Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, News items
Blizzplanet has uncovered that Blizzard has apparently filed a patent for something called “BattleChat,” which purports to supply “an interface for the electronic transmission of messages and documents including voice, text, and note transmission.” Along with the recent news that Blizzard is seeking mobile developers, Blizzplanet supposed […]

Filed under: Realm News, Blizzard, News items

Blizzard has launched the first new realm since the release of The Burning Crusade. It’s a PvE realm called Ghostlands, and it’s part of the latest batch of free realm transfers. You ready for the list of available transfers? Okay, here we go!
If you’re from the PvE realms Aerie […]

Filed under: Druid, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, PvP, Classes, (Arena PvP) Blood Sport, Arena

Every Thursday, V’Ming - who thinks that gnome warlocks are travesties of nature and need to be KOSed - shares thoughts and ideas on becoming deadlier at the Arenas. He additionally dabbles in the dark arts in Blood Pact.
A quick look at […]

Haven’t you ever wondered when a mob’s drops are determined in Blizzard’s World of Warcraft? Some players asked that very question on the official WoW forums, drawing the attention of Community Manager Drysc.
Drysc pointed out that the game generates mob loot as soon as the enemy is created. He added that a date stamp is […]

Filed under: Interviews, Gamers on the Street

Gamers on the Street logs into U.S. servers to get the word from the front on what’s going on in and around the World of Warcraft.What’s the “right” class and spec to be playing right now? What’s going to build the biggest splash on the scoreboards? Why do players […]

You’ve seen him do totally pointless things like flying his mounts in loops, killing trolls for absolutely no reason, and even jumping off a cliff. However, Shepiwot the paladin isn’t done overloading everyone’s brain cells with his latest adventures as machinima author Stoker is pleased to announce the latest in the highly amusing World of […]

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Blizzard, Economy
A few days ago we tried to estimate how much Blizzard was making from those 10 million accounts, but now we know for sure: it’s actually around $1.2 billion (which is up 58% from 2006). Now, you can probably see that that’s only $500 million […]