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| Diablo® III Unveiled! |
| Twenty years have passed since the cataclysmic events of Diablo®II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which
once shielded the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, has been destroyed, and evil once again
stirs in Tristram....
Following the unveiling of Diablo III today at the Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational, we've launched the game's o... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 6-28-08 |
| http://www.worldofwarcraft.com#d3announce |
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| Worldwide Invitational 2008 Opens |
| Thousands of people from all around the world were present today at the opening of the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational. Welcomed by the Blizzard Europe’s Managing Director, Fred Menou, and Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of the Blizzard Entertainment, the attendees were treated to the announcement of Blizzard’s newest project, Diablo III. With a stunning trailer, and a gameplay video to whet their appetites, attendees will... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 6-28-08 |
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| New Fan Art |
| The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new pieces of artwork.... |
| Source: WorldofWarcraft.com News - 6-25-08 |
| http://www.blizzard.com/inblizz/fanart/ |
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| World of Warcraft: Arena Tournament Phase 2 begins |
| It appears that Blizzard is right on track with their World of Warcraft PvP Arena Tournament schedule. The company announced that the tourney's phase two began yesterday, June 17.The second phase of the event's Second Qualification Round will be the competition phase, meaning that you're expected to have finalized your combat teams by now. Here are some of the other important details you will want to remember for Phase 2:Every team wi... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-18 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Arena-Tournament-Phase-2-begins/pg/49/aid/121234 |
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| Wii Balance Board hacked to stroll through Azeroth |
| In an excellent demonstration of the potential of the Wii Balance Board besides yoga, two undergrad students have hacked the device to stroll through World of Warcraft's Azeroth for a project at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.To do this, the two students had coded a homebrew application to pair up the Board and the PC through a Bluetooth connection. The program translated leaning motions into in-game movement. A simple shi... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-17 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Wii-Balance-Board-hacked-to-stroll-through-Azeroth/pg/49/aid/121213 |
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| World of Warcraft: grouping and soloing in Wrath of the Lich King |
| There are quite a number of players who are concerned about the solo content in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, especially when the developers release Wrath of the Lich King. Community Manager Bornakk addressed these concerns saying that the game already has a lot of solo content as it is. He mentioned that because of this, they decided to focus on adding more variety to the game. A move which lead them to focus on group content: You can level up ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-15 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-grouping-and-soloing-in-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King/pg/49/aid/121149 |
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| World of Warcraft: Alliance PvE to PvP character moves in Oceanic servers implemented |
| Look out the window. Do you see cows raining down from the sky? That's pretty much what we've been checking for when we found out the latest news in World of Warcraft. Apparently, the guys from Blizzard have finally decided to let PvE players move to PvP servers, at least on the Oceanic servers.According to Community Manager Bornakk on his post in the official servers, this move is being done to address faction imbalance issues in the game. Here'... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Alliance-PvE-to-PvP-character-moves-in-Oceanic-servers-implemented/pg/49/aid/121091 |
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| A small WoW Arena Season 4 update: don't change servers |
| Over on World of Warcraft's Europe forums, there's a bit of an update regarding how they'll be giving out prizes for Season 3 in the wake of the announcement that Season 4 is coming. Blizzard Community Manager Vaneras had something simple to say: don't change servers yet.Here's what Vaneras had to say, exactly: It's very important for players who feel that they may be eligible for the end-of season rewards, such as the Arena-specific title and/o... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-12 |
| http://wow.qj.net/A-small-WoW-Arena-Season-4-update-don-t-change-servers/pg/49/aid/121092 |
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| World of Warcraft: L70ETC music video contest winners announced |
