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World of Warcraft lost over a million subscribers in the first quarter

World of Warcraft lost over a million subscribers in the first quarter
  • Posted May 9, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • Activision Blizzard recently revealed that cash cow World of Warcraft lost 1.3 million subscribers during the first quarter of 2013. It’s a significant drop as the subscription-based MMORPG played host to more than 12 million back in 2010. The good…

Blizzard announces free-to-play strategy card game Hearthstone

Blizzard announces free-to-play strategy card game Hearthstone
  • Posted March 22, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • During a panel at the Penny Arcade Expo, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled a free-to-play collectible card game based on the massively successful Warcraft franchise. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft allows players to select one of nine different characters as they take turns…

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Review

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Review
  • Posted October 26, 2012, 2:51 AM by Kate Cox | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • WoW Mists of Pandaria expansion is huge. One one end, it starts at level one, with a new starting area for the new Pandaren race. On the other end, it raises the level cap from 85 to 90 and adds an enormous amount of end-game zones.

    Mists of Pandaria is best looked at from two different perspectives. One: how is it for the new player? And two: how is it for the experienced player? If someone's been in a holding pattern at level 85 for years, what does Mists of Pandaria offer to that player, and how do its many changes improve or diminish the World of Warcraft experience?

Hackers use exploit to massacre entire cities in World of Warcraft

Hackers use exploit to massacre entire cities in World of Warcraft
  • Posted October 8, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • An exploit in World of Warcraft recently enabled a group of hackers to wreak havoc on large cities across a number of servers. The hackers were able to massacre entire cities unimpeded for nearly four hours, killing all players and…

WoW: Mists of Pandaria coming September 25, special editions detailed

WoW: Mists of Pandaria coming September 25, special editions detailed
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria will launch on September 25. The MMORPG's fourth expansion will be offered three different packages: a standard copy for $40 via retailers and Blizzard's digital store, a $60 Digital Deluxe version and an $80 Collector's Edition...

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm breaks first-month PC sales record

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm breaks first-month PC sales record
  • Posted January 10, 2011, 12:44 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • Activision Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the most popular subscription-based MMORPG available, has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time in terms of first-month sales. Based on internal company records and reports…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm breaks first-day PC sales record

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm breaks first-day PC sales record
  • Posted December 13, 2010, 2:15 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • Activision Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the most popular subscription-based MMORPG available, has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time in terms of first-day sales. Based on internal company records and reports…

World of Warcraft 4.0.1 patch preps for Cataclysm

World of Warcraft 4.0.1 patch preps for Cataclysm
  • Posted October 12, 2010, 7:53 PM by Mike Fischer | Filed in Gaming
  • The preparations for World of Warcraft's upcoming Cataclysm expansion are going live today with the launch of the 4.0.1 content patch. While not including Goblins or Worgen yet, today's patch does feature some major design overhauls and brings in-game systems…

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