The next World of Warcraft patch is looming large on the horizon with tons of new information released about it recently. In our latest WoW Factor, we take a deeper look at what v5.3: Escalation will mean for players. Check it out and then leave us your thoughts about the next update in the comments.
Reported on May 19, 2013In the first quarter financial report for Activision-Blizzard, CEO Bobby Kotick announced that World of Warcraft is still the number one subscription-based MMO in the world with over eight million subscribers. This is down significantly from past years when the number of subscribers was over the ten million mark.
Reported on May 08, 2013After a year off, Blizzcon 2013 will be storming back to Anaheim later this year. Ardent World of Warcraft fans are beginning to speculate about what big announcements the team might have in store for the world's most popular MMO. Check out our musings before adding yours in the comments.
Reported on May 05, 2013According to the makers of TrekDesk, a World of Warcraft player has shed over forty pounds thanks to exercising while gaming. According to the inventors, TrekDesk treadmill accessory gives players enough space for peripherals to utilize while walking.
Reported on Apr 26, 2013The World of Warcraft forums have been abuzz since the release of the last patch that brought some significant changess to the drop rates with regard to daily quests. In The WoW Factor today, we take a look at some of the issues and offer an opinion or two. See what we've got to say and then join the discussion in the comments.
Reported on Apr 21, 2013After a year's hiatus, Blizzcon is back on for 2013 and the competition for tickets will probably be fierce. The first round of ticket sales begins on Wednesday, April 24th, with the second on Saturday, April 27th.
Reported on Apr 22, 2013Blizzard has taken the opportunity this weekend to announced that the World of Warcraft development team will be hosting a live developer Q&A on Thursday, April 25th.
Reported on Apr 19, 2013Recently, the World of Warcraft v5.3 patch went into effect bringing with it a lot of important changes and additions to the game. In our latest WoW Factor, we take a look at those additions and changes and offer our opinion. Check it out and then let us know what you think of the patch in the comments.
Reported on Apr 07, 2013With the latest World of Warcraft game update, players now have the opportunity to advance the Thunder Isle story line through a variety of solo mini games. We've take a good look at the solo scenario system and have a great analysis to share. Read on before heading to the comments to leave your thoughts.
Reported on Mar 25, 2013The v5.3 Mists of Pandaria patch has arrived on the World of Warcraft public test realm. Most notable in the patch is the inclusion of a new battleground, several new arenas and scenarios as well.
Reported on Mar 25, 2013Recently, we caught up with Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street, Lead Systems Designer on World of Warcraft to talk about all things past, present and future of WoW. We chat about the new stuff in 5.2, how the team is focused on recapturing the magic of Vanilla WoW, and what the future holds, even hints of the next expansion.
Reported on Mar 14, 2013Last week, World of Warcraft was updated with The Thunder King content expansion with an impressive array of new features, quests, dailies and more. We've got a few thoughts to share about what we think of The Thunder King so keep reading and then let us know what you think in the comments.
Reported on Mar 10, 2013The Blizzard Entertainment community team has sent out a great resource for World of Warcraft players looking for all the inside information about yesterday's deployment of patch v5.2, The Thunder King. In addition to giving great advice for the current version, there are even a few hints of things to come.
Reported on Mar 06, 2013The highly anticipated patch for World of Warcraft, The Thunder King, has now gone live across all servers. The update brings a new quest hub online as well as new daily quests and alterations to character classes.
Reported on Mar 05, 2013The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a new preview of the forthcoming Isle of Thunder quest hub location. The new island will open off the coast of Townlong Steppes and will "new daily quests, rare spawns, summonable bosses, hidden treasures, and more."
Reported on Mar 04, 2013Blizzard Entertainment has released a new official trailer from the forthcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria content expansion, The Thunder King. The trailer features some of the lore behind the update. See what you think!
Reported on Feb 27, 2013Many MMOs these days utilize a "second screen" in the form of a mobile application. In today's WoW Factor, we take a look at how a second screen benefits World of Warcraft. See what we've got to say before talking about it in the comments.
Reported on Feb 24, 2013After a year's hiatus, Blizzard Entertainment has announced the dates for Blizzcon 2013. The fan event will take place on November 8th and 9th at the Anaheim (California) Convention Center.
Reported on Feb 19, 2013Blizzard Entertainment has announced a screamin' sale on all things World of Warcraft. For the next two weeks, players can get their hands on the Battle Chest for $5, Cataclysm for $10 and Mists of Pandaria for $20. It's a deal that seems too good to pass up.
Reported on Feb 11, 2013Blizzard Entertainment made big news recently with the announcement that a director had finally be chosen for the World of Warcraft movie set to begin filming in the near future. We take a look at that and what it means to Warcraft fans everywhere in today's column. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Reported on Feb 10, 2013