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BlizzCon 2020 is No Longer Happening

Well, folks, I’d be lying if I were to say I didn’t see this one coming from a mile away. First, E3 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its surrounding restrictions, then Gamescom suffered the same fate, alongside a host…

WoW: Shadowlands’ Pre-Patch Update is Not Yet Live

It seems that reports from various sources regarding the upcoming updates to the current state of World of Warcraft have proven untrue. You see, back in April, I reported upon a certain rumor which seemed credible at the time. This rumor stated…

WoW Buffs Hint at New Expansion’s Release Date

Almost exactly one month ago, Blizzard Entertainment enabled a month-long buff to all World of Warcraft characters which doubles their experience gain from all sources. That experience buff, called “Winds of Wisdom,” was scheduled to expire yesterday. However, after much outcry from…

Why Blizzard Should Extend Retail WoW’s XP Buff

Just under a month ago, the venerable World of Warcraft fan site known as Wowhead broke the news that Blizzard Entertainment enabled a significant buff to character experience in the current (that is, non-Classic) version of WoW. That change was due to…

WoW: Shadowlands Alpha Starts Quite Soon

World of Warcraft’s game director, Ion Hazzikostas, has announced in a lengthy blog post on the game’s website that the initial alpha-testing version of the game’s upcoming expansion, Shadowlands, will begin rolling out to certain players sometime this week. Before you get…

Blizzard Suddenly Provides Temporary XP Buff to Retail WoW

I’m sure we’re all intimately familiar with how chaotic and uncertain daily life has become in the wake of a certain pandemic. According to news of which I’ve just been made aware thanks to the venerable World of Warcraft fan site known…

Blizzard Sees Notable Uptick in WoW Subscriptions

If you’ve read any of the articles I’ve written on the subject of World of Warcraft Classic, especially my earlier editorials that were published before Classic actually launched, you’ll know I originally counted myself among the portion of WoW’s subscriber base who…

Warcraft III: Reforged Release Date Announced

Yesterday, Blizzard proclaimed that the release of Warcraft III: Reforged, which serves as what the company calls a “recreation” of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne, has been delayed. According to the store page for the game…

Blizzard’s Black Friday Sale is Live Now

In case you didn’t think Blizzard already had enough going on with World of Warcraft’s momentous fifteenth anniversary event as well as the in-game “Pilgrim’s Bounty” Thanksgiving-themed celebration happening simultaneously, it seems they’ve decided to add to that mix by also launching…

WoW’s 15th Anniversary Event is Now Live

It’s that time of year again, folks. November is once again upon us, and its arrival means two major things for the denizens of Azeroth. This time of year means that BlizzCon has recently concluded, and that it’s once again time to…