by Rainier on Nov. 24, 2005 @ 6:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard announced that the WoW v1.9 public test realms are now live, and that players can transfer characters over to the test realms and try out all the changes and additions coming in the next content patch, The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj. The highlights of this patch include new 20- and 40- player raid dungeons, linked Auction Houses in major cities, improved Battleground queues, Paladin class improvements, etc. Read more for a full list of features currently being tested ...
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2005 @ 10:14 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard is hard at work on the v1.9 patch for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. One of the main features of this content patch will be the unveiling of Ahn'Qiraj, an instance in Silithus that will feature a 40 man raid group and a "more casual" 20 man raid group. Read more for details and screens ...
by Rainier on Nov. 11, 2005 @ 2:08 a.m. PST | Filed under
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World War II RTS, previously known as Wartime Command: Battle For Europe 1939-1945, is a stunning WW II tactical RTS game from 1C Company. Set to be the most authentic and compelling tactical real time strategy game ever designed, Wartime Command will excel in detail and accuracy, especially in its portrayal of period weapons of war.
by Rainier on Nov. 8, 2005 @ 4:25 p.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 Nov. 8, 2005 @ 11:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Blizzard today announced that its subscription based MMORPG World of Warcraft has officially launched in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Players in these territories can now purchase the game at retail or
download it, create their accounts, and then log on to experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft(R) series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment.
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2005 @ 10:14 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. Read more for details, features and screens ...
by Rainier on Oct. 21, 2005 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take command in this dynamic turn-based game and test strategies that long-past generals and world leaders could only dream of: make it happen in Gary Grigsby’s World at War. The entire saga of World War II is yours to re-enact or to re-make in your own vision. This demo offers two tutorial scenarios covering movement, combat, production and research, as well as a complete scenario on the whole year of 1941, and also features online multiplayer and engine enhancements.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2005 @ 8:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.8.0 patch is for UK and German editions of the game and addresses a slew of balancing changes, updates the UI and game world, adds druidic talent, extends Silithus zone, as well as the usual bug and crash fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ..
by Rainier on Oct. 11, 2005 @ 10:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.8.0 patch is for US/Australian editions of the game and addresses a slew of balancing changes, updates the UI and game world, adds druidic talent, extends Silithus zone, as well as the usual bug and crash fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on Oct. 10, 2005 @ 1:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World War II RTS, previously known as Wartime Command: Battle For Europe 1939-1945, is a stunning WW II tactical RTS game from 1C Company. Set to be the most authentic and compelling tactical real time strategy game ever designed, Wartime Command will excel in detail and accuracy, especially in its portrayal of period weapons of war.
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2005 @ 4:30 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World War I is an RTS based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine created by Nival Interactive. Players will assume the role of a commander leading the forces of Germany, Russia or the Allies. Gamers must be prepared to test their military leadership skills on the battlefields of Europe during one of the most costly wars of human life in mankind’s history (1914-1918).
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2005 @ 8:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.7.0 update is for UK & German editions of the game, adds the Zul'Gurub high-level raid, Arathi Basin battleground, Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza event, and yet another massive slew of gameplay adjustments, balance tweaks, bug/crash fixes, etc. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2005 @ 2:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World War II RTS developed by 1C Company (creators of the award-winning IL-2 Sturmovik series and Pacific Fighters) is a real-time tactical strategy title depicting the most significant battles of World War II during 1939-1945.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2005 @ 10:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.7.0 update is currently only for North American and Australian editions of the game, adds the Zul'Gurub high-level raid, Arathi Basin battleground, Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza event, and yet another massive slew of gameplay adjustments, balance tweaks, bug/crash fixes, etc. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2005 @ 9:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft has been a worldwide success and enabled Vivendi Universal Games to return to profitability. VUG's earnings operations were EUR 13 million, compared to a loss of EUR 168 million in the first half of 2004, mainly due to the increase in net sales and reduced operating expenses as a result of the recovery plan introduced in 2004, but also benefited from the worldwide success of World of Warcraft (4 million players at the end of August) and a strong increase of subscriptions with higher margins.
by Rainier on Sept. 7, 2005 @ 3:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Groove Games today announced World War II Combat: Road to Berlin, a high-intensity first person shooter (FPS) set in and around the chaotic battle grounds of Berlin during the final days of World War II. Developed by Direct Action Games, creators of the SPEC OPS series, Combat: Task Force 121, World War II Combat: Road to Berlin features single player and multiplayer action modes on Xbox Live.
by Rainier on Sept. 7, 2005 @ 12:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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World of Warcraft Lead Producer Shane Dabiri has put up
an updated battleplan looking ahead to what WoW players can expect in the coming months leading up to BlizzCon and the expansion announcement. Shane talks about adding mid-sized raid content, expanding current, and adding new, world events, PvP content and making it easier for lower level characters to advance in the PvP Honor System, improving underused talents for all classes, implementing is fee-based character transfers on the website, and closes off with a promise about soon coming details on the Hero class, and the
WoW expansion at BlizzCon.
by Rainier on Aug. 29, 2005 @ 11:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard announced today that its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft has reached more than 1 million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard's to more than 4 million paying customers.
by Rainier on Aug. 19, 2005 @ 2:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzplanet let us know that Blizzard is currently test running a new point release for World of Warcraft. "The Public Test Realms are live! Players can now experience, and help us test, all the changes and additions coming in patch 1.7, including a new raid dungeon, a new battleground, and many other exciting features." Get
more details here, or check out the
massive fix list here.
by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2005 @ 9:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Groove Games today announced World War II Combat: Road to Berlin, a high-intensity first person shooter (FPS) set in and around the chaotic battle grounds of Berlin during the final days of World War II. Developed by Direct Action Games, creators of the SPEC OPS series, Combat: Task Force 121, World War II Combat: Road to Berlin features single player and multiplayer action modes on Xbox Live.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2005 @ 11:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This update is currently only for European editions of the game, and makes some minor adjustments to the Blackwing Lair and Maruadon raids/dungeons, as well as a few other small tweaks & fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2005 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This update is currently only for North American and Australian editions of the game, and makes some minor adjustments to the Blackwing Lair and Maruadon raids/dungeons, as well as a few other small tweaks & fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...
by Rainier on July 28, 2005 @ 12:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Take command in this dynamic turn-based game and test strategies that long-past generals and world leaders could only dream of: make it happen in Gary Grigsby’s World at War. The entire saga of World War II is yours to re-enact or to re-make in your own vision. This demo includes two tutorial scenarios as well as a full year of the 1941 campaign scenario.
by Rainier on July 22, 2005 @ 8:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Gary Grigsby's World at War takes you through four World War II scenarios where five playable powers battle across thirty-eight different countries with fifteen different unit types. Black Bean will be releasing Gary Grigsby's World at War on the 23rd Sept.
by Rainier on July 21, 2005 @ 3:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft has surpassed 1.5 million paying customers in China – just a month following the game's commercial launch on June 7, 2005. World of Warcraft has now achieved another significant milestone as the largest MMORPG in the world, with more than 3.5 million global customers.