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China clamps down on Activision's top online game (News)

Nov 3, 2009

Despite being earlier approved by the Chinese ministry, the General Administration of Press and Publication has "suspended approval for NetEase.com Inc to operate Activision Blizzard's World of Warcraft online game, putting the future of the recently-launched and high-profile title in question in China."

BlizzCast 11 Released (News)

Nov 1, 2009

The latest Blizzard BlizzCast has been released and this installment focuses on this year's BlizzCon with members of the Blizzard team looking back at this year's big event.

Dear Blizzard, No one Likes PUGs (News)

Oct 30, 2009

With a new patch always comes it's sets of ups and downs. Blizzards latest news of a new dungeon system seems to be quite the downer indeed.

2010 MMO Calendar Goes On Sale (News)

Oct 26, 2009

The fourth annual MMO Calendar, which raises funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is now on sale.

Developers of a wide range of Massively Multiplayer Online games have dedicated artwork from their games to the cause. This year, the list includes a mix of old and new games, some yet to come such as Funcom's The Secret World.

Anyone who purchases a calendar is also entered into a prize draw where they can win one of ten prizes for each game that features in the calendar.

The hidden references in World of Warcraft (Feature)

Oct 22, 2009

Blizzard loves its Easter eggs, and so do we. There are literally hundreds of hidden references to popular movies, television shows, music, and videogames. There are even nods to classic literature for you wordy types. Here’s a collection of some of our favorites along with details on how to hunt them down. ...

WoW: New raid testing schedule posted - Festergut, Rotface, and the Gunship battle (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Blizzard has posted the schedule this week for testing of the new bosses in Icecrown Citadel on the patch 3.3 PTR. Here's what Slorkuz on the EU forums says is going down.

SteelSeries WoW Gaming Mouse Adds Functionality (News)

Oct 21, 2009

SteelSeries has announced that its high-spec gaming mouse, designed specifically for World of Warcraft in cooperation with Blizzard Entertainment, received some new features in WoW's last patch, 3.2.2.

The game now recognises the mouse as its own unique peripheral and distinguishes each of its 15 buttons as unique mouse buttons.

WoW PTR Testing: Icecrown Citadel Opens (News)

Oct 15, 2009

Blizzard has opened up the final raid in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King for testing.

US Players can now enrol on the public test realms and set foot inside the home of the Lich King to test the first encounter. The EU schedule is to follow.

Scandal! 10 true scare stories about videogames (Feature)

Oct 15, 2009

Let’s pretend, for a second, that everything bad anyone ever said about videogames was true. Why, we’d all be suicidal pixel-junkies, protected from our desperate self-hatred only by our own slovenliness! The world would be safe from our sociopathic, car-jacking, handgun-happy death wishes merely because we were too busy installing an IV drip to provide us with the powdered-cheese sustenance necessary to gain another level in World of Warcraft! ...

SteelSeries Available At Best Buy Canada (News)

Oct 13, 2009

Ve3tro writes: "Now when you think about professional gaming products, from headsets to computer mice, one brand may stick out in your head as the biggest, best and most badass. That brand is SteelSeries, and you can now find their products on BestBuy.ca and in Best Buy Stores all around Canada!"

World of Warcraft Action Figures Confirmed for UK (News)

Oct 9, 2009

It has been revealed this week that a number of new action figures modelled after characters featured in Activision-Blizzard's hugely successful World of Warcraft have been confirmed for a UK release. Following the first four series currently available will be the fifth this November, followed by a Premium Figure in January 2010.

Keep It in the Bedroom - Gamers Who Use Sex to Get Phat Lewt (News)

Oct 7, 2009

"The flirt, the eye batterer, the queens of mistells. They are everywhere, there is one in every guild, and quite frankly, the majority of the gaming population isn't impressed."

If you have played an MMO, you have experienced people like this. Primarily women (or men pretending to be women) they act like sexy vixens to get loot, money, and attention. This article looks at this type of behavior and calls it out!

WoW PTR Forum Cleared - Patch 3.3 Incoming? (News)

Oct 1, 2009

The WoW EU PTR Forum has been cleared, which usually indicates that the next patch is due for testing. In this case, it most likely means that patch 3.3, where players will face the Lich King himself, is being readied for player testing.

