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World of Warcraft Enters the Free-to-Play Realm

by Ryan Wilson under PLAY on Jun 29th

In other news, pigs sprout wings.

activision blizzard, blizzard, Burning Crusade, Free to Play, GAMING, MMORPG, World of Warcraft, wut?

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Blizzard Releases Trailer for WoW 4.2: Rage of the Firelands

by Dennis Baquedano under PLAY on Jun 16th

One of the things that makes World of Warcraft great is that content is always being updated. Now granted the last patch came out only a few months ago, this one has raids!

blizzard, GAMING, MMO, MMORPG, PC, World of Warcraft, Wow

World of Warcraft 4.1 Rise of the Zandalari Trailer Revealed

by Dennis Baquedano under PLAY on Apr 26th

The first major content patch for World of Warcraft is dropping today and we’ve got a shiny new trailer.

blizzard, GAMING, MMO, PC, World of Warcraft, Wow

Blizzard Entertainment 20th Anniversary Retrospective

by Dennis Baquedano under PLAY on Mar 8th

Blizzard recently posted a retrospective video on their 20th anniversary page outlining the company’s early days to the Powerhouse(read: WoW machine) we all know them to be today. Blizzard veterans go in depth into the trials and tribulations of becoming one of the industry’s most acclaimed developers. Filled with neat little tidbits about payroll, deciding on the name Blizzard, and how they were almost acquired...

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Zombies Invade!

by Ashley Wilson under WATCH on Mar 2nd

The Walking Dead have arrived . . . and they’re filled with beer!! The fine people at Taverncraft have brightened my day and recently bought the license to use the likenesses from The Walking Dead comic and etch them into beer steins, pint glasses and zippo-style lighters. The prices are a little high ($30 for the 25 oz etched glass stein, $20 for the lighters and $30 for the 2 etched pint glass set). Taverncraft...

Beer, Glasses, lighters, Taverncraft, The Walking Dead, warhammer, World of Warcraft, zombies

Warcraft Support is TOO Nice

by Xopher Reed under READ on Feb 5th

There’s a point where being nice to people who are obviously trying to troll you crosses the line. It’s nothing new that people have been hassling support systems with fake questions or asking for help doing homework, but when they ACTUALLY do it…I laugh and cry a little at the same time.

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Red Shirt Guy Explains Himself

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Oct 29th

If you looked on the site earlier this week, then I’m sure you caught the story I posted about the WoW fan who managed to shut down the lore-makers of that universe with a few direct questions…well, he wants to clear the air, so to speak.

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Funniest Video I’ve Seen This Week

by Xopher Reed under WATCH on Oct 26th

Internet, you magical box you…where else would I find a video of a autistic guy completely sussing the panel at BlizzCon this past week when it comes to the lore in World of Warcraft?

blizzard, geek, World of Warcraft, YouTube

World of Warcraft’s 4th Expansion Teased

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Oct 25th

Ok, BlizzCon was last week and already the guys at Blizzard are starting to speak highly of another expansion yet to be titled, before their 3rd, Cataclysm, is even released.

blizzard, cataclysm, MMORPG, PC, teaser, World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Dated

by Ryan Wilson under PLAY on Oct 4th

I may not be one of the over 11.5 million people engaged in this franchise, but I must give them credit for putting the effort in to keep their title fresh. For those of you that do care, the following news may require a change in pants. Cataclysm, the newest expansion in World of Warcraft, is slated for release on December 7 for the price of $39.99. Continuing players can expect such perks as a level cap increase...

activision blizzard, blizzard, cataclysm, MMO, World of Warcraft

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Blizzard Attempts to Change the Equation

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Jul 6th

I know that nobody associated with WPR or the various blogs/forums we have will ever need to worry about this, but if you’ve never heard of the John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory, then let me give you a bit of primer.

battle.net, blizzard, cataclysm, Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft

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RLR #44 – Brad, Do You Have Anything?

by Xopher Reed under Uncategorized on Jul 2nd

Hey everyone, it’s finally Friday again! You know what that means? Yep, a whole long ass weekend celebrating this country’s independence and of course…a new episode of the Red-Light Roundtable! Hoooo boy do we have a treat for you this week. We had a super special guest who I see becoming a permanent facet of the WPR community at some point in the future…this guest is already Internet famous in...

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How I Love Nerdrage

by Xopher Reed under READ on May 14th

How many times have you felt absolute blinding rage at losing or changing a password? You know what I mean, those times where your piece of blinking uber-hardware just mocks you with its unwillingness to work. It just sits there silently judging you and making you feel more and more like a caveman with each failed attempt.

blizzard, cavemen mentality, nerd rage, passwords, World of Warcraft

RLR #24 – F*ck Valentine’s Day

by Xopher Reed under Uncategorized on Feb 15th

Hooooly crapballs people, we had one hell of a show this week. We had a full 4-person panel this episode including me, Ryan, Brad, and Jermaine. We had tons of topics to talk about this week, including everyone’s FAVORITE made up holiday, Valentine’s Day.

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The Lich King…is Dead

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Feb 2nd

I’ll never play this game, and I’ll certainly never hit the levels that would be needed to see this cinematic. But for all of you other WoW fans, here’s the ending of the Lich King.

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The Weekly Facepalm: Blizzcon 2009

by Xopher Reed under PLAY, READ on Aug 7th

Not only is it bad enough that all of you suckers out there might be going to this show for 2 whopping days of Blizzard related convention topics like World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and perhaps Starcraft 2, but the fact that you dumbasses are spending $125 for a 2 day pass. The worst part about this is that all 20,000 (yes twenty thousand) conventioneers bought up all the tickets within 8 fucking minutes...

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Lifetime Champions Online Membership is a Steal at $200

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Aug 4th

As much as I want to understand why people pay monthly fees for games that don’t exactly have an ending, I probably never will until I get addicted myself. That’s not going to happen for a few more years at least when the Warhammer 40,000 MMO or the Fallout 3 MMO comes out. I have a friend you see, an avid MMO player in the World Of Warcraft, let’s call him Bevan Urkey. I’ve done a bit of MATHS...

champions online, Math, MMO, MMORPG, PC, World of Warcraft

WoW to Feature Alignment Switching

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Jun 30th

The Ghostbusters are right about this one. Allowing people to go from Alliance to Horde and vice versa is just a seriously bad idea. There are just tons of things that won’t transfer over right and let’s face it…Blizzard hasn’t exactly had a great track record this week when it comes to making decisions about what features to implement in their games. I do think it’s somewhat cool that...

alliance, horde, MMO, World of Warcraft, Wow

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Blizzard Makes Excuses for No World of Warcraft on Consoles

by Xopher Reed under PLAY, READ on Jun 26th

In an interview with IndustryGamers, Rob Pardo (Executive Vice President of Game Design at Blizzard Entertainment) states the reasons that Blizzard has yet to port the massively successful World of Warcraft to the current generation gaming consoles. We pick on his arguments shortly after.

blizzard, mmo news, Online Gaming, peripherals, PS2, PS3, subscriptions, World of Warcraft, Wow, Xbox 360

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Is World of Warcraft Offensive? A WoW Junkie’s Analysis

by Evan Burkey under PLAY on Jan 10th

It’s no secret that I’m a World of Warcraft junkie. I don’t play as much as I used to, but Blizzard has been getting my 15 bucks a month for a very long time. I would like to think I know this game inside and out, and so you can imagine my surprise when I read a report put out by The Timothy Plan, a conservative christian investment firm, that lists WoW as the 20th most offensive game on the market. The...

GAMING, media, no life, offensive, World of Warcraft, Wow