“Breaking news” everyone, there are people addicted to World of Warcraft and other MMORPGs. Shocking, I know. Those of you with subscriptions to an MMORPG (especially you WoW players) could be suffereing from computer game addiction and not even be aware of it (although, most of the addicts I know happily admit to it). Orzack is a clinical pyschologist and also happens to run one of the few outpatient clinics in the US that provides specific treatment for video game addiction. Believing that over 40% of World of Warcraft players are addicted, Orzack goes on to say that there is little difference between drug use, excessive gambling and gaming addiction.

Read more: Interview with Dr. Maressa Orzack (Via Joystiq)

I know, I know, this has been anywhere and everywhere already, but still. From a recent job posting by Blizzard, it appears they are looking for new talent who are experienced with next generation console experience, which leads one to believe that Blizzard has some sort of next-gen project in the works, or currently in production. While I have a sneaking suspicion this is for StarCraft Ghost, which was been notoriously delayed and rumored to have been bumped up to a next-gen project, we can all sit and hope that a Warcraft or Diablo franchise makes it’s way to a next gen console (Wii or Xbox360 if we had our way).

[Blizzard job posting for senior producer] (Via GameDaily.biz)