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Tuesday, Dec 23
World of Warcraft wows with 11.5 million subscriber base
Not only is [WotLK] still doing well, the base World of Warcraft game and the WoW Battle Chest are performing better than last year. That type of traction is very impressive for a game that is going into its fifth holiday season and speaks to the enthusiastic player base Blizzard Entertainm...
Thursday, Dec 18
10-day Wrath of the Lich King trial for free
But while this trial is for free, you will need full versions of World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade, as well as a character of at least level 55 or 68. Head on to the source link for more details on the free trial. But hurry, you've only got eight days left out of the ten.
Tuesday, Nov 4
World of Warcraft: PTR Patch 3.0.3 launched, Wrath of the Lich ...
In preparation for this, Blizzard has wrapped up the expansion's beta test. Patch 3.0.3 has also been launched, with changes to several classes. Hopefully this means a smooth launch for the World of Warcraft expansion next week. ...
Monday, Oct 1
WoW to celebrate Brewfest tomorrow
The Oktoberfest is also hitting the realms of Blizzard's World of Warcraft in the form of Brewfest, the event where both the Horde and the Alliance take a break from slaughtering each other and just drink beer. ...
Sunday, Sep 30
WoW: Wrath of the Lich King cold new screenshots
Logo of Blizzard's upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King - Hardcore MMORPG gamers in Blizzard's World of Warcraft have been working diligently to level their favorite characters in anticipation of the upcoming ...
Friday, Sep 14
Realms for the WoW Europe voice chat launch
Image 1 Vaneras has given out details about the introduction of Voice Chat in the Blizzard's European World of Warcraft servers. Apparently, not all servers will have this feature right off ...
Thursday, Sep 13
WoW: Eight set pieces and why they were phased out - MMORPG blog
WoW: Eight set pieces and why they were phased out - which were godly in comparison to the current sets floating around World of Warcraft. However, such a comeback seems unlikely to happen as Blizzard ... Blizzard on doing WoW's 51-pt talent properly MMORPG blog all 2 news articles
Sunday, Aug 19
World of Warcraft to get Guild Banks in patch 2.3 - MMORPG blog
World of Warcraft to get Guild Banks in patch 2.3 - Blizzard Poster/ Community Manager Vaneras on the WoW Europe Forums finally gave word that Guild Banks will be in the 2.3 patch. ...
Thursday, Aug 9
WoW Arena Season 3 to coincide with Zul'Aman patch - MMORPG blog
WoW Arena Season 3 to coincide with Zul'Aman patch - Aug 9, 2007 Ever since Blizzard announced the Death Knight hero class in The Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft, there has been a lot of talk on how ...
Sunday, Jul 29
WoW Europe: Misery Battlegroup's honor calculation problems
Things not adding up in your World of Warcraft Honor calculations? If you're in Europe, you might have noticed the problem which surfaced a couple of days ago. A Blizzard gamemaster went on the WoW Europe Forums to announce that the said problem is being looked into.
Friday, Jul 13
World of Warcraft Patch 2.2.0 goes live on PTR - MMORPG blog
World of Warcraft Patch 2.2.0 goes live on PTR - Blizzard poster Hortus went on the World of Warcraft Forums to post the patch notes for the newest WoW patch: 2.2.0. Yes, we're moving past 2.1.0 and its ... WoW: Engineering gets nothing this 2.2 patch, players miffed MMORPG blog
Thursday, Jul 12
More Battleground maps to be introduced in World of Warcraft
Why do we only have four battlegrounds in World of Warcraft?" has been a consistently popping question in the WoW forums. You'd think that with all the complaints players have been fielding, this would be the last thing they'd be asking for, but apparently some just want more battleground...
Thursday, Jun 28
The Armory: It's a work in progress, please bear with it
If you're a World of Warcraft player, you're probably one of the dissatisfied users of The Armory. Amoeba from the WoW Forums complained that the Armory pages take too much time loading, making a cursory check more of a chore. Blizzard poster Nethaera dropped by the thread and explained:
Friday, Jun 22
World of Warcraft Armory bugs update
Now I said more serious because if you see your character's up and it doesn't update, opposing players in PvP may not realize exactly what they're up against. It's good to know then that Blizzard Poster/Moderator Nethaera explained the situation addressing the bugs issue of The Armory.
Monday, Jun 18
Armory's intended effect kicks in: constructive criticism
Although ages late compared to the many negative effects the Warcraft Armory has already bestowed upon the folk of World of Warcraft, constructive criticism threads have begun taking the WoW Europe Forums by storm. Mages, Hunters, Warlocks, Rogues and Warriors have now jumped at the op...
Thursday, Jun 14
WoW Bug alert: Armory error
In the World of Warcraft Europe Armory, it seems that there have been reports of a bug that prevents players from accessing certain character profiles. A player posted this bug on the forums and got a response from Blizzard Poster Liasanai.
Friday, Jun 8
Patch: Arena 2 items, new prices for Honor and Arena items on PTR
You may want to check out the new prices and also our previous article about Arena 2 set names and bonuses. We'll keep you posted on them Arena 2 items. Oh, and if you haven't downloaded the latest PTR patch yet, you can click the download link below. Download: World of Warcraft PTR patch 2.1.2
Thursday, Jun 7
WoW: Patch 2.1.2 on the Public Test Realm - MMORPG blog
WoW: Patch 2.1.2 on the Public Test Realm - It looks like Blizzard is churning up more bug fix sub-patches to World of Warcraft patch 2.1. Earlier, Nethaera (US WoW Forums) and Thundgot (EU) announced ...
