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| WoW Film - Blizzard Shows the Door to Uwe Boll |
Uwe Boll was short of shown the door by Paul Sams, Blizzard VP of Business Operations. Some fans will go "happy happy joy joy!" after knowing that he won't be the World of Warcraft film director. (Source: MTV)
But if you’re not going to make a faithful adaptation, why make an adaptation at all? Apparently, the folks over at Blizzard wonder the same thing, since they practically laughed Boll out of their offices when he approached them about making a World of Warcraft adaptation, the director confessed.
“I got in contact with Paul Sams of Blizzard, and he said, ‘We will not sell the movie rights, not to you…especially not to you,’” Boll revealed. “Because it’s such a big online game success, maybe a bad movie would destroy that ongoing income, what the company has with it.”
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Sunday 20th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| 12th Annual Webby Awards - WoWTacoma TV Commercial Nominated |
The 12th Annual Webby Award nominees have been announced, and the Toyota Tacoma commercial featuring World of Warcraft has been nominated for an award in the Online Commercials category. Titled Tacoma Truck Summoner, the commercial shows a brave adventurer charging into combat against a dragon on "four wheels of fury," while defiantly ignoring his comrade’s plea that there are no trucks in World of Warcraft. The online spot, along with the other nominees, can be viewed on the Webby Awards website
To participate, you can sign up and vote for your favorite nominees on the Webby People's Voice site.
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Friday 18th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain Music Video Contest |
Blizzard has launched a Music Video Contest sponsored by Comcast.
We invite you to participate in the Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain Music Video Contest brought to you by Comcast. Simply create a music video using footage from World of Warcraft and the original song, "Rogue's Do it From Behind" and submit it to us, via our submission page. Videos can be no bigger than 50 megabytes in size and must be recorded in .WMV, .MOV, or .AVI formats. The winning videos will be featured on our official website and the following prizes awarded:
- Three (3) Grand Prize winners will each receive one (1) Ipod Touch 8GB version.
- Five (5) First Place winners will each receive one (1) Logitech G15 keyboard, and one (1) World of Warcraft Battlechest signed by the members of L70ETC.
Complete contest rules, including requirements and eligibility can be found here.
Thanks, Lyquid
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Thursday 17th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Tauren Weapon Size Reverted To Normal |
The Tauren weapon size has been reverted in the latest internal build and is scheduled to go live next minor patch according to Nethaera.
The original intention of the Tauren weapon size change was to reduce weapon clipping with the ground when sheathed, but it was decided that the end result went beyond what was originally desired. After further review of the change and with feedback from the community as well as the development team, we will be reverting the change to the size of the Tauren weapons when sheathed. We will be making this change in the next upcoming patch and would like to thank the community for all of their constructive discussion on this matter.
Thanks, liquid
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Thursday 17th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft Spanish-Language Beta Kit |
Blizzard Europe has released a Spanish-Language Beta kit. What's this? If you are a spanish speaker and wish to play World of Warcraft's quests in spanish, simply download the kit and install it. Remember it is in beta stage, so it may require you to check out later a full version.
Blizzard Europa ha lanzado un paquete beta de lenguage espanol. Que es esto? Si hablas espanol y deseas jugar las misiones y dialogos de World of Warcraft en espanol, simplemente bajate este paquete e instalalo en tu computadora. Recuerda que este paquete de lenguage espanol esta en experimentacion beta, de modo que no te olvides de chequear de vez en cuando si la version final esta disponible. Bajalo muchacho!
In preparation for the upcoming Latin American-Spanish version of World of Warcraft, we are excited to invite our players to try out the beta version of the Latin American-Spanish language pack.
To participate, please download the language pack. For additional information, please refer to the FAQ below.
You can discuss any feedback regarding the Latin American-Spanish language pack on our official forums, where our quality assurance representatives will be on hand to read and respond to inquiries and reports.
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Como parte del proceso del lanzamiento de la versión de World of Warcraft para América Latina en español, nos entusiasma poder invitar a nuestros jugadores a probar la versión beta del paquete de idiomas para América Latina en español.
Para participar, por favor descarga el paquete de idiomas. Para mayor información, no olvides revisar el FAQ.
