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| World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King zone trailers |
| Looking forward to the release of World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King? You might want to check out these new videos featuring five areas that can be found in the expansion pack: Dragonblight, Zul'Darak, Sholazar Basin, Borean Tundra, and the Howling Fjord..You can find out more about the zones by following the links below. Check back for more Wrath of the Lich King updates!More on DragonblightMore on Zul'DarakMore on Sholazar BasinMore on ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-zone-trailers/pg/49/aid/120007 |
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| Blizzcon 2008: first details revealed |
| If you're a fan of World of Warcraft, StarCraft 2, or any of Blizzard's games, then here's the announcement you've been waiting for. Blizzard has finally released details regarding Blizzcon 2008 via press release. This year's event, which will be held on October 10 and 11at the Anaheim Convention Center, is the biggest one yet. According to the press release, Blizzcon will now take up three convention halls as compared to last year's two. T... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzcon-2008-first-details-revealed/pg/49/aid/119997 |
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| World of Warcraft lead producer on Death Knights in Wrath of the Lich King |
| The lead producer of World of Warcraft, J. Allen Brack, was recently interviewed regarding the role of Death Knights in Wrath of the Lich King. He gave out more details about the role of the new hero class, its talent trees, as well as the character's racial abilities.Brack confirmed that the Death Knight will be filling multiple roles in a party such as a raid tank which specializes in magic damage-dealing bosses but can also function as a main ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-lead-producer-on-Death-Knights-in-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King/pg/49/aid/119990 |
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| Blizzard handing out bans, suspensions to Arena win traders |
| It looks like Blizzard has been busy handing down the law to players involved in win trading on World of Warcraft's Arena. Apart from giving the Arena rules a bit of a tweak to cut down on violators, WoW Insider reports that the company has also been handing out bans.The reported banhammering incidents have ranged from suspensions of as long as 72 hours to outright permanent bans. People who bought points from win-traded teams have also bee... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-handing-out-bans-suspensions-to-Arena-win-traders/pg/49/aid/119986 |
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| Wrath of the Lich King dungeons have 10- and 25-person versions |
| Whoa, we've really been laying it on thick with Wrath of the Lich King updates, but we know you guys want more. This update talks about the new raid dungeon scheme that Blizzard will employ in the upcoming expansion.Ever missed out on some of the dungeons in World of Warcraft because the required party needs more people than you can convince to join you? WotLK provides an answer: all raid dungeons will have both 10- and 25-person versions.A... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-dungeons-have-10-and-25-person-versions/pg/49/aid/119940 |
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| Blizzard: New models for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King |
| Recently, we've been featuring numerous updates on World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Given this case, chances are you might be eager to know more about what can be expected from the expansion itself.Not to worry. Blue poster Nethaera replied to a post made by Gibbson from the Mug'thol realm regarding the new models that he saw on the trailer video of the game. he said that we was unimpressed with what he saw.Well, the response made by B... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-New-models-for-World-of-Warcraft-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King/pg/49/aid/119934 |
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| Grand theft gyrocopter: Wrath of the Lich King to introduce vehicles into game |
| There's more information coming in regarding Blizzard's World of Warcraft, and this time, the news is on the possibility of vehicles making it into the game. As it happens, Eurogamer got a sneak peek at the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, and they mentioned some notable things about vehicles on the second page of their hands-on article.Apparently, Wrath's introduction of vehicles is meant for specific missions (such as PvP battles) rather than ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Grand-theft-gyrocopter-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-to-introduce-vehicles-into-game/pg/49/aid/119932 |
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| Blizzard's J. Brack Allen on the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion |
| Lately, there's been a flood of information regarding the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion for Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Lead Producer J. Allen Brack recently shared some of his thoughts on the new expansion and how its contents will supplement the already massive gameplay elements in the main game.Many players were actually thankful with stepping back into the boots of the more traditional high fantasy setting of WotLK. Brack then ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-10 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-s-J-Brack-Allen-on-the-upcoming-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-expansion/pg/49/aid/119887 |
