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it into South Park in video game

in their success when he has to

are dealing with someone here

terms. Only the most popular titles

get The Sword of a Thousand

who has absolutely no life.”

seem to come under the comedy

Truths to the boys. The show pokes

scrutiny of Trey Parker and Matt

fun at World of Warcraft and it’s

of a Thousand Truths and defeat

Stone. Hit titles such as Call of Duty

community, mostly in a lighthearted

the overpowered player. When

and Guitar Hero have come under

way but does have the characters

Stan asks “What do we do now?”

fire in the show’s history. So it’s no

getting overweight and unhealthy

Cartman replies with “Now we

surprise then that World of Warcraft

due to constant WoW playing

can play the game.” The episode

managed to get an entire episode

and other elements you would

used plenty of in game footage and

dedicated to it. In the episode Make

expect from South Park (I won’t

even as far as animated sequences

Love Not Warcraft, Stan, Kyle, Kenny

go into details about Cartman’s

in WoW that were voice acted.

and Cartman are playing away in

toilet dealings). When the board at

the game when another player

Blizzard get wind of the problem

included references to the game

manages to kill them even though

they poke fun at the rogue player;

is Big Bang Theory. One episode

this shouldn’t happen. The episode
revolves around their attempts

“What kind of person
would do this?”

In the end they get the Sword

Another popular show that has

in particular starts with Leonard
walking into the apartment to find

“Only one kind. Whoever

Sheldon being questioned by a

levelling up killing only boars. Stan’s

this person is, he has played

cop. He explains that they have

dad Randy also starts playing in

World of Warcraft nearly every

been robbed and Leonard is a bit

an attempt to connect with Stan

hour of every day for the past

confused as nothing seems to be

and ends up being instrumental

year and a half. Gentlemen, we

damaged or missing. Eventually we

to deal with the rogue player by

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