Blizzard Launches New Site (News)

Oct 1, 2009

Blizzard.com has been updated today with a whole new look that flows with the new Battle.net theme much better than their old version. In addition to their new long over due face lift...

World of Warcraft v3.2.2a Patch Released (News)

Sep 28, 2009

Blizzard has released a new update for World of Warcraft, now available for download.

IncGamers: MMO News Wrap Up #3 (News)

Sep 25, 2009

A look at this week's news from the world of MMOs, including Aion, Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online and Final Fantasy XIV.

World of Warcraft v3.2.2 Patches Available NOW (News)

Sep 22, 2009

WorthPlaying writes: "Rich in legend and filled with adventure, the World of Warcraft awaits! For the first time, players experience the lands of Azeroth from a new, in-depth perspective. As heroes, they explore familiar battlefields, discover new lands and take on epic quests and challenges in Blizzards massively multiplayer, on-line, role-playing game. Another update for WoW fixing bugs and tweaking classes"

WoW Nominated For Gadget Of The Decade (News)

Sep 15, 2009

UK TV program, The Gadget Show, has nominated World of Warcraft for 'Gadget of the Decade'.

The program, which reviews and compares all the latest gadget and gizmos, has short-listed WoW, along with Grand Theft Auto III and Singstar for the award. Other things on the list include YouTube, the USB flash drive, Google Earth, The Nintendo Wii and Facebook.

Shut Yer Mouth - WoW Getting Too Easy (News)

Sep 8, 2009

John Landis writes:

"Wrath of the Lich King was a firestorm of tears from the hardcore, who complained that their elite raiding guild found the content too easy and didn't take enough skill or time to master. Now I see it all the time. There are people complaining that WoW has gotten too soft, that it's not the hardcore game that it started out being.

Excuse me?

Hardcore?"

Gameolio WoW Report #5: Faction Transfer (News)

Sep 4, 2009

"So Bones, you say you were an elf before eh?"

Dan drops his brief thoughts on the Faction Transfer service recently opened up by Blizzard for the World of Warcraft in his weekly WoW report.

WoW: Faction changing service now live (News)

Sep 3, 2009

The faction changing service for World of Warcraft is now live. Details, prices, and links to the FAQ are included.

China: WoW Shows How To Make Biological Weapons (News)

Aug 27, 2009

It may still be a while before World of Warcraft is back on live realms again in China, according to a recent report from the country.

Experts employed to ensure the content of WoW is safe for China's gamers claim that the game contains unhealthy content such as violence, blood and horror, but also contains "a detailed description of how to make biological weapons".

BlizzCon 2009 in pictures (Feature)

Aug 24, 2009

Maybe you had a date Friday night; maybe you broke both your legs in a freak accident; maybe you hate World of Warcraft. Whatever your excuse for missing BlizzCon this last weekend, you made the wrong choice. ...

WOW to support cross-server dungeons (News)

Aug 24, 2009

Eurogamer writes: "Amid the deluge of information on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm released at BlizzCon this weekend were a few morsels on the content and changes coming in future patches. The most interesting were at Saturday's dungeons and raids panel: a preview of Icecrown Citadel, and news that Blizzard will introduce cross-server dungeon grouping.

The latter feature will be implemented for five-man dungeons at first, although the technology does support larger raids too. It will work much like the current queue system for player-versus-player Battlegrounds, and draw players from the same pools of servers in their region, known as Battlegroups."

WoW Mods Not Coming to BattleNet 2.0 (News)

Aug 23, 2009

In an interview with IncGamers, Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce has stated that it is unlikely that the World of Warcraft modding community will have the ability to upload and sell mods on the new Battle.Net 2.0 Marketplace system.

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Easter Egg (News)

Aug 23, 2009

If you go to the World of Warcraft Cataclysm website you will find a funny thing, read the full story to find out what it is :)

BlizzCon 2009 Goes Live (News)

Aug 23, 2009

BlizzCon 2009 show goes live today 10:00 PST (8 PM GMT)

At BlizzCon 2009 we will cover about Diablo 3, World of Warcraft & Starcraft 2 at our Live Coverage Page.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Expansion is the biggest news gamers are expecting, including two new WoW Races: Goblin & Worgen.

