World of Warcraft Review
tobolds.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — As every serious MMORPG reviewer knows, it takes 5,000 hours of played time to be able to really judge a game. ;) Ed Zitron jokes aside, I've been playing World of Warcraft for over 5 years now (beta included), and the 5th anniversary of its release ...

Common MMO Myths IV WoW Edition
epicslant.com 8/23/2009 — When it comes to MMOs there is one name that everyone knows: World of Warcraft. For better or for worse no title has done more to bring more players into our genre than WoW. I thought it might be fun (and potentially dangerous) to tackle some of the ...

World of Warcraft did NOT kill the MMO market
westkarana.com 22 days ago — It’s probably too early to be calling Warhammer’s time of death, even though Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off 40% of the Mythic staff , including 90% of the development talent. Mythic is responsible for Ultima Online, Dark Age of ...

World of Warcraft
forums.worldofwarcraft.com 10/12/2009 — A few months ago, we unveiled the Battle.net account, our new way for players to log in to World of Warcraft and future Blizzard games, sign up for upcoming beta tests, shop the online Blizzard Store, and more with just one username and password. ...

Solo WoW One Day?
gnomeaggedon.net 10/2/2009 — Do you think Blizzard will ever take the MMO out of WoW, leaving just the RPG? The end game focus seems to be shifting for many people. Sure there are lots of folk out there beating their thick virtual heads against the virtual boss brick wall, but the explore, quest and lore mentalities ...

Breakfast Topic: Five years
wow.com 9 days ago — Today is November 23rd, and that means it's the fifth anniversary of the release of World of Warcraft . That's a long time! Especially in the high-risk world of MMOs, where a bad launch can mean your whole game is doomed , or a sudden change in ...

Blizzard's Rob Pardo Talks Five Years of Warcraft
escapistmagazine.com 17 days ago — World of Warcraft turns five this month, and we sat down with Blizzard VP of Game Design Rob Pardo to chat about the biggest triumphs and biggest mistakes of the mega-MMORPG, and why he's not worried that their new MMOG will kill it.

Aion: Why you should and shouldn't play
wowriot.gameriot.com 7/27/2009 — Since apparently I was one of the first from the WoW scene to jump on the Aion bandwagon, everyone is looking towards me as their definitive source for Aion answers. I won't claim to be an expert on the game, but I have been following it for over a ...

Interview with Epic Advice
worldofmatticus.com 10/22/2009 — There’s a new Warcraft side to the community. It’s not really a Wiki. It’s not a directory. It’s not a news site or a blog. It’s nothing like those. Welcome to Epic Advice ! The premise is simple. You ask questions and you receive answers from ...

Mirkwood vs. Cataclysm
tobolds.blogspot.com 10 days ago — Technically I am subscribed to both Lord of the Rings Online and World of Warcraft, only that the LotRO subscription is the "lifetime" deal. So I should be playing both games, and I should be equally interested in both both upcoming expansions, ...

Blizzard Charging Real Money for World of Warcraft Pets — 1UP RSS feed 27 days ago
After years of dipping their toes into the microtransaction pool, Blizzard has finally begun charging World of Warcraft subscribers real money for in-game items -- ...

Blizzard Quiet About Next MMO, Despite Analysts Looking For Details — G4 TV - TheFeed 26 days ago
Analysts, like gamers, are always interested in what's next. When Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder Mike Morhaime outlined the plan for Blizzard in 2010 during Activision's quarterly financial results call today, he didn't mention ...

Blizzard discuss WoW balancing — play.tm 26 days ago
Paid-for items mooted

News: WOW patch 3.3 in "coming weeks" — Eurogamer 26 days ago
What does that mean for Cataclysm? During yesterday's Activision Blizzard investor conference, Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime said the next World of Warcraft update would be released "in the coming weeks". VG247 heard the words, and got so ...

Activision Scores High in Q3 Financial Results — Kombo.com 26 days ago
Despite a tough economy, Activision still managed to pull out a strong 3rd quarter, the company announced Thursday. In all, $755 million in sales were brought in, exceeding previously set goals of $700 million. According to Activision, strong sales ...