World of Warcraft

Bill Roper Interview

Gamasutra caught up with Bill Roper at GDC China for a very interesting interview about his time at Blizzard Entertainment, the rise and fall of Flagship Studios, what went right (and wrong) with Hellgate: London and Mythos, and more. If…

BlizzCon 2011 Announced

We’re only a month into 2011 and Blizzard Entertainment has already blown the lid off their BlizzCon plans. Is the first step in their Diablo III Q4 2011 release plans? Maybe. BLIZZCON® 2011 ANNOUNCED Blizzard Entertainment’s sixth BlizzCon gaming celebration…

World of Warcraft’s Luck of the Draw Buff, Buffed

In a new blog entry to the official World of Warcraft website, lead systems designer Greg Street explains why the team is enhancing the Luck of the Draw buff that’s used to encourage random grouping through the game’s Dungeon Finder.…

25 Best PC Games of the 2000s

GameSpy lists its top 25 PC games of the most recent decade, or in other words, the games we were playing from 2000-2009. Included are Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at #16, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind at #14,…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Reviews

My guess is that anyone interested in World of Warcraft’s third expansion pack has already seen most if not all that it has to offer, but if that doesn’t apply to you, then these two reviews just might come in…

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Concept Art

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft website is sporting four new pieces of concept art from the game’s first expansion pack, The Burning Crusade. Some good choices for small wallpapers or avatars in there.

World of Warcraft Developer Blog Update

Blizzard has been listening to the feedback on the latest expansion to its MMORPG World of Warcraft, Cataclysm, key amongst which is “it’s way too hard”. Lead systems designer Greg Street provides comments to the criticism and tips on how…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Reviews

Blizzard Entertainment’s five million-selling expansion pack has garnered a few more favorable reviews, including a set of positive second opinions from IGN: I’ve been playing World of Warcraft since launch, burned through Outland and Northrend and run Scarlet Monastery so…

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Nears 5 Million Sold

Blizzard Entertainment dropped another sales press release for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm this morning, and this time we learn that the expansion pack has sold nearly 5 million copies in its first month. WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSMâ„¢ ONE-MONTH SALES TOP…