Tag: World of Warcraft

Bobby Kotick says he’d never have raised World of Warcraft’s subscription by even a dollar because ‘it’s a prickly audience, you don’t wanna do too much to agitate them’

Bobby Kotick says he’d…

Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard, made a recent appearance on the Grit podcast discussing his career…
“Terrible” World of Warcraft film a “huge distraction” that delayed expansions and patches, ex-Activision Blizzard boss says

“Terrible” World of Warcraft…

Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick has branded the 2016 World of Warcraft film “terrible” and “one of the…
WoW has raised over $2 million for charity CureDuchenne by selling a cute little fox, after being inspired by The Remarkable Life of Ibelin documentary

WoW has raised over…

Blizzard has raised over $2 million for the charity CureDuchenne, using the seemingly irresistible lure of microtransactions for good.…
Blizzard shares first look at World of Warcraft’s housing, with unsubtle dig at rival Final Fantasy 14

Blizzard shares first look…

Blizzard has shared a first look at the housing system it’s adding to MMORPG World of Warcraft, but not…
‘No lotteries, and no onerous upkeep’: World of Warcraft takes a cheeky potshot at Final Fantasy 14’s egregious housing system as it readies up to unleash its own

‘No lotteries, and no…

It only took two decades, but Blizzard is finally adding player housing to World of Warcraft, which’ll be coming…
World of Warcraft-inspired Baldur’s Gate 3 custom campaign “Forsaken” releases a teaser level you can play right now, with plans for it to grow into the full mod

World of Warcraft-inspired Baldur’s…

2025 got off to a cracking start for those who were hoping Baldur’s Gate 3 modders would create some…
Alas, it’s been estimated that WoW’s $90 FOMO dinosaur mount probably made Blizzard around $15-17 million, and at this point I think we all deserve to be here

Alas, it’s been estimated…

Dear reader, I have a lot of positive words to say about World of Warcraft recently. The way Blizzard…
WoW’s Plunderstorm battle royale mode is much more popular the second time around: ‘I can just play and screw around’

WoW’s Plunderstorm battle royale…

World of Warcraft’s controversial battle royale mode relaunched a week ago, once again pitting PvE mount and transmog collectors…
Dataminers turn up potential details on WoW’s upcoming player housing feature—from the Cataclysm Classic PTR, of all places

Dataminers turn up potential…

The dataminers appear to have struck some hypothetical gold while panning for details in, bemusingly, Cataclysm Classic’s public test…
World of Warcraft has a currency problem: more than 500 kinds of tender can currently be used in the 20-year-old game

World of Warcraft has…

World of Warcraft’s latest patch brought with it many returning activities and mechanics—and yet another type of currency to…