by Rainier on June 27, 2006 @ 6:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Paid Character Transfer feature allows WoW players to move characters to other realms and even from one account where you are the subscriber to another account where you are the subscriber, subject to certain restrictions. The cost of each paid character transfer is $25.00 USD.
by Rainier on June 22, 2006 @ 10:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released new update patches for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.20e and fixes a multiplayer exploit and tweaks the (2)TerenasStand map. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on June 21, 2006 @ 10:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released the European version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11 patch adds the new high-level Naxxramas dungeon, new armor, and the usual massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.
by Rainier on June 20, 2006 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released the North American version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11 update adds the new high-level Naxxramas dungeon, new armor, and the usual massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.
by Rainier on June 10, 2006 @ 2:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In keeping with Blizzard's aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, it banned over 30,000 accounts in the month of May, and with that removed well over 30 million gold from the economy across all realms. The banned accounts were taking part in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items, which severely impacts the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.
by Rainier on May 12, 2006 @ 8:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has unveilded the much speculated on new race for its MMORPG World of Warcraft addon The Burning Crusade. Read more for details on the Draenei Race's background, or check some new screens & trailer posted a few days ago...
by Rainier on May 10, 2006 @ 6:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Judy on May 9, 2006 @ 2:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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According to
The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Pictures has purchased the rights to create a live-action film set in the
Warcraft universe. The movie would not follow the plot of a particular game but would aim to appeal to both gamers and non-gamers. In conjunction with Warner Bros. Studios, Legendary has recently co-financed films such as "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns."
by Rainier on April 20, 2006 @ 1:51 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Vivendi Games' revenues of EUR 134 million were 18.6% above the prior year, an increase primarily driven by the continued success of Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft. Other solid Q1 2006 performers included North America revenues from Ice Age 2, based on the movie in current release from Fox, and continuing strong sales from backlist products including 50 Cent: Bulletproof and Crash Tag Team Racing.
by Rainier on April 12, 2006 @ 8:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released new update patches for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.20d and fixes a crash that could happen in multiplayer games. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on April 12, 2006 @ 4:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In keeping with its aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, Blizzard have since patch 1.10 banned over 5400 accounts and suspended 10700 more for participating in activities that violate the game’s Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items. Such actions can severely impact the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.
by Rainier on April 6, 2006 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard today announced the opening of a new World of Warcraft site in Europe that will host multiple game realms of all playing types in English, French and German. The first seven realms will be launched on Thursday, 6th April with additional realms opening shortly thereafter.
by Rainier on April 3, 2006 @ 5:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 4:31 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard has released the German, French and UK versions of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.10 update adds weather effects, new armor, and a massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.
by Rainier on March 28, 2006 @ 8:54 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard has released the North American version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.10 update adds weather effects, new armor, and a massive slew of bug and crash fixes, as well as balance tweaks.
by Rainier on March 25, 2006 @ 3:10 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Brian Kopp, author of The Ultimate World of Warcraft Leveling & Gold Guide, filed a lawsuit against Blizzard, Vivendi and the ESA for attempting to stop him his guide,
according to CNET. Blizzard had his eBay account blocked, twice, claiming trademark and copyright infringement issues. With his countersuit Brian is looking for monetary compensation; an injunction preventing the entities from interfering with his sales; and a judgment that his book is protected by the First Amendment and doesn't interfere with intellectual-property rights.
by Rainier on March 22, 2006 @ 4:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hellfire Citadel is an instance located in the Outlands zone of WoW: The Burning Crusade, Blizzard's MMORPG expansion. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Rainier on March 1, 2006 @ 11:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced plans to release a fully localised Spanish version of its MMORPG World of Warcraft. WoW's European customer base is currently at more than 1 million players, with the worldwide total now at more than 6 million players.
by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2006 @ 12:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Shortly after the North American version, Blizzard has now also released the European version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.4 update adds a new Guild Recruitment channel, and fixed a bug that could cause players to appear to be porting around in a small area.
by Rainier on Feb. 13, 2006 @ 8:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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MMO developer Red 5 Studios and Offset Software, a developer of next generation games, today announce that Red 5 Studios has agreed to license the Offset Engine for use in Red 5 Studios' upcoming massively multiplayer online game (MMO) title.
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2006 @ 11:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shorthly after the North American version, Blizzard has now also released the European version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.3 update adds Valentine's Day content, the usual gameplay enhancements, balance tweaks, bug fixes, etc.
by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2006 @ 9:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.3 update is for the US/AUS edition of the game, and adds Valentine's Day content, the usual gameplay enhancements, balance tweaks, bug fixes, etc. Read more for download links ..
by Rainier on Feb. 1, 2006 @ 9:55 p.m. PST | Filed under
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The newest World of Warcraft v1.10 patch which will introduce several new features, such as the redesign and reset of the Priest talent tree, so you can reallocate talent points to any branch or combination, the ability to upgrade your blue dungeon armor sets by completing a series of solo and raid-sized party (5 people) quests, and last but not least, WoW is finally getting weather effects.
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 9:12 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 2:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft has surpassed the one million customer milestone in Europe, more than quadrupling the previously estimated size of the entire European MMORPG market since its launch in Feb. 2005. Topping the sales 2005 sales charts, World of Warcraft has a growing audience of more than 5.5 million customers.