I once heard that Facebook was just a big MMO, and that’s gradually becoming true. Blizzard has announced an application for Facebook, so you can share your shiny new purple text files with your uninterested friends, family, and coworkers. Achievements, level-ups, boss kills, and phat loot are broadcast over the Facebook news feed, which are all pulled from the official World of Warcraft Armory activity feeds for up to five characters. I tried using something like this called TweetCraft, that would share achievements, zone changes, and screenshots over twitter, and frankly, the vast majority of people who follow you probably don’t care, and I doubt Facebook is any different.

It’s a cool idea, and a logical step for Blizzard’s slow, purposeful stride towards world domination, but unless you’re using Facebook primarily to keep in touch with WoW friends, this is one app that will likely get blocked into oblivion. If you’re cool with that, you can install the World of Warcraft Facebook app here. Just keep in mind that I’ll probably unfriend you. Jussayin’.

Blizzard’s Starcraft II is a game fans have been dying for ever since the original Starcraft hit the gaming scene back in 1998.  The sequel is still in development with no announced release date, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tease gamers with a gameplay footage or two.

The recently released Battle Report #3 video shows us two players going head to head as the Zerg and Protoss (what, no Marine love?).  The map that’s being played in the video is called “Scrap Yard” which is a completely new map that will be made available when Starcraft II is released.

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Today marks the official release of Activision’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine video game, and what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion for the company than to sponsor a wolverine enclosure in the Edinburgh Zoo in the UK.  Even though this seems like a tacky promotion, there is a legitimate act of kindness in all of this.  Activision will sponsor the wolverine enclosure, which houses the only wolverines in the UK, for an entire year in hopes the Edingburgh Zoo can continue its breeding program throughout next year.

“It’s fantastic that X-Men Origins: Wolverine is sponsoring our very own wolverines here at Edinburgh Zoo. As a charity we rely on our fundraising to further our work and sponsorship is an excellent way for us raise essential funds, not just for the day to day care of our animals, but for our conservation projects across the globe.”

– Cristina Pouso, Corporate Development Manager at the Edinburgh Zoo

As a a sign of appreciation, the lead male wolverine has voluntarily changed his name to Logan.  I just hope the female wolverines don’t catch wind of that.  Logan might be a badass name to us Humans, but to Wolverines, that name is as dorky as Mortimer is to us humans (which in fact is a badass name to Wolverines).  Did your head explode yet?

If your looking forward to a dosage of StarCraft  in 2009, you’ll at least get a taste of the Beta.

Videogaming247 has the latest news from Blizzard chief operating officer Paul Sams saying the StarCraft 2 beta would be taking place in “the coming months” during Activision’s fourth quarter earnings call.  We’ll keep you updated on when these “Beta” invitations, if any, will arrive.

Thanks Stephany!

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Title: X-Men Origins
Platform: Wii, DS, PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360 and PC
Developer: Raven Software
Release Date: May 1, 2009

Brief Story: X-Men Origins puts Wolverine as the main player.  You will expereince the life of Wolverine and know what he went through from his escape of the Weapon X facility to the jungles of Africa.  Some minor details on gameplay show Wolverine healing himself in real-time from open wounds.  Until we get more, enjoy the screenshots:

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