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Having been on the go for over a decade, Blizzard’s pioneering MMO World of Warcraft is still capable of delivering the goods. The developer has revealed that the game’s latest expansion, Legion, had by its official launch on August 30th sold 3.3m units, matching the previous best expansion in the …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV’s Neverending Story: Three years on from A Realm Reborn’s release
Three years ago, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn achieved two impossible feats: it reversed the critical failings of its 2010 predecessor and proved that the MMO genre is alive and kicking. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida retraces the title’s evolution to discover how the studio perfected things second time around
Read More »Blizzard introduces Silence Penalty for repeated WoW potty mouths
Bad mouthing other players too many times in World of Warcraft will soon render you silent. Blizzard has unveiled ‘The Silence Penalty’ for those who are reported multiple times under the Spam or Abusive Chat categories”. If upon investigation Blizzard is concerned, the offender’s chat privileges will be severely reduced. …
Read More »Blizzard on community management: ‘We have to listen to many, many voices’
World of Warcraft developer explains the complexities of appeasing a massive audience
Read More »Blizzard explains fan WoW server shutdown: ‘There is not a clear legal path to protect our IP’
‘There are tremendous operational challenges to integrating classic servers,’ says exec producer J. Allen Brack following closure of ‘vanilla’ server
Read More »Blizzard might offer free copies of WoW to Warcraft moviegoers
Buying a ticket to Duncan Jones’ upcoming Warcraft movie might also grab you a free copy of the MMO. PCGamesN reports that Blizzard sent a survey to players of the game. In it was touted the possibility of offering anyone who buys a ticket to see the film an ‘Ultimate …
Read More »Activision Blizzard stops reporting World of Warcraft subscriber numbers
This month’s financial report will be the last time that Activision Blizzard confides subscriber numbers for World of Warcraft. The company has said it has made the decision as there are other metrics that are better indicators of the overall Blizzard business performance”. Which essentially means it doesn’t want to …
Read More »Blizzard partners with Random House for new book deal
Blizzard has signed a partnership with book publisher Random House to produce new novels for its World of Warcraft and Starcraft franchises. The deal is set to kickoff in March with the release of World of Warcraft: Illidan. The book will feature the titular demonic night elf Illidan Stormrage, and …
Read More »World of Warcraft’s next expansion is called Legion
The sixth expansion to Blizzard’s MMO powerhouse World of Warcraft has been revealed. It’s called Legion and will feature a brand new continent called The Broken Isles. Levels caps will be upped from 100 to 110. Plus, as players level they will now unlock PvP perks via a new ‘honour …
Read More »Take a peek at some of the code used by Codemasters and Blizzard
Intel Developer Blog: A look at some samples that could inspire your next project
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