World of Warcraft PC news

Publisher: Vivendi Universal Games

Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Category: Role-Playing

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/23/2004

Online - 11/23/2004

Intl - 02/11/2005

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World of Warcraft News & Interviews

Blizzard Opens 6 New World of Warcraft Realms
05/22/2008
hese realms give players eager for a fresh start a chance to create new characters

Wow 2.4
04/09/2008

G4TV: All World of Warcraft world records broken
03/12/2008

New Global World Of Warcraft Arena Tournament Format
02/15/2008
2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournaments to feature competition on dedicated regional tournament realms

Lord of the Rings Online : Book 12 Preview, Part One: Customization
02/05/2008

World of Warcraft : Keeping Wow in WoW: Trapped in Outland
10/17/2007

Console Game Experience Now Available for World of Warcraft
10/16/2007
Blue Orb, Inc. today announced Switchblade, a software package designed to allow gamers to play World of Warcraft using an Xbox 360 controller.

GameXa Announce The Launch Of The First Virtual Currency Trading Platform 
09/28/2007
GameXa Announce The Launch Of The First Virtual Currency Trading Platform

World of Warcraft Surpasses 9 Million Subscribers Worldwide
07/24/2007
Blizzard Entertainment’s popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game maintaining steady growth ahead of expansion’s launch in mainland China

World of Warcraft (WoW) Texas Holdem Poker Software Mod
05/29/2007

WoW Report: Addon’s
04/19/2007

World of Warcraft Database
01/16/2007

World of Warcraft: The Dark Portal Opens 1/16
01/15/2007
The Burning Legion's renewed assault on Azeroth begins Midnight, January 16th and the Blizzard development team will be on hand to celebrate the event while signing copies of the game at four California area retailers

World of Warcraft Surpasses 8 Million Subscribers Worldwide
01/11/2007
Player population in North America now exceeds 2 million, while Europe and China pass the 1.5 million player and 3.5 million player marks, respectively

Xfire Crowns Winners of “World of Warcraft Summer Movie Contest”
10/27/2006
Favorite Machinima Movies In Four Categories Announced - $23,000 In Prizes Awarded to Winners

“World of Warcraft“ Summer Movie Contest Finalists Announced
10/09/2006
Gamers Are Invited To Cast Votes for Their Favorite Machinima Movie Finalists

Bigfoot Networks Lays Real Gold Coins for Blizzard’s 2006 World of Warcraft Fans Contests
10/03/2006
Bigfoot to Provide Real Gold, Silver and Bronze Coins and Killer Network Interface Cards to Winners of World of Warcraft™ Fans Contests

South Park Joins Forces with Blizzard Entertainment
10/02/2006
The boys immerse themselves in the World of Warcraft as South Park joins forces with Blizzard Entertainment

Xfire Extends World of Warcraft Summer Movie Contest Deadline Two Weeks
09/11/2006
Aspiring Machinima Movie Makers Have More Time to Polish Their Masterpieces or Work on a Second Submission

Deadline for World of Warcraft® Summer Movie Contest September 15th
09/05/2006
Xfire and Blizzard Entertainment® Remind Gamers that the Submission Deadline Approaching Fast with $23,000 in Prizes at Stake

Xfire and Blizzard Entertainment® Announce New World of Warcraft® Contest
07/26/2006
$23,000 in Prizes for the Blizzard Xfire World of Warcraft Summer Movie Contest in North America and Europe

Blizzard Entertainment® Opens A New Hosting Site For World Of Warcraft® In Europe
04/06/2006
Additional European game realms for Blizzard's highly acclaimed MMORPG

World of Warcraft® Reaches More Than One Million Customers In Europe
01/19/2006
Total worldwide population for Blizzard Entertainment®'s massively multiplayer online game now more than 5.5 million customers

World of Warcraft Surpasses 5 Million Customers Worldwide
12/20/2005
Customer base reaches new heights as Blizzard Entertainment®’s MMORPG continues its growth in North America, Europe, and Asia

Spike TV “Video Game Awards 2005” Winners Announced
11/21/2005
Resident Evil 4 Named “Game of the Year;”

World Of Warcraft Launches In Region Of Taiwan, Hong Kong, And Macau
11/08/2005
Game surpasses 4.5 million customers worldwide prior to launch in Taiwan

Battlefield will be in the symphony concert series PLAY!
11/07/2005
Music from a catalogue of blockbuster video game titles will tour around the world.

World of Warcraft Patch 1.7.1 Brings Many Changes
09/23/2005
Possible exploit addressed, new challenges await

Wanted! - Posters for World of Warcraft Contest
09/19/2005
Players get to make posters to capture their in-game nemeses

WoW Movie Contest Part of BlizzCon Festivities
09/09/2005
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra is top prize for best movie featuring in-game activity

World of Warcraft Surpasses 1 Million Customer Milestone in North America
08/29/2005
Total worldwide population for Blizzard Entertainment®’s massively multiplayer online game now more than 4 million players

World of Warcraft Reaches 1.5 million paying customers in China
07/20/2005
Worldwide customer base for Blizzard Entertainment’s popular MMORPG now more than 3.5 million players

Blizzard Presents Blizzcon
07/11/2005
Blizzard gaming convention will celebrate the Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft® franchises with players from around the world

Blizzard Launches Battlegrounds for World of Warcraft
06/07/2005
A new era of player-vs.-player warfare has arrived in Blizzard’s critically acclaimed MMOG