Diablo 3: 4th Class is what gamers want to see, lots of debate, and the biggest bid have been somekind of Diablo 3 shooter (Archer/Hunter) Class.

Continue to follow the full Coverage about BlizzCon 2009

BlizzCon 2009: WoW Cataclysm Dungeon & Raid Q & A Transcript (News)

Aug 23, 2009

Exclusive BlizzCon 2009 WoW Cataclysm Dungeon & Raid Q & A Transcript

Check out the BlizzCon 2009 transcript.

WoW Dethroned as Largest Gaming Community (News)

Aug 23, 2009

World of Warcraft is popularly known as the largest gaming community in the world having gained an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records when it reached 10 million subscribers. Rob Pardo announced...

Watch BlizzCon 2009 Free Live Video Now & 5 Other Ways To Attend (News)

Aug 22, 2009

If you were unable to get Blizzcon tickets before they sold out you can still watch the free live streaming video, pay for video, follow a live blog, or attend many other ways. Check out the free live video of BlizzCon 2009 embedded in the post.

WoW Race Change Service Announced (News)

Aug 22, 2009

During the World of Warcraft Class Q&A session at the BlizzCon event earlier, the WoW developer panel announced that a race change service will be introduced after the upcoming paid faction service comes in.

Battle.net 2.0 Features Detailed - Online Persistence, Ladders For All Skill Levels (News)

Aug 22, 2009

Blizzard Entertainment's Rob Pardo revealed the planned features for Battle.net 2.0, which will launch in 2010 with StarCraft II and be incorporated into World of WarCraft. The biggest change is the introduction of what Blizzard is calling "Real ID" that should eliminate "smurfing" accounts and ensure better matchmaking. Games will be tied to a specific account much like Steam or other digital distribution services. Battle.net 2.0 will be free, however.

Pardo believes that the new matchmaking system is more powerful than Microsoft's TrueSkill and when paired with Real ID, it should help players of all skill levels get into games that they have a chance to win. On this point, the ladder system has been improved to take player skill into account. After a player completes around 10 games, they will be placed into a skill tier. Within each skill tier, the player is matched up with 99 other players in 100 player divisions. The focus of the season is on competing with these 99 other players with tournaments taking place at the end of each season between division leaders.

World of Warcraft: The Magazine announced! (News)

Aug 20, 2009

As part of the BlizzCon hoopla, Blizzard and (our parent company) Future US announced World of Warcraft: The Magazine, a quarterly publication that will be available this fall. For everybody who might think, “A print magazine about an online game? That’s folly!” consider this: The magazine will be 148 pages with no ads, and it won’t be sold on newsstands – they’re only going to print as many as they need to cover subscriptions. ...

World of Warcraft magazine released (News)

Aug 20, 2009

From TechRadar: Subscriber only quarterly look into Azeroth by Future Publishing

Blizzcon 2009 Schedule Released (News)

Aug 19, 2009

Blizzard has released the 2009 Blizzcon schedule....

World of Warcraft Headset by Creative Labs to show at BlizzCon 2009 (News)

Aug 18, 2009

Soundblaster.com (Creative Labs) posted yesterday a teaser about World of Warcraft. Speculations has been from new World of Warcraft Expansion: Cataclysm to Speaker Systems.

And afterall it been confirmed by Creative Labs that it's a new state of the art wireless World of Warcraft gaming headset.

Continue to read the full detail of the new World of Warcraft Headset.

Cataclysm Expansion Confirmed by Soundblaster.com (News)

Aug 17, 2009

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Expansion Confirmed by Soundblaster.com, they provide a soundblaster speaker video with mixed cataclysm pictures.

WoW Free To Play Until Authorised In China (News)

Aug 17, 2009

NetEase has announced that World of Warcraft will remain free to play in China until the GAPP has authorised the game.

