World of Warcraft gets Emmy nomination

THE EPISODE of South Park featuring World of Warcraft is up for an Emmy this year, as the Hollywood awards season approaches.

Titled Make Love, Not Warcraft the episode was applauded by the gaming community for its realism in depicting the 24/7 WarCrack habit familiar to many - complete with in-seat toilet breaks, uber-geek losers owning on PvP servers and the obsessive party-based combat.

In fact, the episode spawned the creation of a new in-game item based on one of the unique items depicted in the show.

The episode pleased WoW fanboy, despite the few inaccuracies - such as a Mage wearing plate armour (everyone knows Mages can't wear plate armour, duh) and other such heinous crimes.

Whether or not South Park can win out against The Simpsons and Spongebob Squarepants remains to be seen, but it's a sure indication that World of Warcraft has gone about as mainstream as it's possible to get - it's going to Hollywood. µ