If there’s anything that all the chaos between Activision and Infinity Ward in the past 24 hours has taught us, it’s that no one is safe and dry under Bobby Kotick ’s umbrella.
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Activision report lists World of Warcraft as a ‘risk factor’
Just when it seemed that NetEase had finally gotten things under control to operate World of Warcraft in China, it’s hit another potential road bump. The company released an official statement to Chinese press announcing the resignation of project chief Li Riqiang, according to JLM Pacific Epoch , a research firm that focuses on China. The statement did not give a specific explanation for Riqian’s departure nor did it name a possible replacement to fill the seemingly important vacancy.
Blizzard’s in-game pet store will soon be breaking the fourth wall and invading your living room with the World of Webkinz , er … Warcraft plush animals. You’ll be able to spend your real-life gold ($24.99 each) on a real-world plush doll, which will come with a code for an in-game pet that looks identical to your furry little friend.
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Warcraft Plushies on the way, and no, that’s not a fetish group
Let’s be honest. Between Diablo III , Stacraft II and the new World of Warcraft expansion , we’re all going to be pretty heavily embroiled in Blizzard’s games over the next couple of years
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Blizzard offers updated look at the new Battle.Net
Members of the guild Blood Legion have killed Arthas, the primary villain of World of Warcraft and the final end-game goal of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. The ten players who downed World of Warcraft ’s current final boss have earned the title “Kingslayer” and the “world-first” achievement for being the first crew to accomplish the feat.
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‘Blood Legion’ Guild Slays the Lich King
There’s a surprisingly large sect of characters in World of Warcraft who live their entire lives without ever stepping foot outside of their race’s capitol city.
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Blizzard announces ‘premium’ Auction House functionality for WoW Armory app
The new World of Warcraft magazine from Future Publishing proves that print’s not dead, it’s just holed up in Icecrown Citadel waiting for a 20-man raid to take it down and loot it for rare drops. The first issue, dated Winter 2009, is handsome, glossy and completely advertisement-free
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Hands On: World of Warcraft Official Magazine
The Scottish Sun – “Scottish Newspaper of the Year” mind you – reports that a woman gave her 42-year-old husband an ultimatum: Ditch that six-foot-tall World of Warcraft orc statue, or I move to Canada. Who did he choose?
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Wife or Six-Foot Orc Statue? Warcraft Fan Forced to Choose [Wives]
Have you ever wondered what keeps gamers forever in search of the next great piece of loot, why WoW players have to find the last piece of that epic armor set, why Borderlands fiends constantly quest for a better gun? The answer, according to website pscychologyofgames.com , is all in the brain’s neurotransmitters, specifically dopamine neurons. Put simply, dopamine neurons monitor dopamine, a chemical that accompanies good or pleasurable things — like, say, finding some rare loot in Diablo
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The psychology of a gamer’s search for phat loot
This past Saturday brought us the Spike TV Video Game Awards and – before experiencing the litany of world exclusives that awaited us inside – we spent some time outside cruising the red carpet and talking (briefly!) to many of the game developers and talent. We squeezed them for information as fast as we could while simultaneously wishing them holiday cheer and good tidings
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VGA 2009: Felicia Day on Felicia Day
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