It's pretty common for smaller massively multiplayer online titles to offer up a portion of the game for free — or, in some cases, the whole thing. World of Warcraft, being the big game on campus, never had to, charging your standard monthly fee for admission. That just changed, as Blizzard is serving a taste of its title sans strings.

World of Warcraft fans tend to be a pretty obsessive bunch. After all, the game demands obsession from you. But how obsessed do you have to be to drop $105 on this WoW mouse?

It's not unusual for an MMO that the population drops after the opening rush of new accounts and enthusiasm. Some people will give up after the first 30 days included with their boxed copies. Others might last for another month...

It wouldn't be a convention without people in costumes, most of which are some variation of cleavage and bare midriffs. Here's a video of some of the contestants for the BlizzCon 2008 Costume Contest, and below is the winner,...