First World of Warcraft Movie Actors Revealed
The World of Warcraft movie doesn't just have a release date. It's got a cast now as well.
Cops Show Up Live on Warcraft Stream After Troll Phones In Fake Report
A popular Twitch.tv livestreamer had some unwanted guest stars yesterday evening—the Seminole County, Fla. Sheriff's Office, summoned by a troll who phoned in a report of someone threatening others with a knife. You can see it play out here.
Blizzard's Hearthstone Might Have Competition in China
Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming digital trading card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, is eagerly awaited by fans all around the world. In China, the game is currently in a semi-open beta. Things aren't all sunshine and rainbows for Blizzard, however, as there are issues abound and competitors to squash.
Let Doc Brown Explain Warlords of Draenor's Confusing Timeline
The next WoW expansion, Warlords of Draenor will focus on orcs, but most importantly time travel. As if the lore wasn't already confusing enough, WoD will make sure we get lost in the history of orcs and humans. But thanks to Redditor trytech, we might have a saviour, none other than Doc Brown from Back to the Future.
Fake World of Warcraft Trailer Is Full Of Dream Features
BlizzCon starts Friday, and the hype around what could be a brand new World of Warcraft expansion is already out of hand. What will it be this time? Nagas? More Burning Legion? YouTuber iabeckman671, famous for his WoW Machinima, has his own (very fake) take: a trailer for every fan's dream WoW expansion.
They Helped You Cheat In WoW. Now They Got Sued And Want You To Pay.
A maker of bot software for World of Warcraft—apps that auto-play characters and level them up—has lost a judgment that shuts down its operation. The bot maker also owes $7 million to Blizzard Entertainment, and it's asking those who used bots like "Pocket Gnome" to chip in.
Find the quest giver! The latest patch for Mists of Pandaria dropped last night and the days after a major content patch always mean pure chaos. This is the Timeless Isle, one of the new zones in the game, and the only thing that you can clearly see is that the screenshot was taken on a PvE server.
The Most Popular Names In World Of Warcraft Are...Pretty Lame
Christian Thurau and Anders Drachen have written an academic paper. A very important one. It's all about the patterns and significance of the names people give to their World of Warcraft characters. Their findings? That there are patterns. And that the most popular names are pretty terrible.
Disney Animated Classics Are Hilarious In World of Warcraft
Oh man, Ariel as a Naga from World of Warcraft? That is truly frightening, not to mention Beauty and the Beast with Werewolves and a horrifying Bambi. In his latest video, WoW Machinima veteran
World Of Warcraft Accounts Are Getting Jacked, Yo
Blizzard has released a statement revealing that there's been a "recent increase in unauthorized World of Warcraft account-logins".
Optimus Prime's Greatest Moment Recreated In World Of Warcraft
Optimus Prime's legendary scene from the 1986 Transformers movie gets a badass World of Warcraft remake, only here the Horde is playing the Autobots, and Mimiron's Head shoots laser beams.
I Want China's World of WarCraft Mahjong Set
NetEase, World of WarCraft's China operator, has just started pre-order sales for a limited edition WoW: Mists of Pandaria Mahjong set. The set looks like two of China's biggest names in gaming have combined and spit out a baby.
This Real-Life World of Warcraft Quest Changed Two People's Lives…
World of Warcraft player Alex found a really creative way to present an engagement ring to his girlfriend Clara, who also plays the game: A quest chain, which includes some romantic real-life activities. All he needed was a papercraft template for a chest, a site where he could make custom WoW tooltips, and of course…
Little Kid Spends All of his Dad's WoW Gold On Pets
One of the new phrases this year in China is that property is hard to protect. Well, it seems that goes for virtual property, too. Last week, a gamer in China posted on the World of Warcraft forums about how he almost lost all of his hard-earned WoW gold in the blink of an eye.
Man Explains Why He Slept with WoW Guild Members
A chat log in which a Chinese gamer discussed his one-night stands has gone viral in China. In the chat log, the gamer dished on sleeping with several female guild members. The gamer was asked, "So you switched servers and came into our guild just to do our girls?" His reply was simply, "For the Alliance."
A Moving Tribute To The Fallen Heroes Of World Of Warcraft
FlameofWesternesse has made this terrific short film, which catalogues some of the memorials placed throughout Azeroth in honour of World of Warcraft players who have passed away during the game's tenure.
Dude, Your Wife Wants You To Go To Bed!
World of Warcraft's 8th Birthday Video Spectacluar
World of Warcraft is 8 this year, so Blizzard put this video together highlighting... well, lots of gameplay. You could joke that the reason there's no "then and now" shots is because the game has barely changed in that time, but seeing as it still attracts millions of players a month that's probably more of a…
After Twelve Days, WoW Player Hits Level 90 Without Killing Anything
Meet Irenic, a Tauren Druid. Irenic is a level 90, the new maximum a World of Warcraft character can reach. And Irenic did it without killing a single thing.
Hot Pants and Panda Heads: Welcome's to China's Mists of Pandaria Inferno
Chinese WoW Players Are Sick of Lies
Looks Like Someone Has Already Hit Level 90 In World of Warcraft
Wow. That didn't take long. World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria isn't even out yet for most people (it unlocks in the US a few hours), but already it looks like we've got someone breaking through to hit the game's new ceiling of Level 90.
World of Warcraft's Battle Chest has been upgraded to include Wrath of the Lich King. No change in price.
Why The World of Warcraft Has Such Bright, Cartoony Graphics
The Warcraft franchise looks like its entire world was made from children's balloons. It's nothing but big shapes and bright, bright colours. Love it or hate it, it's become an iconic style, something that's helped World of Warcraft not only run on anybody's computer, but look unique in doing it.
World of Warcraft Loses 1 Million Subscribers, Falls Below 10 Million
1 million less people are playing World of Warcraft than last reported. The latest estimate of subscribers claimed by Activision Blizzard cites a number of 9.1 million—from financial results released today—down from the 10.2 million
How Warcraft Was Almost a Warhammer Game (and how That Saved WoW)
Ever since the first Warcraft game was released in 1994, fans of the series have been saying, some with kinder words than others, that the series feels similar to Games Workshop's Warhammer universe. It's a sentiment that only intensified after the release of World of Warcraft, ushering in millions of new fans to…
Man Stabbed in the Chest After World of Warcraft Argument
Canadian man Jordan Osborne is lucky to be alive after an argument over World of Warcraft left him with a stab wound in the chest.