“I come from the orcs, we eat with spoons and forks, we love to eat our pork!” That’s the sound of a male orc in online roleplaying behemoth World of Warcraft. In China, it may also be the sound of an orc male working on the chain gang, by which I mean an actual Chinese prisoner playing an orc male in Blizzard’s mega-MMO to rack up very …
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Blizzard Accelerating New ‘World of Warcraft’ Expansions To Reenergize Base
The world of World of Warcraft isn’t as big as it used to be – but at least Blizzard Entertainment has a plan to deal with recent shrinkage.
Blizzard’s noticed two alarming trends in its subscription model for WoW: that subscriber numbers dip between expansion pack releases, and that those dips are happening closer and closer to the …
Blizzard’s StarCraft Kinect Game Gives You a Zerg Rush
Microsoft said all along that their Kinect motion-sensing camera would open up new gameplay possibilities. Turns out it’s opened the unlikeliest possibility of all: a StarCraft game for the Xbox 360.
Blizzard kept fans waiting about a decade for StarCraft II, which promptly went on to break sales records when it finally came out …
“World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” Sells 3.3 Million Copies in One Day
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has become the world’s fastest selling PC game of all time, according to Blizzard Entertainment.
“We had to bring Azeroth to the brink of destruction in Cataclysm, but the result was our best expansion yet,” CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Morhaime said. “We want to thank all of our new, …
“WoW Cataclysm” Can Be Enjoyed By Newbies, But Pisses Off Old Players
I’ve got a confession to make: I’m a World of Warcraft virgin. Now, I’ve had some experience with the game: I’ve sat behind my roommate and friends for countless hours as we talked about our lives while they battled with their Troll. I’ve even sat down for a few hours at a time and ran around on their accounts, not stopping to talk to …
Contest: Listen Up and Win an Official Sound Blaster “World of Warcraft” Headset
It’s Cataclysm Day, the day that millions of people around the world reckon with the destruction wrought by Deathwing the Destroyer. People will be buzzing about all the changes to both Azeroth and World of Warcraft and we’re giving away this sweet headset so you can catch all the clamor. Here’s the official description from manufacturer …
New World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Trailer WoWs
You still have to wait until December 7, but Blizzard is letting you take a sneak peak at the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The cinematic trailer doesn’t show you actual gameplay, but it looks pretty awesome.
Last week, Blizzard released patch 4.0.1 to fix bugs and improve game play in anticipation for this release. The new …
Cataclysm Inbound: Newest World of Warcraft Expansion Available in December
It’s been in beta for months and rumors had it slotted to an early 2011 release, but Blizzard’s sent out the official word that Cataclysm will launch on December 7. The newest chapter of the MMO reconfigures familiar parts of Azeroth to provide new challenges for both new and experienced players alike. Along with those changes, the level …
Blizzard: We’d Love James Cameron to Direct Starcraft, Too
MTV Multiplayer‘s posted a nerdgasm-inducing bit of info that could bring two awesome sci-fi visions together, if we all wish hard enough. In an interview with MTV’s Russ Frushtick, Rob Pardo–Blizzard’s Executive Vice President of Game Design–offered up the following observation about moving their game franchises onto the silver …
For the Worst of the Worst of Gaming in 2009… The Crashies
We’re in the thick of Video Game Award Season, with the IGF and GDC awards next week. Lots of deserving games will win nice shiny awards. But what about the bottom-dwellers? Where’s their recognition? Let us introduce The Crashies.
We are, of course, taking some inspiration from the Razzies. Also known as the Golden Raspberry …
The Daily Dose
Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2010
Today in Techland: Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets. Peter brought us the 10 best camera apps for your iPhone, the latest on the Apple lawsuit against HTC, a Palm Pre sighting on Chuck and the battle between HTML5 and Flash. Golly.
Ever wondered how Alice made it to Wonderland in the first place? Well, Lev happens …
Blizzard Reflects on Five Years of World of Warcraft
On November 23, 2004, Blizzard Entertainment launched what would become one of the most successful games in video game history — World of Warcraft. Two expansions, 11.5 million global subscribers and an Emmy-winning South Park parody later, the massively multiplayer online fantasy game is still going strong.
Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan, …
