world of warcraft
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft and Less Important Stuff
Last year, I ponied up for my BlizzCon 2016 Virtual Ticket. I’m not posh enough to afford a trip to California, hotel stay for that weekend, and two tickets for BlizzCon (my daughter would disown me if I went without her). Besides, there was little news I cared about. I only wanted news on Overwatch and Diablo III. Those were the games I was playing. StarCraft II was nearing its end, and I never j...[Read More]
The Debate Surrounding Loot Boxes and Gambling
Video games as a form of entertainment media have seen more than their share of debate and controversy. The witch hunts that U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman formed in the 90s surrounding video game violence come readily to mind. Former lawyer and full-time professional crackpot Jack Thompson also raked video games through the coals. The less said about him the better because, again, he’s a crackpot. Vi...[Read More]
BlizzCon 2016 Impressions
Every year, the High Priests of Blizzard gather their flock and descend upon Anaheim, California to profess their faith and devotion. They call it BlizzCon, and they bill it as some celebration of gaming. Obviously, it’s just a front ritualistic activity. I’ve seen the pictures. People dressed as demons and orcs and pandas. There’s even a Weird Al Yankovic sighting this year. It’s obviously pagan ...[Read More]
Blizzard Doing Away with Battle.net Name
Blizzard has been using the Battle.net name since it launched Diablo in 1996. Twenty years later, Blizzard is doing away with the Battle.net name. The service, which started as just an online gaming and platform, has become Blizzard’s digital distribution and digital rights management (DRM) platform on PC. When Battle.net was created, the very thought of online multiplayer gaming was alien to the ...[Read More]
My Ode to Chris Metzen
I have been playing video games for as long as I can recall having memories. There are literally dozens of video games that I feel have stayed with me as touchstones. I would have to say that my first was Atari’s Football arcade game. As a child, I distinctly recall being told by my mother to watch after my younger brother after she left us at an arcade to go shop at Richard’s, a popular departmen...[Read More]
Blu-Ray and DVD of Warcraft Movie Comes with World of Warcraft Game with Expansions
Warcraft, the critically-panned summer movie, will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on September 27th. Buyers of the physical copy, however, may get an extra bonus. There are “select” physical copies that will include extra digital content. The most notable of the digital content is World of Warcraft, the MMORPG for the PC. It will include all expansions up to Warlords of Draenor and 30 days of game...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Review
World of Warcraft was a game that had seemingly lost its place. In the eyes of players, like me, who had put years into the MMORPG – and especially those who had cut their teeth during the “vanilla” years – WoW was washed up. The Warlords of Draenor expansion was generally accepted as a vastly inferior product. Interest in the MMO dwindled, and players fled like birds from gunfire. World of Warcr...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Review
Developer: Blizzard Publisher: Blizzard Platform Reviewed: PC Release Date: August 30, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase via Battle.net World of Warcraft was a game that had seemingly lost its place. In the eyes of players, like me, who had put years into the MMORPG – and especially those who had cut their teeth during the “vanilla” years – WoW was washed up. The Warlords of Draenor expansion was gener...[Read More]
Player Hits World of Warcraft Level Cap in Under 6 Hours
World of Warcraft Legion has just released, and among the new content and features is a new level cap of 110. I’m going through the game now, taking in the new zones while working on leveling my character. One player, though, had no time for any sightseeing. Twitch user Fragnance positively tore through the game, powerleveling his Demon Hunter from 100 to the new level cap in five hours and 28 min...[Read More]
World of Warcraft Legion Day 0: Launch Day Impressions
I would think that after eight years of playing World of Warcraft, I wouldn’t be excited enough about a new expansion to stay up for launch. I stayed up for the last three, and the last – for Warlords of Draenor – was an unmitigated disaster. Still, I felt anxious to begin questing in World of Warcraft Legion. The three weeks prior to Launch Day were spent getting my main character, an Arms Warrio...[Read More]
New Video Game Releases for Week of August 30, 2016
This week sees the release of the latest expansion for the long-running MMORPG World of Warcraft. The PS4 and Xbox One get Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition. And the long-awaited Attack on Titan finally hits the consoles. Click on the platforms for the respective games for more info. Game Platform Date 140 Xbox One 8/30/2016 Armello Xbox One 8/30/2016 Assetto Corsa PS4 8/30/2016 Attack ...[Read More]
Blizzard Sues Maker of Overwatch Cheat Tool for Copyright Infringement
Blizzard Entertainment, developer of the runaway hit Overwatch, is not one to shy away from protecting its copyrights or going after anyone who attempts to allow cheating in its games. In a lawsuit filed at a federal court in California, Blizzard is doing both. They are accusing German company Bossland, the maker of the Overwatch cheat tool “Watchover Tyrant”, of copyright infringement and unfair ...[Read More]
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