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Ask Creative Development 2
Blizzard and the World of Warcraft dev team have announced a second round of Ask Creative Development. The Creative Development team is charged with maintaining and creating all of the lore behind World of Warcraft both in the game an in the fictional novels based on Azeroth.
Reported on Jan 26, 2011 -
New Ironforge & Undercity Coffee Tankards
The people over at Taverncraft have announced the release of two new World of Warcraft themed Coffee Tankards available at their website for $19.99 a piece (plus S&H). Check it out!
Reported on Jan 22, 2011 -
I’ve been WoWed – sue me
In the MMO world there is one large elephant in the room: World of Warcraft. If forum postings were to be believed, there are those who love it and those who hate it with nary a soul in between. But, believe it or not, MMORPG.com's Isabelle Parsley IS one of the in-betweens and she's got a few things to say about World of Warcraft since she's rejoined the game post-Cataclysm. Check out her thoughts and then give us your reaction in the comments below.
Reported on Jan 21, 2011 -
Zero Punctuation Reviews Cataclysm
Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw is at it again in the Zero Punctuation video review of World of Warcraft Cataclysm. There's just so little that can be said about it...you just have to watch. It's a wild, fast talking, profanity spewing, side-splittingly funny ride. Check it out by clicking the image below.
Reported on Jan 12, 2011 -
Music of Cataclysm Released
Blizzard has announced that the LP version of the soundtrack from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has been released to iTunes. The new version features bonus content including behind-the-scenes artwork, seventeen tracks and a bonus track only available on the LP download.
Reported on Jan 12, 2011 -
On the Difficulty of Dungeons
Since the World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion was released just over a month ago, there has been a lot of discussion among players about the difficulty of Heroic dungeons. Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street has penned a new article discussing why the dev team made the decision to make those dungeons as hard as they are: In short, 'heroic' is supposed to mean something and that players need the challenge.
Reported on Jan 12, 2011 -
Kinect-ing with WoW
In The Rant this week, MMORPG.com's Adam Janovyak discusses using Microsoft Kinect to play World of Warcraft utilizing FAAST (Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit). Adam walks readers through his WoW Kinect adventures and renders an opinion or two while he's at it. Check out The Rant and then let loose in the comments below.
Reported on Jan 11, 2011 -
Shaman Changes Coming
Blizzard's Community Manager Jonathan Brown (alias Zarhym) has a new post on the official World of Warcraft forums about planned changes coming to the Shaman class. The list is not a huge one but seems to have the Shaman community fired up with sixteen pages of comments already posted.
Reported on Jan 11, 2011 -
4.7 Million in a Month
Blizzard has announced that over 4.7 million copies of the World of Warcraft Cataclysm expansion were sold in the month following its release on December 7, 2010. According to Blizzard's internal sales partnership statistics and its own sales data, this is a record single-month sales record for a PC title.
Reported on Jan 10, 2011 -
Mobile Armory Updated
The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory application has been given a free update with support for the Cataclysm expansion. UI improvements have been implemented, Cataclysm items, classes, races, etc. have been added and the app has been reskinned to match the new WoW community site.
Reported on Jan 04, 2011 -
Travel in Azeroth
As part of the streamlined World of Warcraft community site, the team has posted a new handy-dandy guide to travel in Azeroth. The guide includes information about mounts available, what levels they can be obtained, flight masters, zeppelin travel and more.
Reported on Jan 03, 2011 -
Using Kinect to Play
All hail innovation! A group of intrepid University of Southern California students have created and released FAAST, or the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit compatible with the XBox Kinect. Using FAAST, folks can map body movements and gestures. To put the program through its paces, the group used FAAST to play World of Warcraft via Kinect. The results are AWESOME as the video shows a group member casting spells, moving the camera and more.
Reported on Dec 30, 2010 -
Thrall Then & Now
The World of Warcraft development team has started an interesting series of blog posts about the 'movers and shakers' in Azeroth and their collective metamorphosis since The Shattering that came with the Cataclysm update. The series starts with a look at Orc powerhouse, Thrall, and gives a retrospective look at the way Thrall used to look and the way he looks now.
Reported on Dec 29, 2010 -
What the Dev Team's Looking At
The official developer blog at the World of Warcraft site has been updated by Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street. The team is beginning to list out some of the systems and features that it's looking at for future tweaks. Street issues a caveat by saying that this is a preliminary list and not necessarily all-inclusive.
Reported on Dec 28, 2010 -
Cataclysm Review
World of Warcraft has been completely remade with the recent Cataclysm expansion. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller takes a look at all of the Cataclysm features that have made it nearly a new game. From the remade quests and leveling mechanics to the new classes, Garrett gives a comprehensive look at World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
Reported on Dec 23, 2010 -
Integrity Compromised
In The Rant this week, MMORPG.com's resident ranter, Adam Janovyak, reveals a daring and horrendous secret: His World of Warcraft account has been hacked. If that's not enough to send flurries of obscenities flying into the pre-holiday air, nothing is. Check out Adam's thoughts about being hacked by a dirty rotten no-good scoundrel and then let us know about your experiences in the comments below.
Reported on Dec 21, 2010 -
Tanks and Threat
Blizzard dev 'Ghostcrawler' has penned a new blog post on the World of Warcraft community portal called "Threat Needs to Matter". He begins the post with the obvious: A tank's job is to draw bad guys to him/her and to protect the rest of the group from direct attack. The rest of the post outlines the importance of threat. It's a great read so be sure to head over.
Reported on Dec 17, 2010 -
10-Day Cataclysm Trial
Blizzard has announced a free 10-day trial of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm to those who have yet succumbed to purchasing the latest expansion. The announcement was made via the new community portal and offers players the opportunity to fully explore Cataclysm.
Reported on Dec 17, 2010 -
Unavoidable
MMORPG.com's resident ranter, Adam Janovyak, is ready to take on the unavoidable: World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion. Adam raves about Cataclysm becoming the overwhelming force in his life right now, though maybe not for the reasons you think. Cataclysm has given Adam fodder for The Rant. Check it out and then rant yourself in the comments below.
Reported on Dec 14, 2010 -
Cataclysm Sells 3.3 Million in 24 Hours
Blizzard's juggernaut, World of Warcraft, has been declared the 'fastest selling MMO on the planet' and devs have the numbers to back up the assertion. Over 3.3 million copies of the Cataclysm expansion sold in only twenty-four hours. These numbers eclipse the former title holder, Wrath of the Lich King, by more than a half-million copies.
Reported on Dec 13, 2010
