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Buy World of Warcraft Servers from Blizzard, Perform Charity

If you were wondering what happened with the old hardware after Blizzard inevitably upgraded its server infrastructure, you just got your answer: charity. Blizzard just put 350 HP Blade servers up for auction on eBay. They aren't just any servers, but ones with name plates indicating the realm they maintaine...

26 January 2012
11:11 GMT

World of Warcraft Commercial Stars Chuck Norris

Blizzard is making lots of money with its World of Warcraft online RPG, so much that it's just released a brand new commercial for the game that stars none other than famous Hollywood actor Chuck Norris.Pretty much any Internet user knows or at least is familiar about the famous Chuck Norris Facts, a collection ...

21 November 2011
12:31 GMT

World of Warcraft Still Has Lots of Potential, Blizzard Says

Right after Blizzard released the third expansion, Cataclysm, for its hugely successful World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online role playing game, Rob Pardo, one of the co-designers of World of Warcraft talked about the game and how it could still reinvent itself in the future. World of Warcraft is still gr...

9 December 2010
02:30 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Client Patch 4.0.3 for Mac OS X

Blizzard Entertainment has released World of Warcraft Client Patch 4.0.3 for Mac OS X and Windows, an important update to the immensely popular MMORPG game originally released in 2004 as the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe.Dubbed “The Shattering of Azeroth”, patch 4.0.3 alters th...

24 November 2010
07:45 GMT

World of Warcraft Player Swallows His Battle.net Authenticator

The Battle.net authenticator is very important to lots of World of Warcraft players, as it guarantees that you can safely protect your account from hackers and add that extra bit of security.Sadly, for one player of the massively successful RPG, the authenticator managed to create more problems than solve, as he acci...

19 November 2010
14:21 GMT

Bing World of Warcraft Visual Search Gallery

A new visual search gallery has gone live on Microsoft’s search decision engine, allowing fans of World of Warcraft to explore a collection of weapons and items from the game. Obviously, the Bing World of Warcraft Visual Search Gallery is much than just a set of pretty pictures for users to feat their eyes on....

1 September 2010
03:27 GMT

The 'Wow' Spam Campaign Returns to Twitter

Security researchers from antivirus vendor Sunbelt Software, warn that a spam run that hit Twitter a few weeks ago, has made a comeback recently. Rogue tweets try to exploit the curiosity of users and get them to click on malicious links. The mass spam messages are sent from fake accounts registered specifically...

2 July 2010
09:58 GMT

Creative's World of Warcraft Headset Starts Shipping

World of Warcraft has reached a stage where it is, basically, a brand all on its own. This, of course, means that any and all developers of any type of product will find it useful to associate their new gadgets with this highly successful MMORPG. Among the latest additions to the long line of WoW products is a sophis...

25 March 2010
10:00 GMT

Download WoW Test Realm Patch 3.3.3 for Mac OS X

When it was released in February, the latest World of Warcraft Mac client patch updated the popular MMORPG to version 3.3.2. With the new test realm patch now available, fans of the game can have a peek at what’s coming up next. The test realm patch notes only apply to features that exist on the public test re...

23 March 2010
07:33 GMT

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Hit WoW Gamers

World of Warcraft users won't be happy to hear that hackers have managed to pull a man-in-the-middle attack on several servers hosted in Europe. This happened even with the extra security barriers added by the use of an external authenticator. The attack is suspected to have came from China or/and Malaysia.The a...

3 March 2010
10:05 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.3.2 for Mac OS X

As expected, Blizzard Entertainment has issued a new client patch for players of its popular massively multiplayer online role-playing-game (MMORPG), World of Warcraft. As usual, Dungeons & Raids receive enhancements and tweaks, as does PvP, and a number of classes (Druids, Shamans, Warlocks, Warriors). Technical sup...

3 February 2010
08:09 GMT

Download New World of Warcraft Patch 3.3.0 for Mac OS X

“At last. In the Fall of the Lich King content update (3.3), the great doors of Icecrown Citadel will be forced open,” an update on the official World of Warcraft website reads. The newest patch is now available for free download for Mac and Windows gamers alike. “The mightiest heroes of the Horde ...

