World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Closed Beta Testing Begins

Blizzard Entertainment hit us with a press release this afternoon announcing that closed beta testing of their much anticipated World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack has officially begun. Blizzard Entertainment Begins Closed Beta Test for World of Warcraft®: Cataclysmâ„¢ IRVINE, Calif.…

World of Warcraft May Go Free-to-Play, Eventually

PC Gamer has shared some commentary made by Blizzard’s Tom Chilton, in which the World of Warcraft lead designer suggested that their MMORPG behemoth may eventually switch to a free-to-play business model… when it makes sense. The rise of the…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Previews

Not only has G4 whipped up a three-minute preview of the expansion’s storyline, but there’s also a text preview of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm available over at Gamespiral. Some zone-by-zone changes: Orgrimmar: The main changes in Orgrimmar are to allow…

World of Warcraft Movie Video Interview

Collider.com managed to catch up with producer Sam Raimi during the Saturn Awards for a several-minute interview about the forthcoming World of Warcraft movie. Topics include how each draft of their storyline keeps getting “better and better”, the challenges involved…

Why Modern MMOs Suck, And How We Can Keep Them From Sucking

That’s the title of a new editorial on Virtual Reality, which ultimately claims that the MMORPG industry needs more innovation – something many of us have been saying for several years now. EverQuest, EverQuest II, Ultima Online, World of Warcraft,…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Screenshots

Hooked Gamers has slapped up another half dozen screenshots from Blizzard’s highly anticipated World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion pack. Street lights, packmules, and underwater bliss.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Preview

Ten Ton Hammer was also in attendance during Blizzard’s recent World of Warcraft: Cataclysm press event, so it comes as no surprise that they’ve slapped up their own hands-on preview of the MMORPG expansion pack. For the lore conscious among…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Previews

Rather than attend this year’s E3, Blizzard Entertainment has apparently been inviting a few journalists to their offices to check out the latest build of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The result is a video tour of their campus at 1UP,…