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| WoW forums: Blizzard shares thoughts on the numbers of new Death Knights |
| 'The more, the merrier,' so they say. World of Warcraft player Guges, however, does not agree. The player is concerned about the possible supersaturation of Death Knights in Wrath of the Lich King. It's different, the player maintained, from the days when you had to contend with paladins and shamans in The Burning Crusade.Fortunately, Blizzard blue posters Bornakk and Drysc took the time to reassure the WoW forum populace. Bornakk reminded playe... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-10 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-forums-Blizzard-shares-thoughts-on-the-numbers-of-new-Death-Knights/pg/49/aid/119870 |
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| Games For Health Conference 08: Neils Clark on understanding and dealing with game addiction |
| Yes, addictions need to be dealt with, but it's important to first understand exactly what it is you're dealing with. That's why writer and researcher Neils Clark addressed the subject of video game addiction at the 2008 Games for Health Conference. His talk centered on the problem, its elements, real world relationships and its solutions.Clark noted is that it has no differentiation between children and adults with regard to game addiction, thou... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-10 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Games-For-Health-Conference-08-Neils-Clark-on-understanding-and-dealing-with-game-addiction/pg/49/aid/119845 |
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| WoW Forums: Players ask for news on WotLK talent trees |
| We've got a deluge of the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King news from GameSpy's inside look at the upcoming expansion and well, we've got more. This time another player question about the expansion has cropped up from the WoW Forums and it's all about the updated talent trees.Kalfor of Norgannon asked when the updated talent trees for WotLK will be released. If you remember, updated talent trees for The Burning Crusade were released a cou... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-09 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-Players-ask-for-news-on-WotLK-talent-trees/pg/49/aid/119834 |
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| World of Warcraft: Death Knights still being tweaked |
| Quite a number of players have expressed concern regarding the Death Knight class which will be implemented when Wrath of the Lich King goes live on Blizzard's World of Warcraft servers. Gamers have been complaining that the Death Knight will have a counter ability for anything other classes can throw at it.Community Manager Drysc has told players that they shouldn't worry too much about it since the Death Knight abilities are still unfinished an... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-09 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Death-Knights-still-being-tweaked/pg/49/aid/119824 |
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| Death Knight info galore: Tom Chilton discusses upcoming hero class for WotLK |
| The new hero class from Blizzard's Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft has been shrouded in mystery over the past few months. Speculations and several clarifications have been thrown back and forth between the developers and the players on how the Death Knight will play out its role once it goes live.A special feature on Ten Ton Hammer focused on the different abilities and perks the upcoming class will be getting. It basically... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-09 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Death-Knight-info-galore-Tom-Chilton-discusses-upcoming-hero-class-for-WotLK/pg/49/aid/119820 |
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| Activision conference call: new CoD game in development, Tony Hawk game for the DS, and more |
| Encouraged by the record results of the Q4 and fiscal year 2008 reports, Activision is already planning its next set of projects for the year. The company recently announced these in a recent analyst conference call.Activision executives Bobby Kotick and Mike Griffith and others mentioned several particularly noteworthy franchise endeavors and projections:Guitar Hero - The company will triple the number of Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock (PS3, Xbo... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-09 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Activision-conference-call-new-CoD-game-in-development-Tony-Hawk-game-for-the-DS-and-more/pg/49/aid/119787 |
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| WoW Forums: BlizzCast won't die at two |
| It may have been a while since an episode of the Blizzard BlizzCast was released, but players of World of Warcraft can count on another installment. According to blue poster Nethaera over at the WoW Forums, the informative and entertaining podcast won't stop after two iterations.At the root of it all is a World of Warcraft denizen who made a thread at the official forums about how Blizzcast is rather nifty. For Kittysafe, it's a major tool for Bl... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-08 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-BlizzCast-won-t-die-at-two/pg/49/aid/119774 |
