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World of Warcraft News
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Hacked!
MMORPG.com's Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller recently had his World of Warcraft account hacked shortly after taking a break from the game for awhile. In his Hacked column, Garrett talks about the process for account redemption and how much better companies, including Blizzard, have gotten at shutting down the hackers. Check it out, then let us know about your experiences on the forums.
Reported on Nov 15, 2010 -
Elemental Invasion
Events leading up to the release of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion are underway. "Cataclysmic" events are beginning to take place with earthquakes, nefarious Twilight's Hammer agents showing up in major cities and now elemental spirits are making their presence known around Azeroth.
Reported on Nov 14, 2010 -
Explorer's League Debuts
As part of the ongoing release of new features and information on the World of Warcraft community site, a blog called "The Explorer's League" has launched. The blog tracks posts from the official World of Warcraft forums that are of intense interest to the community. Included in the inaugural post are links to general Cataclysm topics, posts about classes, content changes, Blizzcon and regional match-making. Check it out!
Reported on Nov 10, 2010 -
Battle.Net Dial-In Authenticator
The Blizzard Entertainment development team has introduced another tool for players to prohibit unauthorized access to one's account. Called the "Dial-In Authenticator", it is not a physical USB device or a mobile phone application. Rather, it is a free opt-in service that monitors accounts. If an potentially unauthorized attempt is made to log into a player's account, a player is asked to provide more information via an 800 number.
Reported on Nov 09, 2010 -
No More Soulstone Spamming
Blizzard has announced a change to the way combat resurrections will be handled once World of Warcraft: Cataclysm goes live in December. Resurrections will be one form of resurrection per combat in a 10-man raid, three forms per combat in a 25-man boss raid.
Reported on Nov 07, 2010 -
New Community Site Preview
The new World of Warcraft Community Portal is now up for players and fans to preview. The final deployment of the portal will coincide with the arrival of the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion in early December.
Reported on Nov 07, 2010 -
Rated Battlegrounds FAQ
World of Warcraft's Cory Stockton has posted a short but effective FAQ about the 'rated battlegrounds' coming with the Cataclysm expansion next month. Pardo indicated that the topic had generated confusion and hoped that the FAQ would help alleviate it. The FAQ covers the rewards gained for competing in the rated battlegrounds, as well as the requirements for entering.
Reported on Nov 05, 2010 -
New Deathwing Wallpaper
World of Warcraft players looking ahead to next month's release of the Cataclysm expansion will want to score the latest wallpaper produced by the Blizzard team. The wallpaper features Deathwing as he emerges from below.
Reported on Nov 03, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 - Friday Edition
The MMORPG.com team was on hand for last weekend's Blizzcon 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There is no shortage of material for great images and our team captured it all. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 galleries every day this week to put you in touch with all that happened during the convention!
Reported on Oct 29, 2010 -
Cataclysm Digital Preorders
Blizzard has announced that it is now accepting digital preorders for the World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. Purchasing the digital version of Cataclysm will authorize players to being exploring the game the minute servers go live at 12:01 a.m. on December 7, 2010.
Reported on Oct 28, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 - Thursday Edition
The MMORPG.com team was on hand for last weekend's Blizzcon 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There is no shortage of material for great images and our team captured it all. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 galleries every day this week to put you in touch with all that happened during the convention!
Reported on Oct 28, 2010 -
Deathwing is Coming....For You
In an official post on the World of Warcraft forums, players are warned that Deathwing will not be a distant, instanced adversary, but will rather be one that is actively seeking to destroy the inhabitants of Azeroth. Deathwing will randomly choose areas of Azeroth on which to vent his fury and will keep doing so until his 'reign of terror is brought to an end'.
Reported on Oct 27, 2010 -
New Community Site Coming
Blizzard devs have announced that the landscape of Azeroth isn't the only 'Cataclysm'ic change coming. A new community site for World of Warcraft will be launching soon that will resemble the current Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty site. Included in the change will be a new forum system. For approximately two weeks after the new site's launch, both sets of forums will remain open. After two weeks, all World of Warcraft forums will be contained on the new site.
Reported on Oct 27, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 - Wednesday Edition
The MMORPG.com team was on hand for last weekend's Blizzcon 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There is no shortage of material for great images and our team captured it all. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 galleries every day this week to put you in touch with all that happened during the convention!
Reported on Oct 27, 2010 -
Alex Afrasiabi Interview
Despite the virtual non-existence of juicy news at this year's Blizzcon, MMORPG.com sat down with Alex Afrasiabi (Lead World Designer) and chatted about Cataclysm, bear asses, Toy Making as a profession, the "Isle of Worgen DVD Developers", classes that -didn't- make the cut, and a topic that made Alex very "squirmy". Check it out!
Reported on Oct 26, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 - Tuesday Edition
The MMORPG.com team was on hand for last weekend's Blizzcon 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There is no shortage of material for great images and our team captured it all. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 galleries every day this week to put you in touch with all that happened during the convention!
Reported on Oct 26, 2010 -
Blizzcon 2010 - Monday Edition
The MMORPG.com team was on hand for last weekend's Blizzcon 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. There is no shortage of material for great images and our team captured it all. Check out our Blizzcon 2010 galleries every day this week to put you in touch with all that happened during the convention!
Reported on Oct 25, 2010 -
The New Barrens
Blizzard recently updated all World of Warcraft servers with the 4.0.1 patch that lays the groundwork for the upcoming Cataclysm expansion. The Barrens, long a tedious journey for Horde members, has been updated and altered in a dramatic way. To test out the developers' statements, MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager, Garrett Fuller, started a new character and went exploring the NEW Barrens. Check out his impressions and then let us know what you think.
Reported on Oct 25, 2010 -
Girls of BlizzCon Video
BlizzCon's costume contests encourage fans to put together their best cosplay efforts, and the MMORPG.com crew was on hand to get some of the show's best on video for you.
Reported on Oct 25, 2010 -
Cataclysm Log In Screen
During last weekend's Blizzcon in Anaheim, California, the World of Warcraft team unveiled the new log in screen that will go live when Cataclysm debuts on December 7th. The screen features Deathwing lurking over the top of castle ramparts. Check out the video released by Blizzard showing off the new look.
Reported on Oct 25, 2010
