What's geekier than keeping an empty milk gallon next to your keyboard so you can evacuate your bladder without getting up from Teamspeak while planning your Guild's Onyxia run? Magic the Gathering, followed only by the nadir of human fixation... pogs.

So good news! World of Warcraft is meeting Magic in an upcoming trading card game based upon the WoW universe. Except it's not actually Magic, it's a company called Upper Deck Entertainment, who also do the Yugi-Oh card game.

The game should be out in October. As usual, there will be a starter deck pack and both Alliance and Horde themed booster packs.

This is one of those hobbies I was always somewhat intrigued by as a teenager, but could never see myself investing hundreds to thousands of dollars in, even if my mint virginity was worth that much in the open market (read: the back alley behind the bowling alley). As an adult, most of my budget goes towards rent, beer, women, and, of course, pogs. So it looks like I've missed the boat on yet another deliciously geeky but ultimately wallet draining hobby. Dang. Florian Eckhardt

World of Warcraft Trading Card Game [Blizzplanet]