Blizzard has announced World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic will be released in September.
]]>Blizzard wants to make sure everyone is ready for the arrival of Warlords of Draenor next month by offering all previous expansions in one bundle for just $20.
]]>World of Warcraft and all its expansions are on sale today through June 24. You can pick up the WoW Battle Chest which comes with the game, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King for $5. For the same price, you can also grab 2010's Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria is also on sale for half off at 19.99. In all, if you are just starting the game, you can get the core game and every expansion released for $29.99. Hit up the summer sale page for more information.
]]>Blizzard has announced it's cut the price of World of Warcraft expansions in Europe at both retail and through the Blizzard Store. Those who have yet to purchase expansions for the MMO, or who are just new to the fray, can now pick up Wrath of the Lich King for €19.99 and Cataclysm for €29.99. At present, there hasn't been a price cut announcement for the US, as both expansions are listed on the store for $39.99; however, some retailers sell it for less than the suggested retail price, so it might be in your best interest to shop around.
]]>Blizzard is having a Black Friday sale of its own, so to speak, and has put its World of Warcraft offerings on sale.
]]>Blizzard and local operator NetEase have beaten the Chinese bureaucracy machine to finally peg a release date on WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King.
]]>Blizzard EVP of product development Frank Pearce has told VG247 that World of Warcraft will return to growth this year, moving beyond the 11.5 million subs it's been stuck at since 2008.
]]>The Chinese GAPP (General Adminstration of Press and Publication) has decided to allow World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade to be published in the country.
]]>Blizzard's followed up the release of patch 3.3, The Fall of the Lich King, with a nifty video for World of Warcraft.
Whether you play WoW or not is inconsequential, as Blizzard's videos usually warrant a watch regardless.
This one is no exception, and it's below the break courtesy of D'toid.
The patch went live yesterday.
]]>This Saturday, April 11, World of Warcraft players may notice some in-game activists over in Northrend due to PETA staging a protest over clubbing baby fur seals in the Howling Fjord zone.
The group's taken umbrage to bashing fake critters over the head, and the protesters plan on PvP-ing anyone that stands in between them and the virtual cuties.
There's more after the break, but just so you know, originally PETA tried to get this part of the game banned.
Thanks, Kotaku.
]]>A teaser video for upcoming WoW raid Uldar has been released by Blizzard.
Players will get to test themselves against the epic dungeon when patch 3.1 goes live.
Looks like fun. Watch it below.
]]>Wrath of the Lich King was the biggest selling PC game in the US last month, NPD figures have shown, with Spore and the WoW: Battle Chest coming in at second and third place respectively.
Full top 20 below. Hit this for all the rest of the new from last night's NPD release.
]]>Blizzard wants a few dedicated and skilled combatants to enter the new World of Warcraft Global Arena Tournament, where your team can both renown and cash prizes.
According to the official WoW site, players will "battle on special Tournament realms purely dedicated to the competitive format of 3v3 Arena matches".
The characters fighting it out will be newly created level 80s, and the teams that qualify will battle in an invitational ladder to get a chance at the finals.
Registration and all the other details through this link.
While you are here though, read on through the jump a list of patch notes for the surprise patch that Blizzard released for WoW earlier this afternoon. No, it's not the BIG one, sorry.
Following the usual maintenance today, patch 3.0.9 should be going live on all servers, but if you want to download the patch manually, click here.
]]>WOWInsider's published an internal EB email claiming that not only was the Wrath of the Lich King launch the biggest sales week of the year so far, but it was the biggest week ever outside of last year's Christmas sales, and the biggest launch the chain has ever had.
It was big, bucko. There are no figures on the mail, but expect the add-on to feature prominently November's ABCs.
]]>Wrath of the Lich King's upon us, and while we spent our evening with Blizzard in London last night, things happened in the rest of the world as well, apparently.
Joystiq and Kotaku have posted up reports and photos from the San Francisco event, while MTV covered the New York shindig.
]]>Of all the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launch events in the UK, we’re pretty sure we picked the right one.
]]>Wrath of the Lich King launched in London last night, and we decided to forego on sleep and get busy with the rusty old lenses. The results are after the link.
HMV witnessed by far the largest game launch it had ever seen, as you can see in the shots, and Blizzard COO Paul Sams and associate producer Lee Sparks turned up to do some crowd-whipping for the game's midnight release.
Our full coverage of the event's here, and the first news stories from out interview with Paul and Lee are here and here.
]]>World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King has launched in London to a heaving crowd at Oxford Street’s HMV.
Thousands queued outside the store to welcome in the second add-on to the world’s favourite MMO - find our gallery from the night here - with the usual assortment of cosplayers, children, grey gamers and the core in heavy attendance.
Full article and loads more photos after the break.
]]>Blizzard's put out listings for all midnight shop openings for the launch of Wrath of the Lich King in Europe tomorrow, and you'd be hard pressed to find a country that isn't involved.
We're going to be at the London opening at HMV on Oxford Street tomorrow evening, so expect plenty of things WoW-related.
]]>Blizzard bosses Mike Morhaime and Frank Pearce are to turn up at the midnight launch of Wrath of the Lich King in New York this week, which starts at 8.00pm EST on Wednesday at the "Best Buy store near Times Square."
