Entries in 'warcraft' (18)

Blizzard: 'Diablo III feels better with 360 controller'

Blizzard: 'Diablo III feels better with 360 controller'

Highly anticipated PC RPG Diablo III plays “even better” with an Xbox 360 controller, says the game’s director.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 11:39AM in News
WoW Cataclysm special edition revealed

WoW Cataclysm special edition revealed

Blizzard has announced a World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector’s Edition which will be exclusive to High Street stores.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Aug 17th 2010 at 6:41PM in News
WoW on iPad pictured

WoW on iPad pictured

Famed developer David Perry has posted an image on his blog of an employee playing the PC-only MMO World of Warcraft on the Apple iPad.
How is this achieved? Via ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 4th 2010 at 5:57PM in News
US porn star admits to gaming love

US porn star admits to gaming love

American porn actress Belladonna has said that she’d like to do some video game themed work, adding that gaming has already made an appearance in some of her films.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 6:51PM in News

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Brits spend £200m on MMOs

Brits spend £200m on MMOs

British gamers spent £195m on MMO games last year, ahead of Germany and France, with £165m and £145m respectively, according to a new report.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 9th 2010 at 1:15PM in News
Blizzard thinking of console WoW “all the time”

Blizzard thinking of console WoW “all the time”

Acclaimed MMO developer Blizzard has stated that a console version of its popular PC title World of Warcraft is getting serious thought-time at the studio, though the challenges of converting ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 9th 2010 at 12:06PM in News
World of Warcraft 'will not be beaten’

World of Warcraft 'will not be beaten’

MMO specialists have told MCV that predicting the fall of World of Warcraft is ‘futile’.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 26th 2010 at 3:50PM in News
Wada: FFXIV a serious WoW rival

Wada: FFXIV a serious WoW rival

Square Enix is positioning Final Fantasy XIV as a serious rival to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft series, company president Yoichi Wada has revealed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 17th 2009 at 9:37AM in News

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Third WoW expansion underway

Third WoW expansion underway

Californian game maker Blizzard has announced it’s working on a third expansion package for the world’s most popular MMORPG.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2009 at 5:48PM in News
Future ‘open’ to single-game mags

Future ‘open’ to single-game mags

Future Publishing has told MCV it will consider creating other magazines dedicated to a single game – after the announcement of its global World Of Warcraft publication yesterday.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 24th 2009 at 2:49PM in News
Sam Raimi directing WoW movie

Sam Raimi directing WoW movie

The long-rumoured World of Warcraft movie is real – and furthermore, developer Blizzard and co-producers Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros have hired the services of Evil Dead and Spider-Man director ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 22nd 2009 at 10:39AM in News
Free World of Warcraft Peggle unveiled

Free World of Warcraft Peggle unveiled

PopCap has made a special version of one of its most popular titles available for free, taking influence from Blizzard's phenomenally popular MMO.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2009 at 4:28PM in News

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Twitter hits WoW and Champions Online

Twitter hits WoW and Champions Online

Revolutionary social networking tool Twitter is to get in-game support in two of MMO’s biggest names – Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and Cryptic’s upcoming Champions Online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 3rd 2009 at 11:39AM in News
Canessa to head up Blizzard’s Battle.net

Canessa to head up Blizzard’s Battle.net

Former PopCap vice president Greg Canessa is to take charge of Blizzard’s Battle.net operations following his recently revealed move to the acclaimed MMO publisher.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 13th 2009 at 12:33PM in News
WoW players complete 16m quests a day

WoW players complete 16m quests a day

The whole industry knows that when it comes to MMOs that Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is the one to rule them all – but some recently revealed stats about ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2009 at 12:34PM in News
MMO subscriptions grow by 22% in 2008

MMO subscriptions grow by 22% in 2008

Whilst the publishing world may be vocal in its increasing interest in free-to-play online game models, a new report by Screen Digest shows that the subscription based MMO market grew ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 24th 2009 at 4:07PM in News

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Vin Diesel and Jonathan Ross chat WoW

Vin Diesel and Jonathan Ross chat WoW

Last week’s episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross saw the leading BBC entertainer spare a few moments to talk gaming with Hollywood superstar Vin Diesel.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 23rd 2009 at 10:46AM in News
Warcraft ‘more shameful than porn’

Warcraft ‘more shameful than porn’

A leading psychiatrist in the treatment of online game addiction has revealed that some World Of Warcraft users are more ashamed of being addicted to the game than to online ...
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 9th 2008 at 3:45PM in News