World of Warcraft

In this PC Gamer Protip, Associate Editor Josh Augustine explains how to snag three WoW achievements with the help of some furry little friends...though they may not be friends for long. How you proceed depends on how thirsty you are for the blood of the innocent. So, just how many critters do you want to kill? Head inside for the rest of the videos!

It's Three-Way time! This recurring PC Gamer segment pits three editors against the same section of a single game, each with a unique strategy. In this edition, Josh Augustine, Chris Comiskey, and Tyler "Yours Truly" Wilde tackle a round of World of Warcraft capture-the-flag in Warsong Gulch. Check out the introduction above, and watch each editor's point-of-view as the team demonstrates its strategy and attempts to work together inside...

You might be too old to go trick-or-treating, but that doesn't mean Halloween needs to be abandoned altogether. All across the globe, MMO fans get together to celebrate the ghastly holiday together in their favorite virtual worlds, and developers often greet them with fun, featured content. We've assembled a list of some of the most interesting Halloween-flavored additions to MMOs, giving you an easy way to find out what sort of fun your virtual avatars can get themselves into as Halloween approaches.

We'll continue to keep this updated as more MMOs announce their Halloween plans...

PC gaming has gone through a shift in the past few years. While analysts have been predicting its demise at the hands of pirates and consoles, the industry has adapted not by charging more, but by charging less. Now, publishers that scrambled to adapt their business to support console development are rapidly throwing things in reverse, and finding ways to bring their games onto the PC with a free-to-play business model. 

The kings of PC gaming are being dethroned by free titles trying to give players the biggest bang for their buck – a trend that Xfire president Mark Donovan has been following closely. We recently had a chat with Donovan about Xfire, PC gaming, and how free-to-play titles are changing everything...

Step into the front lobby at Blizzard Entertainment’s main office in Irvine, California, and you’ll see the Blizzard Museum to your left. The intimate room hosts many game awards, art, and concept designs for the studio’s many great games. However, take a closer look – and you’ll see a very special note from the parents of Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment…

This article exists because recently I’ve seen a lot of comments, in our other articles about PC games, saying things like “I’d love to play this game but my PC sucks.” My hope is to help people make PC gaming a reality rather than a wish. It’s really not as great a barrier as it seems, and while yes, there are a number of pains-in-the-ass about PC gaming, my argument is that the end result is worth it. If you’re an “I just want to stick the disc in and play” person, there may be no hope for you in this department, but if you have even a tiny bit of “I like to tinker” in you, then PC gaming may just be very right for you. I’m a hardcore PC gamer, but not a snob – I own all three consoles, and until about ten years ago I was actually a console snob – I had no interest in PC gaming. It was Warcraft III that convinced me to buy a gaming PC, because I realized certain experiences can only be found on the PC. But there are plenty of other arguments for getting into PC gaming…

Above: The courtyard outside the lobby at Blizzard HQ is guarded by this mighty orc

Located in Irvine, California, Blizzard Entertainment's headquarters is as impressive as the games the studio has developed. This is where the folks responsible for creating and running genre defining titles, like World of Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft get their work done – and we're very excited to offer you a look at where the magic happens. Come on in and check out our photos!

This week's giveaway includes two mighty mugs fresh from Undercity and Orgrimmar. But these are no run of the mill mugs - the Orgrimmar conveyance hath serviced the maw of Garrosh Hellscream while the Undercity tankard hath had only the finest undead meads sipped through the lips of Sylvanas Windrunner. At least that's what the Wiki tells me, because I have no idea what any of that crap means.

Sasquatch. Bigfoot. The Abominable Snowman. There are many names associated with the elusive, (definitely not fake) ape-men... eh, thingies. Contrary to what Harry and the Hendersons would have you believe, though, most would rather chow down on your colon than forge an interspecies friendship. In video games especially, your average mythical ape would like nothing more than introduce you to that big game over screen in the sky. So pack some animal tranquilisers and a hacksaw, as we take you on a tour of some of gaming’s greatest yetis and sasquatch. Oh, and watch out for that bastard who makes the soup.

Above: Help us celebrate the release of the epic MMO expansion

Cataclysm is here. The latest expansion for World of Warcraft has launched, and players around the world are racing to level up their freshly minted goblins and worgens. But even if you’ve already got the game loaded and running, there’s a good chance that you don’t have all the extras included in the collector’s edition of the game. That’s why we’d like to celebrate the release of this most epic expansion by giving away a copy of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector’s edition. Entering is easy! Full details inside…