Puedes compartir cualquier tema relacionado con el paquete de idiomas en nuestros foros oficiales, donde nuestros representantes estarán disponibles para leer y responder a tus comentarios y dudas.
Thanks, Lyquid
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Wednesday 16th 2008f April 2008 |
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| Wrath of the Lich King - Goblin Turtle Submarines |
The new insider at the WoW Europe site reveals a lot behind the current status of Northrend, specially concerning transportation to Northrend. As well as PvP and PvE factors. This insider interview features the following WoW Developers: J. Allen Brack and Chris Robinson.
J. Allen Brack: That reminds me of another example: the turtle boat. If you look at Northrend, the continent is shaped a little bit like a crescent, with the two starting zones, Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra, at the ends. There’s a port located in the middle of the coast between these zones, and we wanted to have an easy method for traveling between the zones. The method of transportation we settled on is a giant turtle with a deck mounted on top of its shell, very much like the turtles from Warcraft II. It’s simple, effective, grounded in Warcraft lore, but it’s also one of those light moments that are so important to create the iconic Warcraft feel.
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Tuesday 15th 2008f April 2008 |
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| Gamespy Interviews Tom Chilton: WoW Arena Tournament |
Gamespy scored a 7-pages interview with Tom Chilton concerning the 2008 Arena Tournament.
GameSpy: Arenas definitely turn WoW into more of a competitive game, but the Arena Tournament realm has a wildly different approach from the live realms. You can avoid the leveling and PvE game entirely, and start off with a full set of competitive PvP gear. Do you feel that players will want to have this kind of approach available at all times?
Tom Chilton: We don't really intend for the Arena Tournament realm to replace WoW. We do feel like the arena games are a game within the game, a meta-game of WoW. We don't necessarily want people to feel like WoW is no longer a game to them. Also, within that, it kind of makes sense to structure the tournaments in a way we're doing. They're not something we can run all the time, so we've broken them into this seasonal concept, allowing us to pace how often we have them, and to make sure that they're as well-supported as we can support them.
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Tuesday 15th 2008f April 2008 |
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| Arena Tournament Schedule |
With the first round of qualification for the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament underway, we wanted to provide a schedule for the remainder of this qualifier and details on what each of the phases entails.
Phase 1 - The Practice Phase – Currently active and completes on April 22, 2008
- There is no penalty for changing your team and you are free to move teams around.
- At the end of this phase all arena team ratings will be reset to 1500 during maintenance.
Phase 2 - The Competition Phase - Active from April 22, 2008 to May 6, 2008
- Every team will be reset to a 1500 rating and official rankings begin.
- There will be a 150 team rating penalty for any player added to an arena team.
- At the end of this phase all arena teams will be locked down and players will not be able to switch characters from arena teams.
- Registration will also close at the end of this phase.
Phase 3 – The Final Phase – Active from May 6, 2008 to May 20, 2008
- Registration is closed for this phase of qualification.
- Players are no longer allowed to switch arena teams during this phase.
- At the end of the phase, the top 4 rated teams from the Battlegroup will be invited to the regional qualifier if they meet all eligibility requirements.
- Eligible teams must have played a minimum of 200 games during Phases 2 and 3 to be able to qualify to advance to the regional qualifier.
- Each team member must have participated in 30% of their team’s games to be eligible to qualify.
First Qualification Round Schedule for North America:
- Phase 1 ends and Phase 2 begins: April 22, 2008
- Phase 2 ends and Phase 3 begins: May 6, 2008
- Phase 3 and the first Qualifier ends: May 20, 2008
We just posted here that the practice phase was extended an additional week for this qualifier:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=5784443252&sid=1
All teams are supposed to be locked down so I believe the ability to create teams is also disabled. If a character on a team has played less than 30% of the games, that character will not qualify, but the team will.
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Monday 14th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft# 6 Front Cover & Sneak Preview |
Today we reveal the new front cover of World of Warcraft# 6 by Samwise Didier, and a 5-pages sneak preview. Issue# 6 will be at newsstands and comic shops on April 16th. The revelation of Lo'gosh's true identity will happen at issue# 6 when Lo'gosh meets Jaina Proudmoore in Theramore. The old woman warlock in the cover is probably Aegwynn ... Medivh's mother.
