World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Screenshots

Development of Cataclysm must be chugging along at a pretty good pace, as the “Screenshot of the Day” section on the official World of Warcraft website is now featuring daily images from Blizzard’s highly anticipated expansion pack. We still don’t…

The Sliding Scale of PvP

A new entry to 1UP’s RPG blog takes a closer look at the evolution of player vs. player mechanics by examining the way PvP has been handled in multiplayer RPGs like the classic BBS door Legend of the Red Dragon,…

World of Warcraft Interview

There’s a hefty interview with Blizzard’s Tom Chilton at Games On Net, during which the World of Warcraft lead designer answers questions about game balance, the new dungeon finder system, changes being introduced in Cataclysm, an upcoming overhaul to the…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Zone Preview

The official World of Warcraft website has been updated with a preview of the Echo Isles, another one of the zones we’ll be traveling through in the game’s upcoming Cataclysm expansion pack. After years in exile, the Darkspear trolls are…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Preview

The editors at Play.tm have slapped up a brief preview of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Blizzard’s highly anticipated expansion pack due out for release later this year. Crucially rather than simply adding even more zones for the higher level players,…

A Tour Through Blizzard’s Headquarters

We’ve pointed out other tours of Blizzard’s Irvine campus in the past, but since it houses dream-like working facilities for any PC gamer, I’ll go ahead and point out this latest picture-heavy article on Ars Technica. This is not an…

Blizzard Entertainment Concept Art Gallery Launched

Blizzard Entertainment’s official website is now sporting a concept art gallery that contains a plethora of artwork that they’ve created for their Diablo, World of Warcraft, and StarCraft franchises. Most of the initial pieces are straight from the games’ official…

Battle.net 2.0 Preview

After spending some time with the StarCraft II beta, the editors at Ten Ton Hammer have put together a short preview of the enhancements and changes headed our way in revision 2.0 of Blizzard’s popular multiplayer service, Battle.net. The Diablo…

World of Warcraft Community Q&A

Blizzard Entertainment has posted the results of their latest Twitter community Q&A over at the official World of Warcraft forums, and it really comes as no surprise that a vast majority of the questions pertain to the recent Cataclysm class previews.…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Zone Previews

The official World of Warcraft website has been updated with previews of Mount Hyjal and Vashj’ir, two new zones that will be introduced in the forthcoming Cataclysm expansion pack. I’m a sucker for underwater dungeons, so here’s a bit about…