The beta test is set to remain open until the authorities give WoW the green light, which is now almost two weeks longer than anticipated.

World of Warcraft Midget Humpers from Hell (News)

Aug 16, 2009

World of Warcraft player known as 'Athene' has gathered 200 Gnomes to raid Ironforge and Stormwind in a RP server. Their goal is to hump everything in sight and establish their group now known as the 'Midget Humpers from Hell'.

Blizzard Entertainment Goes Bonanza on Twitter (News)

Aug 15, 2009

Blizzard Goes Crazy on Twitter!

You can now follow all of your favorite Blizzard Entertainment news on Twitter. Just head over to @warcraft, @starcraft, and @diablo for all of the news, events, contests, and more. We're starting off with a bang, so you can enter contests for each of the franchises:

Continue to follow Blizzard on Twitter goes Bonanza...

X-Gaming: Cataclysm to be Announced at BlizzCon 2009 (News)

Aug 15, 2009

Third World of Warcraft Expansion: Cataclysm to be announced at BlizzCon 2009, close sources to X-Gaming says.

Fully details about Cataclysm expansion will be revealed at BlizzCon 2009. Including the new races: worgen & goblin and other features.

There is alot of evidence that says WoW Cataclysm will be revealed at BlizzCon 2009.

Continue to get the full details about BlizzCon 2009 Cataclysm announcement...

World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.2.2 Live (News)

Aug 14, 2009

As reported yesterday, to celebrate WoW's 5 year anniversary, World of Warcraft's infamous brood mother Onyxia is being re-vamped with new 10 and 25 man raids and a new loot table that equals current content.

EU Community Manager Wryxian has just announced that the PTRs for patch 3.2.2 are now Live, and has released the patch notes which also contain some class changes including a nerf to Rogues.

How to play World of Warcraft properly (Feature)

Aug 13, 2009

The last time we checked, there are approximately 14 kazillion gamers out there playing World of Warcraft. Unfortunately, only about five hundred people in the world truly understand how to play World of Warcraft properly. Luckily for you, I happen to be one of them.

Did you see how I just tried passing off nonsense as fact? Get used to it. Dogma plays an important role in the logic behind playing World of Warcraft properly. ...

WoW's five year anniversary will celebrate the Brood Mother (News)

Aug 13, 2009

World of Warcraft is updating Onyxia for its five year anniversary. The raid will now support a heroic mode for 25 players and 10-man normal mode. Additionally, a new 310% speed flying mount will be available as well.

Blizzard responds to PaymentOne charges, WoW accounts fixed (News)

Aug 11, 2009

Blizzard has investigated and responded to the strange chargebacks that resulted in several players' World of WarCraft accounts being suspended. The company is making things right, and claims PaymentOne is not at fault.

Ozzy Osbourne at Blizzcon 2009 Confirmed (News)

Aug 10, 2009

There have been many rumors about that Ozzy Osbourne will be performing at BlizzCon 2009, well now it is confirmed by DirectTV.

Check out the full story about Ozzy Osbourne at Blizzcon 2009 Confirmed...

Blizzard Q2 2009 Conference Call Exclusive Transcript (News)

Aug 8, 2009

Blizzard Q2 2009 Conference Call Transcript

Michael Morhaime, Blizzard's CEO talks on financial, delay of Starcraft 2, Battle.net 2.0, World of Warcraft in China, Warcraft movie and future release of Blizzard games (Diablo 3).

Continue to read the full Blizzard Q2 2009 Transcript...

WarCraft Troubles in Big China (News)

Aug 6, 2009

World of WarCraft in China is being delayed from finishing its closed beta by checks within the Chinese government. It seems the censorship officials are dragging their feet.

World of Warcraft Faction Restriction on PvP Servers Lifted (News)

Aug 5, 2009

WoW.com writes:

"It's been CONFIRMED. The change is intended! There is no longer a faction restriction on PvP realms in preparation for the faction change service, according to Eyonix over at the official forums."

