The Reason Blizzard Can’t Make World Of Warcraft Legacy Servers (For Now)

In April, Blizzard finally dropped the hammer on one of the biggest fan-run World of Wacraft legacy (that is, running older versions of WoW) servers, Nostalrius. After sustained outcry, however, Blizzard agreed to have a meeting with the folks who ran Nostalrius. Here’s what came of it. According to Nostalrius’ project manager, who goes by…

Original Cosplay Is The Best Cosplay

Amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. Who cares if it’s not a fictional character: cosplay is 100% about fandom, and who isn’t a fan of soy sauce? Monsters, that’s who. Photo by Mark Clifton, taken at Animazement 19. Cosplayer is Katie Cunningham. Update:

CD Projekt Files Trademark For Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

Is Witcher III card game Gwent strong enough to stand on its own? A trademark application filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office indicates that developer CD Projekt Red thinks so. That, or they just wanted to protect the keen logo they came up with. While the trademark application (discovered by NerdLeaks) doesn’t specifically…

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Subtly References First Game’s Weirdest Easter Egg

The loading screens in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst are full of throwaway jokes, but one really caught my eye while playing last night. “If you see a rat the size of a car, you’re playing the wrong game.” Wait, what? Intrigued, I dropped the phrase “Mirror’s Edge rat” into YouTube, in the hopes of learning…well, anything.…

When Your Default Look Is “Glum”

Alexis Rives is a young French artist just starting out in the video game business. You can see more of Alexis’ work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Destiny’s next big expansion, Rise of Iron, will launch on September 20 for Xbox One and PS4, according to the game’s official website The expansion is set to be unveiled tomorrow, so stay tuned for more details!

Activision’s Call of Duty XP fan festival is coming to Los Angeles September 2-4, after a hiatus. It will feature the Call of Duty World League Championship and hands-on with the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer.