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.
WoW.com writes:
World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 Call of the Crusade Trailer (Video)
A strong rumor is going around the net that David Wenham might play the role of Prince Arthas Menethil in the upcoming Warcraft The Movie to be directed by Sam Raimi.
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.
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.
DualShockers writes:
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.
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.
Wildstorm announced at the San Diego Comic Con 2009 there are plans to launch a new World of Warcraft spinoff comic book focused on the Horde faction.
Are you a big World of Warcraft enthusiast or even more important a pet wrangler? Than you need to get yourself an exclusive Baatle-Bot pet.
Coincidentally, Bruce Campbell attended the San Diego Comic Con where Chris Metzen (Blizzard Creative Director) participated in a panel. The media asked both if Bruce Campbell would make a cameo in the Warcraft movie. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have been old friends since childhood, and the latter has worked on various movies and TV series directed by Raimi.
The Warcraft movie is booked to be released in 2012, according to Warner Bros. who are co-financing the film with Legendary Pictures.
Worldofwar.net theorizes who could be behind the Nightmare disturbing the Emerald Dream by connecting the dots off lore existent in the World of Warcraft quests since 2004 up to the recent release of World of Warcraft: Arthas by Christie Golden. Old gods? Deathwing? Ner'zhul? How do all this leads to the next World of Warcraft expansion and connect with the Cataclysm trademark? The truth might be shocking.
Richard A. Knaak and Christie Golden are confirmed to attend the Blizzcon 2009 event in Anaheim, California this August 21-23. Their book signing schedule will allow them to interact with over 15 thousand fans of World of Warcraft, Starcraft II and Diablo III -- franchises they have written books and manga for.
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.
Gary Whitta finally came out of the underground bunker he has been sealed within the past two years to inform us he is no longer aboard the WARCRAFT MOVIE wagon. His script was discarded with the introduction of Sam Raimi as Director of the movie.
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.
'Spider-Man' and 'Evil Dead' director Sam Raimi to direct long-rumored World of Warcraft movie
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."