9 December 2009
10:21 GMT

Mac WoW Players, Prepare to ‘Merge’

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that all current World of Warcraft players will be required to merge their accounts with a new Battle.net account come November 11, when the new Battle.net launches. Those who don’t do the merging will be unable to continue to play online, while those who do merge will recei...

14 October 2009
10:32 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Mac Client PTR Updater 3.3.0

Blizzard Entertainment has released a “test realm” update for the Mac version of World of Warcraft. The World of Warcraft PTR Updater provides new features and changes that are applied to the test environment (realm) in order to more effectively test new features making their way into the official WoW gam...

9 October 2009
06:02 GMT

WoW Patch 3.2.2 Is Live for Mac OS X - Free Download

Blizzard Entertainment has officially released Patch 3.2.2 for players of its immensely popular MMORPG for Mac and PC, World of Warcraft. With dragon Onyxia reborn, the patch brings players back into the darkest times of Azeroth. As usual, the development team has posted a mile-long changelog for the patch. Luckily,...

23 September 2009
03:54 GMT

Mac WoW Gamers, Prepare for Cataclysm

Blizzard Entertainment has announced plans to ship the third expansion to World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Windows PC and Mac OS X.  World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was unveiled at the company’s fourth BlizzCon gaming festival. WoW: Cataclysm changes Azeroth f...

24 August 2009
08:14 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Mac Client Patch 3.2.0a

Although Blizzard Entertainment’s website doesn’t list the update as being available yet, the folks at macgamefiles have a World of Warcraft 3.2.0a, which contains the following installer: “WoW-3.2.0.10192-to-3.2.0.10314-enUS-patch.app.” The patch is available for World of Warcraft players in ...

21 August 2009
07:27 GMT

Creative to Release World of Warcraft-Themed Gaming Headset

The guy who thought about merchandise and branding for the first time is one of the people to have had a major impact on our present civilization and lifestyle. And if you're still having any doubts about the truth behind the sentence above, let me introduce to you one of the latest projects soon to emerge from ...

20 August 2009
10:52 GMT

WoW Patch 3.2.0 Is Live for Mac OS X - Download Here

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is now available for download on Mac OS X and Windows platforms, Softpedia can confirm. The update is free to download and can be obtained by using the download link available below. Earlier today, WoW.com cited reliable sources saying that Blizzard Entertainme...

4 August 2009
10:47 GMT

WoW 3.2 Patch for Mac OS X Expected Momentarily [Updated]

WoW.com, the most popular World of Warcraft fan site, claims to have multiple independent sources confirming the release of Patch 3.2 occurring August 4 in the US. Besides the changes listed in the latest PTR patch notes, the release will also bring “some rather significant extended maintenance,” the sour...

4 August 2009
06:15 GMT

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft Might Go Live Tomorrow

World of Warcraft is the most popular online video game in the world, boasting the huge number of 11,5 million paying subscribers each month. After already seeing two new expansions in the form of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King, interest for this title is still going strong. This is especially true t...

4 August 2009
03:49 GMT

World of Warcraft Mobile Armory Lands on iPhone - Free

Apple has approved Blizzard's official WoW Armory client for iPhone and iPod Touch. The free app allows WoW fans and owners of an Apple handset to see important stats, character info, PvP leaderboards, use a talent calculator and more stuff they could previously only access on their computer. The World of Warcr...

17 July 2009
08:51 GMT

Teen Threatens to Hijack Plane in WoW, FBI Arrests Him

World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG in the world, scoring almost 11,5 million paying subscribers every month. Out of all these people, you can definitely imagine that some of them aren't really the brightest tools in the box. Such is the case with an 18-year-old boy from Johnson County, Indiana, who de...

15 July 2009
15:01 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Mac Client PTR Update 3.2.0 - Free

Blizzard Entertainment has released an update to the Mac version of World of Warcraft. The World of Warcraft PTR Updater provides new features and changes that are applied to the test environment (realm) in order to more effectively test new features, making their way into the official WoW game. The test realm patch ...

