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Joystiq (culture.joystiq.com) has great World of Warcraft news, photos, videos and more
Wednesday, Dec 31
PSA: Do not threaten suicide to Blizzard customer support
A 17-year-old Ohio gamer was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to commit suicide to a Blizzard customer service rep, presumably over World of Warcraft. The rep called 911 and the boy was charged with a first-degree misdemeanor. The police report says the juvenile's excuse wa...
The best of WoW Insider: December 23-30, 2008
Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO One of our writers has a very special Warcraft Christmas. Features WoW Insider Show Episode 70: The year that was Drama, downed, and recruiting notices from the guilds of WoW, oh my.The Queue: Shameless
Tuesday, Dec 23
World of Warcraft reaches 11.5 million subscribers
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft has reached 11.5 million subscribers, meaning Azeroth has surpassed the great state of Ohio's population. Clearly people were clamoring to see the Lich King's wrath, as the game's second expansion sold 2.8 million copies in...
Tuesday, Dec 16
The best of WoW Insider: December 9-16, 2008
Blizzard makes it possible to re-customize your character's look or gender, for a price.FCC Commissioner: World of Warcraft causes college dropouts Changes to the dead man class in the new patch.Working at Blizzard: Sunshine, rainbows, claymores, backrubs
Tuesday, Nov 11
Massively week in Review
World of Warcraft players are experiencing a world event leading up to the launch of Wrath of the Lich King. No, it's not another invasion of flesh-craving zombies -- but it's just as cool.Warhammer Online 1.0.5 patch notes live, Public Test server opened
Tuesday, Oct 21
The best of WoW Insider: October 14-21, 2008
The World of Warcraft is hoppin' yet again -- patch 3.0.2, a.k.a. "Echoes of Doom" is out on the live realms, and everyone is revelling in the new talents, the new Inscription profession, and the new endgame, which is easier and more lucrative than ever. And Hallow's End has begun as well, bringin...
Massively week in Review
Go ahead a strike the possibility of a World of Warcraft 2 off your list of possible next-gen Blizzard MMOs because it's officially not happening. In an interview with Wired, Blizzard's recently talkative Mike Morhaime flat out said that their next MMO project isn't a sequel to their firs...
Tuesday, Oct 14
The best of WoW Insider: October 7-14, 2008
Warcraft fans are pretty much all just as happy as that kid above (ok, well maybe not that happy). But there's lots of reasons to cheer -- BlizzCon took place in Anaheim, California this past weekend, patch 3.0.2 hit the live realms today, and next month, Wrath of the Lich King, the second WoW ex...
World of Warcraft 'Echoes of Doom' patch out today
Our MMO-obsessed (or "MMObsessed") friends at WoW Insider have the full patch notes and an archive of extensive coverage. The "Echoes of Doom" patch should be returning your calls around 2:00PM PT (or 5:00PM ET). In case you missed it (and then, of course, we must ask how?), check out Joysti...
Wednesday, Jul 2
Warcraft 3 patched to 1.22a
Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, Strategy, Competitive GamingJoystiq: Earlier this week, Blizzard released a patch for Warcraft 3, known to some of you as "the game before World of Warcraft" and the rest as "the client for playing Defense of the Ancients." Patch 1.22a provides balance chang...
Friday, Jun 20
Today in Joystiq: June 20, 2008
uery A guided tour of World of Warcraft patch 2.4.3 A week with Spore Creatures: Conclusion DS Fanboy Lite: June 14 - June 20 eyes and ears-on: Guitar Hero: World Tour Podcast 054 - World exclusive edition Metareview -- Alone in the Dark (Euro edition)
A guided tour of World of Warcraft patch 2.4.3
Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, MMO, GalleriesJoystiq: The latest World of Warcraft patch (2.4.3) has made it to the public test realm (PTR) and our friends at WoW Insider have already traveled far and wide in this strange, but oddly familiar territory. Check out their guided, visual to...
Wednesday, Jun 18
World of Warcraft patch 2.4.3 notes released
Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, MMOJoystiq: Blizzard has released the patch notes for World of Warcraft's upcoming patch 2.4.3. Our friends at WoW Insider are sifting through the notes right now, which you can find here, and pulling out the highlights. Key changes include mounts at leve...
Tuesday, Jun 10
Today in Joystiq: June 10, 2008
Rumors & Speculation Rumor: Ironside no longer voicing Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher Rumor: Turbine to bring Dungeons & Dragons Online to consoles...maybe 360-esque achievements could head to World of Warcraft Forbes details Take-Two's EA alternative: Ubisoft
Monday, May 19
Joystiq primer: Age of Conan
Filed under: PC, Adventure, Online, RPGs, MMOJoystiq: Tomorrow marks the release of Funcom's Age of Conan for PC, an MMO with enough pre-release hype to actually create a blip on the map so long dominated by World of Warcraft. In case you need a introduction to the M-rated online adventure...
Saturday, Dec 8
Jean Claude Van Damme and Guillermo Toledo promote worldwide WoW love
Filed under: PC, MMOJoystiq: With the popularity of Shatner and Mr. Tureaud's commercials for World of Warcraft, Blizzard has brought it's celebrity advertising game to a global scale. In a TV spot for France, Jean Claude Van Damme talks about his mage, and, though our... Read more
Saturday, Nov 3
Last Week in Warcraft: October 27th - November 3rd
Filed under: PC, MMO Haven't made it into Azeroth this week? Well, never fear, because Joystiq's own WoW Insider is here to help you get up to date on all of the latest in World of Warcraft news. So without further ado, here's everything from the last seven days from Stormwind to Silvermoon:
Saturday, Oct 27
Last Week in Warcraft: October 20th - October 27th
Though patch 2.3 is still on the test realms, apparently patch 2.4 is right around the corner.The latest info on guild banks As proof that World of Warcraft is a pop culture phenomenon, I offer this case on Judge Judy.How I Met Your Draenei
Tuesday, Sep 18
Dragon*Con impressions: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Funcom was at this year's Dragon*Con in force with demos of their upcoming MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. While the game isn't slated for release until March 2008 (we hope), the game Funcom showed us looked pretty slick -- though they're still tight-lipped on the feat system (that...
