Category: World of Warcraft News

YouTube user DanielL who has made a series of videos remaking locations around Stormwind in World of Warcraft is at it again. This time, DanielL takes on Duskwood, a dark foreboding place near Stormwind. It is beautifully done even here in an early phase. Treat yourself!

J. Allen Brack has taken to the US World of Warcraft forums to give Blizzard’s first response to the issue of legacy servers that resulted from the recent legal action taken against a popular “private” server.

Duncan Jones took to the stage at PAX East earlier today to talk about the Warcraft movie. Jones wants viewers and those familiar with the Warcraft universe to ‘feel at home’ yet he did acknowledge that the movie will “veer from the lore”, though always with the “blessing of Legendary and Blizzard”.

Duncan Jones took to the stage at PAX East earlier today to talk about the Warcraft movie. Jones wants viewers and those familiar with the Warcraft universe to ‘feel at home’ yet he did acknowledge that the movie will “veer from the lore”, though always with the “blessing of Legendary and Blizzard”.

Duncan Jones took to the stage at PAX East earlier today to talk about the Warcraft movie. Jones wants viewers and those familiar with the Warcraft universe to ‘feel at home’ yet he did acknowledge that the movie will “veer from the lore”, though always with the “blessing of Legendary and Blizzard”.

Legendary Pictures has released the latest Warcraft movie trailer, this time featuring more dialog, action, characters and much much more. It’s a fantastic look that paves the way for Europe’s premier in May and North America’s in June. You can get a look at it on the Warcraft movie Facebook page.

There has been a lot of chatter on the internet lately about Legacy servers and Emulated servers for AAA MMOs. Rob weighs in with his opinions on Nostalrius Begins and the emulated server debate.

Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Legion will officially launch on August 30, 2016.

Josh “Lore” Allen has written an extensive post on the World of Warcraft Legion PvP feedback forum. The post goes into quite a bit of detail about the reasons behind “ability pruning” in Legion. In addition, Allen requests that players provide targeted constructive feedback on the alterations in order to assist the team in creating the best PvP environment possible.

I have seen MMORPGs rise and fall, but none of them felt as depressing as watching Nostalrius, the most popular private server for World of Warcraft, shut down on Sunday. It wasn’t just the end of a wonderful community, but a stark reminder that, despite what the back of the box might say, MMORPGs are ultimately products first and virtual societies second.