World of Warcraft Expansion Breaks All-Time RecordWashington Post, United States - 2 hours agoWrath of the Lich King, the expansion to Blizzard's popular World of Warcraft online multiplayer game, is now the fastest selling PC game in history. ...
PC WorldThe Social Gaming GuidePC World - 2 hours agoNot a digital Disneyland like World of Warcraft, though. How about places where the games come first and the community forms around them? ...
Ozzie Osbourne World of Warcraft AdThe Inquisitr, Australia - 2 hours agoOzzie Osbourne, AKA Prince of Darkness has done an ad for World of War Craft. Not sure if WOW will get full value from Ozzie given that he is barely ...
World of Warcraft: fnatic in ESL US Continental PreviewGotFrag?, NY - 3 hours agoOver the weekend of November 22nd, eight World of Warcraft Arena teams will meet in Philadelphia and compete not only for a slot at the Global Finals, ...
Managed to hit Lv. 77 which feels great since epic-flight means I can pick herbs much faster. Also, if I haven’t said it enough for the past month or so… BATTLE OF UNDERCITY IS AWESOME Here’s today’s recap and a little gallery of the Battle: Wrath of the Lich King Shatters 1-day Sales Upcoming Warlock Summoning Change Druids: A guide [...]...
After a fun-filled launch night at thousands of midnight openings and a week for everyone to begin exploring the mysteries of Northrend, we’re pleased to be able to share the first sales results for Wrath of the Lich King. In its first 24 hours of availability, the expansion sold over 2.8 million copies to become [...]...
Filed under: Warlock, PatchesSoul Shards: love them or hate them, they're iconic of the Warlock class. Most choose to hate them, but I think locks are just full of hate in general and need to vent it somewhere. Along with a tantalizing note about "exciting changes to how soul shards might work," European CM Vaneck has just let us know that one common shard-based ability, Ritual of Summoning, is go...
Warlocks rejoice! Player made meeting stones for everybody! As we have mentioned, we are discussing some exciting changes to how soul shards might work. This is not an announcement of an overhaul to that system, but it will make shard use slightly less painful. When a warlock casts Ritual of Summoning, instead of creating a portal, [...]...
Telegraph.co.uk'World of Warcraft' Expansion Shatters Sales RecordsPC Magazine - 7 hours ago"We're grateful for the incredible support that players around the world have continued to show for World of Warcraft," said Morhaime, continuing, ...New World of Warcraft expansion sold 2.8 million in 24 hours VentureBeatWorld of Warcraft(R): Wrath of the Lich King(TM) Shatters D...
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Quests, Lore, Wrath of the Lich King There are a few quests I've done so far that have really made me squirm. I play Horde, and you just know that most things the Forsaken are wrapped up in are going to be kind of dodgy. A lot of our early questing in Northrend concerns the Apothecary Society's attempts to find a Scourge-specific plague (...right), a...
Filed under: World of WarCraftsEvery Thursday, Shelbi Roach of The Bronze Kettle guides you in creating WoW-inspired crafts using real world mats with World of WarCrafts.Though some of you may not have made it outside since the release of Wrath of the Lich King, I assure you that in some places the weather is quite cold. One way to keep warm this season is by adorning these 100% hand-crafted scarv...
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Podcasting, Blizzard, InterviewsThe 6th episode of BlizzCast was posted today, and though it contains very little WoW-specific information, the podcast still contains a ton of information general Blizzard fans would like to hear. When listening to it, keep in mind that it wasn't recorded in the last few days or anything like that, it's a few weeks old at least. The...
Filed under: Events, Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Blizzard, WoW TCGBlizzplanet's got the news that Upper Deck is offering a break on shipping in the next 24 hours, so if you've been thinking of picking up any WoW TCG-related items for a friend, now's the time to do it.It's a pretty terrible deal though -- you've got to order $50 worth of stuff to get the free shipping, and at Upper De...
I’m sure everyone who is above level 10 has seen a tree druid standing around somewhere. For a very long time Blizzard decided that being resto (Restoration Specialization) was the only way they wanted druids to be. If you weren’t healing you were almost never considered a serious player and never given a raid spot. [...]...
