Iranian gamers may be waking up to find that access to a number of games will be going away in the coming weeks. According to the BBC, while the Iran government would like you to believe that the games are being banned as “western propaganda” used to “poison the minds of the youth population in … Continue reading “International Sanctions Shut Down World of Warcraft in Iran”
Good news, World of Warcrafters, your game just became a little bit freer. As a convenience service, Blizzard launched the World of Warcraft remote. This service allows players to connect to the auction house remotely, chat with their guild, review prices, and bid on items even if their character is not at an auction house. … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Mobile App Now Free For All”
World of Warcraft is a paradox in and of itself: While the subscription numbers continue to drop, Blizzard has been very quick to point out that the game just continues to become more profitable. The problem, according to Blizzard, is that players are becoming bored with grinding content in between expansion packs. To stem the … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Dropping More Weight: Another Million Subscribers Lost”
It is that time of the year again! Blizzard was once again out and about and ready to give. Blizzard auctioned off two thousand original World of Warcraft server blades, with the proceeds to go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Well the final tallies are in, and Blizzard has raised $330,000. “Each winner in this … Continue reading “Now This is How You Charity: World of Warcraft Server Blade Charity”
It seems like only yesterday that we were talking about the possible, perhaps, maybe imminent death of World of Warcraft at some point in the near or far foreseeable horizon of an unpredictable future just out of our gaze but right under our noses. Over the past few months, Blizzard has really revved up the promotion machine, … Continue reading “World of Warcraft Subscriber Bleeding Stemmed: 10.2 Million”
As a reasonable person, I’ve always said that the day that major MMOs like World of Warcraft and Everquest are readily available on mobile platforms will be heralded as the day productivity died. That being said, Blizzard will not accept no for an answer, and is always on the lookout for a way to bring … Continue reading “World of Warcraft on iOS Still A Possibility”
There are ten million people in World of Warcraft, because Chuck Norris allows them to live. This new ad went live during the NFL Chargers vs Bears game.
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”
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”
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