| Blizzard has recently announced the winners of their recently concluded Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain music video contest for World of Warcraft. This year's selection of clips will be jamming to the tune of the band's latest number, 'Rogues Do It From Behind,' with the following gamers managing to bag the grand prize:Dayetriper of NathrezimNaje of StormreaverKong Vo of CaliforniaThe Grand Prize Winners will each get an Apple iPod Touch 8GB. The... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-L70ETC-music-video-contest-winners-announced/pg/49/aid/121044 |
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| Rumor: Wrath of the Lich King to carry achievements |
| Blizzard might be planning to implement a new achievement system with the release of World Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion, based on a recent rumor we've run into.This bit of speculation originated from the World of Raid forums, where member Huggadubba reports spotting the new option via WotLK's Alpha build. Huggadubba also gave an explanation of how WoW's achievement system might work:The basics are: You can achieve 'Achievments' by ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Rumor-Wrath-of-the-Lich-King-to-carry-achievements/pg/49/aid/121041 |
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| World of Warcraft forums: Arena Season 4 arrives in two weeks |
| Eyonix visited the World of Warcraft forums earlier to announce that the MMORPG's highly anticipated PvP Arena Season 4 is expected to arrive on June 24.Eyonix further reminded the players that their Arena team and personal ratings will be reset to the default 1500 as a preparation for the new season. The players will still keep their Arena points and teams. On a related note, Eyonix also announced that June 24 will be the end of Arena Season 3. ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-11 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-forums-Arena-Season-4-arrives-in-two-weeks/pg/49/aid/121039 |
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| WoW Shaman news: Totems to be part of physical school of effects |
| There's some rather intriguing shaman news for World of Warcraft today, made more interesting by the delivery of the message itself. It seems shaman totems will be made part of the physical school of effects, and will be made effective at some unannounced later date. Class Designer Koraa posted on an otherwise innocuous shaman thread where people were using an ascii text image of Ollie from Family Guy to discuss the status of the shaman at ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-10 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Shaman-news-Totems-to-be-part-of-physical-school-of-effects/pg/49/aid/121024 |
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| NPD U.S. PC Charts: Age of Conan claims top billing |
| It would appear that King Conan not only sits on the throne of Aquilonia but the NPD PC video game charts as well. According to the NPD group, the standard edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has taken the top slot in the sales charts for the week ending on May 24.Former number one World of Warcraft: Battle Chest has slipped down to the second slot while the collectors edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures claims the third positio... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-04 |
| http://wow.qj.net/NPD-U-S-PC-Charts-Age-of-Conan-claims-top-billing/pg/49/aid/120827 |
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| Blizzard changes WotLK Death Knight tree descriptions |
| Blizzard has updated the Wrath of the Lich King webpage with updated descriptions of the Death Knight hero class. Whereas the previous descriptions of the three talent trees (pictured above left) seemed to place emphasis on one tree being the 'Tanking' tree for the class, the new descriptions of the different talent trees, while shorter, appear to offer different styles of performing tanking and DPS roles.Here are the new talent descr... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-04 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-changes-WotLK-Death-Knight-tree-descriptions/pg/49/aid/120825 |
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| World of Warcraft raiding news: The Seven get first Kil'Jaeden kill in China |
| Kil'jaeden may be an all-powerful Eredar warlock in the lore of Blizzard's World of Warcraft, but it seems that he doesn't have what it takes to hang with the guilds in the game. China-based guild The Seven has clocked in the first kill of this boss in their region.The efforts of The Seven were rewarded with a nice batch of loot which included the Crown of Anasterian, Dark Conjuror's Collar, Crown of Dath'remar, Duplicitous Guise, Mask of ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-06-02 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-raiding-news-The-Seven-get-first-Kil-Jaeden-kill-in-China/pg/49/aid/120755 |
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| Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational tickets (one again) sold out |
| A few days ago, Blizzard had announced that they would be selling more stocks of their tickets for their upcoming Worldwide invitational event over in France. Now, if you still haven't gotten your own set by now, we've got some bad news. Blizzard is announcing they have once again run out of Worldwide Invitational tickets. This is quite a feat, considering that they only resumed selling the tickets - at EUR 70 (GBP 55, US 110) each - Thurs... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-31 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-Entertainment-Worldwide-Invitational-tickets-one-again-sold-out/pg/49/aid/120725 |
