Wrath Of The Lich King

Wrath Of The Lich King headlines

• Blizzard announces price drop on WoW expansions in Europe

  Blizzard has announced it’s cut the price of World of Warcraft expansions in Europe at both retail and through the Blizzard Store. Those who have yet to purchase expansions for the MMO, or who are just new to the fray, can now pick up Wrath of the Lich King for €19.99 and Cataclysm for €29.99. […]

  8 years ago

• World of Warcraft and expansions are on sale until November 30

  Blizzard is having a Black Friday sale of its own, so to speak, and has put its World of Warcraft offerings on sale.

  9 years ago

• Wrath of the Lich King hits China on August 31

  Blizzard and local operator NetEase have beaten the Chinese bureaucracy machine to finally peg a release date on WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King.

  9 years ago

• WoW patch 3.3: Fall of the Lich King video released

  Blizzard’s followed up the release of patch 3.3, The Fall of the Lich King, with a nifty video for World of Warcraft. Whether you play WoW or not is inconsequential, as Blizzard’s videos usually warrant a watch regardless. This one is no exception, and it’s below the break courtesy of D’toid. The patch went live […]

  10 years ago

• Blizzard soundtrack Echoes of War re-released with discount

  Echoes of War, the collection of music from Blizzard games performed by the Eminence Symphony Orchestra, has been reprinted and released with a new limited-time price. The two-disc collection includes music from Warcraft III, World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King, StarCraft, StarCraft II, Diablo II, Diablo III, and StarCraft: Ghost. Bonus tracks feature […]

  11 years ago

• Blizzard says aerial combat wasn't "polished enough" for WoW expansion

  Aerial combat planned for Wrath of the Lich was cut because it was not “polished enough,” World of Warcraft’s Tom Chilton has admitted in the latest Blizzard podcast. Included in the beta, both planes fitted with bombs and anti-aircraft vehicles were tested for new PvP zone Wintergrasp before being cut. “If you look at a […]

  11 years ago

• Requirements relaxed for World of Warcraft dual specs

  Blizzard says that the requirements for WoW dual talent specialization have been relaxed for the game’s next patch. Dual specs will be available to those level 40 and above instead of the previously stipulated 80, will cost 1,000 gold to access, and players will no longer be required to be near a Lexicon of Power […]

  11 years ago

• US PC charts: February's top 20 best-sellers

  NPD has compiled a list of America’s top 20 best-selling PC games during February: Lich King won out. Not much changed month over month, the debuts of Dawn of War II and F.E.A.R. 2 the only real exceptions. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King The Sims 2 Double Deluxe Warhammer 40K: Dawn of […]

  11 years ago

• China blocks Wrath of the Lich King release

  The Chinese government has rejected two applications to launch Wrath of the Lich King in the country, as the WoW expansion’s content did not “meet requirements” thanks to a city raid and skeleton characters — the submitted version left out the Death Knight class. Blizzard has now deleted the link to the Chinese version on […]

  11 years ago

• Get a tour of Uldar in new WoW teaser trailer

  A teaser video for upcoming WoW raid Uldar has been released by Blizzard. Players will get to test themselves against the epic dungeon when patch 3.1 goes live. Looks like fun. Watch it below.

  11 years ago

• Upcoming World of Warcraft dual talent specs explained

  WoW senior game designer Greg Street has detailed the game’s upcoming dual talent system in a Q&A over on the MMO’s official site. Only two specs will be available at launch and will allow players to switch between customizations easier. One can be for healing and the other damage, or if you prefer, one for […]

  11 years ago

• Activision stock falls 6.5%, lowest since November 2006

  According to GI, Activision’s stock fell six and a half percent to $8.14 per share – the lowest it has been since November 2006. Although Call of Duty: World at War has had a stellar year in the UK – just missing out on the Christmas number 1 spot to FIFA 09 – and Lich […]

  11 years ago

• Blizzard details Death Knight WoW nerf

  Blizzard’s posted details of an upcoming patch to curtail some of the Death Knight’s powers in WoW, and, as Kotaku points out, there’s nothing in the patch notes to suggest a full-scale nerf of the type feared among the hardcore this week. Other big changes in the patch, v3.0.8, include the removal of racial restrictions […]

  11 years ago

• Lich King tops US PC sales for November

  NPD’s put out its top PC games for the US last month, with Lich King surprising no one at the top. As the data-gatherer pointed out yesterday, the game sold 1.4 million units in November. Top ten below. Thanks, Shacknews. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard / $36 (Average) World Of […]

  11 years ago

• November NPD: Wrath of the Lich King sells 1.4 million

  While Gears of War 2 led console software sales in the last night’s November NPD, house analyst Anita Frazier did make one mention of a PC game – Wrath of the Lich King did quite well at retail in the US last month. “We would be remiss not to point out the strength of PC […]

  11 years ago

• Lich King breaks internal records at EB Games

  WOWInsider’s published an internal EB email claiming that not only was the Wrath of the Lich King launch the biggest sales week of the year so far, but it was the biggest week ever outside of last year’s Christmas sales, and the biggest launch the chain has ever had. It was big, bucko. There are […]

  11 years ago

• Lich King sees first level 80 in 27 hours

  Wrath of the Lich king has its first level 80, a warlock named Nymh. Taking only 27 hours to create, the character flew to greatness on French server Drek’thar. Nymh is 21 in the real world, and took time off work to accomplish the feat. More here.

  11 years ago

• Wrath of the Lich King launch: More from NYC, stuff from Sydney and Paris

  It’s the launch that keeps on giving. Gamespot’s posted up a report and photos from the game’s launch in Sydney (“According to EB Games Australia brand and PR manager Debra McGrath, Lich King has had the biggest number of preorders for a single platform game in the company’s history”) and Eurogamer France has a nice […]

  11 years ago

• WoW character customisation charges are a "deterrent," says Blizzard

  Charges to make post-roll changes to World of Warcraft characters are supposed to be a “deterrent” to constant use, Blizzard told Eurogamer yesterday, similar to the existing name change and server transfer services. “When you create your character, often times you wish you’d done things differently. You wish you were on a different realm, you […]

  11 years ago