Filed under: Druid, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, Guides, Classes, Talents, Death Knight, Wrath of the Lich KingHonor's Code has a great post up about the secondary gear stats that often get overlooked in favor of the main attributes. Everyone knows that Hunters need Agility and Warriors need Strength, but after that, things tend to get a little fuzzy -- just what does Exper...
I don’t like to raise alarm or start rumors that end in drama, but I’m sure that some of the more hardcore hunters out there are going to be following this information as it develops. Hunter DPS in PvE and impact of nerfs on PvP Hunter pve dps is definitely something we’re keeping an eye on. It’s [...]...
My shaman has been in a state of retirement for a while now but the class is far from broken or useless. I guess playing 140 levels worth of Shaman and then with the PVP and raid content I just burned out on the class. None the less, they’re getting some attention now that makes [...]...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Video, Culture GameTrailers put together a three-part series of Warcraft retrospective videos in the days leading up to the launch of World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion, and WoW was the focus of the third and final episode. In over 20 minutes, the video looks at the early MMOs and influences that led to the creation of WoW, the project's b...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Screenshots, One Shots While this One Shots is a bit late for the Halloween holiday, but it's still not too late to be enjoyed! We figured it would be nice to enjoy a look back at some World of Warcraft areas that many people have deserted in their dash through Northrend. Today's One Shots comes to us from our staff columnist, Craig Withers, who snapped thi...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Culture, Expansions, News items Blizzard is apparently a marketing genius, because the most recent World of Warcraft commercials are new high watermarks. Of course the're all about Wrath of the Lich King, and of course they feature famous people pretending they play WoW. But they're also something else: completely awesome. We've got Ozzy Osbourne arguing wi...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Business models, Events, real-world, Expansions, Launches, MMO industry, New titles The numbers are in and Blizzard has broken their own record once again. After selling 2.8 million copies in 24 hours, World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has set the record as the fastest-selling PC game of all time, according to Blizzard. The irony...
Social networking can help businessThe Age, Australia - 16 hours agoThe use of social networking tools such as Facebook, blogs and even the online game World of Warcraft could improve business, a report based on the opinions ...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Culture, Events, real-world, Guilds, MMO industry, News items, Second Life, Virtual worldsAmong the people President-elect Barack Obama has appointed to his FCC agency review transition team are Net Neutrality advocates Kevin Werbach, assistant professor of legal studies and business ethics at Wharton, and Susan Crawford from the University of Michigan, who...
This week in Podcasting we get PUG episode #2 with a visit from Starman. Total biscuit has a new Blue Plz! out and his views on the launch. Casually...
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, EverQuest II, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Launches, New titles, The Daily Grind Over the last week or so we've been asking you how you've managed to decide between the big releases hitting the MMO genre these days. Last week's Lich King launch, followed by this week's launches of EverQuest 2: The Shadow Odyssey and Lord of the Rings Online: Mines...
The Topic of the Week is a topic or question that will be posted on the site every week for people to discuss. Then at the end of each week, the best...
Well, the expansion is here and the servers are flooded. How many of you have created Death Knights? And how many of you are searching for addons to use with them? ;) There have been several cool Death Knight mods created already - check out our Death Knight download section...
This OC Register BlizzardBlog has some pretty good coverage of the party last night up at Irvine.The night was pretty eventful for standing in line at...
*_Select:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw20264.jpg Have tons of spells, but not enough bar space? Wish you could have buttons for all of your mounts/pets? Select can help with this. Create a macro with one of the /select commands and add it to your bars. Right-clicking the...
*_Shieldmonitor:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw19627.jpg One change in the 3.0.2 patch, was that the combat log now returns how much damage was absorbed by a shield spell cast upon you. While there have been addons in the past that tried to monitor shield strength, they weren't...
*_Routes:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw19594.jpg Do you use an addon to keep track of herbs/ore/etc. on your map like Gatherer, Gathermate, a Cartographer plugin....? Have you ever looked at that sea of icons on your world map and wondered what the best way was go through the...
So, I have been playing a lot of Warhammer Online. Still not sure what class I want to settle down with and play but I am liking the Warrior Priest a lot mainly for it’s ability to fight and heal (and actually the requirement to fight to build healing points). Yet, when running scenarios, one of [...]...
