World of Warcraft subscription numbers drop another 8%
In revealing the repurchase of its shares from Vivendi last night, publisher Activision announced that subscription numbers for World of Warcraft continued to decline, dropping from 8.3 million in Q1 to 7.7 million in Q2.
READ MORE >Former Blizzard dev: World of Warcraft killed the MMO genre
Old-school MMO players from before the days of World of Warcraft remember how the genre used to be. Games like the original EverQuest or Ultima...
READ MORE >"I think he's "mostly" right. I would also add that the complete saturation of voice ..."
see all 175 commentsUnauthorized World of Warcraft log-in attempts rise; Blizzard warns users
A rash of unauthorized login attempts to numerous World of Warcraft user accounts through the website and mobile Armory app has forced Blizzard to the auction house through the app and warn players to change their logins.
READ MORE >"And have you ever noticed how black olives are sold in cans, meanwhile green olives are sold in jars"
see all 12 commentsWorld of Warcraft subscribers down 13%; Activision concerned
A slight bump in subscription numbers for World of Warcraft after the launch of the Mists of Pandaria expansion has disappeared, with number now at 8.3 million, down from 9.6 million at the end of Q4 last last year, Activision announced in its latest earning report for Q1 20...
READ MORE >"They made too many changes. They should have expected that might bother a few (million) people."
see all 69 comments'Life of Pi' FX director to supervise visuals in Warcraft movie
Developments on the Warcraft movie front keep getting more interesting. First, we find out that Moon and Source Code director Duncan Jones would be would be taking over for Sam Raimi. Now we hear that the man behind the Academy Award winning visual effects team for Life of P...
READ MORE >"I am sure they will treat the Kung fu pandas with the respect and care they deserve. "
see all 24 commentsWorld of Warcraft's Bad Robot pet a tribute to JJ Abrams
Blizzard has been having fun with the pets it has created for World of Warcraft, creating everything from floating skulls to balloons to marmots. But for the first time, the dev team is creating a pet to pay tribute to a person and company outside the game.
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see all 9 commentsWorld of Warcraft 5.3 update adjusts Pet Battles
The upcoming 5.3 patch to World of Warcraft works to reduce randomness in the Pet Battles system, and give more information on hit chances.
READ MORE >""Without a little randomness, the outcome of a match could be predicted to a high degree of ..."
see all 4 commentsHearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft preview: Blizzard's F2P experiment
We get hands-on with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, and talk to executive producer Hamilton Chu and game designer Ben Brode.
READ MORE >"It hasn't been said, but I'm guessing they will also plan direct tie-ins with WoW and probably ..."
see all 2 commentsHearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is Blizzard's first F2P
Blizzard announced Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft today at PAX East. The free-to-play online collectible card game is set in the Warcraft universe.
READ MORE >"Yeah, I can see that. I think its awesome though and I wish they would have more smaller games. ..."
see all 71 commentsMoving World of Warcraft to console would be a 'huge challenge'
With Blizzard finally getting back into the console space with Diablo 3, it is only logical that questions would shift to a possible move outside...
READ MORE >"That's only about a single-layer DVD (4.7 GB) per title (core game + expansions). I don't think ..."
see all 34 commentsWorld of Warcraft 'lost our way a little' with Cataclysm
World of Warcraft lead system designer Greg Street says Blizzard "lost our way a little bit" with Cataclysm, which the team tried to rectify with Pandaria and subsequent patches.
READ MORE >"They didn't 'RE-Find' their way with the new expansion either. I played WoW since Beta, and ..."
see all 186 commentsWorld of Warcraft 'Thunder King' patch 5.2 adds new raid, bosses
The Thunder King has been unleashed in Pandaria with the newest content update for Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The 5.2 patch was released today and includes a new raid, new world bosses, and a new hub for daily quests that players usually loathe for building rep with a new...
READ MORE >"We should tax anyone that plays WoW 100%. Boom unemployement solved. "
see all 32 commentsActivision seeks new hits to ease reliance on Call of Duty, World of Warcraft revenue
Activision says that 83% of its net revenue comes from only four franchises (Call of Duty, Diablo, Skylanders, and World of Warcraft), so it has set plans in motion to generate new earners in case any of those fall short.
READ MORE >"Yes, including my beloved Project Gotham Racing franchise/developer. :-("
see all 72 comments'Moon,' 'Source Code' director chosen for Warcraft movie
Not much has been said about the new Warcraft movie since Sam Raimi said he was no longer directing the film. But now, Legendary Pictures has announced his replacement, grabbing the the director of sci-fi films Moon and Source Code.
READ MORE >"I missed that the first time. When I found out that's what happened I suddenly decided I liked ..."
see all 36 commentsWorld of Warcraft Pandaria patch to add quest hub, large raid dungeon
World of Warcraft's Mists of Pandaria is preparing for a major patch in early 2013, which will add a new quest hub, raid dungeon, world bosses, pets, and balance changes.
READ MORE >"yeah *all* the dailies take 2 to 3 hours, you only really need to do enough to spend valour ..."
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