EB Games, Albert Street, Brisbane

FOR my first blog for Tech Wired Australia, I thought I’d best post on topics I know the most about, so here’s the spill on what was the main Brisbane launch of World of Warcraft’s: Wrath of the Lich King.

Thursday even before 10pm there were large queues of rabid gamers snaking up Adelaide and Queen streets. This was to be their standing for the next two hours until the game was released. A young girl by the character name of Lolirpreist proudly announced that she’d been lining up since 8 o’clock but that her friends had arrived around 3.30pm. Lack of cosplay in Brisbane, although there was one guy wearing furry ears on his head and a lot of t-shirts with character names and guilds on them. Chicks could easily push ahead in the crowd I’d been informed. Read more