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WoW Player Goes South Park - Reaches Level 60 by Killing Boars

Paul Wozniak, 21 May 2020, 19:52

World of Warcraft: Classic has seen the first player in the world to hit the maximum level by killing only boars. This challenge was inspired by one of the episodes of South Park, in which the character, in order to be able to defeat a griefer, levelled up only in the starting location, killing only boars.

WoW Will Most Likely Get Ray Tracing Support

Paul Wozniak, 30 April 2020, 19:00

Today, the information that the latest expansion to World of Warcraft will include a graphic setting for ray tracing has probably been confirmed. So far this option has been added to the alpha version of the game, although it is not yet possible to enable it.

WoW: Shadowlands May be the Best Expansion for the Game Yet

Daria Bochenska, 22 April 2020, 17:40

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands won't launch until the end of 2020, but streamer Asmongold has already had a chance to see the alpha version of the expansion and shared his thoughts on the matter.

Wow Shadowlands Will Introduce New Graphic Settings and Character Creator

Bart Swiatek, 17 April 2020, 15:04

With the release of the Shadowlands expansion, the MMORPG World of Warcraft will receive several new graphics options to improve performance. The game's engine may also receive support for Variable Rate Shading and ray tracing technologies.

Virtual Pandemic Unleashed on a WoW Server

Bart Swiatek, 16 April 2020, 14:47

The administrators of one of the so-called private servers of World of Warcraft - Elysium - decided to create an event aimed at educating players on issues such as the spread of infectious diseases and ways to fight them. The idea came up in connection with the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Blizzard Asks Players if They Want The Burning Crusade Classic

Bart Swiatek, 30 March 2020, 10:30

Developers from Blizzard Entertainment asked the players whether the company sould release The Burning Crusade for WoW Classic. The developers are considering doing it in a way that will satisfy players with different expectations.

100% More Exp for World of Warcraft Players

Konrad Serafinski, 22 March 2020, 14:26

Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth players will receive a 100% exp bonus. This applies to new and current characters and will last until April 20, 2020.

WoW Has Received a Major Update With New Races

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 January 2020, 21:52

Blizzard released a Visions of N'zoth update for World of Warcraft. Patch 8.3 introduces two allied races and the possibility of facing the horror of N'Zoth in a new rally, assault, and so-called Horrific Visions.

WoW Shadowlands Will Use Experience Gained with Classic

Bart Swiatek, 08 November 2019, 15:00

Developers working on Shadowlands, the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft, have admitted that they are inspired by classic WoW solutions, which are appreciated by the community and give gamers a lot of fun.

WoW: Shadowlands With Big Changes to Character Progression

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 November 2019, 22:50

Blizzard has revealed a handful of details about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. This new expansion will significantly change the system of experience levels, reducing their number back to 60 and enabling us to make progress in the storyline with additional characters. In addition, a new dungeon was discussed, modelled on roguelike games.

Here's WoW's Orgrimmar on Unreal Engine 4

Bart Swiatek, 28 October 2019, 13:30

Victor Ohman of Quixel has recreated the Orgrimmar Gateway from World of Warcraft on Unreal Engine 4. The result of his work is completely different from the original and quite breathtaking.

Leaks About World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

Paul Wozniak, 27 October 2019, 20:47

A fragment of image showing World of Warcraft gadgets, which will be available for purchase on this year's BlizzCon, has appeared on the web. They indicate that the new expansion to the popular MMO will be called Shadowlands and will take us to the land of the dead.

New Races in World of Warcraft - Blizzard Announces Patch 8.3

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 October 2019, 17:22

Blizzard presented Visions of N'zoth, another update for World of Warcraft. Patch 8.3 will introduce new races, improved auction house and many attractions related to the eponymous Old God.

WoW Classic - Dire Maul and Honor System Coming Later This Year

Bart Swiatek, 04 October 2019, 11:06

Ion Hazzikostas, the director of World of Warcraft Classic, said in an interview for PCGamer that this year the servers will enter the so-called second phase, during which players will receive new content.

