Tag Archives: Mists of Pandaria

Tue, Apr 23, 2013 | 14:00 BST

World of Warcraft Update 5.3 now available on Public Test Realms

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World of Warcraft Patch 5.3 is now available on the Public Test Realms, and the update comes with a new Battleground and Arena, new Scenarios some Heroic, new Brawler’s Guild Bosses, assorted bug fixes, and lots more. The patch notes can be found through Battle.net, and as is always the case, things may change before the final release, so keep that in mind.

Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 19:29 GMT

Mists of Pandaria video gives you a look at The Thunder King update

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria content update 5.2, The Thunder King, has a new video available. It’s below. The update is expected soon.

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Thu, Jan 03, 2013 | 14:30 GMT

World of Warcraft Patch 5.2: The Thunder King – PTR notes now available

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Blizzard has released the preliminary patch notes for Mists of Pandaria’s update 5.2, The Thunder King, on the Public Test Realm.

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Tue, Nov 27, 2012 | 21:48 GMT

Mists of Pandaria patch 5.1 notes out, expansion is 50% off until November 29

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Mists of Pandaria update 5.1 will be released today, bringing with it new dailies, a Brawler’s Guild, the ability to earn commissions, along with the addition of Battle-Stones for your pet battles and some UI changes. You can have a look at the patch notes over on Battle.net. Meanwhile, if you have yet to upgrade your game with the latest expansion, Blizzard has it on sale from now until Thursday, November 29 for 50% off.

Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 17:29 BST

World of Warcraft updates to be smaller and more frequent, says Blizzard

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World of Warcraft patches will soon be released in various sizes, depending on the content, according to the game’s production director J. Allen Brack.

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Fri, Oct 12, 2012 | 11:18 BST

World of Warcraft update 5.1 live tests begin, get the patch notes here

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World of Warcraft’s 5.1 update – the first since Mists of Pandaria launched – has gone live on the game’s test servers. Blizzard has also released the update’s patch notes in full, revealing changes to PvE, pet battles, and the addition of a new Brawler’s Guild. Get the notes below.

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Sat, Oct 06, 2012 | 14:16 BST

Mists of Pandaria – first major content patch hitting test servers soon

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Mists of Pandaria was released last week, and Blizzard hasn’t just bee sitting around twiddling its thumbs. Instead it’s been working on the first major patch for the game, which is slated to hit the MMO’s test realms soon.

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Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 14:22 BST

Mists of Pandaria sells 2.7 million copies during first week of launch

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sold 2.7 million copies during its launch week, prior to the release in China on October 2, proving a boost to the subscriber base which now sits at over 10 million.

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Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 21:41 BST

Mists of Pandaria – free realm transfers available in US for a limited time

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Mists of Pandaria realm transfers are being offered due to queues. The transfers are free for a limited time in North American for eight of the high population World of Warcraft servers. You just can’t choose the destination shard. Guilds may transfer once its leader purchases a Guild Master Realm Transfer, then the rest of the members can migrate free of charge. More details are on WoW Insider. Thanks, Massively.

Mon, Sep 24, 2012 | 08:53 BST

World of Warcraft: Blizzard responds to Cataclysm’s dungeon criticisms

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World of Warcraft developer Blizzard is gearing up to launch the game’s next expansion Mists of Pandaria this week. The developer has responded to criticisms surrounding the brutally difficult dungeons in previous expansion Cataclysm.

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Mon, Sep 24, 2012 | 01:02 BST

The Story of Warcraft recaps events leading up to Mists of Pandaria

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Blizzard has launched a subsection on Battle.net which tells The Story of Warcraft from its beginnings in 1994 all the way up to Hour of Twilight – the last content released for World of Warcraft. The section breaks down each bit of lore from Warcraft and World of Warcraft by individual release in the form of chapters offering a synopsis, videos and really nice artwork. It should get you caught up on the entire story of the Warcraft series in preparation for Mists of Pandaria’s launch next week. head on through the link for a read. Thanks, Lore Hound.

Wed, Sep 19, 2012 | 10:06 BST

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Australian launch detail

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria goes live on September 25th, and Blizzard has just revealed its plans for the Australian and New Zealand launch.

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Wed, Sep 19, 2012 | 09:45 BST

WoW: Mists of Pandaria cuts back on phasing, makes quests more fun

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria developer Blizzard has spilled the beans on why its latest expansion will make questing more fun than ever before, and why a cut-back on phasing will help make the game world a better place.

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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 | 00:24 BST

Mists of Pandaria TV spots encourage you to get in the fight

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria has produced two TV spots in honour of its impending release. If you have a telly, you could switch it on and watch them, but since you’re already here, why not save effort all round and hit the break?

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Wed, Sep 05, 2012 | 21:15 BST

Mists of Pandaria approved for release in China

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Mists of Pandaria has been approved for release in China by the Chinese government. According to figures crunched by the Chicago Tribune, 60% of China’s 540 million people play games on the Internet, which is a potential 324 million players which World of Warcraft could garner a subscription from. Mists of Pandaria released in the west on September 25, but there isnn’t an announced date for China as of yet. Thanks, PCGamesN.

Tue, Sep 04, 2012 | 14:30 BST

Blizzard hosting official global launch events for Mists of Pandaria

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Blizzard will host several official global launch events celebrating the release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria starting on the evening of September 24.

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Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 11:41 BST

Mists of Pandaria interview: ready for panda-monium?

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is incoming – patch 5.0.4 went live today – and is set to shake up Blizzard’s MMO in many ways. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with the team to learn more about the biggest changes.

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Wed, Aug 29, 2012 | 01:39 BST

World of Warcraft 5.0.4 patch now live, adds cross-realm zones

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World of Warcraft has received a major patch in anticipation of the new expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

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Tue, Aug 28, 2012 | 18:22 BST

WoW pet battles are ‘long term studio commitment, will continue to grow’ – Blizzard

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria and the incoming 5.0.4 title update will bring about a pet battle system that essentially rolls Pokémon and WoW together into some kind of money-printing hybrid. But pet battling isn’t just a gimmick, in fact it’s only going to get bigger over time, Blizzard has told VG247.

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Thu, Aug 23, 2012 | 11:13 BST

World of Warcraft: ‘no plans to raise F2P cap above level 20′ – Blizzard

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World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has no intention of raising the game’s free-to-play level cap, CVG has been told.

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