World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 Trailer (Call of the Crusade) (News)

Aug 5, 2009

World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 Call of the Crusade Trailer (Video)

It is mostly ingame footage from WoW Patch 3.2 released by Blizzard

Continue to watch the World of Warcraft (WoW) Patch 3.2 trailer

WoW Servers Back Online, Running 3.2 (News)

Aug 5, 2009

Blizzard has finished it's scheduled maintenance on World of Warcraft as realms are starting to come back up and ready to run the large 3.2 patch.

3.2 Patch Notes for 'World of WarCraft' Revealed (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Wondering what sort of updates are in store for you in the next patch of "World of WarCraft"? Good news, they're up on the test servers right now.

I've gone ahead and pasted the bulk of them after the break, or you can just head on over to the official site and check 'em out. They're very long and detailed.

World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 Today (News)

Aug 4, 2009

Blizzard has announced that the public test realms for World of Warcraft's Patch 3.2 have closed meaning that, as suspected, Patch 3.2 will go live on US realms today and EU realms tomorrow.

Analyst: Asia Accounts For Just 6 Percent Of WoW Revenues (News)

Jul 31, 2009

Activision Blizzard's World of Warcraft has been down for weeks in China, as the hugely popular MMORPG switches operators from The9 to NetEase -- though it has just relaunched to existing users in free, 'closed beta' form.

But Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian said in a Friday research note that the financial impact on Activision Blizzard from the downtime will be "modest," partly because Asia makes up just 6 percent of total worldwide World of Warcraft revenues, he estimated.

"While Asia accounts for roughly 50 percent of global users, we estimate the region contributes less than 10 percent of total WoW revenues, due to the licensing structure and timecard model," he wrote.

Warcraft Film Likely 2012, Franchise Planned (News)

Jul 24, 2009

The Warcraft movie is booked to be released in 2012, according to Warner Bros. who are co-financing the film with Legendary Pictures.

Warner is also reportedly thinking of launching a franchise based on World of Warcraft, after it was confirmed this week that Sam Raimi would be directing the Warcraft film. They believe the series could be as popular as Harry Potter.

WoW Hunter Q and A highlights (News)

Jul 24, 2009

Highlights from World of Warcraft's newest Q and A about the Hunter class. Highlights include making utility work for Hunters, what the class does in melee, and pet control/UI.

WoW Waiting for Chinese Approval (News)

Jul 22, 2009

Gamer Limit writes: "Blizzard have gotten themselves into a bit of hot water in China involving a change in operating procedure. As a result, the local version of WoW has been down for roughly 6 weeks now, and it's looking unlikely that this embargo will be rising any time soon.

Due to strict rules regarding MMO's, and gaming in general, local distributors, or "operators" of foreign games have to submit the game to the government for review of new content. The government, unsurprisingly, didn't like what they saw in Blizzard's latest refresh of the 3 year old title."

Sam Raimi to direct World of Warcraft movie (News)

Jul 22, 2009

'Spider-Man' and 'Evil Dead' director Sam Raimi to direct long-rumored World of Warcraft movie

New WoW Races Discovered? (News)

Jul 21, 2009

BeefJack writes: "Some World of Warcraft players are debating whether or not four Halloween masks discovered in the latest test patch are new races for the popular MMORPG. The masks appear to be of goblin make and female, and a wolf-like creature."

Check out the WoW armory from your iPhone or iPod touch (News)

Jul 16, 2009

Blizzard's made an app that allows you to explore the WoW Armory from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Functions of the normal armory like the calendar, talent tree specs, viewing character sheets, and much more are all available.

WoW's Druids Up For Another Make-Over? (News)

Jul 16, 2009

Blizzard developer Ghostcrawler has hinted that Druids will once again be the attention of World of Warcraft's art department in the coming months, and even speculated which forms will likely be up for a re-vamp.

Blizzard Being Suspected of Illegal Joint Venture, WOW Facing Suspension Forever in China (News)

Jul 15, 2009

According to a source, the General Administration of Press and Publication of PRC has assigned Shanghai News and Publication Bureau to make a thorough investigation into the issue relating to the joint venture established by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase. If it is proved that this joint venture is established to operate games, NetEase and Blizzard will be punished for violating the relevant regulations of China.

