Tag Archives: world of warcraft
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 04:40 BST
WoW players outraged by anti-Alliance Blizzcon presentation
Blizzard has come under heavy criticism for a Blizzcon 2011 presentation featuring a censored video, found to contain a string of slurs and implied violence against Alliance players.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Cannibal Corpse, world of warcraft
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 17:00 BST
Blizzard: Offering Diablo III for free is a show of “gratitude,” to WoW player base
Blizzard COO Paul Sams has said the firm is offering Diablo III free to World of Warcraft Annual Pass subscribers as a way to “show an amount of gratitude,” to the player base.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: D3, diablo 3, diablo III, paul sams, world of warcraft, wow, WoW annual pass
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 14:21 BST
WoW’s enemy UI to ascertain whether Pandarens are Horde or Alliance in PvP
Blizzard has said PvP players will be able to distinguish whether the neutral Pandarian Monk class in World of Warcraft is fighting for Alliance or Horde by using the game’s enemy UI.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, Development, MMO, PC
Tags: pandaera, pandaria, ray cobo, world of warcraft, wow
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 01:51 BST
Blizzard: Mists of Pandaria is “no joke”
World of Warcraft’s upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion is no walk in the petting zoo, according to Blizzard’s Chris Metzen.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Chris Metzen, Dave Kosak, Mists of Pandaria, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Blizzard believes players will “come around” to Pandaria
Blizzard isn’t worried about a negative reaction to the World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria expansion, announced at Blizzcon this weekend.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Mists of Pandaria, Scott Mercer, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 22:16 BST
WoW: Mists of Pandaria announced, Annual Pass introduced
Blizzard’s announced the next expansion for World of Warcraft, subtitled Mists of Pandaria, at Blizzcon’s opening ceremony this evening.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Mists of Pandaria, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 | 23:46 BST
BlizzCon 2011: Diablo III CE, Mists of Pandaria announced
During BlizzCon’s opening ceremony, Blizzard dropped a few nice bits of news for Diablo III and World of Warcraft fans. Nathan Grayson was there, and liveblogged the happenings for us.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, PC, RPG, Strategy
Tags: diablo III, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, world of warcraft
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 | 18:08 BST
Blizzard seemingly brings in WoW money-trading scheme
A new pet introduced to the WoW store can be purchased with cash then traded on the auction house for in-game currency.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC, Pet Store, world of warcraft
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 20:26 BST
Tippl: Six “proven property” releases from Blizzard expected over the next three years
During the Citi 2011 Technology Conference today, Activision COO Thomas Tippl said to expect six “proven property” releases from Blizzard over the course of the next three years.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, MMO, PC, Strategy
Tags: diablo III, starcraft II, Thomas Tippl, titan, world of warcraft, wow
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 10:07 BST
Blizzard can still “build and sustain” WoW subs base despite decrease
Blizzard International VP and Managing Director Michael Ryder has said that it can still “build and sustain” the subs base for World of Warcraft, despite a decrease in memberships within the MMO.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Michael Ryder, world of warcraft
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 08:59 BST
Friday Shorts – The Glorious Past Edition
Today’s shorts are largely themed around nostalgia, helped along by a healthy dose of forgetfulness. Ask Pat about his memory trouble today, he won’t mind.
Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 04:30 GMT
Thursday Shorts II: Spyro, MotorStorm, Iran 1979, WoW, Total Recall, Witcher 2
Time for some more shorts to get you ready for Friday. Just think: when you wake up tomorrow, your work week will be almost over. Isn’t that grand?
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 1979: The Game, 24 carat Games, Asterix, class action suit, cosplay, Iran 1979, Kalypso Anniversary Sale, Men in Black 3, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Navid Khonsari, Planet Michael, resistance 3, Retro/Grade, sales, Skylanders, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, spyro, steam sale, Supremacy MMA, the witcher, the witcher 2: assassins of kings, Total Recall (2012), uncharted 3, virtual worlds, War of the Worlds, Waterworld, world of tanks, World of Tanks patch 6.6, world of warcraft, wow
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 09:06 BST
Tuesday Shorts – trailer highs and lows, new SingStar, bizarre AR buggy
We didn’t run a shorts dump yesterday, because there weren’t very many. But today! It’s like somebody opened a portal to a very concise version of hell.