Wednesday, Jun 6
World of Warcraft Druids review Mark of the Wild
Though Blizzard is probably content to at least provide something they can use to buff in absence of any other buff (something is better than nothing, we suppose), we still believe some value can be provided to the talent's utility.
Monday, Jun 4
WoW Europe: another keylogger alert
Denizens of Azeroth beware! Another wave of keyloggers has been trying to invade the World of Warcraft Europe Forums once again. A concerned forum member named Commune posted a warning about another forum-goer who's been posting keyloggers on threads. The message on the offending threa...
Friday, May 25
WoW Europe: Realms shutdown
This just in from the World of Warcraft Europe Forums: For those of you who were planning to play, a number of realms are currently on shutdown. Blizzard poster Ommra made the announcement on the forums a while ago saying that some realms were taken down due to some technical issues.
Tuesday, May 22
Opinion: Stratics chat with World of Warcraft developers Tom Chilton and Jeffery Kaplan
A lot of people have been busy twiddling their thumbs as they wait for Patch 2.1 for Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The Stratics chat with developers Tom Chilton (handle: Kalgan) and Jeffery Kaplan (handle: Tigol) went really well and they answered a few of the pressing questions that were p...
Friday, May 18
New patch goes live on World of Warcraft PTR
Another patch was released on the World of Warcraft Public Test Realm (PTR) yesterday. The title of the patch on the official pages has been changed from PTR Patch 2.1.0 to "World of Warcraft Client Patch 2.1.0". ...
Friday, May 11
World of Warcraft: Arena Season 2 updates
For those who are wondering when Arena Season 2 will start, it has been announced that it will begin one week after the end of the first Arena Season, so get ready for that. Blizzard is planning to update ALL Arena items and the items for season 2 are already good to go, so hopefully we won't be ex...
Sunday, May 6
WoW PTR: Blizzard GMs just wanna have fun
It would seem that the GMs are getting more people interested to visit the PTR. We wonder though how the battlegrounds gear system check-slash-challenge Blizzard GMs turned out. Anyway, you can check out the screens and see if you can spot Tseric carrying a load of wood.
Friday, May 4
WoW Europe: Coliseum tab and Arena tournament announcement
The Coliseum tab on The Armory for World of Warcraft Europe is finally up as the deciding battles for the Arena Tournament's second phase ends. Blizzard poster Ommra gave the announcement over at the WoW Europe Forums.
Thursday, May 3
World of Warcraft - Tier 6 images compiled
With patch 2.1.0 looming ever so near, it's raining info on the epic Tier 6 sets. We're sure a lot of players are curious as to how their characters would look in the shiny epic stuff - good thing Boubouille from MMO-Champion thought to compile the images from the latest World of Warcraft Public...
World of Warcraft: nifty Jewelcrafting interweb tools
If you're just starting out as a jewelcrafter in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, then you're in luck. We have two helpful web tools for your jewelcrafting needs: Xornot's Gem Finder and Jewelcrafting Tool by Jesta. That's it for now folks. If you're still confused about jewelcrafting in the W...
Wednesday, Apr 25
New Coliseum tab for World of Warcraft Armory
A new Battlegroup tab called Coliseum has been has been added to the World of Warcraft Armory. According to a post by Blizzard poster Ommra on the European WoW forums, clicking on the Coliseum tab will show all the teams participating in the final qualification rounds which will end on May 4.
Thursday, Mar 29
Live notes for WoW PTR patch 2.0.12
The latest patch notes aren't up yet on the World of Warcraft website (they still show the ones for PTR Patch 2.0.10, by the way), so here's Drysc to the rescue. He's just posted the current live notes for PTR Patch 2.0.12 on the ...
Tuesday, Mar 27
WoW: Helpful hints for quests and exp
If there are two things that guarantee players in World of Warcraft a steady flow of cash, exp, and gear, it's running quests, and running PvP arenas. Now, considering that PvP guides are abundant in these parts, we'll be taking another look at experience modifiers for quests.
Sunday, Mar 18
WoW Forums: Why isn't there a DVD version of WoW and Burning Crusade?
Before you go out to search for the mysterious Azeroth and Outland locations, Traproot from the World of Warcraft forums has a very basic question to ask - "Why isn't there a DVD version of WoW/WoWBC?". He mentions that re-installing both WoW and The Burning Crusade at the same time is such...
Thursday, Mar 8
WoW Europe: Magtheridon and Gruul djustments by 2.1.0 - MMORPG blog
WoW Europe: Magtheridon and Gruul djustments by 2.1.0 - It's no surprise that Magtheridon, a boss in the World of Warcraft, is a pain. But while a recent bug fix has (finally) made this nearly un-killable boss ... WoW: The Mechanar instance is still buggy MMORPG blog all 3 news articles
Tuesday, Mar 6
WoW Europe forums: This week's Community's review - MMORPG blog
WoW Europe forums: This week's Community's review - Ever wanted to have your say in Blizzard's World of Warcraft? Schwick invites players to visit his weekly Community's review thread over at the official WoW ...
Saturday, Feb 24
Opinion: Handling the reaction to the Priest Nerfs - MMORPG blog
Handling the reaction to the Priest Nerfs - Blizzard Poster Nethaera opened a thread in the World of Warcraft Forums entitled Test Realm and Feedback. The thread was created with the intention of ... Talent review for Priests another nerf? MMORPG blog all 3 news articles
Wednesday, Feb 14
Patch: A fresh batch of WoW Titan mods - MMORPG blog
- Another day, another fresh batch of World of Warcraft mods waiting for you here at QJ. The theme for today's batch is Titan mods and we have here yet again, ... WoW the nation: population higher than some countries MMORPG blog Full list of known bugs in patch v2.0.7 MMORPG blog
