World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria ESRB Rating Revealed

The ESRB has rendered their verdict on Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria expansion pack, labeling the add-on “T for Teen” thanks to sexual innuendos, violence, mild vulgarities, and other fun stuff. Here’s the summary for some good reading:…

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Interview

CVG has cranked out a new interview with Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams about a variety of topics related to their forthcoming World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, including the possibility of a tablet version, what they’re doing to attract…

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Beta Begins, FAQ

Word on the official World of Warcraft website is that the team has kicked off the Mists of Pandaria beta, meaning that “Annual Pass holders, press, fansites, friends and family, and opt-in beta testers” will all be able to participate…

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Previews and Interviews

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Previews and Interviews With the embargo lifted on Blizzard’s recent World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria press event, it’s no surprise that the web is rife with new hands-on previews and interviews. What follows…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Post-mortem Q&A

A second in-house, post-mortem Q&A for Cataclysm has hit the official World of Warcraft website, and this time it’s lead systems designer Greg Street answering the questions.  A bit of what to expect: Q. What do you think worked best…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Post-mortem Q&A

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft blog is sporting an in-house post-mortem Q&A with lead encounter designer Scott Mercer about their original goals for Cataclysm’s raids and adversaries, how they evolved the add-on through post-release content patches, the lessons they learned…

Blizzard Announces Around 600 Layoffs

In what has to be a Blizzard Entertainment-only thing, we received a press release from the Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft developer that they’re laying off around 600 employees, though most of them are apparently unrelated to game development and the…

10 Series That Changed Beyond Recognition

IGN has penned up a list of gaming franchises/series that changed beyond recognition, which includes four franchises we have been covering for years: Fallout, Syndicate, X-COM, and Warcraft (in its World of Warcraft version). While IGN argues that the series…