World of Warcraft Launches in China
06/06/2005
Popular MMORPG Continues to Grow as Blizzard Entertainment® Welcomes Host of New Players

World of Warcraft - 1.5 Million Subscribers Worldwide
03/17/2005
Blizzard’s MMORPG achieves unprecedented global success

Support Issues Undercut Amazing MMO Game Experience
02/24/2005
When is too much success a bad thing? Blizzard seems to be walking the line with their new hit, World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft® has become an Overnight Success in Europe
02/15/2005
Record-breaking sales in its first 24 hours since the game launched on Friday, 11th February

Sony Online Entertainment Looks Towards the Future
02/11/2005
SOE President looks at what is and what may be in the world of massively multiplayer gaming

The Faces We Choose in the Worlds We Visit
01/21/2005
Perceptions can be dangerous things and lead to wrongful assumptions about the “good” or “evil” of a race

World of Warcraft Korean Release Date Announced
01/17/2005
World of Warcraft® will officially launch in Korea on January 18, 2005.

World of Warcraft Holiday Sales
01/10/2005
Blizzard Entertainment® today announced that World of Warcraft® has sold through more than 600,000* units to customers in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

WoW vs. EQ2 - Clash of the MMORPG Titans
12/23/2004

World of Warcraft Shatters Records!
12/01/2004
Blizzard's newest title becomes North America’s fastest-selling PC game ever

My Cheating Heart - Editorial on World of Warcraft
11/29/2004

Blizzard Entertainment® Announces World Of Warcraft® Release Plans For Europe
11/24/2004
European launch plans unveiled for highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game

World of Warcraft® Midnight Store Signing
11/18/2004
The developers of World of Warcraft® will be signing autographs at the Fry’s Electronics in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, November 23.

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft Street Date - November 23
11/04/2004
Highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game to release simultaneously in multiple regions for the holiday season

WoW Closed Beta Comes to an End
10/29/2004
Blizzard prepares another stress test for massively multiplayer title

World of Warcraft Open Beta Sign-ups Coming Soon!
10/11/2004
Release date for massively multiplayer online title slated for mid-November

WoW Web Site Details PvP System
09/20/2004
Blizzard details reasons for and aspects of player-versus-player combat in World of Warcraft

WoW Patch Delayed Due to Tornado Damage
09/20/2004
Details of Latest Beta Patch Outlined

World of Warcraft Beta Off-line Due to Tornado Damage
09/20/2004
Servers down for unspecified time

World of Warcraft Stress Test Beta Goes Live
09/02/2004
FilePlanet hosts downloads for event

High expectations can lead to high levels of disappointment
08/30/2004
Beta testers need to adopt a new mantra before entering a game

Blizzard partners with Fileplanet for World of Warcraft stress test beta
08/27/2004
FilePlanet to exclusively provide stress-test files to 100,000+ players

AT&T will host Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft(tm) 
08/24/2004
Hosting solution helps prepare for massively multiplayer online game launch

Important World of Warcraft Beta Patch Update: Item Levels Changing
08/16/2004
No date set for the patch from Blizzard

TOKYOPOP Inc. Takes Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s Warcraft(R) Series From the PC to the Page With an Exciting New Manga Trilogy
07/23/2004
Series to Feature Best-Selling Author Richard Knaak and Renowned Artist Jae Hwan Kim

World of Warcraft Patches Beta
07/08/2004
Changes include re-implementation of talent system for warrior and mage classes

Character diversity is key to team success in MMPs
07/08/2004
Understanding each other’s role improves appreciation for different character classes

Blizzard Entertainment® Announces Start Date For World Of Warcraft™ European Closed Beta Sign-Ups
06/29/2004
Blizzard Entertainment today announced July 5th as the date players can start signing up for the European closed beta of its eagerly awaited MMORPG, World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft has big patch, introduces PvP realm for beta testers
06/15/2004
Patch also addresses variety of issues and adds new material

World of Warcraft to institute PvP in beta for class balancing
06/14/2004
Test not indicative of model for final retail release

Blizzard Downloader Down for World of Warcraft
06/09/2004
Preparation begins for next release of beta

World of Warcraft Expands GM Hours
06/03/2004
MMP beta title game managers in-game four more hours

World of Warcraft Goes Offline Wednesday for Maintenance
06/01/2004
Massively multiplayer title still in beta

World of Warcraft to Implement Auction Houses
05/26/2004
Developers at work putting new feature into MMP title

Vivendi Universal Games Global Product Line-Up For 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
05/07/2004
VU Games Showcases 18 Multi-Platform Releases

World of Warcraft Beta Test is Now Live!
03/19/2004
First round of emails notify players

World of Warcraft Beta Signups This Week!
01/27/2004
Players can sign up for Blizzard's MMORPG beta test beginning Wednesday

MMOs, eye-popping graphics were the hallmarks of 2003 E3
05/22/2003
Massively multiplayer games were a big part of this year’s E3. The industry, while increasingly heading in that direction, took some giant strides forward.

Blizzard Entertainment* to showcase World of Warcraft* at E3
05/20/2002
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Blizzard Entertainment* will unveil design enhancements for World of Warcraft*, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the rich fiction of the Warcraft® universe.

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World of Warcraft Ratings

9.1

GZ Rating

World of Warcraft is an accessible game with wonderful lore and a lush setting

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Avg. Web Rating

9.1

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