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In this age of pervasive slop maybe we should be grateful for Shrek 2 Remastered
Shrek 2 Remastered is coming out in November, it has been announced. I wasn't aware there was a Shrek 2 game for PS2, the OG Xbox, GameCube and PC, probably because in 2004 I was too busy thinking about all the other games coming out. You know, stuff like Half-Life 2, World of Warcraft, Halo 2,...
World of Warcraft’s Hallow’s End arrives once more
It’s been a long time since World of Warcraft first started celebrating Hallow’s End, but while some things like dueling with the Headless Horseman haven’t changed all that much. Other things have for this year’s iteration of the event, like the addition of new candy buckets throughout Quel’Thalas....
World of Warcraft Forever previews the high-end leveling journey
So what awaits players in World of Warcraft Forever once the leveling journey of the existing beta is over? Well, more leveling. The latest video from the team previews exactly what is coming in two of the higher-level zones that are new to the game, the Riverglades and Mount Hyjal. The Riverglades...
WoW: Forever Is Soaring, But Midnight Is Struggling
World of Warcraft: Forever is riding high thanks to its popular beta and upcoming launch, but retail WoW's Midnight expansion feels like it's in a state of crisis by comparison. The two different versions of WoW couldn't be in more different places. Forever seems to be extremely popular, with...
WoW: Forever Hall of Thanes Dungeon Guide – Quests, Map, Bosses, and Loot
Historically, the first time you’d step into a World of Warcraft dungeon as part of The Alliance is The Deadmines. However, World of Warcraft: Forever introduces a new low-level instance called The Hall of Thanes that dishes out blue quality gear like candy on Halloween, getting your character off...
New Western PC Survival Game Lets You Earn Money While Playing
While Paydirt Games studio's Kevin Beardslee will forever be known for co-creating arguably the most beloved MMO of all time, World of Warcraft, his company recently released an intriguing new PvE survival game called Fatal Frontier 1869. This single-player game stands out not just by being a free...
New Western PC Survival Game Lets You Earn Money While Playing
A bold new frontier Survival game from a former World of Warcraft developer can be downloaded for PC free of charge.
Gold in WoW Forever: An Economy Without a Token
World of Warcraft: Forever, the Classic+ project Blizzard announced at BlizzCon on 12 September 2026, launches on 4 November 2026 and is included in a standard subscription or Game Time. It reuses the slow, gear-driven structure of Classic, but it adds a new race, new zones, nine new dungeons and...
World of Warcraft: Forever Is Finally Making Alts Worth It
WoW Forever's Legacy System does just enough to make leveling Alts feel like less of a chore, even as the dungeon XP debate remains unresolved.
“This isn’t sustainable.” WoW’s 8‑week patch cadence is reaching a breaking point
Whether it's rushed and atrocious story beats, mediocre mid-season "features," or just bugs galore: World of Warcraft is killing itself gunning for an 8-week patch cycle.
World of Warcraft Forever devs "want blood" between Horde and Alliance players, as long as you aren't "truly degenerate"
Blizzard devs Josh Greenfield and Tim Jones explain how they hope World of Warcraft Forever PvP can "feel casual" without too many rules. Read the full story on PCGamesN: World of Warcraft Forever devs "want blood" between Horde and Alliance players, as long as you aren't "truly degenerate"
World of Warcraft Forever devs "want blood" between Horde and Alliance players, as long as you aren't "truly degenerate"
Blizzard devs Josh Greenfield and Tim Jones explain how they hope World of Warcraft Forever PvP can “feel casual” without too many rules.
Jeff Kaplan Comments on Overwatch
Former Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan said he has not touched the popular team-shooter in five years for the sake of his mental health. During his time with Blizzard as the company's vice president, Kaplan was an instrumental figure across both Overwatch and World of Warcraft during the...
It's Officially The End of an Era for World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft just saw the release of patch 12.1.5, complete with new story content, and it's officially the end of a 20-year era for the game. Recently, Blizzard unveiled the trailers for the 12.2 Midnight patch and a teaser for the final expansion in the Worldsoul Saga, called Last Titan,...
It's Officially The End of an Era for World of Warcraft
After almost 20 years, a major chapter of World of Warcraft suddenly comes to an end.
World of Warcraft Forever beta patch makes sweeping changes to racials and classes
It’s less than a week now before the World of Warcraft Forever beta wraps up, and Blizzard is using these final few days to test a significant patch that involves fairly big changes to the MMO’s racials and classes. Many of the racials have been changed or replaced in the patch due to beta...
We Sat Down with D&D Game Designer James Wyatt to Talk Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft
At New York Comic Con, I got a chance to sit down with Wizards of the Coast Principal Game Designer James Wyatt to talk about the first Universes Beyond expansion for D&D.
You Can Play WoW: Forever For Free Next Week (But There’s A Catch)
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta will be free for a limited time next week, giving players who want to check out the new version of Blizzard's old-school MMORPG but don't want to pay $60 for beta access a chance to see what all the hype is about. Blizzard announced a WoW: Forever stress test will...
WoW: Forever Just Changed The Math On What Race To Play In A Big Way
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is set to end in just a few days on October 21, but that hasn't stopped Blizzard from making some major changes to the game's various racial abilities. Unlike in the modern version of WoW, where racial abilities are so minor that they mostly feel cosmetic, racial...
World of Warcraft Forever shares plans for its PvP experiences and a slow roll of gear upgrades
PvP changes are incoming for World of Warcraft Forever, which isn’t a real surprise considering that the game is changing a lot of fundamental elements of gameplay. This includes a general reduction in honor gains for Alterac Valley and an increase in honor gains for other battlegrounds. There are...
You've got one chance to try World of Warcraft Forever without a subscription before launch
Blizzard confirms the World of Warcraft Forever stress test will allow anyone to sign in without beta access, a subscription, or game time.
World of Warcraft: Forever devs say gear upgrades will stay relevant 'for a long, long time': 'It's very much our intention to try wherever we can to not invalidate old content'
Blizzard says items won't work like the modern version of the MMO.
World of Warcraft Forever clocks over a million characters created in the beta so far
With a week to go before World of Warcraft Forever’s beta spins down and the true preparations for launch gear up, there’s one thing that’s clear beyond a doubt: This has been one popular test run. Third-party sites tracked over a million characters created in the beta to date, with a pretty even...
Despite controversy, World of Warcraft Forever's $30 Skyborne race is one of the Beta's most popular
World of Warcraft: Forever hasn't come without its controversies, with the most notable of all perhaps surrounding the new Skyborne race – but the Beta proves it's not that unpopular. The WoW: Forever Beta has been underway for nearly a month now, giving fan-led projects like http://classic.io,...
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