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  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    LEGO Universe just got trickier: Judges rule LEGO bricks can't be trademarked

    ​In our feature story about Louisville company NetDevil's attempt to fuse the magic of World of Warcraft and LEGO into a massive multiplayer online game called LEGO Universe (slated to be released next month), we looked at how respecting "the sacred language of LEGO" added extra challenges for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Leeroy Jenkins in the Army: Military bases Iraq strategy on World of Warcraft misfit

    ​In the pantheon of video games, Leeroy Jenkins is a legend. Leeroy, the World of Warcraft character of mild-mannered Lafayette native Ben Schulz, shot to stardom thanks to a 2006 YouTube clip (seen below). His gaming fame earned Leeroy a Howard Stern reference, a mention on Jeopardy and a sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Twitter Tuesday: Ef Rodriguez, our featured Twit

    Rodriguez onstage at Ignite Boulder 7 ​Our featured Twit this week goes by the handle @pugofwar on Twitter, and Ef Rodriguez most other places. When he's not busy blogging (on his own blog and for the Huffington Post), he can be found playing World of Warcraft, organizing events such as Boco.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    LEGO Universe' new game trailer is, um, sorta scary

    As we noted in this week's cover story, Louisville game developer NetDevil is hoping to hit the big time with a family-friendly version of World of Warcraft thanks to its upcoming game, LEGO Universe. Most of the game's development has been hush-hush, though the company released the first official ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    LEGO Universe — colorful plastic's answer to World of Warcraft — is the brainchild of Colorado-based NetDevil

    As we noted in this week's cover story, Louisville game developer NetDevil is hoping to hit the big time with a family-friendly version of World of Warcraft thanks to its upcoming game, LEGO Universe. Most of the game's development has been hush-hush, though the company released the first official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Brick by brick, turning Westword's logo into LEGOs

    Mark MangerA LEGO Westword, created by Duane Hess​ The idea was so delightful we had to give it a shot: For this week's cover story, which details how local video game developer NetDevil is creating a LEGO version of World of Warcraft with the game LEGO Universe, why not transform Westword's signa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Five reasons to believe the future has arrived

    Still no flying car, but I've got something better​All too often, people get so hung up on the fantastic future we didn't get that they can't focus on the even-crazier one we did. You know the complaints: "Where's my flying car? Why can't I live forever? When do I get to visit the moon?" But f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    What the crappy treats you give out on Halloween say about you

    ​At first, handing out lame treats on Halloween seems like a victimless crime. Kids are already getting bags of candy as it is, so what's the harm with one fewer awesome treat. Part of the harm is that they're not the victim, really--you are. You, your house, your cars, your trees, your pe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Out of This World

    Nan Desu Kan brings the best of anime alive.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Will Leeroy Jenkins make the new World of Warcraft movie?

    A pair of Hollywood studios said this week that Sam Raimi (of Spider-Man fame) will direct a live-action movie based on the online video game, World of Warcraft, and we can only hope there will be part, even a small one, for our old friend, Leeroy Jenkins. Jenkins, of course, is the character creat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    The Westword Meth Project: Vote for your favorite fake anti-meth slogan

    From ColoradoMethProject.org Tweet a request for fake anti-meth slogans and ye shall receive. Earlier today, we posted a blog offering alternative slogans for the fledgling Colorado Meth Project's new ad campaign. The ads are aimed at teenagers and feature gritty images aside such slogans as, "No o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    Don't hate the playa: Thoughts on writing in the Digg era

    The nature of print media is strange these days. Pages shrivel and shrink, then disappear altogether, while paid positions dry up like teens on Proactiv, resulting in a frenzied scramble toward writers and editors doing more with less, pissed off at their frozen salaries yet unable to bitch about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Obama and Leeeeeeeeroy Jenkins: Change we can believe in

    Just when the world seems in capable hands with the election of Barack Obama, some disquieting news comes out: The president-elect has hired a disciple of Leeroy Jenkins, the wacko who gained global fame by running beserk in the online game World of Warcraft. (To learn about the m ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of October 2, 2008

  • Home Entertainment

    September 6, 2007

    Getting Medieval

    Two Worlds sends next-gen RPGs back to the Dark Ages.

  • Home Entertainment

    May 31, 2007

    Student Bodies

    Brooktown High takes you under the bleachers.

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    'Space Case

    MySpace can be soul-sucking, but it has its upsides.

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 3/22/07

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    The Devil’s in the Details

    Turning LEGOs into a massively multi-player online game.

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    The Legend of Leeroy Jenkins

    Ben Schulz issued the battle cry that echoed across World of Warcraft.

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