FOX news covers WoW's Zombie Invasion
by Michael Gray 
Oct 29th 2008 at 1:00PM
FOX news picked up the story of the big zombie invasion, citing that the plague came to an end on Tuesday. They covered the event as a deliberate contagion that, if left "untreated," would turn you into one of the "flesh-eating zombies." Like our own Mike Schramm, FOX parallels this purposeful in-game disease with the previous accidental "Corrupted Blood" plague.
I love it when WoW is in the news. I love it even more when the media's not talking about us being game-addicted fiends smashing the buttons for our Pavlovian treat. While FOX's story isn't exactly ground-breaking info for those of us toiling against the continuing Scourge invasion, it might reach a few of our friends and coworkers and convince them to give WoW a try.
Or, this coverage could just be another sign of the impact Blizzard's game is having on the mainstream, while that 11 million subscriber base just keeps growing. And, yup, FOX's article does mention the upcoming Wrath release, so it's certainly possible Blizzard will see a few more players from the coverage. Every time WoW has an event like this which has mainstream interest, there'll be a few more people logging for the first time to see what the buzz is about. And, hey, it certainly lines up with the Holiday theme.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Events, Blizzard, News items, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:04PM
It's only a matter of time before someone mentions "Sexbox" so I might as well.
However this article seemed much more informed. GJ Foxnews. Good job.
offday Oct 29th 2008 1:06PM
I agree. Good job Fox.
As for the whole Sexbox thing, it wasn't entirely the fault of Fox News. They had a "psychiatrist" on the show who had never even played Mass Effect, feeding them false information.
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:08PM
Yes, I know, I just always crack up at the part where they cut off the one guy who knew what he was talking about.
Silkath Oct 29th 2008 1:08PM
It's actually from a British newspaper, the Times. Fox just copied it. You can read the full (only slightly longer story) here:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5032908.ece
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:12PM
That would explain it.
Still, better than going "ZOH EM GEE WOW PLAYERS ARE PLANNING TO USE BIOWEPPINZ!!!".
Which I could see happening.
Throck Oct 29th 2008 2:47PM
The original article was written by the journalist mentioned here:
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/13/u-k-times-covers-blizzcon/
Also, since The Times and Fox News have the same owner, it's not particularly surprising that Fox has a version of the story.
Harmun Oct 29th 2008 1:05PM
It's not news, it's Fox.
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:06PM
Better than all the biased liberal news channels out there.
offday Oct 29th 2008 1:07PM
Yeah. It's definitely more news than the bias, liberal bullcrap I hear everyday on CNN and MSNBC.
Nick S Oct 29th 2008 1:20PM
Biased liberal or biased conservative... 50% of people will accuse Fox of bias, 50% will accuse MSNBC/CNN of bias. And then they'll yell at each other.
Juneau Oct 29th 2008 1:34PM
They're all biased, FOX is just more blatant and (unintentionally) hilarious about it.
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:40PM
"Oh man Obama is awesome, Mccain sucks! Wow! Obama did this! Obama did that! Obama is amazing! WOW!"
Yeah, FOX is much more biased than any other news source out there. >_
Harmun Oct 29th 2008 2:01PM
Hey, I detest all media bias- one way or another. I picked on Fox because of their blatant and unapologetic bias, but CNN sucks too.
Naix Oct 29th 2008 2:19PM
It is more like Faux new.
Tuhljin Oct 30th 2008 8:42AM
I'll take the word of a multitude of studies, year after year, that repeatedly prove that the media leans heavily to the Left - and moreso this year than others - over the whining about a single network by some oh-so-objective forum-goers and blog-visitors on the Internet.
Dunhear Oct 29th 2008 1:09PM
Political flamewar is go!
gridwerk Oct 29th 2008 2:12PM
LOL!!
But in defense this IS a political forum. Hm? Whats that you say? This is a blog about a video game thats played all over the world and not just the US? Oh, well, that's odd.
But O'bammy IS Jesus, he must be, the nooz-papers sez he iz.
Mat Oct 29th 2008 1:11PM
You all must be republicans if you think FOX is not biased.
Zuldim Oct 29th 2008 1:13PM
Sadly, 99% of all news out there is biased. Such is life.
Sagara Oct 29th 2008 1:20PM
A good start for any citizen is:
"All information is biased. It is my civic duty to determine how much, and what truth I can dig out of it."
In other words: well, duh!