World of Warcraft

Warcraft Movie Dated

A brief tweet on the official World of Warcraft twitter account announced a release date for the Warcraft movie directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code): December 18, 2015. The movie has previously been in a limbo for a long…

World of Warcraft Free-to-Play Transition Possible

Chatting with Polygon at this year’s Gamescom, World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton defended Blizzard’s decision to push for broad appeal with the latest expansion for the title, Mists of Pandaria, and admitted a free-to-play transition is not completely…

World of Warcraft Subscribers Number Down to 7.7 Million

World of Warcraft‘s slow decline in subscription numbers continues, with Activision Blizzard’s preliminary second quarter earnings results pinning them down to 7.7 million: Additionally, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft® remained the world’s #1 subscription-based MMORPG, ending the quarter with approximately…

Have Traditional MMOs Had Their Time?

Eurogamer has just published an editorial on the decline of the “traditional” MMO, complete with quotes from ex-Funcom Ragnar Tornquist and ArenaNet’s lead content designer Mike Zadorojny. Here’s a snip on how the two developers see the upcoming The Elder…