As you may recall, during our Q&A with Walter Simonson in November, I asked if the human hero would meet Aegwynn in Theramore -- those who haven't read World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Jaina found Aegwynn in Kalimdor and worked together to banish a powerful demon back to the Twisting Nether. Aegwynn has remained beside Jaina ever since in Theramore as Jaina's personal advisor. Aegwynn's true form remains disguised. Some fans think Aegwynn is the night elf named Pained in the World of Warcraft MMO. Others that it is the male archmage at Jaina's side. We will probably find out that mystery in this issue.
You can view the front cover of issue# 6 and the 5-pages sneak preview at our World of Warcraft Comic Book section here.
Additionally, solicitations for issue# 9 are available below. Issue# 9 is scheduled for July 16th.
World of Warcraft Vol. 1
DC Comics (Wildstorm)
Issues# 1-7 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT VOL. 1
Again, if you have missed previous issues of World of Warcraft comic book, don't sweat. DC Comics is releasing a trade paperback collecting in a single tome issues# 1-7 (First story arc) under the title: World of Warcraft Vol. 1 -- you can pre-order it at our Store section
This is a very nice option to fans who wish to start collecting the WoW Comic book from scratch; those who recently started and missed the first issues, or simply to have them all in a single book. This Volume 1 contains 160 pages and will be available at bookstores and comic shops on July 29, 2008. |
WORLD OF WARCRAFT - DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE: Series 3
TAUREN HUNTER: BRAVE HIGHMOUNTAIN
Exquisitely sculpted and intricately painted, fans of Warcraft will be thrilled to see the final in-game playable race, the Tauren, join DC Unlimited’s stunning figure line-up at last!
Advance-solicited; on sale December 3, 2008 (Action Figures)
MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT
You will find out the identity of the amnesic human by issue# 6 (April 16th). However, if you don't wish to know the amnesic human's identity in this spoiler solicitation for issue# 9 (July 2008) stop reading past this line because it is implied.
 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT #9
Lo’Gosh, Valeera, Broll, and Thargas make their way to Ironforge via a circuitous route through the Wetlands. And back in Stormwind, Prince Anduin suspects all is not as it seems with his father, King Varian.
On sale July 16 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US
Written by Walter Simonson. Covers by Samwise Didier and Ludo Lullabi
Art by Jon Landry & Jerome K. Moore |
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Monday 14th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| The9 to Launch Wrath of the Lich King in Asia |
Blizzard just announced to have reached an agreement with The9 to publish Wrath of the Lich King in Asia:
Blizzard: "We're pleased to announce that our agreements with The9, our World of Warcraft partner in mainland China, and Soft-World, our World of Warcraft partner in the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, have been updated to include the localization, operation, and support of Wrath of the Lich King for players in their respective regions. Further news, including release plans for each region, will be announced closer to launch." (Source)
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Monday 14th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Wildstorm World of Warcraft# 6 |
I have something nice for you on Monday. It seems the samwise cover for issue# 6 may have been changed, or it may be an alternate cover. This cover shows Lo'gosh and Jaina Proudmoore facing each other. And in the background stands a powerful long-lost wizard hinted on Blizzplanet's Q&A with Walter Simonson some time ago. Yes, your mind is right. Ohh! Sweet!
What else? Solicitations for World of Warcraft# 9 including its front cover by Ludo Lulabi and one more thing for Horde fans coming from DC Direct. Stay tuned for the front cover# 6 and 5-pages preview tomorrow Monday at 6pm EST.
In the meantime, check out both interviews with Walter Simonson(Writer) and Ludo Lullabi (Artist), and our Wow Comic Section.
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Sunday 13th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Patch 2.4 Hotfixes |
Slorkuz (WoW-Europe) announced upcoming hotfixes to solve certain bugs in patch 2.4 that may cause items to work improperly.
Slorkuz: "
- Several bugs have been fixed with the Shattered Sun Pendants.
- Shattered Sun Pendants of Acumen and Might will now be triggered only by spells and abilities which cause damage.
- Shattered Sun Pendant of Might will no longer break crowd control effects such as Scattershot with its triggered effect.
- Shattered Sun Pendants of Acumen, Might, and Restoration now all have correct range limits.
Power Word: Shield sound was a bug, slated for fix in an upcoming patch.
As far as I'm told, no sounds were intentionally changed from 2.3.3 to 2.4.0.
