The rise of the free-to-play western MMO hasn’t gone unnoticed at Blizzard, developers of World of Warcraft, the dominant western subscription MMO. Speaking to PC Gamer at their studios in Irvine, California, World of Warcraft’s lead designer, Tom Chilton, explained that “at some point, it may not make sense for us to have a subscription fee.”
Tom was speaking about the rapid expansion of free-to-play games in the west, and the terms under which Blizzard would consider a similar model for World of Warcraft. In the last year, classic western hardcore online games such as Lord of the Rings Online, Company of Heroes and Dungeons and Dragons Online have all embraced a free-to-play model, where microtransactions and item purchases are a substitute for a traditional subscription fee.
Glee certainly wrapped up their debut season on an emotional note. As for those tears that New Directions shed? They were the real deal.
“Just so you know, no one needed any help crying,” reveals Glee’s producer and director Brad Falchuk to E!. “They all did it on their own without the use of tear enhancers.”
What else was bona fide legit from the ep? Will’s smooch with Emma. Get this — Jayma Mays, who plays McKinley’s resident germaphobe guidance counselor, didn’t even know the kiss was coming. “I pulled [Matthew Morrison] aside and told him to kiss her. Her reaction is totally real,” Brad continues.
As for next season, Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff) and his Quinn’s-baby-adopting-coach (Idina Menzel) may be back for another helping.
Executive producer Dante Di Loreto spills that Jonathan “came out on the tour with us and the audience loved him. I sure hope he gets a chance to come back on.” Ditto for Broadway legend Idina. “I hope there’s an opportunity for her to be back,” he confides. “I think she’s a really interesting character.”
The ” So You Think You Can Dance ?” judges pulled another fast one on us last night. Instead of a Top 10, we ended up with two short of a baker’s dozen.
(Remember last season we thought we saw them dole out all the Top 10 lady slots, leaving that mugging ballroom dancer a spot on her couch, watching her hot husband compete without her, but then it turned out someone turned down their offer, so whatshername was in? Sneaky!)
And Wednesday night, it came down to fan-favorite Billy Bell and the mysterious Robert Roldan (also an Alvin Ailey dancer) for the final guys spot. Standing side by side, Adam Shankman first delivered the news to Robert that he’d made the Top 10. Billy was a good sport about it and gave him a hearty congrats. But then Adam told Billy he’d made it, too — they were having a Top 11 OMGWEEEeeeeee!
They couldn’t not have Billy Bell, right?? There was one clip of him doing a kick in Vegas that they flashed briefly that, not to sound too dramatic, but it literally took my breath away. Yes, he struggled with that god awful group routine, but aren’t most of the group routines an embarrassment?
A few notes on the rest of the Vegas auditions, before we get to who else made the Top 11:
Ida, whose mom is from Iran and wasn’t allowed to dance there, quit! She had been doing poorly so she made up some excuse about school and the judges shamed her for it and that was that.
Billy’s group for the group routine also included that Ryan chick (Mia’s protege), Adechike and Lexie — all impressive dancers, such a bad routine. Adam called it “a disaster of epic proportions” and wanted to cut all of them on the spot. Obviously, they didn’t.
Ballroom dancer Cristina Santana conquered the contemporary routine, much to the judges’ surprise, while Burn the Floor’s Giselle flopped around like a fish. She was cut and it made Mary Murphy cry. Hair girl was cut in contemporary, too.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Season 1 Episode 13 – Kill them :
Episode 13 is finale of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, tv series by Starz television. In this episode, Spartacus gears up his plan for revenge against Glaber, and receives support and assistance from a most unlikely ally.
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About The Secret Life of American Teenager series:
The series explores how Amy’s pregnancy affects her, the baby’s father, his friends and family. The news of the pregnancy will put additional pressure on the troubled relationship of the young with their parents, yet meant to be closer to her sister Ashley and her boyfriend Ben, the baby’s father, Rick, and other teens.
Half a century after Stanley Kubrick Kirk Douglass and immortalize the character, the story of the Thracian gladiator and become expiring leading a slave revolt that frightened to Rome, back to life through a series 13 episodes in length. With a graphic novel aesthetic that suits the small screen used in the film 300, the series produced by Starz Media, at the hands of producers like Bob Tapert and Sam Raimi (The legend of the search) will begin airing in January 2010 and promises to be an epic event televised by large doses of action, violence and sex.
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We collected large collection of 90210 wallpapers (2010 tv show) in various screen sizes. Enjoy your wallpapers!
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Cool collection of “30 Rock” tv series walllpapers.
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