WoW Classic and Hong Kong Protests - Censorship has no Place in Azeroth

Julia Dragovic, 26 September 2019, 22:00

The Taiwanese World of Warcraft Classic server has become a place for the people of Hong Kong and Taiwan to communicate with each other, regardless of censorship. And they raise issues that are uncomfortable to some, because they are connected with politics and protests.

World of Warcraft - Patch 8.2.5 Launches With New Cinematic

Paul Wozniak, 25 September 2019, 15:28

In the latest WoW update, players have the opportunity to learn more about the history of the Horde and the Aliance in new story quests. There is also a new cinematic and several endings of the events presented in patch 8.2.5. Caution: message contains spoilers.

WoW Classic - Perpetrator of Recent DDoS Attacks Arrested

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 September 2019, 12:18

Blizzard informed about the arrest of a person suspected of having launched DDoS attacks on the company's servers. The problems affected both World of Warcraft Classic and Overwatch players.

1000 Euro Penalty for Playing WoW Between League of Legends Matches

Paul Wozniak, 17 September 2019, 14:13

The League of Legends team, G2 Esports, was fined €1,000 for having one of the players, Martin „Wunder” Hansen, playing World of Warcraft Classic between the matches.

WoW Classic Players Banned for Exploiting a Bug

Bart Swiatek, 17 September 2019, 14:00

Players who have used an exploit that allows them to beat the same boss several times without going through the entire raid in World of Warcraft: Classic can expect a temporary ban and having the items they have gained through fraud confiscated.

WoW: Classic - Blizzard Enables Free Character Transfers

Barth Faryna, 04 September 2019, 16:30

Blizzard tries different ways to deal with the queues for the most popular World of Warcraft: Classic servers. Another idea is to provide free character transfers.

WoW Classic - First Player Reaches Level 60, Makes Celebration Parade

Milosz Szubert, 02 September 2019, 12:49

Streamer JokerdTV was the first to reach the level 60 in World of Warcraft Classic. He needed three days for that. The event was celebrated with a ceremonial parade of players.

World of Warcraft: Classic - Queues for Queues, Queues Everywhere

Barth Faryna, 28 August 2019, 14:49

The launch of WoW: Classic didn't go well. There was no shortage of willing players, but there was no place for all of them. Even before the start, everyone stood in a gigantic queue for servers, and then it only got worse.

World of Warcraft: Classic Launches to Enormous Queues

Barth Faryna, 27 August 2019, 10:46

The great release of WoW: Classic went exactly as expected. Players were forced to spend several hours in long queues on servers, but the title itself was a huge success, breaking through a magic barrier on Twitch.

World of Warcraft Classic Goes Live Today

Adrian Werner, 26 August 2019, 17:03

In a few hours World of Warcraft Classic will launch. The developers informed that in comparison to the trial version, the number of characters available per on one account will be significantly increased.

Blizzard is Considering Burning Crusade for World of Warcraft: Classic

Barth Faryna, 22 August 2019, 16:55

The recent Q&A session with the creators of World of Warcraft on Reddit has resulted in clearing many doubts about the release of World of Warcraft: Classic and what awaits players in the future.

World of Warcraft Classic - Blizzard Warns of Massive Server Queues

Barth Faryna, 19 August 2019, 18:29

The launch of World of Warcraft: Classic is fast approaching. The game is already enjoying great interest. Therefore, Blizzard warns against the massive queues that are waiting for the most popular servers.

WoW: Classic Player Checks if no Chairs Were Stolen Since 2004

Barth Faryna, 16 August 2019, 12:51

The launch of World of Warcraft: Classic is fast approaching. The developers regularly run load tests on servers to test their capacity. During one of such attempts, a player decided to count the chairs in the WoW world and see if there are as many as in the original title from 2004.

