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World of Warcraft may be ancient as far as MMOs go, but age won't be killing it off anytime soon Blizzard announced a brand new expansion for the MMO today at BlizzCon The new expansion, called Battle for Azeroth, starts with the shattered trust between the Alliance and the Horde after the battle against the Legion[...]

And that's how things were from the early days of MMOs like Ultima Online and Nexus TK on up to World of Warcraft If you recall, WoW launched in November of 2004, during what became the slow death of subscription games. Once micro-transactions started becoming more and more popular – the first micro-transactions hit games at about the same time that[...]

Blizzard has released a new audio drama for World of Warcraft, called A Thousand Years of War – the Story of Alleria & Turalyon The drama, from the story written by Robert Brooks, is presented in three parts and narrated by Stephen Pacey. You can also read it if you prefer, as they've provided a PDF link[...]

Blizzard has released a new animated short for their Hearthstone digital card game that feels like something Disney would've made.

World of Warcraft gold dealer Investment banker When Trump finally fires him, he'll probably end up writing for Bleeding Cool. Bannon was more than happy to employ low wage Chinese workers to farm gold in an MMORPG and sell it to players, and he had no qualms about mobilizing gamers to help get Donald Trump elected[...]

And then with a fireside chat with game designer Matt Place, where he talks about the new Death Knight Hero cards. When the Death Knights were introduced to World of Warcraft, the changed the game quite a bit Instead of starting at level one, you started at 55 and and you gained power rapidly They were[...]

During the call, Mike Morhaim (Blizzard's President and Co-Founder) spoke about the company working on a few new IP's, but that the anything the company releases will take some time as they don't wish to put out a product that doesn't meet their standards. Now, just for the sake of speculation, it wouldn't be a surprise if[...]

As a long-time World of Warcraft player, I was excited to "go behind the scenes with the artists who help build these worlds to discover how they enhance the greater narrative of Blizzard's franchises." However, despite beautiful pictures and knowledgeable panelists, all we really got was a look at what game-related merchandise Blizzard develops. The panel[...]

Novelist Genese Davis is a gamer who's clocked-in many hours playing MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XI and World of Warcraft She leveraged her knowledge of online games to write The Holder's Dominion, a 2013 sci-fi thriller starring Kaylie Ames, a female gamer battling a hacker who's wreaking havoc on players' lives in the fictional gaming[...]

Starting today, you can link your Bungie account to Battle.net accounts to each other. It's kind of a weird benefit, but one that works out really well for both companies as you can now share your Destiny 1 and 2 stats int he same place as your World Of Warcraft or Overwatch numbers Which means a[...]

With the Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion press tour in high gear, it was only a matter of time before Blizzard did something zany with the Lich King.

Do you believe you're the finest dungeon crawler in all of World Of Warcraft? Blizzard is giving everyone a chance to put their money where their mouth is by launching the Mythic Dungeon Invitational This is about as close to high-stakes eSports as WoW could make the activity as it will put players in some of[...]

Blizzard announced the latest expansion for their best-selling card game, Hearthstone, will return players to Icecrown citadel and the Lich King.

Blizzard has been rolling out a pretty steady stream of updates/patches since the release of World of Warcraft: Legion, which has been great for consistent players — and a bit overwhelming for those who have to take time away from the game A new patch is coming, 7.2.5, and it will feature the long awaited opening[...]

credit//Blizzard After Activision and Blizzard revealed on Thursday that Destiny 2 will be available for PC through Blizzard's Battle.net platform, the price of tokens in World of Warcraft jumped to an all-time high. Destiny 2 being on Battle.net has had some interesting repercussions so far, even though the announcement is only days old[...]

In the same spirit, a fun little video made by Rkade Soup this week shows what an NES version of World Of Warcraft would have looked like, complete with old-school music He's also done videos for Sister Location and Overwatch that are worth checking out when you get a free moment But for now, have fun going[...]

Ever! Blizzard has been going after Bossland for years after they made dozens of hacks for World Of Warcraft, but the tipping point that pissed them off was seeing a special hack deal for Overwatch Now programs like Honor Buddy and the defunct Watchover Tyrant have put the cheater group in major trouble with the court system. credit//Blizzard After[...]

Tomorrow, the new World of Warcraft 7.2 patch will be released It's called the Tomb of Sargeras and it will continue the storyline created in the Legion expansion It will also allow you to create a new base of operation and will open up new abilities in players legendary weapons There will also be a[...]

World Of Warcraft is set to receive it's 7.2 update this week, nearly a year and a half after it was announced at BlizzCon in 2016. The Tomb of Sargeras will hit PC on March 28, and with it comes a plethora of additional materials that are expected to make the game awesome But you might[...]

Seems like just yesterday Blizzard was rolling out their latest expansion, World of Warcraft: Legion Now the company is continuing their policy of naming big patches 7.1 was Return to Karazhan and now 7.2 is the Tomb of Sargeras The story line has been building towards a confrontation with Kil'jaeden, the head of the Burning[...]

It filled early World of Warcraft players with excitement and dread It was an area of Kalimdor that was filled with dinosaurs… and one single flight path that was a total pain in the butt to get to As the expansions came and went, Un'Goro was eased up some The flight paths were moved and[...]

Throughout the many lands found in World Of Warcraft, there have been very few campaigns with a collective undertaking so great, that it took the community as a whole to rise to the occasion and thwart the enemy in front of them But if you told any of those players that one of the enemies they[...]

For some World of Warcraft players, mounts are addictive Yes, mounts The things characters ride to get from one quest location to another In the early days there weren't many, mainly horses and a few different colors And then things took off and now you get achievements for the more mounts you have You can[...]

The World of Warcraft community is one that I am proud to be a part of Events like the annual Blizzcon convention is a great place to see just how many wonderful people participate in the on-line world of Azeroth And then there are moments like this that shows their true generosity To help raise[...]

There is a basic learning curve going between the different Blizzard games and even though you play a Gladiator Warrior in World of Warcraft, you will still have to learn the different abilities and playing style for Varian Wrynn But with Valeera, it's almost like the took a WoW Rogue and dropped it straight into[...]

The development team at Blizzard for Heroes of the Storm must not take any time off at all. Since Blizzcon they've rolled out Varian Wrynn, Ragnaros and

And they come from all of the different universes that Blizzard has created: World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo and Overwatch Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming to see all the character and to know which ones you should try to get If that is what's happening to you, then you'll want to fire up your game[...]

If the headline made no sense to you, then you're probably not a World of Warcraft player The next big patch release is coming and it has a lot of changes involved The video goes through, giving you an idea of what those changes are and how they will effect game play. Some of the things[...]

Will you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer? Overwatch: Bring the battle for Sanctuary into the fight for the future with in-game sprays representing your favorite Diablo III classes—along with a new player icon modeled after the Lord of Terror! StarCraft II: Put the Lord of Terror to work for you with a Diablo-themed worker portrait. World of Warcraft: Strange[...]

Just before the Warcraft movie came out earlier this year, Dark Horse Comics published World of Warcraft Chronicles Volume 1 It's a huge book… or rather tome… it feels like a tome, and it's only the first part of the story. World of Warcraft is an MMORPG that at it's peak had over 12 Million subscribers[...]