WoW: Burning Crusade Collectors Edition Gallery 1/15/2007 5:27:49 PM

Here’s a little news that’s probably flown under the radar: You see, there’s this game that the kids are playing online with computers called World of Warcraft. Apparently, it’s pretty popular. Well, there’s an expansion for it that’s getting released tonight at midnight, called the Burning Crusade. We scored a few copies of the collector’s edition this afternoon, which were immediately unwrapped, posed on our table and photographed. It’s a compulsion of ours. Here are the pictures, for your enjoyment.

WoW Breaks 8 Million Players 1/11/2007 1:07:29 PM

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft is now played by more than 8 million gamers worldwide. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones with more than 2 million players in North America, 1.5 million players in Europe, and 3.5 million players in China.

WoW: Burning Crusade Coming Jan 16 11/9/2006 12:32:44 PM

Blizzard announced today that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will be in stores on January 16th in North America and Europe. In addition, Blizzard today announced that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft has reached a new milestone, with 7.5 million players worldwide.

New World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Media 8/24/2006 7:08:21 PM

Blizzard recentlyannounced plans to release a fully localised Spanish version of World of Warcraft. The Spanish version....

New World of Warcraft Patch Goes Live 3/29/2006 11:34:47 AM

World of Warcraft Patch 1.10 has gone live with a few hiccups. As of this article, the Blizzard team is still performing maintenance on the updates, but hopes to have the problems fixed soon.

Blizzard COO Says No World Of Warcraft For Xbox 360 3/3/2006 6:12:55 PM

While Game Informer editors have been waiting for the day to come where Blizzard and Microsoft would sing together in a happy land and announce World of Warcraft for the Xbox 360, Industry website MCV reports today that it's not looking too likely - ever.

WoW Hits 6 Million Subscribers, Spanish Version In The Works 3/1/2006 11:52:07 AM

Blizzard today announced that the worldwide total of World of Warcraft subscribers is now at more than 6 million players. The company is also planning to release a fully localized Spanish version of the game. The Spanish version will represent the fourth language available to players in Europe, making the game accessible to an even wider audience. World of Warcraft's European customer base is currently at more than 1 million players.

WoW Kicks Off The Lunar New Year In Style 1/19/2006 1:04:44 PM

World of Warcraft fans are in for a two-week-long festival that will be celebrating the Chinese New Year. WoW’s Lunar New Year will begin January 27th and end February 14th.

One Million Europeans Sucked Into The World Of Warcraft 1/19/2006 12:02:00 PM

Blizzard Entertainment's World Of Warcraft has surpassed the one million customer milestone in Europe, more than quadrupling the previously estimated size of the entire European MMORPG market since its launch in February 2005. In addition, World of Warcraft topped the sales charts for full-price PC games in Europe last year.

World Of Warcraft 1.9.0 Officially Alive And Kicking 1/3/2006 1:08:55 PM

For those of you that have not developed a sixth sense that allows you to “sense” new WoW data, Blizzard has released a new patch for World of Warcraft....

WoW HIts Five Million Subscribers 12/19/2005 12:18:27 PM

Blizzard today announced that World of Warcraft has surpassed five million customers worldwide. The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries throughout Europe and Asia.

Tales Of An MMO Noob: Learning The Lessons Of World Of Warcraft Part One 11/28/2005 7:33:49 PM

The massive time sink of an MMO has just never appealed to me. But now that winter is approaching, I decided to give World of Warcraft a shot for the first time.

Blizzard Opens New Realms For World Of Warcraft 11/9/2005 2:35:35 PM

Today Blizzard Entertainment announced that due to the continued growth of World of Warcraft’s population, they've opened six brand new realms for the game in North America.

World of Warcraft Surpasses One Million Paid Customers In North America 8/29/2005 5:27:16 PM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft has reached more than one million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard’s MMORPG to more than four million paying customers.

World Of Warcraft Reaches 3.5 Million Worldwide 7/21/2005 1:02:00 PM

World of Warcraft is now the largest MMORPG in the world, with more than 3.5 million global customers.

Blizzard Confirms WoW Expansion In The Works 6/22/2005 6:01:10 PM

Via the official Blizzard forums for World of Warcraft, it appears that the company is currently hard at work on an expansion for the wildly popular MMORPG.

