World Of Warcraft For The Win!

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Video Games,

In all the excitement of the 2012 election, one race has been overlooked by fans of comics, science fiction, fantasy and gaming: World of Warcraft has achieved a stunning victory, thanks to a Democrat.

Demons in the Republican Party of Maine tried to smear candidate Colleen Lachowicz as unfit for public office because of her mad gaming skills - she plays WoW as "a level-85 orc named Santiaga."

According to news reports, the Republican Party accused her of leading "a bizarre double life and set up a website revealing her participation in World of Warcraft. Not only did the site show off a picture of the orc rogue assassin character she plays, it also dug up online comments she made about her love of the (sometimes violent) game. The Republican Party also sent out mailers as well as a press release claiming her 'disturbing alter-ego' had been 'revealed.'"

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Comic Book Jobs: Cryptozoic

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Video Games,

My pal John Nee, of Cryptozoic, is looking for some good folks to hire for his company.

Cryptozoic, for those not in the club, is "The future of hobby gaming" and "Home of the World of Warcraft Card Trading Game."

These aren’t officially comic book jobs, but your comic book skills might come in handy for a couple of them.

Click over to the site and take a look. He needs an Art Acquisition Manager, Game Designer (Digital), Game Designer (Story & Content), Associate Game Designer (Digital) and Marketing Events Manager.

My favorite is Marketing Events Manager where you’ll “work with the Marketing, PR, Business Development, and Organized Play teams to create a memorable presence at all conventions, trade shows, and sales shows. The Marketing Events Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of event planning and management.”

I’m envious of any company with an Organized Play team. It's like the Gymboree of work!

Good luck, job seekers!

[Artwork: Cryptozoic]

Comic Book Jobs: Blizzard Entertainment

Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Video Games,

Blizzard Entertainment, the World of Warcraft people, are looking for a Franchise Development Producer, “a highly organized individual with outstanding communications skills, proven experience in production, and a track record of shipping AAA products to help lead the efforts on its next-gen MMO.”
 
One word: Yeah!

You get to be “the key evangelist for producing products which expand the next-gen MMO brand outside of the gaming industry” and “the key liaison between the development team and other functional teams within Blizzard Entertainment to create brand-extending merchandise for the next-gen MMO franchise.”

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