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PTR 3.3: ICC Raid Testing Schedule (11/18-11/20), PuG With the Blues 3
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - 3 Comments
The latest raid testing schedule kicks off with both Lord Marrowgar and the Icecrown Gunship Battle (both US and European servers) on Wednesday. As much as these two have been under the microscope so far, I’d anticipate that they’re nearly ready for prime-time. And on ... More
Just One Day Left To Merge Your Account
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 - 11 Comments
Ever since Blizzard announced that you could merge your World of Warcraft with your Battle.net account, we knew that some day they’d make the change manditory. And why, you ask? Battle.net has been a mainstay of Blizzard’s online community for years and it’s about to ... More
11/09 Hotfix Breaks WoW
Monday, November 9th, 2009 - 14 Comments
If you’ve attempted to log-in over the past few hours you’ve likely been stone-walled from entering the game. The culprit appears to be a small hotfix or patch intended to (ironically) update the install repair tools that either wasn’t ready to go live yet or ... More
Chinese Company Challenges Gender-Bending In MMOs
Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 28 Comments
China continues to prove that MMOs are serious business. So far, both the government and the corporations that operate in the nation have proven that they aren’t shy about controlling the market economically, socially, or culturally. It wasn’t too long ago that they started to ... More
Blizzcast Episode 11
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - 7 Comments
Blizzcast, the official Blizzard podcast, is released about as often as new Project Lore videos. They just released Episode 11, where they recap Blizzcon 2009. They seem to be late to the party, as many sites had great Blizzcon coverage back in August. Regardless, Blizzcast is ... More
Dungeon and Raid System Q & A
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - 9 Comments
If you’ve been keeping up with the latest on Patch 3.3, and you’ve read the updated notes in the latest build, then you probably know a whole lot about the new Dungeon and Raid system being implemented in the near future. But there are still ... More
Official Replicas Now Available
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 - 8 Comments
They call you a geek. A nerd. A virgin. A four-eyed freak. But let’s be honest with ourselves, people who dress up like lancers and forest fairies on the weekends get laid. Rennies are some of the raunchiest, horniest folks I’ve ever met, and that ... More
Blizzard Speaks Out Against Gold Buying
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 30 Comments
Hey, you’d think it was evident enough on its own, but now you can take Blizzard’s word for it: buying gold is bad for everyone! In order to increase awareness of this dubious practice, the company has created a new page on the official website ... More
Developer Chat On Twitter This Thursday
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 4 Comments
I know I’ve talked about Blizzard’s Warcraft page on Twitter a lot, but they’re making really good use of it! I promise! This coming Thursday (10/22), they’ll be hosting the first ever live developer chat. We’re not quite sure who on the World of Warcraft ... More
Get Out Yer Carvin’ Knives: Blizzard’s 2009 Pumpkin Contest
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 ... More