First of all, that is something that you should never say in mixed company. Being of the male gender, that would certainly get me a quick slap to face, or a swift kick to the lower mid-section. Yet, it’s something that most MMO gamers argue, debate and brag about, a bunch, and for many, it’s [...]...
Okay, so the 3.0 patch hit and you either frantically started updating your addons, fighting with server traffic, or you hung back for a couple of days like me and got everything in due time. There are probably still some mods you haven't found updates/replacements for, and you may be wanting some...
Trick or Treat? Hallow's End is here, with quests and goodies in store for all. Get all the details from WorldofWarcraft.com: Observed by both the Horde and the Alliance, Hallow's End is the celebration of the break between the Forsaken and the Scourge. Many tricks and treats await adventurers seeking holiday fun, including defeating the Headless Horseman, visiting inns and cities for...
In the past couple of weeks, I have been updating my Noobmaster page with what characters I am playing, on which servers I am playing, which factions I am playing and in which games I am playing. I will admit, I have made a lot of changes in the past week but I am still [...]...
Day 3 Throught my adventures at my first BlizzCon, this day went the smoothest. There was still a line to get in, but it was not nearly as bad as it was on the first day. I was able to see a bit more that I was able to the day prior, and attempted to meet up with people on my server, Sisters of Elune. That however was a bit of a bust, I kept missing the other person that was there. *waves* Th...
Ghostcrawler said this quote will probably come back to haunt him, so might as well make it start now :) There's some disdain on retribution specced paladins and how powerful they are in PVP. Ghostcrawler has put out a statement that they are aware of these issues and do plan on doing something about the damage that retribution paladins are currently doing. Here's the snippet: Since these thre...
Day 2 "Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues." -Albert Collins, Adventures in Babysitting- That should have gone more like, nobody leaves this place without standing in line. Essentially, my experience was a lot of line waiting. I was in line to get in, then in line at the BlizzCon store for the opening ceremonies and panels for the majority of the day. My wait was appr...
Last night I was logging in with everyone else to check out the latest patch and all the goodness (and server crashes) that came with it. If you had trade chat on you probably saw the same questions being asked 15 million times. So I decided to make a quick list the questions that were asked and some answers to maybe ease the pain a bit. Where is the inscription trainer? If you ask a guard in...
Patch 3.0.2 goes live and Season 4 arena comes to an end. Lots of exciting stuff to do tonight when the servers come back up. What will you be doing first? Patch Notes: General All players will have their talent points reimbursed and will have access to new talents throughout their trees; this includes the 51-point talents. Several new spells and abilities have been added for all classes. Play...
*_CursorCastbar:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw18542.jpg CursorCastbar is a cast bar and global cooldown bar that encircles your cursor. It was designed for click-casters, who may not have their eye on the lower portion of their screen much. It's also a pretty cool concept that...
It seems like it was only yesterday when it started, and now it's almost at an end. According to Wryxian of the World of Warcraft forums in Europe, Season four of the Arena will end in less than two weeks, on October 14.Once Season 4 ends, teams and ratings will carry over so that players still get to earn points and purchase gear until Wrath of the Lich King launches on November 13. Also, n...
The Beta realms have been updated with a new build (8982). As usual stay tuned for all new changes. New Wrath Gate Cinematic MovieA new machinima movie has been added to the beta client featuring a battle at Angrathar, the Wrath Gate. With the followup story, it is probably the most epic even…...
The World of Warcraft community team sent out their weekly update this morning to recap the last week of hot topic posts on the World of Warcraft forums, as well as some of the most recent news on the World of Warcraft website. Think of it as an official "Blue Watch" coming to you every week f…...
Upcoming Honor Items and Honor ResetQuote from: Eyonix (Source) As many of you know we will be featuring a new Battleground, a dedicated world PvP zone and all new PvP items in Wrath of the Lich King. In order to make the transition from The Burning Crusade to Wrath of the Lich King flow as s…...
Lake Wintergrasp Rewards Two new vendors have been added to Lake Wintergrasp. They are selling a bunch of items (Mount, Heirloom items, Designs, etc...), and the currency they use is called Stone Keeper's Shard that you can only get via specific means, as Wintergrasp Quests, kill Alliance/Horde…...