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| Last Resort snags Thori'dal, The Star's Fury from Kil'Jaeden |
| If you thought the end of Kil'Jaeden meant the end of World of Warcraft raiding news for the time being, then you'd be absolutely wrong. There's one happy update we've got for you, and it concerns the legendary bow that drops off of Kil'Jaeden.We've received word that the guild known as Last Resort, on EU-Boulderfist, has taken down KIl'Jaeden and scored themselves a bit of loot. More importantly, one of the pieces of loot they picked up ha... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-30 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Last-Resort-snags-Thori-dal-The-Star-s-Fury-from-Kil-Jaeden/pg/49/aid/120674 |
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| World of Warcraft: Kil'jaeden's Soul Flay gets a hotfix |
| Among other mechanics in the World of Warcraft, one that many players learn about very quickly (and painfully) is the matter of aggro/threat control. This is an especially important detail to remember, especially if your party happens to be engaging the likes of Kil'jaeden. With that in mind, Blizzard has recently addressed an issue that affects Kil'jaeden's Soul Flay ability, specifically the rules that govern whom it will target. As Daelo... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-29 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-Kil-jaeden-s-Soul-Flay-gets-a-hotfix/pg/49/aid/120631 |
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| Vulnerability discovered in Adobe Flash, resolved by updating |
| Our MMO-loving readers out there may want to take some time out to update their flash players. It's come to our attention that there's a vulnerability in old versions of Adobe Flash that could be used to target online gamers of World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, and other such games.According to reports, Flash players of version 9.0.115.0 and below have the vulnerability in them. Some sources online have said that this vulnerability potentially exp... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-29 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Vulnerability-discovered-in-Adobe-Flash-resolved-by-updating/pg/49/aid/120637 |
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| World of Warcraft - how come DK is the only new class in WotLK? |
| One of the many reasons to look forward to in the release of World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King is the Death Knight Class. However, some players do tend to wonder why Blizzard didn't give us even more reasons to look forward to the expansion, like more new classes. Why limit themselves to just one?This thought was posed by gamer Skudo in the World of Warcraft forums. Blizzard poster Nethaera soon responded, explaining that adding a ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-29 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-how-come-DK-is-the-only-new-class-in-WotLK-/pg/49/aid/120649 |
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| Video Games Live, L70ETC to perform in '08 Worldwide Invitational |
| Attendees to the Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational will be getting a treat this year, with the presence of two acclaimed names in video game music: Video Games Live and Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain.As if being able to play both Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft 2 during the event wasn't enough of a reason to go.This will be L70ETC's first live European appearance, as the Worldwide Invitational will be held in Paris this year. Video Ga... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-28 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Video-Games-Live-L70ETC-to-perform-in-08-Worldwide-Invitational/pg/49/aid/120617 |
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| World of Warcraft: extended maintenance over, realms up |
| Community Manager Bornakk has announced that the developers conducted extended maintenance on multiple realms in Blizzard's World of Warcraft which they said should be over by 1:00 PDT today. Thankfully, the devs have stuck to the time table and all the realms are already up as of now.While Bornakk didn't give out any details on the changes the developers had to make, at least the maintenance is over and subscribers can finally go back to playing... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-27 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-extended-maintenance-over-realms-up/pg/49/aid/120585 |
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| Blizzard Entertainment to ready more tickets for Worldwide Invitational 2008 |
| Around the end of March, we broke the news that tickets for Blizzard's upcoming Worldwide Invitational event over in France had already sold out. Now, if you're among the guys who didn't manage to get one, but seriously want in on the festivities, we've got some good news.Blizzard's just sent word that they'll be resuming ticket sales for their invitational, starting this Thursday (May 29). The tickets sell for EUR 70 (GBP 55, US 110... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-27 |