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Posted in: Android, Casual, MMO, Movies, RPG, Shooter, Shorts, Social, iPad, iPhone, indie
Tags: 3d, AR games, Assassin's Creed, Baby Monkey Riding Backwards on a Pig, beta, Castle Creator, cave, cosplay, counter-strike source, Drakensang Online, Mick Gordon, OutRun, Owl Boy, patch, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, QWOP, Singstar: Back to the 80's, SSX, the legend of zelda, world of warcraft
Wed, Aug 03, 2011 | 02:04 BST
Blizzard files Mists of Pandaria trademark
A new trademark suggests Blizzard may pander to drunken master fans with upcoming Warcraft content.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Mists of Pandaria, trademark filing, world of warcraft
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 18:45 BST
Norway store cans 51 brands after Oslo, Utøya murders
Coop Norway has announced it is to stop carrying 51 gaming brands and toys previously available to customers, after the horrific events in Oslo and on Utøya, including games CoD4: Modern Warfare and World of Warcraft – titles which the perpetrator Anders Behring Breivik claims to have actively played.
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Posted in: Norway, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: Anders Behring Breivik, Coop Norway, Geir Inge Stokke, modern warfare, world of warcraft
Sat, Jul 23, 2011 | 13:23 BST
Friday Shorts II: Walmart, YES, Ono x Harada, WoW, indie
It’s time for your second batch of shorts for the day. This one features an interesting off-screen video of Yoshinori Ono and Katsuhiro Harada doing, well, just watch. We’ve actually posted the video in here. A shorts first? Maybe.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247, Videos
Tags: AMD financials, Fueled Entertainment, google, harmonix, Katsuhiro Harada, lawsuit, Minority, Ono x Harada, Overkill, PixelJunk Monsters, Red Orchestra 2, rock band 3, sales data, Sideway, thatgamecompany, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, us ps movie store update, walmart, world of warcraft, wow, yes, Yoshinori Ono
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 04:47 BST
Wednesday Shorts – Trailers, comics, Facebook, Robin Williams, more
I have to go to the doctor, so forgive me for dumping this massive pile of news on you and fleeing gleefully. Good stuff in snack portion size lies within.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Casual, Paradox, Shorts, Social, Sony Online Entertainment, Strategy, Zynga, books, indie
Tags: beta, BioShock: Rapture, blizzard, comics, Dark Meadow, dead rising, dlc, dynasty warriors 7, facebook, Futuremark, gamerdna, Live Gamer, mortal kombat, Ms. Splosion Man, Netherrealm, Overkill, patch, PAYDAY: The Heist, phosphor games, robin williams, starcraft II, Supreme Ruler: Cold War, the legend of zelda: ocarina of time, Troy Online, Unstoppable Gorg, world of warcraft
Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 11:38 BST
Blizzard to test out Real ID Party in WoW
Blizzard’s said that it’s to test out new feature Real ID Party in World of Warcraft. The feature will enable WoW players to invite Real ID friends of the same faction to a party, regardless of what realm that friend is currently on at the time. That party can then queue up for a five-player dungeon on either normal or Heroic. There’s more details in an FAQ on GamePolitics.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Real ID, world of warcraft
Sun, Jul 10, 2011 | 17:40 BST
Saturday Shorts: GTAV, APB, Dead Island, Pachter on PSN Pass
There’s some excellent short stuff below for you.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts, VG247
Tags: amazon, apb, Binary Domain, Bounty Bay Online, dead island, Dungeon Siege III, Frontier Colonies Map Pack, grand theft auto v, GTA V, Luxor 2, Play For Japan, Rugby World Cup 2011, Section 8: Prejudice, Seinfeld Master Quiz Challenge, space invaders, Space Invaders Movie, TimeGate, world of warcraft, wow
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:29 BST
Rift now just $5 for limited time
The only major competitor to challenge World of Warcraft to come along in years is now holding a sale on its client download cost.
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