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| WoW Europe: proposal to ban multiplexing, boxing in World of Warcraft |
| The term 'boxing' takes on a different meaning in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. It basically describes the act of controlling several characters from multiple accounts or instances of the game and simultaneously doing the same action.While this may seem like an amusing way to play WoW, some people find this kind of practice an act of gameplay abuse, especially when exercised in PvP or Battlegrounds. WoW Europe forum poster Noroimuja gave a length... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-08 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Europe-proposal-to-ban-multiplexing-boxing-in-World-of-Warcraft/pg/49/aid/119749 |
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| WoW forums: why does the Blizzard Store redirect back to itself? |
| It's no fun to be constantly redirected. Just ask World of Warcraft player Soraneaptide. The player posted a complaint on Blizzard's forums regarding the company's store. According to Soraneaptide, the Blizzard store has too many redirects and seems to bounce back to itself.Furthermore, Soraneaptide can't seem to open an entry for a detail view of the Blizzard store. Neither does the player have access to Blizzard.com or links to a webmaster.Fort... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-08 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-forums-why-does-the-Blizzard-Store-redirect-back-to-itself-/pg/49/aid/119736 |
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| Blizzard presents new Opex the Rogue WoW fan art |
| Rogues in Blizzard's World of Warcraft are probably the embodiment of everything creepy (pun intended) and sneaky. This is perhaps best seen in WoW player Opex's fan art, the subject of which is a rogue troll of the same name.It was Blizzard blue poster Slorkuz endorsed Opex's artwork on the European World of Warcraft forums, and with good reason: the picture seems to bring out the stealthy ferocity that rogues are known for. The scar that runs a... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-08 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-presents-new-Opex-the-Rogue-WoW-fan-art/pg/49/aid/119730 |
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| Public Knowledge interest group criticizes Blizzard for WoWGlider bot suit |
| We hope you can still remember the Blizzard v MDY Industries case years back. It's about the use of the WoWGlider bot program within World of Warcraft meriting Blizzard's assertion of its copyright privileges. As of writing, the two sides are still stuck in a stalemate, both filing motions to claim victory without trial.Closely monitoring the conflict is the interest group Public Knowledge. Just recently, they filed 'friend of the court' ar... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Public-Knowledge-interest-group-criticizes-Blizzard-for-WoWGlider-bot-suit/pg/49/aid/119714 |
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| Epic World of Warcraft guild recruitment video of Illidan slaying |
| How far will your World of Warcraft guild go just to expand your roster? That's a question we'd like to ask Resistance is Futile after seeing the most elaborate guild recruitment video we've come across. We know people take Blizzard's phenomenal MMORPG seriously, but this video can't make guild members any more proud.It starts epic, and ends epic. A warrior is seen fighting Illidan, but that's not what caught our attention. Cinematography is impr... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Epic-World-of-Warcraft-guild-recruitment-video-of-Illidan-slaying/pg/49/aid/119710 |
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| Blizzard outlines steps on how to report latency issues in WoW |
| One of the biggest 'killer' factors in any online game would have the intermittent lag we all experience every now and then. This small annoyance plagues even the most popular MMO titles like Blizzard's World of Warcraft, as seen during a recent forum post on the WoW forums.In an attempt to alleviate the recent flood of reports concerning high latency issues, Blizzard Poster Nickjs outlined several detailed steps on how to report such problems di... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-outlines-steps-on-how-to-report-latency-issues-in-WoW/pg/49/aid/119692 |
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| World of Warcraft: Europe Frostmourne fan art contest now open |
| Blizzard has announced that they will be running a new World of Warcraft fan art competition in Europe called the Frostmourne Fan Art contest. The winner of this event will be taking home a Frostmourne replica from Epic Games and a guaranteed entry into the Wrath of the Lich King beta test along with the two runner up winners.To enter the contest, artists will have to submit an original artwork which shows Arthas as he wields the Legendary ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Europe-Frostmourne-fan-art-contest-now-open/pg/49/aid/119688 |
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| Europe WoW forums: players invited to role-play in and view Venom Mount Racing Championship |
