video games and consoles as useful tools, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the 3DS will jack up game prices, and more.

The time has come...Wilhelm has come for Squi.

Activision social-media guru Dan Amrich answers some pretty random questions from a Bitmob community member.