Blizzard Entertainment announced earlier that World of Warcraft lost a pretty big number of subscribers again. As of June 30, the most popular MMORPG of all time can account for 6.8 million subs, down from 7.6 million it had back in March. That’s a 800.000 drop in just a few months and the numbers will probably continue to go down ...
Read More »Tag Archives: Blizzard
Warlords of Draenor premier event announced, cinematic launches August 14th
Blizzard announced earlier that World of Warcraft fans will be in for a real treat on August 14th when the Warlords of Draenor premier event is scheduled to take place. The event begins at 9:30 PM PDT and will feature a live interview with some of the developers. The interview will be streamed straight from the Ace Theater in Los Angeles. It’s ...
Read More »Hearthstone players experiencing “purchase failed” error in Curse of Naxxramas
Update: I finally managed to purchase the Plague Quarter earlier with in-game gold. Blizzard announced a few hours ago that they “will be pushing out a hotfix tonight that should address a number of issues that some players are experiencing in regards to purchasing the Plague Quarter.” They also say that it may take some time before everyone who was charged ...
Read More »Blizzard introduces Rehgar the shaman to Heroes of the Storm
Blizzard Entertainment has been very busy working on their upcoming MOBA lately. Just last week the company unveiled Garden of Terror, a new battleground coming to Heroes of the Storm. Today they introduced the shaman Rehgar as being the latest hero to make the already impressive lineup. Rehgar may not be as well known as Diablo, Thrall, or Jim Raynor, but he ...
Read More »Hearthstone Curse of Naxxramas release date announced
Blizzard was finally kind enough to announce the release date for the upcoming Hearthstone expansion. Curse of Naxxramas will be arriving on July 22th, which means that we’re only five short days away from getting our hands on it. Pricing was already revealed earlier this month so all that remains now is to be patient and wait. Curse of Naxxramas – ...
Read More »Blizzard unveils new Heroes of the Storm battleground
The folks over at Blizzard Entertainment just unveiled a brand new battleground for their upcoming MOBA Heroes of the Storm. Entitled Garden of Terror, this new map is a three-lane battleground that features a controllable day and night cycle. That aspect is pretty interesting by itself, but there’s much more to it than meets the eye. Senior Technical Designer Meng Song is ...
Read More »Blizzard reveals top 10 Arcade games for Starcraft 2’s Rock the Cabinet
Blizzard Entertainment revealed the top 10 Arcade games of their Starcraft 2 Rock the Cabinet contest. As part of the contest, players get to check out the ten arcade games and cast their vote for a chance to win some neat Starcraft 2 prizes. Rock the Cabinet is Blizzard’s way of rewarding community created content. Most of the games you’ll find ...
Read More »Blizzard reveals pricing for Curse of Naxxramas – A Hearthstone Adventure
Blizzard Entertainment finally revealed price details for Heartstone’s highly anticipated Curse of Naxxramas expansion. The dungeon will feature five different wings and you can purchase access for each one of them separately or in bundles. However, if you attend the Curse of Naxxramas launch event you will gain free access to Hearthstone’s initial wing, The Arachnid Quarter. This is the first wing to ...
Read More »New WoW area revealed from Warlords of Draenor
A new area that is coming to World of Warcraft through the Warlords of Draenor expansion has been shown by Blizzard. The Tanaan Jungle is one of the largest areas you’ll be able to enter in the latest expansion and is home to a number of Orc heroes. Speaking on its blog Blizzard spoke what players can expect from the ...
Read More »Blizzard implements new XP system for Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm is still in its Technical Alpha testing phase, which means that there’s still plenty of work to be done and the game will likely undergo lots of changes until it’s ready for launch. The most recent change is aimed at the experience system. Until now Blizzard used something called bonus trickle xp, but in light of ...
Read More »