World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Opening Cinematic Trailer and TV Ad

We’ve gotten our hands on both the impressive two-and-a-half minute cinematic video that will play at the opening of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack, as well as the addon’s thirty second TV advertisment that will be running this…

What IGN Wants From BlizzCon

This year’s BlizzCon is only a few days away, so IGN has cranked out a list of “things” that they’d like to hear or see on the show floor of Blizzard’s popular press event. Two obvious ones: The Future of…

World of Warcraft Reaches 12 Million Subscribers

No doubt fueled by the impending launch of their Cataclysm expansion pack, Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft is now being subscribed to by over twelve million addicted souls. We’ll probably see another surge following the addon’s release,…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Release Date Announced

Blizzard has sent out a press release announcing that the third expansion to their World of Warcraft MMORPG, Cataclysm, will be on store shelves December 7th. WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSM IN STORES STARTING DECEMBER 7 IRVINE, CA — October 4,…

IGN’s Top 25 Modern PC Games

I haven’t linked a “top” list in quite awhile, so I thought I’d take advantage of a lazy Sunday to point out IGN’s new “Top 25 Modern PC Games” feature that places The Witcher at #24, Diablo II at #19,…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Archaeology and Cho’gall Profiles

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft website has been updated with information about the new archaeology secondary profession and the ogre mage Cho’gall, both of which will be introduced in the Cataclysm expansion pack. On archaeology: Archaeology is a new secondary…

Blizzard Real ID Opt-Out Details

An official forum post on the Blizzard forums hopefully provides the final word on the Real-ID debate, pointing to the options available on your Blizzard.net account. We’d like to make you aware of the new Real ID-related privacy options we’ve…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Video Interview

Gamereactor has uploaded a twelve-minute video interview that they recently conducted with World of Warcraft lead designer Tom Chilton about the game’s forthcoming Cataclysm expansion pack. Topics include the reasons behind revamping the game’s original content, the challenges involved with…

Immersion and Lore in Cataclysm

World of Warcraft Insider has a spoiler-laden look at “immersion and lore” in the upcoming WoW expansion Cataclysm, by which they mean “questing, cutscenes, art and zone design”. What’s really amazing to me is how well it all hangs together and…