There must only be one.
“At Best Buy, we’re passionate about helping gamers get the most enjoyment from their gaming systems – from having the latest releases to a full complement of gaming platforms, accessories, electronics and services,” said the incredibly-named Jill Hamburger, Best Buy vice president games and movies.
“Our newly introduced Reward Zone Gamers Club provides additional benefits and amazing experiences for our most loyal customers who love gaming.”
Press release after the link.
]]>According to this World of War story, UK retailer GameStation is now accepting pre-orders for the Wrath of the Lich King special edition.
The WoW update is due on November 13.
]]>Gamespot's got a bunch of new Wrath of the Lich King images for you, and it's all looking very nice.
]]>Blizzard just officially confirmed that World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King is to release in the UK - in both standard and Collector's Editions - on November 13.
The game will hit North America, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia on November 13; November 14 in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand; and Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November 18.
The Collector's Edition will contain:
- The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game.
- An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm.
- A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director’s commentary, and more.
- The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
- A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend.
- Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game March of the Legion™ starter decks, along with two exclusive cards available only in the Collector’s Edition.
Make no mistake: this will be one of the biggest games industry launches this year. The Burning Crusade launch in London was stupidly over-subscribed, and made the Wii and PS3 launches of the same period look puny by comparison. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Full thing after the break.
]]>According to this 1UP report, Blizzard's now allowing Wrath of the Lich King beta players in the US to add three pre-levelled 80 characters to their game. from the piece:
Blizzard has yet to make any official statements about these preleveled avatars, but their gear and naming scheme implies that the company is ramping up testing on PVP at the new level cap. Lake Wintergrasp -- World of Warcraft's first dedicated PVP zone -- has been singled out as the subject of criticism from scads of testers, so there's a good chance this is the first step toward fine-tuning that experience.
]]>According to this Massively story, World of Warcraft macros, key bindings and UI settings are to be stored on Blizzard's servers following the launch of Wrath of the Lich King. The info comes from a forum based on the running beta. Find it through the link, should you care.
]]>Blizzard's put out talent calculators in preparation for the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, showing you all the new stuff available with the expansion and how to get there in the most efficient way.
]]>After the jump. This doesn't really need an introduction, does it? Millions of people are chomping at the bit for this, us included. Video looks great.
Go look.
By Mike Bowden
]]>IGN has them and they make us wish our PC was über enough to run the game at full pelt.
]]>Speaking to IGN at Games Convention, World of Warcraft design head Tom Chilton said the level cap in the Wrath of the Lich King beta is about to be raised to 80.
]]>Speaking to MTV, WoW designer Jeffrey Kaplan has explained how the MMO's Achievement system will work, and how the update will bring 700 virtual trophies to the game.
]]>There are three movies on Massively of Wrath of the Lich King's death knight class, all taken from the now ongoing beta. Looks bonkers. Those that know about these things reckon's the MMO's newest bad-lad may be a little OTT, so a nerf may come out of the test before the add-on launches at the end of the year.
]]>According to this Shacknews post, Blizzard's confirmed that goodie bag serial codes from BlizzCon and the Parisian Worldwide Invitational will afford definite access to the upcoming WoW Wrath of the Lich King beta.
]]>WoWInsider reports that the Wrath of the Lich King beta downloader is in action, and those who have access to it have begun receiving data.
]]>According to this Worldatwar story, the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King alpha's now over. Beta can't be that far off then, innit.
]]>According to this Joystiq story, the WoW: Wrath of the Lich King beta lottery has now been opened up to US subscribers.
The opt-on when live in Europe yesterday, if you recall. If you don't recall, hit that link and we'll do it for you. There's still no date on when the beta's going to go live.
]]>According to this World at War piece, registration is now open for the upcoming WoW: Wrath of the Lich King beta.
]]>According to this WorldofWar piece, Blizzard staffer have been hinting that Wrath of the Lich King - the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion - will include polar bear mounts.
]]>WoWInsider's posted some leaked screens of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Looks pretty. We're not hosting these because Blizzard has probably dispatched war rocket Ajax to bring back someone's body, so we're best off out of it. Take a look for yourself. The expansion's out this year.
]]>According to Gamespot, Blizzard's started alpha testing WoW: Wrath of the Lich King, the next major content update for the MMO. There's also a rumour doing the rounds that it's going to hit in November, based on some sketchy dates from online retailers. Blizzard's responded by saying nothing's been announced, but, you know, it's probably right.
]]>Speaking here, Blizzard's Rob Pardo has said that WoW players want a fair financial system once they're in the game and that micro-transactions would "betray" them.
"We chose to go with the subscription-based model instead of that approach," he said. "We've taken the approach that we want players to feel like it's a level playing field once they're in WoW. Outside resources don't play into it - no gold buying, etc. We take a hard line stance against it. What you get out of micro-transactions is kind of the same thing and I think our player base would feel betrayed by it. I think that's something else you have to decide on up-front instead of implementing later."
Blizzard is currently working towards the release of Wrath of the Lich King, the second major expansion to its 10-million strong MMO.
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