Blizzard has announced some additional changes coming for Wrath of the Lich King in World of Warcraft Classic, and the community largely seems pleased with what will be different from the original release. As WoW Classic continues to evolve with further expansion packs, Blizzard says in a blog post (opens …
Read More »World of Warcraft Dragonflights flying mechanics seem pretty familiar to Guild Wars 2 fans
World of Warcraft players are having their say on Dragonflight’s flying mounts. Yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced Dragonflight, the next instalment in the World of Warcraft series. This marks the ninth expansion for the long-running MMORPG, and as its title suggests, ‘Dragonriding’ will feature heavily in the newly unveiled addition. Following the …
Read More »World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic release date confirmed for June 1
Update: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic is launching on June 1, Blizzard has announced. This confirms the leak we reported on below and gives players just a few short weeks to prepare for their journey through the Dark Portal to Outland. The update will go live on June …
Read More »World of Warcraft is free to play for returning players this weekend
World of Warcraft will be free to play for returning players until November 9. With the latest Shadowlands expansion set to release in just a few weeks time, Blizzard Entertainment are encouraging players to return to the MMO by giving them the opportunity to pick up where they left off …
Read More »The big World of Warcraft: Shadowlands patch is here, and you can try out its biggest addition for free
The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-expansion patch has gone live across all regions, despite there still being no release date for the launch of the full game in sight after Blizzard announced a delay earlier this month. Confirming the news in a blog post (opens in new tab), the studio …
Read More »The making of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans: the groundbreaking strategy game that paved the way for World of Warcraft
Mention the name Warcraft today and most people will immediately think of World of Warcraft, the incredibly successful MMORPG that has dominated the genre since 2004 and has recently been re-released as World of Warcraft Classic. Yet the story of Warcraft began over ten years earlier with an embryonic company …
Read More »World of Warcraft Classic players are mistaking features for bugs
World of Warcraft Classic (opens in new tab) recently launched a “small-scale” closed beta for a limited number of players ahead of it’s live release worldwide on August 27. Since the beta started, Blizzard has apparently been receiving reports from players who are mistaking features of the classic version of …
Read More »Prepare for all-out war in Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcrafts next expansion or go retro with Vanilla servers
It wouldn’t be a Blizzcon without a World Of Warcraft (opens in new tab) expansion, and this year’s packed in two. First, the reveal of WoW’s next massive expansion Battle for Azeroth, and second, the arrival of official Vanilla World of Warcraft servers. “Battle for Azeroth will make you prouder …
Read More »WoW Annual Pass revealed, includes free digital copy of Diablo III
Today brings exciting news from BlizzCon 2011 for Diablo fans as Blizzard Entertainment has announced the World of Warcraft Annual Pass; a 12-month subscription that comes with a slew of bonuses, including access to the beta test for Mists of Pandaria. But access to pre-release content is just the tip …
Read More »New World of Warcraft expansion announced: Mists of Pandaria
At the BlizzCon opening ceremony, Blizzard officially announced the next expansion to World of Warcraft, and it looks like it might be the weirdest yet. It’s called Mists of Pandaria, and it adds the Pandarens to the game. Yeah. That’s right. Pandas. Let’s do this. Blizzard says that this expansion …
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