Monday, Sep 17
WoW character sells for nearly $10,000
Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, MMO, BusinessA Rogue character in World of Warcraft with arguably the best gear in the game right now has been sold for 7,000 Euro (approximately US $9,700). The avatar had both Legendary swords dropped by raid boss Illidan Stormrage, as well a...
Friday, Aug 3
BlizzCon: What we know about the new Death Knight class
Filed under: Culture, PC, Action, Adventure, Online, RPGs, MMOJoystiq: With the now announced and confirmed World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion comes a new Hero Class character, the Death Knight. But what do we know about it? The short answer is "not very much." The longer a...
Tuesday, Jul 31
Germans rate 'WoW: Wrath of the Lich King'
The German (we truly do love using this word) Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) ratings board, their equivalent of the ESRB, has rated a game called "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (GC-Demo)" for ages 12 and up. The rating was given on July 30, 2007 and the title of the...
Sunday, Jul 29
Rumor: Northrend could be next World of Warcraft expansion
Before we proceed, please take this with a brick of salt -- ready? Let's go. WoW Insider received information from an anonymous tipster that the Video Games Live orchestra will be performing three pieces called "Northrend 1, 2,and 3" at next week's BlizzCon. WoW Insider dug deeper and foun...
Tuesday, Jul 24
9 Million smoking the Warcraft pipe
Filed under: Culture, Online, RPGs, MMO, BusinessAfter Blizzard phoned-in their E3 appearance, they've hit another milestone before they wreak chaos with BlizzCon and other planned announcements -- they've got 9 million World of Warcraft addicts. Yes, Blizzard is happy to announce...
Monday, Jul 16
Blizzard: Our new, secret project is "totally awesome"
It's not World of Warcraft, it's not Starcraft II, but it is, according to Blizzard, totally awesome, and it's in super-secret development by a super-secret sect of the company called Team 3. It was during a conversation about workforce with Gamasutra when Frank Pearce, senior vice pres...
Wednesday, Jul 11
Blizzard will get back to you with an announcement
Filed under: PC, Strategy, MMO Like a kid being dragged to church, it feels like Blizzard just didn't want to be at this year's E3. With BlizzCon right around the corner and a slew of announcements and demos planned, Blizzard just seems to have showed up out of obligation.
Thursday, Jul 5
Gnome corpse advertisement in WoW by gold farmers
Looks like Blizzard's latest World of Warcraft patch which had a spam filtering component to fight gold sellers is working since gold farmers are now resorting to sacrificial gnome death for advertising. The gold farmers are forced to stick to the creative since their free advertising p...
Monday, Jun 25
Analysing the $1mil acquistion of WoW database site
Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, BusinessLast week, World of Warcraft database site Wowhead sold for reportedly a whopping US$1 million to Affinity Media. Our sister site WoW Insider takes a look back on the deal and its implications to the community.
Monday, Jun 4
BlizzCon attendees to get beta key for 'upcoming Blizzard game'
Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, Strategy, MMOAnother great reason to hit up BlizzCon August 3 and 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center: all attendees will receive, in addition to other swag, a beta key for "an upcoming Blizzard game."
Tuesday, May 22
Blizzard grants a dying child's wish
Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online, MMO Blizzard Entertainment teamed up with the Make-A-Wish foundation to give 10-year-old Ezra Chatterton, who suffers from a brain tumor, the ultimate World of Warcraft experience imaginable.
Sunday, Jan 28
Run WoW, Steam games on Linux
Having a working Linux box is a point of pride for computer hackers everywhere, but when it comes to gaming on a computer, freeware Linux offerings like Tux Racer don't really hold up to Windows favorites like World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2. A new version of Codeweavers' CrossOver Linux...
Monday, Jan 15
WoW: Burning Crusade launches tonight
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs, MMO, BusinessThe Draenei will be unreleased, the Outlands shall be explored, millions of people will log on to experience Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade expansion -- and the servers maintain...
Tuesday, Oct 24
World of Warcraft expansion delayed until '07
Filed under: PC, Online, RPGs, MMOLo, it was rumored and lo, it has come to pass! Originally scheduled for release this November, Blizzard Entertainment -- developers of the massively popular MMO World of Warcraft -- have announced The Burning Crusade expansion will be delayed until J...
Tuesday, Oct 10
WoW fans deconstruct South Park
Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online, RPGs, MMOWorld of Warcraft fanatics have taken up their swords and a battle is being waged against villanous Wikipedia editors. At the center of this bloodfest is a listing of WOW incongruences found in the wiki entry of the latest South Park episode...
Wednesday, Oct 4
Joystiq review: South Park makes love, not Warcraft
A majority of the episode takes place in World of Warcraft, and the in-game choreography is superb. The episode is more of an homage to WOW than a satire, though it has its moments of absurdities (especially when involving the Blizzard staff). It's the hardcore World of Warcraft players tha...
Monday, Oct 2
South Park: make love, not Warcraft [update 1]
World of Warcraft is the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and g...