| Yes, it is possible to hit two birds with one stone in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Remember those mounts that make for faster transportation? WoW player Sheildheart and the rest of the Venom Guild will be using them to race against each other in the Venom Mount Racing Championship.Blizzard forum member Sheildheart sent out an invitation recently to all interested parties on the European WoW forums who wish to watch the said event. Unfortunately... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Europe-WoW-forums-players-invited-to-role-play-in-and-view-Venom-Mount-Racing-Championship/pg/49/aid/119671 |
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| Major League Gaming adds World of Warcraft to Pro Circuit stops |
| If you're looking to make money from playing games professionally, then there's one other way you can take aside from the Arena Tournament. Major League Gaming recently announced that it will add PC gaming to three of its Pro Circuit Stops, bringing with it the promise of Blizzard's The Burning Crusade. Here are the specs of the event straight from MLG: Kick-off event: MLG San Diego, June 13-15thOther stops: MLG Orlando, July 11th-1... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Major-League-Gaming-adds-World-of-Warcraft-to-Pro-Circuit-stops/pg/49/aid/119670 |
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| World of Warcraft: Phase 3 of Arena Tournament 2008 begins |
| Bornakk visited the World of Warcraft forums earlier to announce that registrations for the 2008 WoW Arena Tournament s first qualification round are now closed, heralding the beginning of the arena's Phase 3.Phase 3 expected to filter out the teams that will be competing in the tournament's highly anticipated regional finals. The gloves come off here, folks - let's hope all that hard practice you and your chosen team endured will get you ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-07 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Phase-3-of-Arena-Tournament-2008-begins/pg/49/aid/119663 |
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| WoW Arena Tournament 2008 Europe registration about to end |
| The Second Phase of the World of Warcraft Arena Tournament 2008 has already started so it's already time to close the registration of the first qualifying round. Catch the deadline before it expires on 11:59 CET this May 6.Congratulations to you if you are a responsible WoW gamer who need not mount a last-minute effort to register. Here are the benefits if you have already registered:Instantly create new level 70s with full sets of PvP gear... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-06 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Arena-Tournament-2008-Europe-registration-about-to-end/pg/49/aid/119623 |
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| World of Warcraft: M'uru taken down by Exodus, first U.S. kill |
| Remember when we reported on the world's first M'uru kill by the SK-Gaming guild in Europe? It was revealed that the U.S. based Exodus clan on Blizzard's World of Warcraft Kel'thuzad server have also managed to defeat M'uru on the Sunwell Plateau, making them the first guild in North America to accomplish this feat. According to the reports on the World of Raids forums, the guild picked up some interesting loot including the Harness of Carn... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-06 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-M-uru-taken-down-by-Exodus-first-U-S-kill/pg/49/aid/119603 |
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| World of Warcraft Europe: One test realm closing down |
| If you're among the residents of World of Warcraft's Public Test Realms in Europe, you may want to read this. Blizzard blue-poster Nazamur visited the WoW forums earlier to announce that the developers will be taking down one of the region's PTRs.That said, you're probably wondering which of the servers was taken offline. While Blizz hasn't updated the post yet, the players in the thread indicate that it was the PvP Realm. Residents of the affect... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-02 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Europe-One-test-realm-closing-down/pg/49/aid/119337 |
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| InsomniAddict ProductionS presents the WoW BeoCraft machinima comparison video |
| It's amazing how certain motifs tend to recur time and time again across various media. Take the case of Beowulf, for instance. Who would've known that the Blizzard's World of Warcraft would have its own version of the movie trailer?Credit goes to InsomniAddict ProductionS for churning out this comparative WoW machinima video. In it, InsomniAddict spliced snippets from various World of Warcraft scenarios and showed them side-by-side with the actu... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-02 |
| http://wow.qj.net/InsomniAddict-ProductionS-presents-the-WoW-BeoCraft-machinima-comparison-video/pg/49/aid/119328 |
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| World of Warcraft Comic Contest winner for April revealed |
| World of Warcraft isn't always about raids, endless grinding of dailies and whatnot. There's also a lighter side to all the hardcore MMO action that goes on outside of the game. We're talking about this month's winner of the World of Warcraft Comic Contest winner.The winner of the April series of comic submissions goes to Tygwa, who depicted a very amusing strip regarding a defunct insurance claim against the undead plague (trust us, it's a... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-01 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Comic-Contest-winner-for-April-revealed/pg/49/aid/119299 |
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