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15 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - Blizzard Being Suspected of Illegal Joint Venture, WOW Facing Suspension Forever in China 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.
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15 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - Teen threatens to hijack plane while playing WoW The Indy Star reports that the teen was playing the game yesterday morning when he announced that he "was going to board a plane at 7:30 to Chicago and that (he) was going to try and kill as many Americans as possible". A facilitator from an online gaming center reported the kid after hearing him repeat himself a few times. When confronted, the teen at first said that someone hacked into his computer, then backpedaled and said he was just kidding around. How humbling it must be to have your e-penis so swiftly and suddenly confiscated!
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14 Jul 2009
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PC - World of Warcraft - Johnson Co. gamer investigated for threat Indystar.com: A Johnson County man who told investigators that he was merely testing a theory could face federal charges after he told deputies he threatened to blow up a commercial airliner.
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12 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW Authenticating Issue Fixed With Battle.net Account Merge 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.
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12 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW Stuck On Authenticating 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.
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11 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - Blizzard Details its San Diego Comic Con Presence GamingShogun.com writes: "If you are attending the San Diego Comic Con, which runs from July 23rd through 26th, be sure stop by Blizzard's official World of Warcraft Panel on Thursday from 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT.

The panel will be moderated by Blizzard Global Business and Licensing Director Cory Jones and, according to the official release, will focus mainly on WoW-licensed products. Of course, with Blizzard's Sr VP of Creative Development, Chris Metzen, on-hand I am sure there will be some actual game-talk..."
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9 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW: Paladin Q and A highlights 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.
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9 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - World of Warcraft to allow cold weather flying at level 68 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."
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8 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - BlizzCon 2009 Contests is Open Now 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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8 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW Down For China Koku Gamer writes: "Online gamers in China this past month have been in a mess over the closing of their WoW servers on the 7th June. The company billed by Blizzard to take over the local servers, NetEase, was supposed to have them up & running within a few short weeks of the handover from previous owners The9. NetEase as said in a statement that factors beyond their control have indefinitely delayed their re-launch."
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8 Jul 2009
PC News | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW-themed Peggle unleashed 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 ... » Read More
8 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - Chinese WOW has been offline for a month Chinese online gamers have been without World of Warcraft for a month now, thanks to a problematic handover to a new operator in the region.

Servers closed on June 7th and the game was due to be relaunched by the end of the month, but NetEase, the company selected by Blizzard to take over from previous operator The9, has said that factors beyond its control have indefinitely delayed the launch.

"We have met with some factors which are out of our control, the servers reopening will be delayed," NetEase posted on its WOW website last week, according to Reuters. "As of now, we don't have a specific reopening timeframe."
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7 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - A Chance To Go To Blizzard Mecca SteelSeries, J!NX, Upper Deck, BradyGames, and SwagDog are giving away a chance for Blizzard fans to got to the sold out BlizzCon 2009.
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7 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - World Of Warcraft China Downtime Continues In NetEase Transition World of Warcraft's five million subscribers haven't had access to the game in over a month -- and now it seems they'll have to wait a little longer.

The downtime is due to a recent change-over in the game's operator license. Activision switched operators from The9 to rival NetEase, sacrificing what analysts estimate is $10-$15 million in player dollars and risking userbase loss for the long-term boon of a higher royalty rate.
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3 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - 2v2 Arena changes partially reversed for 3.2 in World of Warcraft 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."
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3 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - World of Tweetcraft 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.
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2 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW European Free Character Migration Now Open Good news, Europe is once again feeling some free character migration love. Blizzard has announced a week-long migration event in an attempt to balance out factions on specific servers. So if you've been looking to migrate, this might well be a good time.
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2 Jul 2009
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PC - World of Warcraft - WoW Art Exhibit Koku Gamer writes: "Can't get enough World of Warcraft in your off-line life? Check this out!

The Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California is currently displaying multi-media art works dedicated to Blizzard's ridiculously popular MMORPG."
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2 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft - WoW: Shadow Priest Questions Answered Shadow Priests have been up in arms all over the official forums recently, and it seems to have reached a bit of a breaking point. Rather than waiting for the official Priest Q&A in the developers' Q&A series, Ghostcrawler chimed into an unofficial Q&A thread to give some insight.
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2 Jul 2009
PC News from N4G | World of Warcraft
PC - World of Warcraft -  Third World of Warcraft Expansion (WoW): The Cataclysm 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
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The Knowledge

World of Warcraft

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: 2 Nov 2004
Published by: Blizzard
Developed by: Blizzard
Min system requirements: P4 800 MHz, 512MB RAM, 4GB HD space, 32MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Recommended system: P4 2 GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 4GB HD space, 128MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Multiplayer Modes:
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