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World of Warcraft content patch 5.2 will launch tomorrow
World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Mists of Pandaria, is getting a new content patch soon. Although the patch has been delayed a few times, the expectation was that it would launch this week -- specifically, tomorrow -- which Senior Community Blizzard Rep Jonathan Brown has now confirmed. As we've mentioned before, the patch will bring about a large number of instances, new mounts, and more. I've always been a huge fan of subscriptions in MMOs when done right -- and Blizzard has always handled them extremely well when it comes to World of Warcraft. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Diablo III uses the PlayStation 4 touchpad for inventoryIn this video, Blizzard describes the work that's been gone into tweaking Diablo III for console gamers. In a strange turn of events, I feel as if every new detail we hear about the reworked title for PlayStation 3 and PS4 s...
7:30 PM on 05.13.2013 Fired StarCraft player 'Idra' talks about his releaseOn "Real Talk" with JP McDaniel, a YouTube show that interviews gaming personalities, Greg "Idra" Fields talked about the events surrounding his recent firing from Evil Geniuses' StarCraft II team. He talks about a ton ...
8:00 PM on 05.10.2013 StarCraft's biggest jerk fired for being a jerkGreg Fields, more commonly known as Idra in the StarCraft community, was let go from the Evil Geniuses StarCraft II team yesterday after some comments that were essentially the straw that broke the camel's back...
6:00 PM on 05.09.2013 Diablo III auction house exploiters are being 'audited'Let's take a quick jaunt through the recent timeline of this Diablo III "Gold-gate" crisis. First, patch 1.0.8 goes live, brought into the world as an innocent, doe-eyed update aimed at improving cooperative play. H...
4:15 PM on 05.08.2013 World of Warcraft drops 1.3 million subscribersOffering a status update on World of Warcraft during an earnings report, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the popular MMORPG lost 1.3 million subscribers during the quarter -- "mainly from the East, but in t...
2:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Diablo III auction houses taken offline due to gold bugFollowing the release of patch 1.0.8 for Diablo III, a bug that allowed players to duplicate gold through the auction house was discovered. And, naturally, some folks ran with the exploit. The auction houses were taken offlin...
7:30 AM on 05.08.2013 Diablo III Patch 1.0.8 is now live, enhances co-opAs Blizzard outlined in the past, the new 1.0.8 update for Diablo III is multiplayer-centric, bringing enhancements like Magic and Gold find bonuses for having more players and notifications for Elite monster encounters. Ther...
3:00 PM on 05.03.2013 Meet the StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm sound teamMaybe you played StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Maybe you enjoyed the soundtrack disc that came packed in with the collector's edition, or perhaps you simply enjoyed it in-game. With this expansion focusing on the Zerg, I ...
3:30 PM on 04.29.2013 Diablo III PS3 pre-orders include an exclusive itemBlizzard has opened up pre-orders for the PlayStation 3 version of Diablo III which is, rather strangely, starting to sound more and more like the Diablo I would've liked to have played nearly a year ago on PC and Mac. The pr...
11:30 AM on 04.26.2013 Why you need to be watching the Dreamhack Open right nowThe Dreamhack Open Stockholm is only two days and has already begun! As you can tell, the insanity is already in full swing, as commentators Apollo and Artosis are looking super professional. Ninety-six StarCraft II: Hea...
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| 4:15 PM on 05.08.2013 World of Warcraft drops 1.3 million subscribers |

Offering a status update on World of Warcraft during an earnings report, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the popular MMORPG lost 1.3 million subscribers during the quarter -- "mainly from the East, but in t...more
| 11:30 AM on 03.31.2013 World of Warcraft players really love those achievements |

I like to pretend that I'm above achievements and trophies, but that's a bare-faced lie. One minute I might be questioning the point or merit of these virtual marks of honor, but the next I'll be trying to earn them. At...more
| 11:00 PM on 11.08.2012 Upcoming Cinder Kitten WoW pet will support Sandy relief |

Blizzard will once again be using the World of Warcraft Pet Store to help aid those who have been affected by natural disasters. This time, it's the Cinder Kitten, shown above, which will be available for $10 in the near futu...more
| 10:00 AM on 10.05.2012 Politician declared unfit for office due to WoW habit |

Maine State Senate democratic candidate Colleen Lachowicz has been slammed by the Republicans for a violent history of assassination, poisoning, and dickpunching. In World of Warcraft. For crying out loud. Maine Republic...more
| 8:30 AM on 09.12.2012 World of Warcraft screenshots contain hidden user data |

How's this for scary? Screenshots taken inside MMO World of Warcraft are quietly watermarked with encrypted user data. Looking at a decoded screenshot, the data hidden in your screenshots looks like rows of characters from Th...more
| 7:00 AM on 08.23.2012 Blizzard has no intention of expanding WoW's free to play |

Right now, you could boot up a free version of World of Warcraft, and play until level 20 -- but it looks like that's all you're going to get. Producer John Lagrave, in an interview with CVG, explains that the free to pl...more
| 12:00 PM on 05.10.2012 Don't worry guys, World of Warcraft is fine |

While The Old Republic is leaking subscribers left and right, World of Warcraft is still going strong, despite being on the market for nearly eight years. Even though it previously lost around two million subscribers last yea...more
| 6:30 PM on 03.07.2012 WoW's new Scroll of Resurrection includes slick rewards |

Currently, active World of Warcraft players that send out a Scroll of Resurrection will now get a free faction-based Spectral mount, a Gryphon or Wind Rider, for bringing friends back into the game. What will really get yo...more
| 9:30 PM on 12.07.2011 World of Warcraft, expansions, and digital goods on sale |

Over at the Blizzard Store, there are a few notable deals for those who have remained patient for quite some time. These offers will remain active now through Monday, December 19. World of Warcraft: Battle Chest for $5 (reg....more
| 10:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Survarium alpha offers an early look at gameplay |
Vostok Games' Survarium has resurfaced thanks to the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter's ongoing alpha test. This is the game that always gets mentioned alongside the fun-to-bring-up S.T.A.L.K.E.R., given its ...more
| 6:30 PM on 05.14.2013 The WWII dogfights of War Thunder are headed to PS4 |
Gaijin Entertainment is bringing its free-to-play massively-multiplayer online game War Thunder to PlayStation 4 this holiday season. There's nothing in the way of screenshots for the expanded release, though we do have a te...more
| 12:15 PM on 05.14.2013 Slowly but surely: Rift will become free-to-play in June |
Having previously put out a lite version of RIFT, Trion Worlds is now committed to introducing a full-fledged free-to-play model for the MMORPG. They're doing it, and doing it well, it sounds like -- "experience the entire g...more


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