The granddaddy of all MMORPGs, World of Warcraft, is well known for getting into the holiday mood in-game. Valentine’s Day is certainly no different. Going on right now is the in-game event, “Love is in the Air.” And unlike most games that just throw hearts into the gaming environment, WoW even incorporates official lore into the […]
An Extremely Inspirational Tale of Adversity and Freindship
February 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As I was browsing reddit this afternoon, I came across a post, “This made me shed a tear or two” by reddit user DravenOP. It linked to a World of Warcraft forum post about how hardcore the game has become in Korea, how unfriendly the community is to new players, and how a single act […]
Guild Wars 2 Flame and Frost’s Next Installment Comes Feb 26
February 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The next in a four-part series that is reshaping the world of Guild Wars 2 will be dropping February 26. Flame and Frost: The Gathering Storm will be adding a new PvP map, Two-Team Rated PvP, Guild Missions, and the ability to choose your personal set of daily quests. The situation worsens for the citizens […]
New World of Warcraft eBook Series Announced by Richard Knaak
February 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Blizzard has posted on the official World of Warcraft site that Richard A. Knaak (World of Warcraft: Stormrage, Warcraft: War of the Ancients trilogy) will be releasing a five part serialized eBook called “Dawn of the Aspects” starting February 19. The age of the dragons is over. Azeroth’s ancient guardians struggle to find new purpose in a world […]
World of Warcraft Patch 5.2: Thunder King Booms In
February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Players of World of Warcraft that want to get a jumpstart on their raids when content goes live will want to jump over to WoW’s private test realm (PTR). Starting today, players can check out what World of Warcraft Patch 5.2 will have to offer including tweaks to the pet combat system, a new quest […]
TERA Goes Free-To-Play Today
February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Big Kids Only TERA has launched it’s latest expansion today, ‘TERA: Rising.’ As most game expansions it’s brought along some new updates and changes to retain players and draw new in, and one of these is sending TERA into the wilds of the jungle that is Free-to-Play. The tier chart of what is available for F2P […]
Weekend Brunch: What Brings Us Back to WoW?
February 3, 2013 by 5 Comments
Weekend Brunch is a weekly discussion post to get gamers thinking and have their opinion heard about the industry they love. It’s a light-hearted conversation just like you’d have with the family at brunch. Except without your creepy uncle. If you have a topic you’d like brought up, or just want to share your thought, sound off in the […]
ArenaNet Forcing Password Change
February 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Player of Guild Wars 2 have started to be presented with a big red banner upon logging in. This is to inform users that a mandatory password change is coming down the road. February 7 to be exact. From the official announcement: “Account security is a very important topic for us. As ArenaNet president Mike O’Brien mentioned […]
Your Guide for Gaming Parents and Their Kids
January 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I play World of Warcraft. Not only do I play WoW, I’m an officer in my guild called Gamers Trust. Frankly, at the end of a stressful day, it’s fun to virtually suit up and kill some monsters. This is a screenshot of us at the end of a big raid we’d been working on […]
2013 MMO of The Year Voting Breaks Records
January 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Voting is open to choose which games and on which platform should receive the award for 2013’s MMO of The Year. Halfway through the voting period, which ends February 15, the number of votes cast is already at 58,000. This beats last year’s record of 50,000 votes. Christian Justus, organizer of the award said: “The run on the audience voting […]
