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World Of Warcraft Tier 10 Priest And Paladin Armor Sets Revealed (News)

Nov 6, 2009

Blizzard unveiled two more sets of Tier 10 armor today that will be added in Patch 3.3. This time, the Paladin and Priest sets are on display.

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.

WoW Expansion To Launch In China Next Month? (News)

Oct 26, 2009

World of Warcraft players in China may finally get to play Wrath of the Lich King soon, around one year after players in the west got their hands on the expansion.

An unnamed source from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China told uuu9.com that Wrath of the Lich King may be available as soon as the middle of November.

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.

More World Of Warcraft Tier 10 Armor Sets Unveiled (News)

Oct 24, 2009

Blizzard has revealed three more sets of the powerful Tier 10 armor that will be available to players in the upcoming patch of World of Warcraft. Will your character battle through Icecrown Citadel in style or will he look like a giant Christmas ornament?

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 PTR 3.3 New LFG Tool (News)

Oct 22, 2009

The World of Warcraft developers enabled the all-new LFG tool in the public test realms. Patch 3.3 introduces the long-waited Icecrown Citadel dungeon where players will face Arthas the Lich King.

This new LFG tool has been built from scratch, discarding the old system. Worldofwar.net describes how it works and provides screenshots and video.

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.

TMF Game Awards winners announced (News)

Oct 20, 2009

De Telegraaf writes: "Last weekend the TMF Game Awards was presented at the FirstLook event in Amsterdam. Killzone 2, the Dutch development studio Guerrilla Games, received an award for best PlayStation 3 game Gears of War 2 and went with the prize for best Xbox 360 game off."

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! ...

World of Warcraft: Death Knight Preview Scans (News)

Oct 13, 2009

TOKYOPOP released preview images of their upcoming manga titled World of Warcraft: Death Knight by Dan Jolley. With the closing of Warcraft Legends at Volume 5, they plan to launch stand-alone manga books for each class including a mage and a shaman manga based on characters of the MMORPG.

The Death Knight manga is based on Thassarian, the first Death Knight converted by Arthas the Lich King.

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.

World Of Warcraft Tier 10 Armor Sets Previewed (News)

Oct 8, 2009

World of Warcraft's Patch 3.3 will add a new dungeon known as Icecrown Citadel. In the dungeon, players will be able to acquire a new sets of armor. Today Blizzard released the first pictures of these new threads.

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!

Legendary Pictures Renames Film to Warcraft: The Rise of the Lich King? (News)

Oct 2, 2009

Worldofwar.net reports sighting of a change to the warcraft film entry in IMDB. It's now titled Warcraft: The Rise of the Lich King.

This title offers a broader view of what the film storyline and timeframe may be set in. It will no doubt grab everyone's attention.

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: Icecrown Citadel Screenshots, Boss Details (News)

Oct 1, 2009

Soon Blizzard will finally give World of Warcraft players the opportunity to face Arthas in battle. Today they released new information and images about Icecrown Citadel, the fortress that will be added in an upcoming patch.

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.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm ... Portents of a Prophecy (News)

Aug 12, 2009

Worldofwar.net has released a handful of articles in the past weeks revealing known lore of the South Seas, and analyzing how the World of Warcraft MMORPG's storylines, novels and manga have been leaving hints and breadcrumbs toward what the recent Cataclysm trademark might mean.

This time, WorldofWar.net adds a bit of lore from the World of Warcraft ongoing comic book series by Wildstorm that might shed some light about an upcoming catastrophe and a prophecy mentioned in the comic book.

Cho'gall and his Twilight's Hammer Clan serve the Old god C'thun who isn't completely dead. They want the son of Medivh the Last Guardian and Garona for a plan that will bring destruction to the world of Azeroth. Ulduar and the Hall of Lightning show a hologram of the world of Azeroth in which Kalimdor is broken in half and sundered underwater-- as shown in the image above.

Sounds like a big Cataclysm will soon shake the foundations of our favorite MMORPG.

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.

New WoW Races Leaked (News)

Aug 10, 2009

Bill from PixelatedGeek is reporting "...some details on the next World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, have leaked. There will be two new playable races. One for the Alliance and one for the Horde. The Alliance will be getting Worgen, which are werewolf-like creatures (pictured above). The Horde will be getting Goblins."

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

David Wenham as Arthas in Warcraft The Movie? (News)

Aug 5, 2009

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.

Though Blizzard Entertainment originally said the movie wouldn't feature Arthas, this was said back on 2007 at Blizzcon when Gary Whitta was secretly the script writer.

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: Wrath of the Lich King Patch 3.2.0 Now Live! (News)

Aug 4, 2009

DualShockers writes:

"For a couple of week now, players of the MMO World of Warcraft have been impatiently waiting for the release of the new 3.2.0 patch. How do I know? Because I'm one of those bastards who've been constantly questioning when the hell the patch was going to come. I've even placed a couple of bets with some guildies, for crying out loud, as to when Blizzard was going to finally release the damn thing. Some speculated mid July, others the ending of July, and a few the beginning of August. Well, guess what, guildies of mine, I said it was going to be released early August and it happened. So, somone owes me a couple of thousand gold."

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.

Wildstorm to lauch World of Warcraft Horde spinoff Comic (News)

Jul 27, 2009

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.

WoW: Get an Exclusive Battle-Bot Pet (News)

Jul 25, 2009

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.

Check out the Mountain Dew Game Fuel website to register and claim your exclusive World of Warcraft pet

Bruce Campbell and Chris Metzen Talk about Warcraft Film (News)

Jul 25, 2009

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.

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.

World of Warcraft Lore: Who disturbs the Sleep in the Emerald Dream? (News)

Jul 24, 2009

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.

Knaak and Golden Signing at Blizzcon 2009 (News)

Jul 24, 2009

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.

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.

Gary Whitta No Longer on Warcraft Movie, Talks about Sam Raimi (News)

Jul 23, 2009

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.

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."

World of Warcraft Lore: Journey into the Stars (News)

Jul 17, 2009

WorldofWar.net explains the wide possibilities for future World of Warcraft expansions based on seven new worlds revealed by Blizzard Entetertainment's Creative Director Chris Metzen back on 2005.

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.

World of Warcraft South Seas Lore (News)

Jul 13, 2009

Last week, Blizzard Entertainment filed a new trademark: Cataclysm. This has triggered a never-ending rumor and speculation spree. Worldofwar.net compiled all the lore available surrounding the South Seas, which is rumored to be the next World of Warcraft expansion.

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.

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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? ...

South Seas Lore: Isle of Kezan (News)

Jul 6, 2009

Worldofwar.net has an article about the lore behind Isle of Kezan, the homeland of the goblins located in the South Seas. This article is in response to the recent rumors surrounding the new trademark filed by Blizzard Entertainment. Cataclysm matches perfectly with events that transpired in Azeroth ten thousand years ago which caused the Great Sundering and the implosing of the Well of Eternity. The scar of that cataclysm is known as the Maelstrom, a vortex of raw arcane magic in the middle of the Great Sea.

South Seas Lore: Possible Raid Bosses (News)

Jul 6, 2009

Based on the rumors surrounding the trademark filed by Blizzard Entertainment, Cataclysm, Worldofwar.net speculates on the possible main raid bosses players might tackle in a South Seas-Maelstrom expansion to World of Warcraft based on a background lore point of view.

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..

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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 Entertainment Trademarks Cataclysm (News)

Jul 1, 2009

Blizzard Entertainment filed a new trademark titled Cataclysm with the US Trademark and Patents Office.

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.