As for the model changes, please look to these threads for responses: Human Female and Weapon Sizes
Wow Europe Game Time Credit
On April 8th a technical issue caused 6 hours of downtime for the realms of the Crueldad, Hinterhalt, Némésis and Nightfall Battlegroups.
As a result we will credit all players with an active character on the affected realms with 1 day of game time credit. This will be credited to the eligible accounts in the next few weeks. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience this has caused. (Source)
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Friday 11th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft Reaches Million Subscribers in Mainland China |
Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Surpasses One Million Peak Concurrent Player Milestone in Mainland China
Shanghai, China – April 11, 2008. The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY) (“The9”), a leading online game operator in China, today announced that Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has achieved a record peak concurrency of 1 million, the highest concurrency since the game's commercial launch in June 2005, following the launch of its new expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, in mainland China on September 6, 2007.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and operated by The9 in mainland China. In addition to continuing World of Warcraft's epic story line, Blizzard Entertainment's Burning Crusade expansion pack has extended the existing game content in a variety of ways, raising the original game to new heights. After the launch of the expansion pack, many existing players returned to the game and numerous new players have also been attracted to participate in the experience. It is no doubt that the epic game content and quality of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade has once again written a new chapter in mainland China's online game history. (Source: The9)
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Friday 11th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| WoW TCG: March of the Legion Tour |
The World of Warcraft TCG: March of the Legion Tour starts next weekend (April 18-20) with stops at four stores in Wisconsin . On Monday the 21st, the Tour kicks off a week-long adventure through Ohio , plus stops in Pennsylvania , Indiana and Kentucky (April 21 -27). The Northern California leg is April 25-27, followed by stops in Florida , Massachusetts and Michigan on May 2-4. For more information, please click here.
Upper Deck will be at New York Comic Con through April 18-20. You may find them at booth 1331.
Upper Deck Entertainment Announces
The WORLD OF WARCRAFT® TRADING CARD GAME MARCH OF THE LEGION™ TOUR
Battle Against Upper Deck “Legionnaires”!
Prove Your Skill! Win Great Prizes!
CARLSBAD, CA (March 18, 2008)—Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) today announced the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game (TCG) March of the Legion™ Tour, to be hosted at select local hobby stores across North America starting in April. Players can test their World of Warcraft TCG skills against UDE “Legionnaires” for exclusive prizes. Visit WoWTCG.com for the latest information on tour dates and locations.
Hobby stores throughout North America will host these Limited-format events, inviting players to challenge skilled Legionnaires. Any player who beats a Legionnaire will win a fan-favorite Varimathras Extended Art card and a Leeroy Jenkins t-shirt. All tour participants will receive a never-before-seen Extended Art version of the Weeble card from the March of the Legion expansion (while supplies last).
“We are very excited to be working closely with hobby store retailers on the March of the Legion Tour. As a former hobby store owner myself, I know that Organized Play events like these are great for attracting new players to the game and for bringing existing players into the hobby stores,” said Scott Gaeta, Upper Deck’s Director of Entertainment Marketing. “Upper Deck is committed to offering fun and exciting programs like the March of the Legion Tour to help retailers build stronger relationships with players.”
World of Warcraft TCG Research & Development and Organized Play teams will make up the UDE Legionnaires. After each event, the Legionnaires will blog about the excitement of the day on WoWTCG.com. This way, even players who cannot make it to specific locations can join in the fun of the tour. UDE will also launch a comprehensive marketing and outreach program to assist hobby store retailers in publicizing the March of the Legion Tour.
For additional information on the March of the Legion Tour and the World of Warcraft TCG, visit WoWTCG.com.
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Friday 11th 2008f April 2008 |
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| WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire @ Columbus, Ohio |
The Darkmoon Faire comes to Columbus, Ohio from April 11 – 13! Players will be heading to America’s heartland to compete for gadgets, Loot cards, and more! Get ready to catch all of your favorite events with exciting new prizes that will have everybody ready to play.
Columbus will hold the third Limited Darkmoon Faire Championship to take place on the tour, giving players a chance to try their hands at the new Limited format that utilizes both March of the Legion and the brand new Servants of the Betrayer expansion! Players will receive three packs of March of the Legion and three packs of Servants of the Betrayer, from which they’ll have to build the deck they will use on Day 1. Top 8 players will participate in a Draft using two packs of March of the Legion and one pack of Servants of the Betrayer on Sunday morning to determine who walks away with the title!
