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Duncan Jones’ Warcraft may not have been a critical darling, but it is now the most successful game movie of all time. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has generated $377.6m globally since its debut. This is more successful than Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which made …
Read More »Warcraft beats Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Chinese box office
The new Warcraft movie may have bothered critics and got off to a weak start in the US, but in China it’s off to a flyer. Eurogamer reports that the Duncan Jones directed flick made $47m in its first day alone in China. This compares to the $22-24 it’s on …
Read More »Blizzard: We hope fans will love Overwatch as much as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo
Publisher Blizzard hopes that its brand new shooter IP Overwatch becomes one of its pillar franchises. Speaking to MCV, senior game designer Michael Chu said that his aspiration is for Overwatch to be up there with Blizzard’s other huge IP, such as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. Overwatch launched on May …
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 »VIDEO: Warcraft movie trailer debuts at Blizzcon
The initial trailer for the upcoming live-action Warcraft film has arrived. Fresh from Blizzcon 2015, the trailer paints a picture of the epic conflict Legendary and Atlus are tasked with capturing in adapting Blizzard’s revered franchise. The footage debuted this weekend during Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Blizzcon keynote address and …
Read More »Hearthstone expansion due next month
Blizzard’s hit card game is getting a single-player mode next month. Curse of Naxxrama was announced back in April, but fans won’t have to wait long to get hold of it, with Blizzard’s community manager (named Arati) confirming the game is due in July. Pricing for the expansion will be …
Read More »World of Warcraft designer: ‘It makes sense for Blizzard to go free-to-play’
While the company still has 8m people paying subscriptions for World of Warcraft, it recognises that free-to-play gaming can’t be ignored. When asked about creating free-to-play MMOs in the future, WoW’s lead designer Tom Chilton told Polygon that his team is open to the idea, but remains cautious. "For Blizzard …
Read More »Another 300,000 gamers abandon World of Warcraft
The number of monthly subscribers still enjoying Blizzard’s MMO phenomenon World of Warcraft has dropped to 7.7m. It was last reported at 8m back in April, having dropped by 1.3m since February. The game’s population has been gradually dropping since it peaked at 12m subscribers in October 2010. This is …
Read More »WoW Cataclysm special edition revealed
Blizzard has announced a World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector’s Edition which will be exclusive to High Street stores. The special edition will come bundled with a 176-page art book, behind-the-scenes DVD, 10-song CD soundtrack, mouse pad, a Lil’ Deathwing in-game pet and a range of World of Warcraft trading cards. …
Read More »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 Perry’s Gaikai cloud computing service, which allows any game to be potentially played on any internet-ready device. Soon I’ll be …
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