WoW Authenticating Issue Fixed With Battle.net Account Merge (News)

Jul 12, 2009

A quick fix has been offered up for those who are having trouble connecting to World of Warcraft due to an authentication error.

Several users are reporting that those with Battle.net accounts are unaffected by the issues and that converting a WoW account to Blizzard's online service will bypass the problem.

WoW Stuck On Authenticating (News)

Jul 12, 2009

World of Warcraft has been hit with authentication and connection problems that began appearing early last night. Several people across the US have reported trouble connecting to the MMO with many users not being able to get passed the authentication screen.

WoW: Paladin Q and A highlights (News)

Jul 9, 2009

World of Warcraft has posted another class Q and A; this time for the Paladin. This article highlights some of the changes coming for the Paladin in patch 3.2 and in the future.

World of Warcraft to allow cold weather flying at level 68 (News)

Jul 9, 2009

Examiner.com writes:

"It was discovered on the PTR before Blizzard confirmed it, but it's there anyway: players will be able to learn Cold Weather Flying at level 68 in World of Warcraft.

More specifically, players can buy a heirloom item with a current level 80, and pass it on to an alt, allowing that alt to learn Cold Weather Flying at 68 instead of having to wait until 77."

BlizzCon 2009 Contests is Open Now (News)

Jul 8, 2009

The official BlizzCon Fan Art Contest is back for 2009 and we're looking for talented artists to once more put their imagination to work on creating Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo universe-inspired pieces of art.
Submit your work in one of the formats listed in the official rules beginning July 7. The artwork of the three winners will be displayed on the Blizzard.com fan art webpage, accessible through Worldofwarcraft.com and the Blizzard.com homepage. Winning entries will also be displayed at BlizzCon 2009.

Continue to read the full story...

WoW-themed Peggle unleashed (News)

Jul 8, 2009

Today, PoPCap Games released a World of Warcraft-themed version of Peggle for free. This special edition comes packed with ten new levels for you to bounce and grind through as Bjorn the Unicorn and some other un-horsey character named Splork. PoPCap hasn’t skimped on the WoW-related jokes and puns. There are tons of lol-worthy gags for WoW fans to enjoy with references to Leeroy Jenkins, famous bosses, and scenes based on memorable dungeons and cities ...

Go fishing in World of Warcraft with your iPhone (Feature)

Jul 8, 2009

There are those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish. But when it comes to World of Warcraft, we fish to level up our fishing skill. Casting our line out into babbling brooks and hoping for a bite gives us lots of time to think about how we’d rather be doing something else, like raiding, running an instance, or visiting the dentist ...

A Chance To Go To Blizzard Mecca (News)

Jul 7, 2009

SteelSeries, J!NX, Upper Deck, BradyGames, and SwagDog are giving away a chance for Blizzard fans to got to the sold out BlizzCon 2009.

The Top 7… sexy horses every stud should ride (Feature)

Jul 6, 2009

It’s not easy being a horse, especially a diabetic horse who loves sugar cubes and games. As a proud member of the Equidae family, I don’t give a damn about the new protagonist in Assassin’s Creed II or the stupid non-animal flying device he’ll pilot. I just want to know if Ezio will be riding a freaking horse through the Tuscan countryside. Will he get to mount a Salerno, or perhaps a San Fratello? ...

2v2 Arena changes partially reversed for 3.2 in World of Warcraft (News)

Jul 3, 2009

Jaime Skelton writes: "Reversing a previous decision to make only 3v3 and 5v5 arena ratings in World of Warcraft count toward gear, Blizzard announced today a partial reversal of their decision. . . In short, 2v2 arenas can still be used as a stepping stone for gear into the higher arena brackets - but weapons, shoulders, and the race for Gladiator will only be available to 3s and 5s."

World of Tweetcraft (News)

Jul 3, 2009

BrutalGamer.co Writes: Yes as if you need any other excuses to stay immersed in WoW, along comes this natty new update for it that allows you to Twitter your nads off.

Third World of Warcraft Expansion (WoW): The Cataclysm (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Blizzard Entertainment have registered the trademark Cataclysm, its related to World of Warcraft (WoW) The Great Sundering better known as the Cataclysm. Which was a world event which reshaped Azeroth approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the War of the Ancients..