For travel, full event schedule, featured events and prizes visit the following page.
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Thursday 10th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Sunwell Badge Vendor Gear |
Last night, the badge vendor at the Sunwell Isle became available at my server Zul'jin (US), as well as many other servers. Proudmoore Server was the first one as far as I have heard. Here you have the first 30 badge vendor items out of 57.
Return tomorrow for the other 27 badge items. This will be helpful to fans who wish to take a quick look at the available items online. The section will show the actual stat images rather than as links with a onmouseover popup. This images have been processed manually which takes time.
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Wednesday 09th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft # 5 cover in 5 steps |
Wildstorm Jim Lee's latest blog displays a five-steps image sequence of how he penciled and inked the recent World of Warcraft# 5 issue's variant cover showing a fel green dragon engaging Lo'gosh. On issue# 5, Broll (the druid) and Lo'gosh (the amnesic human) - visit Thistlefur Hold in Ashenvale to retrieve with Broll the Idol of Remulos. Not an easy feat with furbolgs on their tail and an unexpected dragon guarding the idol.
To find out more about World of Warcraft the comic book by Wildstorm DC Comics check out our WoW Comic Book section for issue solicitations, previews, covers and more.
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Tuesday 08th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft Not Successful? |
Gamasutra has an article where Craig Sherman from online game Gaia said World of Warcraft is not successful with its 10 millions subscribers. Personally, I have never heard this Gaia game and wonder if they have a comic book, pocket books, action figures, d20 table top, board games, t-shirts, TV Commercials, YouTube Machinima, and a plethora of other products fans crave to have to make such a bold claim.
"In an online game panel at San Francisco's ongoing MI6 marketing conference featuring representatives of Three Rings, Nexon, and Gaia, Outspark's Andrew Sheppard said compared to the 800 million teenagers willing and able to play online games, World of Warcraft's claim to 10 million players was "not a success."
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Tuesday 08th 2008f April 2008 |
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| 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament |
The 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament began recently, but you still have the opportunity to register and demonstrate you are the best PvP player. Players from around the world can compete on Blizzard's special tournament realms using the new tournament format. You may choose and customize your character and equipment and team up with fellow players to clash in 3-vs.-3 Arena battles. For more information on the tournament, including how to register and participate, please visit our Arena Tournament information page.
Within a structured format comprising two six-week-long qualifying rounds, players will battle on special tournament realms purely dedicated to the competitive format of 3v3 Arena matches. The characters used on these realms are new level 70s that you create, decked to the brim with PvP armor and weapons. The top teams from each qualifier will battle in regional live events, culminating in the global finals, which will feature a total prize pool of $120,000 -- $75,000 of which will go to the grand-prize-winning team!
Tournament registration is open to any active World of Warcraft account. Registration costs one payment of $20.00, which grants one World of Warcraft account access to the tournament realms for the duration of the six-week tourney. Players will be able to create up to three new characters on these realms, instantly level them to 70, and deck them out with a full set of PvP gear. Then form your new 3v3 team and enter the Arenas, where a whole new level of competitive play awaits you. Good luck!
Register for the 2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournament!
- Instantly create up to three new level 70s with full sets of PvP gear per realm
- Prove your skills in 3v3 Arena team combat
- Qualify for live tournaments with a chance to win cash prizes
- The registration fee is $20 per account for each six-week online qualifying round (played out on the tournament realm)
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Tuesday 08th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Penny Arcade Hosting WoW TCG Contest |
Today's Penny Arcade comic features Tycho and Gabe taking on Molten Core in cardboard form, and the duo is also hosting a themed contest, with the winners to receive a mother lode of World of Warcraft TCG cards and accessories. To enter, all you have to do is write a World of Warcraft-based story using precisely 10 words. Good luck!
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Friday 04th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| BattleHeat Interview - Real-Life Paladin Armor Set |
Wow-Europe has interviewed a player who works at German workshop group BattleHeat. He created a real-life Paladin Tier 2 Armor Set and plans to create Warrior Armor Tier 3 and 4 Set, Warlock Tier 5 Set and Priest Tier 6 Set. The interview page shows step-by-step screenshots for your viewing pleasure. This is the final stage of his crafting labor.
