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WoW's Chinese Future Still Up In The Air
Having been suspended from operating in the country since November, it appears that World of Warcraft's future in China has been decided, and will be announced sometime this month. More »WoW's Official Magazine Finally Breaks Cover
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 »World Of Warcraft Patch Gets Its Own Trailer
A trailer, with orchestral score and voice-acting, for a patch? It can only be World of Warcraft. 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 »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 »More American Homes Play WoW Than You Probably Think
Terrifying statistic incoming. According to research performed by the NPD Group, 14% of American homes have an online game subscription. Not 14% of homes connected to the internet. 14% of homes. More »World Of Warcraft "Lacks Approval" To Operate In China [Update]
Courtesy of some alleged "gross violations" of national regulations, China's General Administration of Press and Publication have ordered that World of Warcraft be suspended in the country. More »Raven Alexis Enjoys Sex On Camera, World of Warcraft
Our fellow bloggers over at sister site Fleshbot—don't go there, it's all naked boobs and erections!—offer a kind introduction to adult film star Raven Alexis, a self-confessed World of Warcraft "geek." More »Kick Your WoW Habit...For $14,000
There's little doubt that Blizzard's World of Warcraft can be addictive. Most of you probably know someone addicted to it. But we doubt you know anyone stupid enough to pay $14,000 to kick said addiction. More »World Of Warcraft Faction Changes Go Live
The Horde doubtlessly doubles in size today, as players rush to join the winning team courtesy of Blizzard's newly-activated faction change service for World of Warcraft. More »Blizzard's Next MMO Will Be "Significantly Different"
Blizzard can't work on World of Warcraft forever. Eventually, they'll release a new MMO. And when they do, apparently it'll be "significantly different" to their current world-destroying cash machine. More »A Mindblowing Stop-Motion Lego Homage to Games
"8-Bit Trip," according to its Swedish creators took 1,500 hours to animate. They pay respect to everything from International Karate on a tape drive to Tetris on the NES, with Pong and Pac-Man in between. More »
WoW Finally Returns To China, With A Little More Censorship
Where World Of Warcraft Meets He-Man
World of Warcraft isn't just a video game. It's a trading card game as well, and being a trading card game, it can slip a few things under the legal radar its digital cousin may not be able to manage. More »You Can Buy Actual World Of Warcraft Gold Coins
With World of Warcraft comic books, action figures, t-shirts and trading card games already thoroughly merchandised by Blizzard and their partners, what's left to license? How about World of Warcraft coins? DC Unlimited is making 'em, legitimizing WoW gold selling. More »What's The Most Important Warcraft Movie Casting Decision?
Blizzard is making a movie based on its rather popular Warcraft property. Sam Raimi is directing it, meaning one actor's involvement is almost assured. So which actor and which role? More »Don't Rule Out Microtransactions For World Of Warcraft
While "free to play, pay to upgrade" is a payment structure more and more online games are adopting, the continued success of Blizzard's World of Warcraft shows there's still life in the old-fashioned model of paying a flat monthly subscription fee. More »WoW Players Can Soon *Gasp* Change Sides
If you're a WoW player, you're one of two things. You're Alliance, or you're Horde. That's it. That's where the line is drawn. Or...it was. Pretty soon, that won't matter anymore. More »