The World of Warcraft Community Team sent us their Community Update today. Including recent news and forum posts that serves as a great recap of what's been going on the last couple of days. EU Forums: Here are some of the most recent blue-posts made on the EU forums: EU main'''''· PT…...
New GlyphsDeath Knight Glyph of Blood Boil - Lowers the damage of your Blood Boil by 20% but causes it to slow affected targets for 5 sec. Glyph of Blood Strike - Your Blood Strike causes an additional 20% damage to snared targets. Glyph of Corpse Explosion - Any target killed by your Co…...
Bring out those beer steins and get ready to join in one of the most festive events in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. This year's Brewfest promises to be yet another fun-filled time to enjoy all the fermented fruits of the harvest - all without the hangover.The main Brewfest festivals will begin this September 20 and will run all the way until October 4. The venues for the Horde and Alliance factio...
Round Two! So you’ve mastered Warsong Gulch? Yea, well don’t sweat it, no one really does. Arathi Basin (AB) is the second battleground you encounter in World of Warcraft. You can enter this battleground at level 20 and the brackets are the same as Warsong – 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70. Both true entrances [...]...
The E3's been disappointing fans and developers alike, and we all know they need to shake things up or else. Now we hear of a rumor surrounding the games industry event as reported by Kotaku, and it seems like they're thinking of opening it to the public.There's no official word on this yet - we've heard lots of "official words" regarding changes in the event's format, only to be found absolutely...
While World of Warcraft's Public Test Realm has taken the backseat in favor of the Wrath of the Lich King beta, it doesn't mean Blizzard has totally ignored the test server altogether. The European servers have recently been wiped to make room for the new 3.0 build of the PTR, according to Blizzard poster Tigole.Tigole also mentioned that some patches were on the PTR for over two months already an...
Apparently, some people are still thinking of the viability of having World of Warcraft on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Well, it's one of the most successful MMORPGs of all-time, so maybe porting it over to other platforms is a good thing, for financial reasons (if you're following Square Enix's line of thought).However, running parallel to Hideo Kojima's statement yesterday (about MGS4 being impossible...
Do spaceships and mining for minerals on distant planetoids beat the unparalleled synergy of orcs, humans and night elves? In the eyes of Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack it does. During an interview conducted by videogaming247, Dyack weighed both Blizzard's World of Warcraft and CCP Games' EVE Online on what he considered the superior MMO game.Dyack admitted to trying out WoW for nearly a mont...
All US realms will be offline for 8 hours (from 3am to 11am PDT) and Blizzard will probably apply the patch 2.4.3 to the live realms. Here are the latest official Patch 2.4.3 notes. We will update them with the live patch notes as soon as they are available. Patch 2.4.3 Undocumented Changes…...
Blizzard just now posted a sneak peek of the newest World of Warcraft comic book series issue #9, which will arrive in stores July 16.. Lo'Gosh, Valeera, Broll, and Thargas make their way to Ironforge via a circuitous route through the Wetlands. And back in Stormwind, Prince Anduin suspects all …...
A Chinese World of Warcraft player recently posted a video where he defeat Terestian Illhoof all by himself by playing ten characters at the same time. Also known as multi-boxing, which you can read about more further below.He has also posted screenshots of him defeating Moroes, Maiden of Virtu…...
WotLK Q&A Nethaera answered to a series of questions about WotLK. Quote from: Nethaera (Source) Do you plan to release a new content patch prior to WotLK?We do not have any new content planned prior to Wrath of the Lich King. Our efforts are focused on creating new content as a part…...
Olibith won the Worldwide Invitational 2008 Machinima with the Awards Best Movie & Best Editing.The movie he made is called The Bountiful Chest. The Bountiful Chest var FO_1 = { movie:"http://s…...
We recently posted about how yet another PTR build was deployed, making it two builds in two days. The Hallow's End event is now available for testing as a result. Below is a summary of PTR 2.4.3 so far. PTR 2.4.3 Patch Notes Update 2.4.3 PTR Patch Notes PTR 2.4.3 Undocumented Changes S…...
Welcome Noobs! This is going to be your primer and introduction to Warsong Gulch – one of the battlegrounds for PvP in World of Warcraft. Warsong Gulch, or WSG, is the first battleground you will have access to in World of Warcraft. There are two ways you can enter WSG, one is through the Battlemaster located [...]...
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