Best of the Decade: World of Warcraft
Wed, December 15, 2010 at 10:13 PM 
World of Warcraft
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
This one took some soul searching. After all, I have a history of hating this game about as much as I love it. World of Warcraft is undoubtedly one of the biggest time and money sinks that this industry has ever seen. It’s mindless. It’s repetitive. It’s expensive. It’s a waste of so much time that could be better spent playing other things.
Right?
Well, maybe not.
Yes it’s true that I seem to treat it like an addiction, something to be shoved out of the way and ignored for personal health rather than indulged in and enjoyed.
What I was finally able to admit, after much thinking over the subject, that there must be a reason I continue to be drawn to this world. Beyond seeing numbers crawl upward as I gain levels, beyond the addiction of growing stronger and gaining cool new stuff, there is truly something greater here that no other game in the past decade could match.