World of Warcraft News
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:09:25 GMT
Activision Blizzard Merger Official
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Vivendi and Activision, Inc. today announced the completion of the transaction announced on December 2, 2007 to create Activision Blizzard, as the world's most profitable pure-play online and console game publisher. Activision Blizzard was formed by combining Activision, one of the world's leading independent publishers of interactive entertainment, and Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business, which includes Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the world's #1 subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
"From the beginning, our goal has been to make the best games in the world, and this transaction strengthens our ability to do just that," said Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment cofounder and Chief Executive Officer. "As part of Activision Blizzard we'll have the reach and resources to share our games with an even wider audience - -while maintaining the same approach as always to providing high-quality entertainment and services to our players."
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:12:41 GMT
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:15:54 GMT
WoW Reaches 10 Million Subscribers
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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that subscribership for World of Warcraft, its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has continued to climb, recently passing 10 million worldwide. Interest in the game has remained high in all regions, with thousands of new and returning players signing up through the holiday season. World of Warcraft now hosts more than 2 million subscribers in Europe, more than 2.5 million in North America, and approximately 5.5 million in Asia.
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Free Trial
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:09:07 GMT
World of Warcraft: Online Atlas
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The World of Warcraft Online Atlas is here! The new Online Atlas is an informative resource to help you navigate the many locations and regions of Azeroth and Outland using an intuitive Flash interface. The Atlas has two display modes:
Detailed Region Info: See all the regions of Azeroth and Outland by clicking the minimap on the upper left. Each region is marked with cities, towns, dungeons, and other points of interest. Clicking on each marker displays additional information -- for example, clicking on a town shows you what resources are available there, such as trainers, flightmasters, and repair merchants. Detailed capital city maps are also available from each continent's drop-down menu.
Customized Region Info: Clicking on the Customized Region Info tabs displays an overlay on the world map highlighting only the particular type of information you select. For example, clicking on the Transportation tab brings up all the flight paths and boat/zeppelin stops in the world, and the Region Levels filter displays the appropriate level range for all regions in the world.
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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King - New Screenshots
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We've just added two new screenshots to the Wrath of the Lich King Screenshot Gallery.
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:03:50 GMT
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:58:15 GMT
WoW: SwitchBlade Allows Play Via Xbox 360 Controller
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Blue Orb, Inc. today announced Switchblade, a software package designed to allow gamers to play Blizzard’s massively popular World of Warcraft using an Xbox 360 controller. SwitchBlade is available today for download for free exclusively from Xfire.
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:50:46 GMT
WoW TCG: March of the Legion Coming in November
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Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) takes the award-winning World of Warcraft TCG to a whole new level in November with a brand-new booster pack configuration. Beginning with the upcoming release of March of the Legion, players will now be able to purchase 19-card packs for the same price as previously released 15-card expansion packs. Adding additional cards per purchase gives players more opportunity to collect the set’s three new randomly inserted Loot cards.
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Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:27:37 GMT
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Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:18:57 GMT
WoW: Voice Chat Sweepstakes Results Week 2
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To celebrate the launch of the World of Warcraft Voice Chat feature, we are giving away 40 Logitech Digital Precision PC Gaming headsets for each week for five weeks total. Each week's winners are randomly selected from among players who have been World of Warcraft subscribers for a minimum length of time.
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WoW: New Macro Guide
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We've just updated our Game Guide section with the first of a series of in-depth guides about macro creation in World of Warcraft. The first installment of our macro guide describes what macros are and how you can write your own macros, and it also provides some easy examples of basic and helpful macros.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:27:49 GMT
WoW: New Wrath of the Lich King Screenshots
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We've just added two new screenshots to the Wrath of the Lich King Screenshot Gallery.
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World of Warcraft Pumpkin Contest
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The Royal Photographic Society of Azeroth is renewing its competition in celebration of Halloween. In a longstanding Blizzard tradition, this year we are proud to announce our fifth annual pumpkin-carving contest.
Between 12:00 a.m. PDT on October 5 and 12:00 a.m. PDT on October 29, the RPSA will be accepting submissions for the World of Warcraft Pumpkin Contest.
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New Blizzard Wallpapers Page
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Over the years, we've learned that wallpapers are some of the most popular content on our family of websites. Thus, we've created a central location for Blizzard wallpapers to make it easy to browse through our entire selection.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:28:16 GMT
WoW: Trading Card Game Review on Ten Ton Hammer
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The point of the World of Warcraft TCG is to kill the opposing player's Hero or make him the run out of cards before you do. Each player chooses whether they want to be Alliance or Horde, and then they proceed to fight against each other. Every player has constructed a deck based around one Hero, which is often represented by a notable NPC from the World of Warcraft MMORPG.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:10:18 GMT
WoW Comic Contest: Honorable Mentions
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Here is the next honorable mention comic submitted by Ailu . Remember, the comic contest will go on all year long, so don't miss your chance to win a J!NX gift certificate with an approximate retail value of $100! Keep those comics coming! You can submit a new comic each month. Check out the rest of the comics submitted for October 2007 and browse older comics via the links at the top or bottom of the page.
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WoW: New Fan Art
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The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new pieces of artwork.
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:08:44 GMT
WoW: The Shattered Halls Screenshots Wanted
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We're looking to fill out some pages in our World of Warcraft Guide with more screenshots, and you can help. The dungeons of The Burning Crusade are our overall focus, and our current target is Hellfire Citadel: The Shattered Halls. If your screenshot is selected, it will be displayed in the guide, along with your character name. We're particularly looking for screenshots featuring the atmosphere and visuals of the dungeon, along with dramatic shots of combat with the dungeon's denizens. Send us your best ones today!
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WoW: Voice Chat Sweepstakes Results Week 1
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To celebrate the launch of the World of Warcraft Voice Chat feature, we are giving away 40 Logitech Digital Precision PC Gaming headsets for each week for five weeks total. Each week's winners are randomly selected from among players who have been World of Warcraft subscribers for a minimum length of time.
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