We're fans of the Child's Play charity at Allakhazam, but it's also great to see other gamers donating their time and money to other good causes, such as Toys for Tots.

Edward Fear, owner of Millennium Games in Rochester, N.Y., ran a World of Warcraft Miniatures tournament at his store over the weekend and plans to donate about $2,000 raised between fees and donations to Toys for Tots.

Blizzard even sent some extra loot to the store, including Arthas helmets previously only available at BlizzCon. World of Warcraft Trading Card Game World Champion Jim Fleckenstein was also in attendance.

We have a ton of links to share with you in this week's recap of our exclusive content and noteworthy news items (which can be found after the jump). With the holiday season upon us, most MMOs are celebrating with numerous events. Some, such as World of Warcraft's Feast of Winter Veil, are listed below. Whichever game you play, take some time to enjoy the festivities. Also, feel free to browse our news archive to check out everything that couldn't fit in this weekly recap.

Allakhazam Features

Dangers of Sanrio Town : Hello Kitty Online features an in-depth social network. While it's a good tool for meeting other players, it could be dangerous for the game's younger fans.

Ten Years of Lineage II : Sam Han, Lineage II Producer for NCsoft West, and Young Park, the original Lineage Production Assistant for NCsoft West, talk with us about the Lineage franchise.

Jumpgate Evolution Media #3 : These exclusive screenshots showcase fighters class ships and factories that are used in crafting.

Swordsman Screenshots : We take an in-depth look at this class from IGG's free-to-play Zu Online.

Station Crap : Allakhazam Editor-in-Chief Andrew "Tamat" Beegle has a less than favorable personal opinion on SOE's new Station Cash microtransaction service. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments section.

Patch 3.0.8 is currently available on the PTR. Blizzard poster Nethaera has provided all sorts of handy links, including how to install the test realm.

Allakhazam poster ikoren started a thread last week with the patch notes, so many of you have had time to look them over and comment on them. If you're on the PTR, what are your thoughts on the patch? If you're not, what do you think from reading them?

Oh, and just to make it clear, we won't see dual spec in 3.0.8. Both Jeffrey “Tigole” Kaplan and Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street have said it will hopefully be in the next major content patch, which is 3.1.

The 3.0.8 patch notes can be also be found here or after the jump.

All computer users, especially MMO players, need to be up-to-date on security issues. Nobody wants to lose a character they've been working on for weeks, months or years. If you're using Internet Explorer, hopefully you've gotten the patch for the critical exploit that's been making the rounds since the beginning of December (cafeen started a thread about it in our WoW general forum). If you don't use IE, Microsoft's flaw should still act as a reminder that security is a necessity.

To that end, Blizzard has posted some security awareness tips on the World of Warcraft Web site. Honestly, you probably already know all of them by now, but it's good to have a refresher from time to time. Basically, make sure your e-mail address is current in the WoW account management screen, update your browser and operating system, scan your computer for viruses and other malware and change your password regularly, especially if you feel if your account's been compromised.

And you can always buy the Blizzard Authenticator. I know some Allakhazam users have this gadget, so what do you all think about it? You can read Blizzard's security tips after the jump, or visit the account security page for more information. One of the best tips on that page is don't share your account information with anyone. 'Nuff said.

Scouring the interweb for a good World of Warcraft chuckle? Have you seen the comics that mmolecule.com has been creating for their readers lately? Talk about funny! They've recently released two new comics that show the differences between an exotic and an erotic pet, as well as show you what might happen to your character if you decide to use the barbershop. Scary!

Head on over to mmolecule.com to give all of their comics a gander. Some of them are extremely funny!