Blizzard files trademark for 'Cataclysm'
Joystiq —
... acronym-infused sister site WoW.com reminded us of a very important point -- not all Blizzard trademarks turn into actual games (isn't that right, StarCraft: Ghost?). However, they also noticed that the domain name wowcataclysm.com recently expired and is now held by GoDaddy -- who handles all of Blizzard's domains. It looks like Big Blizz is up to something -- but we might have to wait till BlizzCon to find out what that something is. [Via WoW.com] Blizzard files trademark for 'Cataclysm' originally appeared on Joystiq on ...
Blizzard Patents "Cataclysm" - Is This A New Game Or WoW Expansion?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... All signs point to a new World of WarCraft expansion. WoW.com noticed that the domain name "wowcataclysm.com" has just expired from a squatter based in Australia with the URL transferring over to GoDaddy, the same service that handles all of Blizzard's domain names. ...
Blizzard Trademarks Trio of Cataclysms
The Escapist : Latest News —
... portfolios, posters, greeting cards, calendars, instructional leaflets in the field of computer games, computer game instruction manuals, catalogs in the field of computer games, advertisement boards of paper or cardboard, photographs, art prints Now, it's no secret that Blizzard has been working on an unannounced next-gen MMO confirmed to be a brand-new IP, leading some to speculate that Cataclysm would be the name of this new title. Sounds vaguely post-apocalyptic, eh? However, WoW.com did some digging around, and found that the web domain ...
Blizzard Trademarks "Cataclysm" - Is This A New Game Or WoW Expansion?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... All signs point to a new World of WarCraft expansion. WoW.com noticed that the domain name "wowcataclysm.com" has just expired from a squatter based in Australia with the URL transferring over to GoDaddy, the same service that handles all of Blizzard's domain names. ...
Blizzard registers "Cataclysm" as new trademark
Big Download Blog —
... " that will cover "computer games, paper-based products, and online games". Our sister site WoW.com hints that the name could be used for an upcoming ...
Blizzard trademarks a new name
That VideoGame Blog —
The name is Cataclysm. What the name is for exactly we don’t know, as it could be for the new MMO they’re working on or that other game that they happened to mention. It also doesn’t reveal much in the way of what the game is about other than a disaster or something of the likes, but we’re sure waves of speculation will roll through the interwebs for the days leading up to BlizzCon in August.
The trademark for Cataclysm covers computer games, paper-related products and online ...
On Blizzard’s Trademarking of ‘Cataclysm’
GameLife —
Blizzard has registered a trademark for the word “Cataclysm,” causing speculation across the internet that it could be the name of a brand-new game.
Discovered by Tumblr blog superannuation, the trademark registrations for “Cataclysm” include computer games, online entertainment services and paper-based products.
Blizzard is notorious for its secrecy, so it could be anything. Many have speculated that it could be the name of a new intellectual property, or the company’s upcoming massively ...
It’s the End of the World…
LoreCrafted —
... So, it hit the internet last week that Blizzard has recently trademarked “cataclysm.” Further investigation suggests that the domain “wowcataclysm” may have also been picked up by Blizzard, although I’m uncertain how solidly this has been confirmed. You can imagine, however, that this has the World of Warcraft community buzzing about the next expansion, which is about due to be announced at this year’s ...
The best of WoW.com: June 30 - July 7, 2009
Joystiq —
... News
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Blizzard files trademark for "Cataclysm" A series of trademarks hints that the next WoW expansion might be named Cataclysm.
Faction changes coming to the World of Warcraft Blizzard announces that, sometime in the future, you'll be able to change from Horde to Alliance and vice versa.
Faction changes Q&A A short series of ...
World of Warcraft: Two Weeks to Cataclysm!
A wall of text on mmo gaming —
... Let's back up and look at what we already know. 1) Blizzard has already filed trademark applications around the name Cataclysm. 2) Blizzard has employed the legal services of Rod A. Rigole, which as I understand it is something ...
The Approaching Cataclysm
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... We have apparently learned the name of the next World of Warcraft expansion due to the usual trademark registering routine. Something to do with “Cataclysm,” which explains the title of this post. ...





