It’s been a year of discussing World of Warcraft’s peak and gradual downward shift. In the first quarter, Blizzard revealed that subscriber numbers dropped from Warcraft’s peak of over 12 million down to 11.4 million. By the second quarter, those figures had slipped down to 11.1 million. Despite this, Blizzard noted that revenue from the … Continue reading “Warcraft's Cataclysm: World of Warcraft Continues Freefall”
Don’t go rushing out right now and buying WoW subscriptions, folks, I have no idea when this deal starts. At Blizzcon, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has announced the WoW Pass, a twelve month subscription to World of Warcraft. With it, players will receive beta access to Mist of Pandaria, the upcoming expansion to World of … Continue reading “Buy A Year of World of Warcraft: Get Diablo 3 Free”
I thought I smelled something burning while on the drive back home today. Games like Eve Online fight gold farming by allowing people to purchase game time and sell it for in-game currency. This serves the purpose of keeping the big players playing (for free) while allowing people who need an influx of cash to … Continue reading “World Of Warcraft Legitimizes Gold Buying, Tradeable Cash Shop Pets”
Does Rift have one million subscribers? I have no idea, only Trion knows that information and the furthest they will move into specific information is the claim that Rift is number two in the market, and still growing. Either way, Trion is not a stranger to trash talking, and in an interview with Industry Gamers, … Continue reading “Rift: We Are World of Warcraft’s Top Competition”
Does Rift have one million subscribers? I have no idea, only Trion knows that information and the furthest they will move into specific information is the claim that Rift is number two in the market, and still growing. Either way, Trion is not a stranger to trash talking, and in an interview with Industry Gamers, … Continue reading “Rift: We Are World of Warcraft's Top Competition”
Blizzard has announced that the World of Warcraft magazine has shut its doors, leaving subscribers wondering what what will happen to their remaining paid issues. To compensate players, Blizzard is offering one of two options: To get a refund, you’ll have to send a letter to the Future US mail box. Or players can opt … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Magazine Canned”
Cross-faction chat is a rather controversial topic. On one hand, the supporters prefer it as it allows for smack-talk, for role playing purposes, and general immersion and social interaction. On the other hand, the opposition believes that removing cross-faction chat keeps the less mature crowd from having a larger audience to talk to, with hypothetical … Continue reading “The Minority Rules: Bioware Blocks Cross-Faction Chat”
World of Warcraft phasing, North Korean isn’t (?) gold farming, Nintendo wants massively single player games, Guild Wars 2 has breasts, and Darkfall’s “wipes” in this week in review.
Even if you did hide the authenticator image behind several pages of CSS. With the recent hacking of Sony’s services, one might be slightly concerned about the safety of their account. Following in the steps of Blizzard, Square Enix, and a select few other companies, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the company will be … Continue reading “SOE Authenticator Coming To Device, iOS, and Android”
Seven days is all Samara needs to come out of the television and kill you. Oddly enough, that may also be how long it takes to get hooked back into World of Warcraft. If you quit World of Warcraft more than a month ago, odds are there is an email in your inbox inviting you … Continue reading “World of Warcraft: Come Back For 7 Days”
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