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The Rogue poor male geeks wish they had in-game.

So it looks like the new fangled thing around town is Rogue. No, not the guys and gals who like it from behind (or so the shirts say) but the new in-game web browser, which allows you to browse that adult website of yours while you’re fighting off your enemy of choice in your favorite game.

Now, I’m all for friendly competiton with regards to neato tools and the like. I do have to say, though, that Rogue is a little bit of a Johnny-Come-Lately to the market, because there’s just so many other alternatives out there:

-Windowed mode: Ah, the old standby of obsessed Twitter users and IM freaks everywhere. Windowed Mode holds a place in my dark, evil little heart, and even though the immersion of my latest foray into my own little fantasy world is just a little bit ruined by seeing title bars on windows I’d take that any day over a browser popping up out of stealth on my game screen.

-Alt-tabbing: Where would I be without the marvel of a hotkey? Alt-Tab has some fond memories attached to it – like the time that I had to research the way to kill the latest raid boss or better yet, the time that I had to switch out my “encounter” with a player in game for an innocent page about puppies. Alt-tabbing is the “roughing it” way of doing things – knows what it wants, doesn’t waste time, gets the job done.

-Closing the game: Certainly this is the old-fashioned way, reserved for ladies and gentlemen of a more dignified nature. The thought of most modern gamers having to actually detach themselves fromt eh teat of their fix is maddening, but to these old timers closing the game out comes as naturally as breathing. Just don’t let them catch you on their virtual yards.

I look forward to the day when I can browse, send voice commands to check my mail Facebook friends, and torch noobs at the same time. Until then, an in-game browser is a good place to start.