Darkmoon Faire Fill January With Activity In World of Warcraft

Both Horde and Alliance players are recovering from the Feast of Winter Veil in World of Warcraft. The holiday event offered up a number of daily quests, a few free presents, and an opportunity to loot the new Minion of Grumpus mount. December in World of Warcraft was defined by the Feast of Winter Veil and the potential it could bring. January, on the other hand, is a slower month for citizens of Azeroth. This month in World of Warcraft players will not have an annual event to complete. January is not home to a traditional, annual event like the upcoming Love Is In The Air or Lunar Festival events that fill nearly the entire month of February with event activity. Starting on January 4, World of Warcraft players can head back to Northrend thanks to the Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking event. Players can queue for the antiquated dungeons through the Dungeon Finder tool to be transported to classic Northrend dungeons. High levels will be scaled down during the event, giving anyone over the dungeons' suggested level a bump down to make the dungeon difficult. Pick up Timewarped Badges or grind out the past dungeons for a chance to loot the Infinite Timereaver mount. Bonus Events during January will also give World of Warcraft players a chance to earn more Apexis Crystals, collect more Honor for battling in PvP Arena Skirmishes, and travel back to select Cataclysm dungeons with the Cataclysm Timewalking event. Each Bonus Event stays active for one week, giving players just enough time to complete the event's weekly quest. The monthly return of the Darkmoon Faire is going on right now. Players can travel to Mulgore, near the Horde capital of Thunder Bluff, to find their portal to the fair while Alliance players can head to Goldshire outside of Stormwind. As Wowhead notes, the Darkmoon Faire offers up 19 battle pets, 16 toys, and two mounts for players to collect. Its monthly arrival means another chance to collect the required Darkmoon Prize Tickets needed to purchase these items as well as transmogrification items, heirlooms, and souvenirs. The Darkmoon Faire in World of Warcraft also provides players with a slew of daily quests in the form of fun carnival games. Darkmoon races, the pet battling Feasels, and much more await players on Darkmoon Island. Be sure to check out the faire before it leaves on January 10. The Darkmoon Faire will be back in February, too.

FIFA 16 news: The one to beat

For years EA Sports' FIFA franchise has been the undisputed king of football game-they're the FC Barcelona of football games. FIFA 16 like all its predecessors is an excellent game-fun, exciting, methodical and life-like. Though it is a tad slower than FIFA 15, it gives you much more time to think rather than quickly pass off the ball and score goals. Attention to detail has always been a hallmark of FIFA games and the latest version is no different. Player attributes like strength give your defenders much more scope against tricky and fast players. For instance, Per Mertesacker can actually hold up against someone like Lionel Messi and even outpace him! Defenders, somehow were always less competent than attackers in FIFA but that has been remedied in FIFA 16. Unlike earlier versions, where you could quickly race off to the other end and score a goal, FIFA 16 lays more emphasis on possession. You can't just sprint across defenders but have to wisely use the ball and control your pace. It certainly is a much more tactically enhanced game to play. EA has always done well with the presentation and this game is no different. The accurate kits, looks of players, excellent animation make it a great game to play. The sound effects are immaculate-the players yelling, crowd roars, fan reactions to what's happening on the pitch-give an extremely real feel to the whole FIFA experience. FIFA 16 retains all the gaming modes of its predecessors and my favourite Ultimate Team mode gets better. The idea of creating your own team, handpicking players, earn rewards and win trophies remains as compelling as ever. A welcome addition to the game is the inclusion of women's teams. However, you can only play as national teams in the women's football and the contrast between men's football and women's football is substantial. Women's football-just like in real life-is less physical than that of their male counterparts. Sports games should make gamers work hard and actually make you think and act like you're in the sport. FIFA 16 does that immaculately and it's great to see Konami up their game as well. For the first time perhaps gamers have two excellent football games to choose from-the other being Konami's PES 2016. However, just like in real life, Barcelona's supremacy might be challenged for a season or two, it's the team you aspire to beat and emulate. FIFA 16 COINS