WoW: Classic - You Can Reserve Nicknames and Look For Old Friends

Barth Faryna, 07 August 2019, 12:51

WoW: Classic launch is approaching fast. A few days ago, Blizzard launched an entire forum where users will be able to find their friends they played with in 2004. But the there's more.

World of Warcraft - Queen Azshara Finally Conquered

Paul Wozniak, 29 July 2019, 14:34

The European guild Method after 12 days of constant battle (and Blizzard nerfing the boss a bit) has finally defeated Queen Azshara on Mythic difficulty. The players have thus proven themselves to be one of the best teams in WoW.

WoW: Rise of Azshara; Update 8.2 Goes Live

Julia Dragovic, 26 June 2019, 22:07

From now on you can enjoy the biggest update to World of Warcraft so far. The Rise of Azshara has just entered the servers. A new raid and megadungeon will appear in the game on July 10.

World of Warcraft Classic Players Confuse Features with Bugs

Frozen, 20 May 2019, 15:55

Many participants in the World of Warcraft Classic Closed Beta seem to be unable to distinguish between bugs and properly functioning elements of the game. For this reason, Blizzard Entertainment has prepared a list of the most frequently reported bugs, which are not really bugs.

15th Anniversary Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft

Bart Swiatek, 15 May 2019, 14:02

Blizzard Entertainment has prepared a special collector's edition of World of Warcraft, which will be available for sale on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the game. In the box, you will find, among other things, a several-dozen-centimetres tall figurine of one of the bosses.

Blizzard Reveals PvP Roadmap for World of Warcraft Classic

Bart Swiatek, 09 April 2019, 22:37

Blizzard Entertainment has revealed the PvP roadmap for the upcoming, classic version of World of Warcraft. Subsequent updated will provide the players with three battlegrounds and the old-school honour system.

Blizzard Changes Roadmap for World of Warcraft Classic

Adrian Werner, 13 March 2019, 01:40

The team at Blizzard Entertainment shared the post-release support plans for World of Warcraft Classic, the remake of the very first WoW. The game's roadmap presents six phases, each introducing new challenges.

Stan Lee receives a tribute in World of Warcraft

Konrad Serafinski, 10 January 2019, 19:00

An unusual situation will take place in the 8.1.5 patch to World of Warcraft. It turned out that Blizzard decided to honor Stan Lee and place a special character which resembles him in the world of Azeroth.

Blizzard leaked World of Warcraft subscriber count, rumor suggests

Mathias Zulpo, 18 October 2018, 02:20

Millions of players enjoy World of Warcraft everyday, but thanks to WeakAuras we now know how many of them do this, exactly. Or at least that's what we're supposed to believe.

World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game

Mathias Zulpo, 18 July 2018, 13:23

World of Warcraft is now subscription-only, period. But while you no longer need the base game to enjoy WoW and 6 of its expansions, some say that nothing really changed.

World of Warcraft: Legion to launch tomorrow – check the exact time of release

luckie, 29 August 2016, 15:40

Blizzard Entertainment have revealed the exact times of release for World of Warcraft: Legion in all regions. Only hours are left until the launch of the next expansion for the world's most popular MMORPG.

World of Warcraft – Patch 6.2 Is Out Now

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 June 2015, 12:09

Blizzard has released patch 6.2 entitled Fury of Hellfire on its servers. Planned attractions: a trip to Hellfire Citadel swarming with demons, a new area accessible by sea, new pets, and many others.

Over 100,000 accounts banned in World of Warcraft

Jakub Mirowski, 15 May 2015, 12:53

Blizzard announced that they take serious actions against the players using bots – third-party programs that automate gameplay. Up till today, a six-months ban was imposed on over 100,000 accounts.

World of Warcraft Loses 3 Million Subscribers In Three Months

Goral, 07 May 2015, 14:50

The latest financial report of Activision Blizzard reveals that the number of subscribers of World of Warcraft dropped to 7.1 million as of the end of March this year. This means that about 3 million players said goodbye to the game within three months.