WoW Hits Two Million Worldwide Subscriber Mark 6/14/2005 10:16:00 AM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft, the company's highly acclaimed subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed two million paying subscribers worldwide.

Blizzard Launches First Two WoW PvP Battlegrounds 6/7/2005 11:19:50 AM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced the release of the first two player-vs.-player (PvP) Battlegrounds for World of Warcraft.

Blizzard WoWs China 6/7/2005 10:22:31 AM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft has officially launched in China. Players in China can now download the game and create accounts. The open beta period in China had widespread success, in which the game reached a peak concurrency – the total number of subscribers playing simultaneously – of more than 500,000 players.

Blizzard Announces 1.5 MIllion World Of Warcraft Users 3/18/2005 10:21:29 AM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has surpassed the 1.5 million subscriber mark.

Blizzard Bans World Of Warcraft Speed Hackers 12/6/2004 12:44:33 PM

Blizzard announced over the weekend that they have banned a number of users for "speed hacking" - a hack done to speed up the characters in World Of Warcraft.

World Of Warcraft Shatters PC Sales Records 12/1/2004 2:01:15 PM

Blizzard Entertainment today confirmed that World of Warcraft has broken day-one sales records in North America, making it the most successful PC game launch ever. World of Warcraft sold through to over 240,000 customers at retailers in North America on Tuesday, November 23, selling more in its first 24 hours than any other PC game in history.

Blizzard Extends World Of Warcraft Trial Period 11/29/2004 10:22:39 AM

In response to server issues due to overwhelming demand for World of Warcraft, Blizzard announces a short trial period extension for some lucky gamers.

European World Of Warcraft Preorder Campaign To Begin Soon 11/24/2004 10:23:34 AM

Blizzard announces that the European preorder campaign for World of Warcraft will begin this Friday.

World Of Warcraft Signing Event Announced 11/17/2004 6:04:16 PM

The developers of World of Warcraft will sign copies of the game at a special launch event at Fry's Electronics in Fountai Valley, California, on November 23rd.

European World Of Warcraft Pre-Order Campaign Announced 11/9/2004 10:21:15 AM

Blizzard announces details for its special pre-order campaign for European countries.

World Of Warcraft Gets A Release Date 11/4/2004 5:29:19 PM

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft will be in stores in North America on November 23.

Blizzard/NVIDIA Team Up For World Of Warcraft 9/13/2004 11:35:55 AM

NVIDIA and Blizzard team up and procalim that the company's GPU cards are the best for World Of Warcraft.

AT&T/Blizzard Enter Into Hosting Agreement 8/24/2004 10:23:04 AM

AT&T and Blizzard announce that they've entered into an agreement to create a securing hosting solution for World of Warcraft.

New World Of Warcraft Screens 8/3/2004 10:33:11 AM

We've got 42 new screens from World Of Warcraft.

Blizzard Announces European World Of Warcraft Betas 6/28/2004 2:30:01 PM

Blizzard announces that the application process for European beta tests for World Of Warcraft will begin on July 5th for the UK, France, and Germany.

PVP Coming To World Of Warcraft 6/15/2004 6:28:19 PM

Blizzard announces that player versus player is coming to the World Of Warcraft.

World Of Warcraft Media 5/20/2004 3:11:16 PM

We've got new media for World Of Warcraft.

New World Of Warcraft Screens 2/25/2004 10:14:10 AM

We've got some new screens from Blizzard's World Of Warcraft.

WoW Europe Team Announced 2/4/2004 10:59:57 AM

During a press conference held today, Blizzard Entertainment announced plans to build a local World of Warcraft team in Europe. The team will be responsible for community relations, customer service, and technical support for the game. Additionally, they will manage the distribution and hosting of World of Warcraft on local European servers. With a regional team in place, Blizzard intends to affirm its commitment to the European game community by delivering a massively-multiplayer experience of unparalleled quality.

WoW Beta Signups Begin Wednesday 1/27/2004 10:52:11 AM

According to the Blizzard Website, signups begin on Wednesday at 6pm PST for the beta of World of Warcraft, Blizzards upcoming MMORPG based on the Warcraft universe.

New World of Warcraft Screens 9/9/2003 10:24:36 AM

Making the jump to to massively mutliplayer online game play, World of Warcraft will allow players to create their own personal character to traverse the world of Azeroth, interacting and battling with other players from around world.