Continue to read the full story of the new World of Warcraft Expansion: The Cataclysm

WoW faction switching system updated (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Nethaera's added a Q and A section to the announcement about players on WoW being able to switch factions by transforming their characters onto the other side.

Blizzard explains Death Knight Patch 3.2 changes (News)

Jul 1, 2009

When asked by VideoGamer.com to explain the changes Patch 3.2 will bring to the Death Knight, game director Tom Chilton said:

"More than anything else we're just trying to make sure we balance Death Knights relative to everybody else. Of course we want Death Knights to feel like an awesome powerful class, just like any other class.

"People mention the fact that they're a hero class, but to us what that means is, well, they have their own special starting experience – they start at level 55, which is very heroic compared to other characters. But that doesn't mean that at the end game they're supposed to be more powerful. We've found there were areas of the game we felt like they were just too strong, so we're trying to balance them just like we would any other character class."

WoW allowing faction changes/switching in the future (News)

Jun 30, 2009

World of Warcraft announced via the forums that a service allowing players to switch from Alliance to Horde and vice versa will be implemented in the future. This service will allow you to take a character from one faction and transform it into a similar character of the other faction.

China Bans Gold Farming (News)

Jun 29, 2009

Thomas Claburn: "Trading virtual goods for real money has been banned in China, putting hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity at risk."

The World of Warcraft Community Have Always supported MJ (News)

Jun 28, 2009

Ever since WoW (World of Warcraft) was released we have seen support for the idol, with night elf's mimicking his all famous dances. There have been machinima made, guilds made inspired by him and characters named after him, regardless his existence has been acknowledged.

I leave you here today, with WoW Michael Jackson dedicated machinima and a blog dedicated to the glorious superstar, please enjoy and have a nice day.

WoW dicusses the Death Knight (News)

Jun 26, 2009

Highlights from the Death Knight Q and A including their ability to provide most roles in many situations. Many of their talents are explored as well as their overall strength over other classes.

WoW Gets a Little Gay (News)

Jun 24, 2009

BeefJack writes: "The Spreading Taint and The Stonewall Family are not just clever guild names in World of Warcraft; they also put on a big party to support Gay Pride in America. That's right; Gay Pride isn't just about marching through the streets to support homosexual rights, it's also about gaming!"

World of Warcraft PTR Patch 3.2 Live (News)

Jun 24, 2009

The Public Test Realms for World of Warcraft's Patch 3.2 have gone live.

Players in the EU and US may now download the 1.5GB client to test the upcoming content.

WoW patch 3.2 update: quest objectives now marked on the map (News)

Jun 24, 2009

The patch notes for 3.2 have been updated to include a user interface change. This change puts markers on the map for quest objectives.

WoW 3.2 Update: Big Wintergrasp Changes (News)

Jun 22, 2009

Blizzard has announced a number of substantial changes to Wintergrasp, the open world PvP zone in World of Warcraft.

From patch 3.2 onwards, players will have to queue for entry into Wintergrasp and a limit of 100 players a side will be imposed. Among other changes, higher level players will be given priority into the battle over lower level ones.

The changes are being made to provide players with an easier way to join WG battles, and to better control zone population and stability.

WoW updates players on the mage class (News)

Jun 19, 2009

Highlights from the Q and A with Ghostcrawler about the future of the mage class in World of Warcraft. This particular article details a mage's uniqueness, PvE/PvP effectiveness, and mana efficiency.

WoW: Blizzard Re-thinking Flying Mounts In 'Old' Azeroth? (News)

Jun 19, 2009

Worldofwar.net reports that Blizzard community manager Nethaera has spoken about the possibility of allowing flying mounts in WoW's early content.

Apparently, it's just a technical problem, rather than a decision by Blizzard that is stopping this being possible right now.

"As you can see by the recent mount changes, this could be readdressed at a future point in time...

...We're always taking a look at different aspects of the game and trying to find a way to improve upon the experiences that players get to have within it."