13 July 2009
10:31 GMT

Death Knight Changes in WoW Patch 3.2 Get Detailed

World of Warcraft is one of the biggest games in the world, boasting a huge 11,5 million subscribers every month. It has received some massive expansions, in the form of The Burning Crusade and the more recent Wrath of the Lich King add-ons, but players have gotten used to the new things quite fast. However, while W...

6 July 2009
03:45 GMT

New WoW Druid Forms Confirmed - June Mac Release Imminent

Blizzard Entertainment has posted details on the upcoming World of Warcraft patch. The developer usually announces one on the verge of its release, so a new WoW patch should be available for Mac owners by the end of the month. “In our next major content patch, druids will find a host of new textures for two ma...

5 June 2009
09:49 GMT

Download World of Warcraft 3.1.3 (Mac) – Free

Blizzard Entertainment has released an update to the Mac version of its immensely popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Bringing the game to version 3.1.3 on Macintosh computers, WoW fans get improvements and tweaks for most character classes and dungeons. A slew of bug fixes has also been incorporated in this release. ...

3 June 2009
06:16 GMT

Download World of Warcraft 3.1.2 Mac Client Patch – Free

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new client patch for fans of its popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. In addition to the usual laundry of bug fixes spanning most character classes, the update improves the Equipment Manager, and PVP play, as well as items and professions. Blizzard Entertainment notes (as usual) t...

20 May 2009
05:21 GMT

PC Sales Charts – Discount Edition

The PC gaming market has been doomed by a lot of analysts because it is filled with piracy, which hurts every company that brings its games to the old platform, still the most popular one in the world. But the weekly PC sales charts just go to prove that things are still going great for a lot of companies that have m...

6 May 2009
11:11 GMT

World of Warcraft Demoed on iPhone – Video

Surreal? Yes, but this video is also too believable not to share. According to several reports yesterday, someone posted a video of a World of Warcraft client running pretty well on the iPhone. Using the VolleeX engine, WoW can (seemingly) be controlled very well via the iPhone's touchscreen interface. Kotaku p...

27 April 2009
08:43 GMT

Play Peggle in World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is one of the most popular video games out there, gaining a cult-like following in the over 11,5 million subscribers it has. It has won for its developer and publisher, Blizzard, a huge amount of money, but now it seems that the massively successful MMORPG can also generate a decent amount of income...

27 April 2009
03:04 GMT

Download Free World of Warcraft Patch 3.1.1 (Mac)

Blizzard Entertainment has just issued a new patch for players of its immensely popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The developer has posted a few notes for WoW players, revealing that those with dual-specialization will have both specs reset. “In order to address issues with the dual talent specialization syst...

22 April 2009
03:55 GMT

Download World of Warcraft 3.1 Mac Client Patch - Free

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new client patch for fans of its popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Adding a new raid instance (Secrets of Ulduar), the patch contains the usual mile-long list of changes and enhancements. A breakdown of the most important changes occurring in World of Warcraft for Mac (after ins...

15 April 2009
13:21 GMT

PETA Fights to Protect Baby Seals in World of Warcraft

We aren't living in a perfect world, as it is host to a wide variety of cruelty acts. PETA, or People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, have fought for quite some time against cruelty to animals and have shown on numerous occasions that they aren't afraid to take on video games, for better or for worse. We...

8 April 2009
15:01 GMT

Free Battle.net Mobile Authenticator App Released for iPhone

Blizzard has released the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator for the iPhone, aimed at World of Warcraft players who are serious about keeping their accounts safe. According to those who've tested it, users are only required to download the free app and make one simple adjustment to their Battle.net account.Blizzard...

3 April 2009
06:02 GMT

Blizzard Posts WoW Patch Info – Talent Dual Spec, UI Tweaks, More

WoW fans including Mac owners should learn that Blizzard Entertainment has updated the official World of Warcraft site with new information about upcoming changes to the immensely popular MMORPG. UI changes, well as the introduction of talent dual specialization mechanics are detailed in the post.According to Blizzar...

24 March 2009
07:16 GMT

Blizzard to Launch Authenticator App for iPhone (Rumor)

WoW Insider has found a posting over on Blizzard's Support section that suggests the giant developer is planning to release an application called Mobile Authenticator – the software-only version of the Blizzard Authenticator.Blizard currently has this piece of hardware for sale, the Authenticator, which pu...

