As MMOs increase in popularity, an alarming number of people are having their accounts hacked on a daily basis. The problem has become so epidemic that its overall weight is dragging down respective customer support centers as they attempt to placate irate and confused customers. In some cases, it can take weeks to retrieve your character and if you’re lucky, you may get your items back.

Now, the vast majority of these problems could be avoided if gamers used their heads, but with the increased casual appeal of your typical MMO, we’re finding more players who simply don’t know better until it’s too late. It’s a hell of a way to learn. How are hackers getting account information? A variety of ways:

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I haven’t played World of Warcraft in a long time, mainly because I could rarely find anyone to group and raid with and guild politics always rubbed me the wrong way (get a life people). Recently Blizzard tried to address folks such as myself who tend to solo but would still like to venture into a dungeon now and then without standing around for 4 hours looking for a group.

Enter “Dungeon Finder”, the overhauled Looking For Group feature that radically alters how players can tackle WoW.

What’s it do?

• This feature has replaced the Looking For Group tool and provides all-new dungeon party creation functionality.
• Players can join as individuals, as a full group, or a partial group to look for additional party members.
• Groups using this tool will be able to teleport directly to the selected instance. Upon leaving the instance, players will be returned to their original location. If any party member needs to temporarily leave the instance for reagents or repairs, they will have the option to teleport back to the instance.
• Players can choose the Random Dungeon option.
• The Heroic Wrath of the Lich King Daily Random Dungeon option will award two Emblems of Frost no more than once a day.
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Some considerable talent is on display in this fan-made trailer for Blizzard’s StarCraft. Either those responsible for this effort are looking for work at Blizzard or they just really, really love StarCraft.