These days when everyone's talking about preachers and racial relations, sniper fire and people misspeaking thanks to sleep deprivation, wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. Or as least your armor specs and dps.

This week brings us news of delays, patches, betas, and philosophical rhetoric. You know we love it when game developers, college professors and lawyers discuss the merits of the metaverse. It makes us feel validated and important.

We've also decided to throw down the gauntlet and challenge you all to close World of Warcraft and open Photoshop. You have the opportunity to design the next coffee mug you will see on the MMO Report News Desk. Like Casey said, all files must be in JPEG or PNG format and e-mailed to TheMMOReport@g4tv.com. Go ahead, impress us. Because after all, this is...

The MMO Report.