| http://wow.qj.net/Blizzard-Entertainment-to-ready-more-tickets-for-Worldwide-Invitational-2008/pg/49/aid/120558 |
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| WoW raiding news: SK-Gaming downs Kil'Jaeden for world first |
| With the gate to Kil'Jaeden having been opened in Europe for less than a week, it was a tense race to get the world first kill of Kil'Jaeden in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, seeing as North America had a head start on the whole process. That being said, we're happy to note that one of Europe's premiere raiding guilds, SK-Gaming of EU-Vek'nilash, was able to accomplish the task of taking down Kil'Jaeden. To note their accomplishments, SK-Gaming wa... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-26 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-raiding-news-SK-Gaming-downs-Kil-Jaeden-for-world-first/pg/49/aid/120543 |
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| World of Warcraft devs working on problematic PvP spec builds |
| There has always been concern about the viability of certain specs in Blizzard's World of Warcraft, particularly in the competitive PvP arenas. Some players have brought up this topic on the official forums where Community Manager Vaneras addressed their concerns.According to Vaneras, there's more to the issue than just making each spec viable. The developers have to consider game balance and make sure that each class is properly and equally repr... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-26 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-devs-working-on-problematic-PvP-spec-builds/pg/49/aid/120529 |
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| World of Warcraft reminder: posting unreleased content/hacking data files punishable by ban |
| Everyone knows that there has been some leaked information about the contents of the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Alpha testing phase. Well, you're not going to be seeing this info on the official forums of the game.Community Manager Nethaera took the time to remind the community of the penalties for posting information about unreleased or hacked data files on the forums.She cited the rules and guidelines which stated that the showin... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-25 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-reminder-posting-unreleased-content-hacking-data-files-punishable-by-ban/pg/49/aid/120506 |
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| WoW Forums: Where are the boat and Zeppelin crews? |
| Blizzard's World of Warcraft has just been updated with patch 2.4.2, and even when a good number of things have been changed/fixed/added in the said patch, some players are far from contented. During our recent (s)troll over the WoW Forums, we saw a thread asking where the promised boat and zeppelin crews have gone.If you can remember, the Alliance boats and Horde Zeppelins used to have vendors aboard them until they were removed since they were ... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-24 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WoW-Forums-Where-are-the-boat-and-Zeppelin-crews-/pg/49/aid/120485 |
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| World of Warcraft: no more Blackrock Depths style instances |
| The Blackrock Depths dungeon in Blizzard's World of Warcraft received a mixed reaction from the community when it was first revealed. While some gamers lauded the instance and found it enjoyable, others hated the length of the instance which could last anywhere from four to six hours.Community Manager Bornakk pointed out that they don't have any plans to add another 'Blackrock Depths style' dungeon. He said that while some players may have fond m... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-23 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-no-more-Blackrock-Depths-style-instances/pg/49/aid/120458 |
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| World of Warcraft: more details on Death Knight leveling and creation |
| Lately every World of Warcraft player has been talking about Wrath of the Lich King and the introduction of Death Knights in the game. Well, Community Manager Nethaera gave out a few more details on Death Knight leveling as well as being able to create one of the opposite faction from your own in PvE realms.First up, would be creating your own Death Knight. Nethaera pointed out that character creation would follow the same rules as the system cur... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-22 |
| http://wow.qj.net/World-of-Warcraft-more-details-on-Death-Knight-leveling-and-creation/pg/49/aid/120416 |
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| WotLK website update: Death Knights, gameplay mechanics, more |
| The new Death Knight hero class is perhaps one of the most anticipated pieces of game content in the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion of Blizzard's World of Warcraft. The official WotLK microsite has recently updated itself with some information regarding the new battle-minded class.While a lot of the information on the site was already discussed by various game developers, it does give a nice visual representation of an actual Death Kni... |
| Source: QJ.NET - 2008-05-21 |
| http://wow.qj.net/WotLK-website-update-Death-Knights-gameplay-mechanics-more/pg/49/aid/120385 |
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