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'Age of Conan' Coming To Russia

Russian MMOers are having a good week. First, they got a fully localized Russian-language version of World of Warcraft, now it comes out that Funcom has just signed a deal with 1C to give their MMO, Age of Conan, the same treatment. 1C will not only take care of recording all the character dialogue in Rusky, but they will also handle local...

Posted August 1, 2008| 2 Comments
'Diablo 3' Dev Says No Art Direction Change

To all those 52,000 Diablo activists who signed the online petition that demanded a change for Diablo III's art direction, we apologize. Blizzard Lead Designer Jay Wilson said to MTVMultiplayer that "there's no going back now", in changing the art direction to the company's highly anticipated sequel to Diablo II. He...

Posted August 1, 2008| 25 Comments
Wrath Of The Lich King: Out Between October, December

Azeroth dwellers, this is one of the moments you've been waiting for this year. The masterminds at Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that the next expansion to their MMO phenomenon, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will be releasing between October and December this year. So if your guild hasn't taken down Kil'Jaeden and his...

Posted August 1, 2008| 8 Comments
The MMO Report: Thursday, July 31st

We're back in the studio this week, and of course as soon as we start to settle back in, the ground starts moving underneath us. That's a sign that we're doing something right. Or terribly wrong. Either way, we're changing things and that's the way Casey likes it! This week Casey covers the details that have come out of the Wrath of the Lich...

Posted July 31, 2008| 7 Comments
'World of Warcraft' Gets iPhone Apps

Itchy World of Warcraft fans have created free iPhone apps that help them keep an eye on the status of WoW servers as well as character stats while away from their gaming machines. Blizzard will no doubt be creating WoW apps at some point, but cheers to these mates for getting on the early horse and riding it to the iTunes...

Posted July 31, 2008| 4 Comments
'World Of Warcraft' Goes Russian

Greetings, comrades. Please do be enjoying the good news that American Capitalist pigs Blizzard have finally admitted the superiority of mother Russia and have announced the full Russian language version of World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade will be available on August 6th. With special Soviet pricing plan, you pay only 359, 329, or 299...

Posted July 30, 2008| 6 Comments
Levels 60-70 Sped Up In 'WoW' Expansion

Thanks to a Blizzard employee posting on the World of Warcraft forums, we now have confirmation that when the new expansion, Wrath of the Lich King comes out, the experience required to go through levels 60-70 will be lowered, allowing players to level up faster than before. One would think this was a choice made by Blizzard so people could get...

Posted July 24, 2008| 13 Comments
'Warcraft' Tattoos: Hot or Not?

What do you think of the above Murloc tattoo? Is it a thing of beauty or is that level of devotion to Blizzards blockbuster MMO World of Warcrat a little scary? Ridiculous? Frightening? Check out the Warcraft tats here and let us know what you think of the people who sport them.

Posted July 9, 2008| 20 Comments
Bushnell Predicts End of 'Warcraft'

Atari and Chuck E. Cheese creator Nolan Bushnell has gazed into his crystal ball and determined that World of Warcraft is over. In an interview with Gamasutra, Bushnell said: "World of Warcraft just passed what I call the Bushnell Threshold. The Bushnell Threshold is... I watch my sons, and because they're my sons, they tend to start...

Posted July 8, 2008| 43 Comments
Blizzard Invitational Streaming Live From Paris

Incase you missed your flight to Paris, Blizzard has set it up so you can watch their Worldwide Invitational competition streaming live all weekend. There will be coverage of both the Main and Tourney stages, each with high and low quality streaming options. In order to view the streams you'll need the Octoshape plug-in for your browser, so...

Posted June 27, 2008| 4 Comments
"I Am Murloc" Coming To 'GHIII'

Anyone who plays Blizzard's MMO juggernaught World of Warcraft is familiar with Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain, the unofficial house band for the publisher and game. Their big hit "I Am Murloc" exploded on the internet, leading to their live performance at BlizzCon 2005. Well the video has been spread across the internet so much,...

Posted June 25, 2008| 12 Comments
'Warhammer Online' Won't Rival 'WoW'

In an unexpected moment of candor, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello told a group of investors that "Warhammer Online [will be] a strong entry in the MMORPG space," but will not "rival WoW". While this may not be a huge revelation to most people, it's shocking to hear such brutal honesty coming from a corporate type that...

Posted June 23, 2008| 7 Comments
The MMO Report: Thursday, June 12th

This week, we all welcome Casey back into the studio with open arms and open hearts. Just make sure you don't get too open with your feelings about him, you'll see why in this week's episode. The news this week includes the discovery of a level 70 Orc Hunter who's running for the Connecticut State Legislature, a psychologist who says that...

Posted June 12, 2008| 3 Comments
WoW Addicts More Shameful Than Porn Addicts

Dr. Jerald Block is an Oregon Psychiatrist who deals with gaming addiction, an ever-growing and, according to Block, under-recognized form of addiction with complicated pitfalls for treatment. World of Warcraft addicts, for instance, have a hard time getting treatment because of the language barrier between the therapist and the patient as many...

Posted June 10, 2008| 60 Comments
Achievements Coming To 'WoW'?

We thought the whole "level" thing was enough of an indicator of achievement in World of Warcraft, but apparently not. Word on the internet is that the Lich King expansion may introduce an Achievement system to the game. According to some screens posted on a site called deathknight.info, achievements spotted include leveling...

Posted June 10, 2008| 13 Comments