WoW: PTR Patch Notes 3.2.0 (News)

Jun 18, 2009

The full patch notes for World of Warcraft's massive patch 3.2 have been released.

They include the huge news that participation in battlegrounds now yields experience points, but this option can be switched off.

WoW: Upcoming 3.2 Paladin Changes (News)

Jun 18, 2009

Blizzard has announced some fairly substantial changes to all three Paladin specs in the MMO, World of Warcraft.

Tanking, healing and damage-dealing Paladins have plenty to take in from this announcement.

WoW adding Crusader's Coliseum dungeon (News)

Jun 18, 2009

Another addition to World of Warcraft's patch 3.1 is a dungeon allowing four different ways to conquer it.

Aion Pre-Order Details Announced (News)

Jun 17, 2009

Ncsoft has announced the start of its pre-order program for the highly anticipated upcoming MMORPG, Aion.

Players can now pre-order the limited collector's edition of Aion, of which there are only 50,000 copies being produced worldwide. Owners of this collector's edition will receive a variety of exclusive in-game items. Players can also pre-order a standard edition of Aion which features an exclusive SteelBook case, limited to the first production run.

World of Warcraft: Upcoming Profession Changes (News)

Jun 17, 2009

Bornakk announced earlier that a whole host of changes to epic gems and professions are on their way to World of Warcraft with patch 3.2, which is expected to arrive on the Public Test Servers soon.

Players will see big changes to Alchemy and an addition of more epic gems, which can also be obtained through prospecting the rare Titanium ore. All professions will be receiving nice 'perks' too.

Sony: Warcraft will eventually be dwarfed (News)

Jun 17, 2009

Sony reckons that World of Warcraft's success will eventually be dwarfed by an MMO that caters to the Facebook crowd.

"At some point someone will dwarf those numbers with a game. If we can get passed some of the barriers that are keeping people from playing with their friends, just because their friends happened to start the game before they did, and maybe started on a different server or whatever, if we can start to get rid of some of those social blocks, I think it can get even better," said EverQuest, lead designer Ryan Barker.

World of Warcraft: Argent Tournament Updates (News)

Jun 17, 2009

Blizzard released new information today about the updates for World of Warcraft that will be coming to the Argent Tournament in patch 3.2, "Call of the Crusade."

WoW Speculation: Gilneas Under Development? (News)

Jun 15, 2009

A Blizzard community manager has commented on the content behind a currently-locked part of the World of Warcraft map, sparking off the hottest speculation yet that the lost land of Gilneas will make an appearance in WoW's next expansion.

The timing of the comment couldn't be better, as Blizzard's massive fan event in LA, BlizzCon, is coming up. Is Blizzard gearing up to announce the next WoW expansion?

In the WoW forums: mounts trainable at 20 (News)

Jun 11, 2009

Just a brief blog about the announcement of upcoming mount changes to the World of Warcraft. The appropriate blue post is linked within.

Anna Morgan sells WoW gold with her tits (News)

Jun 10, 2009

Russian porn star Anna Morgan has inked a deal with an MMORPG gold-selling website, in which she will have the company's name and URL tattooed on her ample DD-sized boobs.

World of Warcraft: new druid forms color associations (News)

Jun 7, 2009

Zarhaim has released the current color association of skin tones and night elf hair color to the new druid forms that are coming in the next patch for World of Warcraft. Here they are for your comparing pleasure . . .

Nintendo, Activision, Red Octane, Bethesda, Blizzard & Microsoft honoured by the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition (News)

Jun 6, 2009

On the heels of February's launch of the annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, representatives were on hand at the E3 Expo this week to honour gaming publishers with brand new records.

Guinness World Record recipients included Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Mario franchise and more recently Wii Sports, who received the record for the Best Selling Video Game with sales of 45.7 million to date.

World of Warcraft: New Night Elf Cat Druid Forms (News)

Jun 4, 2009

Blizzard has revealed the new graphics for the Night Elf Druids in its smash hit MMO, World of Warcraft.

WoW patch 3.1.3 download experiencing failing issues (News)

Jun 3, 2009

Many World of Warcraft users are reporting issues with downloading the MMO's latest patch 3.1.3.