Blizzard Hosts Fifth Anniversary Sweepstakes
Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 8 Comments
Five years — a fifth of my own life — I’ve been playing World of Warcraft. Though many MMOs have been around longer, none have been able to sustain their steam (and, in fact, increase in popularity) for more than a couple years, let alone half a decade. And for all the bitching, whining, and ... More
Darn You, Broomsticks and Marionettes
Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 - 16 Comments
I’m growing to believe that Blizzard loves to tease us players with awesome, world event-inspired items, then steal them away just as we’ve grown accustomed to them. Case number one: Synthebrew Goggles, the beer goggles of the WoW world, which when I equipped made everyone look like a female orc. Somewhat disturbing, but they were a ... More
Hallow’s End Is Over, How Did You Do?
Posted by Amatera on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 - 24 Comments
Now that everyone is busy shaking their maracas and eating skull pastries, why don’t we take a quick look back at the other celebration that just passed? Easy things like bobbing for apples and eating G.N.E.R.Ds will only get you so far during Hallow’s End. To truly “complete” the holiday you have to contend with ... More
The High Inquisitor: Where Are All the Kids?
Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 33 Comments
The High Inquisitor is a new regular column at Project Lore that seeks answers to the greatest mysteries of Azeroth. Each week, the inquisitor will attack a previously unanswered question and attempt to explain the unknown. But she won’t rest until all plausible explanations are explored. The best, most probable comment(s) will be highlighted with ... More
Show Your WoW Love with RL Halloween Costumes
Posted by pixiestixy on Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 4 Comments
Have the the Hallow’s End festivities been keeping you busy? Between the daily slaughtering of the Headless Horseman, trick-or-treating hourly to keep up my chances of collecting all those masks, and running around “wanding” my guildies, I’ve been trying to enjoy the event to its fullest. But what about Halloween IRL? You know, that on ... More
Twitter Developer Chat Highlights
Posted by Amatera on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 - 10 Comments
The developer chat we told you about a few days ago has come and gone, and I bet you’re wondering: what undoubtedly delicious morsels of information do we have for you to consume? Well, I’m afraid it’s not quite the feast that we had hoped, with many of the questions asked having already been answered ... More
Hallow’s End 2009: Why No Goblin or Worgen Masks?
Posted by pixiestixy on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Before we had any confirmation at Blizzcon that Goblins and Worgens would be introduced as playable races in WoW Cataclysm, we had a plethora of speculation that that might be the case. If you recall, it all started with the discovery of four new textures for Hallow’s End masks datamined from within the depths of ... More
Hallow’s End 2009: A Guide To Hallow’s End 2009
Posted by iTZKooPA on Monday, October 19th, 2009 - 13 Comments
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday of the year. To be entirely honest, I don’t really know why though. I just always remember having fun on October 31st, throughout my life. Let’s just chalk it up to my insatiable sweet tooth. Fruity candy, chocolate, hard candy, taffy, I eat, neigh, devour it all like it’s ... More
Get Out Yer Carvin’ Knives: Blizzard’s 2009 Pumpkin Contest
Posted by Amatera on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 - 5 Comments
It’s the time of year again, boys and girls. As Hallow’s End approaches, everyone is gearing up to slay the Headless Horseman and gorge themselves on Tricky Treats, but it might be worth your while to celebrate the holiday’s real-life equivalent, too. Each year, Blizzard hosts a pumpkin carving contest, and 2009 is no exception. ... More
Important: Battle.Net Account Mergers Required Soon
Posted by iTZKooPA on Monday, October 12th, 2009 - 31 Comments
Ever since Blizzard went about the process of remaking Battle.net the company has kindly asked players to merge their World of Warcraft accounts with Battle.net. As many of you may know, Battle.net is being completely revamped as the catch all account service for all of Blizzard’s online-enabled products (WoW, Warcraft RTS,Diablos, StarCraft). Version 2.0 of ... More
