Jan 7, 2008 We've got the latest screenshots from World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King right ... » Read More

Jan 3, 2008 Upcoming World of Wacraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, will feature a large area dedicated to PvP, says Blizzard. A "cool part of Northrend is new big PvP zone. It's about the size of Westfall, and will be all-PvP - in no way, shape or form will we support PvE players in it," developer Jeff Kaplan tells UK magazine PC Zone. He continues, "It'll be optional, but it'll be completely non-instanced, have multiple objectives, siege weapons and destructible buildings." Kaplan ... » Read More

Upcoming World of Wacraft expansion (Wrath of the Lich King) will feature a large area dedicated to PvP, Blizzard has revealed.

A "cool part of Northrend is new big PvP zone. It's about the size of Westfall, and will be all-PvP - in no way, shape or form will we support PvE players in it", the developer's Jeff Kaplan has told PC Zone.

He continued, "It'll be optional, but it'll be completely non-instanced, have multiple objectives, siege weapons and destructible buildings".
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Starting the first week of January, Blizzard Entertainment will produce internally an ongoing series of developer video-podcasts tied with participation of its Blizzard Registered Fansites. The BlizzCast will feature interviews with developers from the Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King teams squeezing out exclusive details. Swag giveaways will be sorted at the end of each BlizzCast, and fans will participate by submiting questions to the developers and community managers. Each BlizzCast transcript will be fully localized to all supported languages.
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20th Dec, 2007 Gaming is an up and down experience. Some years cram top quality titles into our every orifice until were bursting with videogame joy and have excess polygons dripping messily out of our ears, while some other years… Well, some other years are 1983. In 2007 though, weve had a very good year indeed. A scarily good year in fact. One which has provided us so much brilliance on every format that its a genuine worry that the laws of karmic balance will soon bring us a plague ... » Read More

Most MMO players know the story of IGE and Affinity Media by now, (the owners of WoWhead, Allakhazam, Thottbot and WoWinterface), and their relationship. A really interesting article popped up on Radar Online today which highlights some of the dodgy characters that are involved in the Affinity Media business which had claimed to have no involvement with IGE. Brock Pierce who is an advisor and a board member of Affinity Media, is highlighted in the above article and I have to say there's some pretty unsavoury stuff here pointing at child abuse. This has been brought up before regarding Brock Pierce who has apparently denied charges but there are filed legal cases which he has tried to settle.

In related news, there has been paperwork filed this week where IGE admits that it is Affinity Media (see additional link). Not that anyone doubted it. Next time you hit up an Affinity Media site, just think about who you are supporting and who's pockets your traffic is lining with cash.
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Oct 31, 2007 Blizzard Entertainment updates Employment Opportunities section of its website to include mention of a "top secret MMO". Seconds later the Blizzard fansites went into speculation overdrive about what the project could be. The experts over at BlizzPlanet reckon we could be looking at a few things: "A Starcraft MMO after Starcraft II? Look at World of Warcraft MMO ... it was launched a year after Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (RTS). "We might be facing the return of Starcraft: ... » Read More

Oct 8, 2007 Toyota has recently joined the ranks of companies that have cashed in on World of Warcraft's world wide popularity with their recent machinima ad for the Tacoma, Four Wheels of Fury. The ad is quickly gaining popularity on sites like YouTube, and its reception so far has been quite positive, with many "lols" and "lmaos" posted by users. But dig a little deeper and you'll be sure to find the occasional naysayer steeped in WoW minutia with cutting observations like "A fully armored ... » Read More

Oct 1, 2007 Blizzard's yet to confirm a release date for its second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. But with the developer saying previously it plans to release a new one for the MMORPG on a yearly basis, it's surely aiming to get Lich King out early next year. Meanwhile, it's released four new screenshots from the expansion. Wrath of the Lich King's introducing WoW's first Hero class in the Death Knight, opening up the continent of Northrend and handing fans plenty of ... » Read More

You'd think that the whole guys playing as girls phenomenon that leads to flirting confusion wouldn't be an issue anymore. After all, stories of shame are posted all over the internet. But we still find ourselves getting groped on a regular basis. And yes, we still find it hilarious. We've collected our favorite encounters with sexually frustrated gamers barking up the wrong tree. The stories are real, but all names are made up to protect those involved from dying from plus 10 piercing damage ... » Read More

Aug 22, 2007 A new continent. A hero class. New character customization options. A level cap increase to 80. Yes, all this, and other new bits, feature in the second expansion for Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft. We've new screenshots from Wrath of the Lich King for you to gawp out, which show various new areas in the expansion. ... » Read More

We got a chance to sit down with J. Allen Brack, the lead producer for World of Warcraft, during BlizzCon - the two-day all-Blizzard-all-the-time fest. Brack talked about the upcoming patch and the recently announced second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. “Northrend has been part of WoWs development for some time, it has a long history in Warcraft 3,” said Brack. “Back in the early days we actually talked about adding it with original continents, but that obviously didnt ... » Read More

While the crowd was still reeling with the news of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and the introduction of the updated Terran race for Starcraft II, Blizzard finished their one-two combo with the announcement that the live-action Warcraft movie is tentatively scheduled for release in 2009. Due to Blizzard's knack for shunning schedules, we're hoping this film will see the light of day before 2020. During the panel discussion, Creative Director Chris Metzen and Chief Operating Officer Paul ... » Read More

On Friday, August 3rd, Blizzard announced to a packed auditorium that the second expansion to World of Warcraft is in development. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King takes players back to the frozen lands of Northrend. Northrend is home to the Lich King, the leader of the scourge and the most fearsome evil in lore of Warcraft. Fans of Warcraft 3 will developers turned back to the real-time strategy for inspiration when designing the massive amount of new content for Wrath of the Lich ... » Read More

The Anahiem Convention Center exploded in cheers as over 3000 people welcomed Mike Morhaime, President and Co-Founder of Blizzard, to the stage at Blizzcon 2007. "[BlizzCon] is our chance to say thank you in person," said Morhaime. It's also Blizzard's chance to unveil their latest announcements to their most loyal base of fans. BlizzCon, which sold out within three days of tickets becoming available online, is a celebration of all thing Blizzard, and this year spotlights the unveiling of the ... » Read More

After rumors and speculation regarding Blizzard's undercover filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office and the mysterious Q&A leaked about a new expansion, Blizzard has officially announced their latest project, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. The expansion will introduce players to the chilly continent of Northrend, where the Lich King Arthus will most likely be plotting devilishly fiendish ways to rob us of our every waking moment with incredibly challenging raid instances ... » Read More