Category: World of Warcraft News
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World of Warcraft – Surviving v7.1 – Return to Karazhan Patch Preview Video
Blizzard has published a new World of Warcraft video called “Surviving 7.1 – Return to Karazhan that gives a brief preview of the upcoming 5-player Karazhan dungeon, the new mini-raid, and the extended Suramar storyline. Check it out and get ready for …
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World of Warcraft – Significant PvP Rewards Changes Incoming
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a fairly lengthy post about changes coming to the PvP rewards system with the launch of v7.1 later this month. The post indicates that the team has heard player objections to the less-than-sati…
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World of Warcraft – Trial of Valor Mini-Raid Previewed in New Video
WoWhead has posted a new preview video for the World of Warcraft: Legion mini-raid, Trial of Valor, on November 8th. The voice-over for the video does contain minor spoilers so consider yourself warned, but if you’d like to see the layout of the raid, …
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World of Warcraft – v7.1 Return to Karazhan Coming on October 25th
During a special World of Warcraft live stream event held earlier today, new Game Director Ion Hazzikostas announced that the first big content expansion to Legion, Return to Karazhan, will be released on October 25th. This includes the new Karazhan du…
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World of Warcraft – Great Collegiate Dungeon Race Tournament Announced
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a new post to announce the Great Collegiate Dungeon Race. Four players per team will be racing through three Mythic +6 dungeons using their preferred classes with a predetermined skill template…
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World of Warcraft – Chilton Leaves as Game Director, Hazzikostas Taking Over
Tom Chilton has published a lengthy letter on the World of Warcraft community forum to let players know that he is moving on from his position as Game Director to a new project “just down the hall” at Blizzard. He names Ion Hazzikostas as his replaceme…
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World of Warcraft – Legion Just Became a Bit More Alt Friendly
The World of Warcraft team has some good news for Legion players who love to have as many alts as possible. While faction reputation will not become account-wide, a pair of very welcome changes will be heading into the game with the 7.1 update. Most no…
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World of Warcraft – Blizzard Interview Claims WoW Has 10.1M Subscribers
According to a Polish interview with PIXEL magazine, Blizzard’s Tom Chilton has stated that World of Warcraft currently has 10.1M subscribers and that the team is hopeful that the number will grow to 12M to rival Overwatch.
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World of Warcraft – UPDATE: 10.1M Subscribers Statement is a Misquote
UPDATE: According to GamesBeat.com, the statement of 10.1M subscribers is a misquote or a misunderstanding on the part of the journalist”. EARLIER: A Polish interview with PIXEL magazine, Blizzard’s Tom Chilton has stated that World of Warcraft curren…
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World of Warcraft – Revenue Model Shifts in China – Now Subscription-Based
NetEase and Blizzard have shifted the revenue model for World of Warcraft in China. Up to the shift, Chinese players paid in hour-by-hour increments. With the launch of the Legion expansion, Chinese players are now required to pay a monthly subscriptio…