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Friday 04th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Description - World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal |
The official description of World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal by Aaron Rosenberg and Christie Golden (Pocket Books) is now available. Keep an eye on Blizzplanet in upcoming weeks. Our Q&A with the book authors is in progress. Both authors answer each question. As a sneak peek, Aaron and Christie sent me the first five questions already and will keep sending me more batches every week: Muradin Bronzebeard and the Draenei make cameo appearances in the book.
Description
The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and reopened the Dark Portal. His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this new invasion.
Even so, disturbing questions arise. Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of orcs who seem to pursue a goal other than simple conquest. Worse yet, black dragons have been sighted as well, and they appear to be aiding the orcs. To counter Ner'zhul's dark schemes, the Alliance must now invade the orcs' ruined homeworld of Draenor. Can Khadgar and his companions stop the nefarious shaman in time to stave off the destruction of two worlds?
Pre-Order this pocket book at our Store Section.
Product Details
Pocket Star, June 2008
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
ISBN-10: 1-4165-5086-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-5086-0
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Friday 04th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| World of Warcraft# 5 Released ! |
The World of Warcraft# 5 issue has been released by Wildstorm (DC Comics) focusing on Broll's connection to the Idol of Remulos. Here are some bits from previous issues. This Idol was given to Broll by Remulos (son of Cenarius) years ago. The idol is carved and shaped like a green dragon allowing Broll a special connection with the Emerald Dream. During the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Azgalor the pitlord attacked Broll with fel energy. This fel energy targeted the Idol of Remulos, held by Broll, and through it filling Broll with fury and rage. The Idol of Remulos exploded with fel energy killing Broll's daugther. Broll has lived with grief and pain and guilt ever since. The spirits of the wild had abandoned Broll: the stag, the panther, the seal and the stormcrow.
Yet only one spirit remained with him ... the spirit of the bear, corrupted by fel magic, feeding Broll's rage. The corrupted Idol of Remulos was thought lost by Broll and the Druids. However, Broll found out at Warsong Gulch that the corrupted Idol was retrieved by the Thistlefur Furbolgs, corrupting them. For this matter, Broll and Lo'gosh (the amnesic human) fly with help of hyppogryph Sharptalon toward Thistlefur Hold in Ashenvale to cleanse the corrupted idol of its fel energies.
Now that you got a sneak peek of the story behind the Idol of Remulos and Broll, go grab issue# 5 from a newsstand or comics shop near you. Or read Blizzplanet's spoiler summary if you live outside USA or don't mind spoilers. Accompanied by the first 5-pages preview scans.
DC Comics is releasing World of Warcraft Vol. 1 on July 29 compiling the first story arc (issue# 1-7).
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Friday 04th 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Wow - Fan-Made Alliance Cake |
Katalysta from the Korgath Realm designed a very nice looking cake for her husband resembling the Alliance Crest. This buttery yellow cake with vanilla custard and fresh strawberry filling took her three days to make. It was so big that thirteen people ate from it, and she still got half-cake for the next day. If you like it, give your best wishes to Katalysta at the following Wow Forum thread. Have you done something creative worth sharing with others? (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft)
Or are you in the military and wish to share with others your Blizzard product collection and photos of yourself and your team? Feel free to send them to Blizzplanet here.
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Thursday 03rd 2008f April 2008 |
Posted by Medievaldragon |
| Official World of Warcraft Comic Contest: Year 3 |
Blizzard Entertainment has launched a new comic contest! All Blizzplanet fans are welcome to participate. If you haven't played World of Warcraft before, this is also your chance to win a BattleChest containing both the World of Warcraft and its Burning Crusade expansion CD games.
"Where one comic contest ends, another begins. A new year-long World of Warcraft Comic Contest has just begun, and we're looking for the funniest and most creative World of Warcraft comics to post on our website.
Each month's winner will receive a copy of the World of Warcraft Battle Chest signed by both Vice President of Creative Development Chris Metzen and Art Director Chris Robinson, as well as a World of Warcraft 60 day pre-paid time card, Read the official rules and submit your comics."
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Wednesday 02nd 2008f April 2008 |
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