20 March 2009
07:59 GMT

World of Warcraft Designer to Tackle New Blizzard Online Title

Blizzard is one of the biggest game developers out there, being responsible for a lot of iconic franchises like StarCraft, Diablo or the recent runaway success that is World of Warcraft. With over 11,5 million paying subscribers every month, you can definitely be sure that the financial resources of the company can f...

20 February 2009
02:43 GMT

World of Warcraft Could Promote Conservation

World of Warcraft is now the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) on the planet, played by more than 11 million people worldwide. Under these conditions, it would stand to reason that this single application could potentially have a tremendous impact on the lives of many individuals, a...

17 February 2009
02:55 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Mac Client Patch 3.0.9 – Free

Today makes three full weeks since Blizzard Entertainment released the 3.0.8 patch for World of Warcraft for Mac. The latest patch, bringing the popular MMORPG to version 3.0.9, has just been released adding tweaks and enhancements to Druids, Hunters, Mages, Paladins, Priests, Rogues... eh, heck, everyone! User Inter...

11 February 2009
03:55 GMT

Blizzard Admits That It Has Made Hunters Too Weak

Online games are seeing a massive increase in popularity these days as most people understand that they offer a much more entertaining experience. This, coupled with the fact that you can play with your friends and experience some very interesting stories, made titles such as World of Warcraft or Warhammer Online ext...

30 January 2009
15:11 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Patch 3.0.8 for Mac

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new update for Mac and PC versions of its popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The patch delivers the promised ability to create Death Knights on any realm as players reach level 55, as well as the usual laundry of fixes and tweaks.Main changes brought by the latest WoW patch inclu...

21 January 2009
09:40 GMT

Death Knights for All, Courtesy of Blizzard

Blizzard is one of the most profitable firms out there, and, after the merger with another large gaming corporation, Activision, things are set to become even bigger for the new company. This is especially due to the massively popular franchises that Blizzard has, among them being the sales phenomenon World of W...

12 January 2009
11:01 GMT

World of Warcraft Breaks Records and Reaches 11.5 Million Users

The MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) market is a pretty tough one, with titles engaged in a bitter fight for the average user, but, sadly, this fight is only for the second place, as the front position is taken by Blizzard's World of Warcraft. This hugely popular title is still dominating ...

28 December 2008
09:01 GMT

Computer Games Are Now Gender-Neutral

Despite popular belief, recent scientific studies prove the fact that on-line games are less and less dominated by males, as the stereotype goes. Rather, more than 40 percent of players in popular games such as EVE, World of Warcraft, MU and others are females, the new results show. Gamers who spend more time on thei...

23 December 2008
08:50 GMT

Blizzard Won't Make a CGI World of Warcraft Movie

World of Warcraft is, without a doubt, the most popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out there, with over 12 million paying subscribers every month. It dominates the market and has brought its developer and publisher, Blizzard, quite a lot of money in the past 4 years since its launch.As furt...

4 December 2008
15:01 GMT

Blizzard Says Games Will Withstand the Financial Crisis

Blizzard is definitely quite a happy company these days. It has launched the second expansion to one of the biggest and most profitable online games out there, World of Warcraft, which has over 11 million paying subscribers on a monthly basis. This expansion, dubbed Wrath of the Lich King, has broke all sales records...

24 November 2008
11:01 GMT

Mac Gamers Contribute to Record Setting Wrath of the Lich King Launch

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, available for Mac and PC, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is t...

21 November 2008
08:27 GMT

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Soundtrack Available

The entire soundtrack album of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is now available to buy through the iTunes Store, Blizzard Entertainment proudly announced. Tracks like "Shadow Web Caverns," "Dragon's Rest," "Path of Tears," "The Garden of Life," and "Obsidian Sanctum" are sure to delight fans of the pop...

19 November 2008
08:26 GMT

Wrath of The Lich King Raids Have Been Defeated

World of Warcraft is a true online phenomenon, having over 11 million subscribers to date. It is the most popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out there, and is the title which brought online gaming to the masses, offering the great Warcraft universe created by Blizzard in a form that is...

18 November 2008
13:01 GMT


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