What the heck does this mean?

Question:"Pwned." I've seen it on a couple of message boards and don't really get it. I understand that it's a misspelling of "owned" but what is its... point, I guess. Is it supposed to be funny?

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I had to ask someone what that meant too. It is just owned except for World of Warcraft users.

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