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Wife or Six-Foot Orc Statue? Warcraft Fan Forced to Choose
The Scottish Sun - "Scottish Newspaper of the Year" mind you - reports that a woman gave her 42-year-old husband an ultimatum: Ditch that six-foot-tall World of Warcraft orc statue, or I move to Canada. Who did he choose? More »What the Hell is in the Water in Barrie, Ont.?
Remember Barrie, Ontario? It's the home of Brandon Crisp, who ran away after his console was confiscated, and was later found dead. It's also home to a teenager who ran away to meet his 42-year-old "soulmate" from World of Warcraft. More »Blizzard Helps Cops Track Down WoW Fan, Suspected Drug Dealer
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The official World of Warcraft magazine, which has been coming for what feels like years now, still isn't out. That's the bad news. Good news? The mag's site finally gives us a good look at the publication. More »This Week In Video Game Comics
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A trailer, with orchestral score and voice-acting, for a patch? It can only be World of Warcraft. More »World of Warcraft 3.3 Patch Is Live
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The Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals issue a desperate plea to World of Warcraft players - stop killing the noble Murloc, and possibly buy some t-shirts from Hot Topic. More »WoW's Pandaren Get The Action Figure Treatment
From April Fools joke to cult hero, World of Warcraft's Pandaren have come a long, long way. Now, they can go a little further, and join you slobbing it at your desk. More »Oh My, Taiwanese Player "Beats" World of Warcraft
Taiwanese player 小灰 from the TW-Wrathbringer guild hasn't actually "beaten" MMO World of Warcraft, because you can't actually beat the open-ended game. But damn, his stats are impressive. More »WoW Guilds Just Like...Street Gangs?
World of Warcraft has been compared to many things over the years. Everquest at first, then later, crack. But I don't think I've ever seen it compared to street gangs in LA. More »Blizzard: Don't Copy World of Warcraft
Blizzard's World of Warcraft is a hugely successful MMO. So if you are game developer and you want to make a hugely successful MMO, copy WoW, right? Right? Wrong, says WoW. More »The MMOs That Rose Or Fell During World of Warcraft's Reign
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Halo and a double-dose of Blizzard hit comics shops in the U.S. this week. Sadly, it's a week without Sonic comics. But don't be too sad about that. They'll be back! More »Why I Don't Play World of Warcraft
Monday marked the fifth birthday of World of Warcraft, and - enormous success though it is - there are many millions who haven't played it, and honestly don't care to. I'm one of them, and here we have our say. More »There Is A Lawsuit Featuring World Of Warcraft, Winona Ryder & Depeche Mode
Erik Estavillo is suing Activision Blizzard over World of Warcraft. Erik Estavillo is also a funny guy. More »WoW Cosplay Goes The Extra Mile With Official Uniforms, Weapons
It's World of Warcraft's fifth birthday this week, and longtime Blizzard collaborator Sideshow Collectibles are going all out. Not with statues, either. With tabards (ie the things you wear over chainmail), giant flags, and even full-size replica weapons. More »WoW At 5, The Video
Fahey wrote a superb chronicle of Warcraft and World of Warcraft yesterday to commemorate that latter's fifth birthday. If you want more, a lengthy, funny and sometimes emotional series of interviews is live at WoW's official site. More »Why I Play World of Warcraft