Archive for April 14th, 2009

Badge purchases now refundable for two hours

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

  A previously unannounced relatively un-promoted feature is apparently going live in patch 3.1 today: buyback for "alternate currency" items. "Alternate currency" means any currency except gold - Emblems of Heroism, Arena Points, etc. According to Vaneras, when the patch goes live, you'll have two hours after buying an item with ...

How to get the Turtle mount

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

We're listening in to your replies on Twitter about what you're all planning to do when you log into 3.1 for the first time, and an astounding number of people are planning to go for the fishing mount. Yes, despite the fact that everything Blizzard has told us points to ...

Maintenance continues to be extended, no time frame given

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Today's epic maintenance to apply patch 3.1, which has stretched from 1 AM for some realms and 3 AM for others, has been additionally extended. Originally, the realms were supposed to go live at 11 AM PDT; that time has come and gone, and been pushed back a few times. The ...

Wowhead unveils new talent calculator

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The talent calculator was Wowhead's original feature, and it's been a good friend through WoW's development. So it is with a heavy heart that I announce that Wowhead is shutting down the talent calculator. Nah, just kidding: they released an awesome new version today. The new version of the Wowhead talent ...

Blizzard Releases World of Warcraft Patch 3.1: The Secrets of Ulduar; Wrynn Still a Badass

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Take the rest of the week off, because Blizzard is launching the World of Warcraft 3.1: The Secrets of Ulduar patch today.  If by some chance you live under a rock and haven’t heard of it,  this is Blizzard’s largest patch for World of Warcraft to date that includes the new Ulduar dungeon, the ...

Guild Wars goes to preschool

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Almost four years of Guild Wars and the game is still improving. Celebrate its birthday by logging on and enjoying yourself with events and presents! Available storage upgrades, pet collection in the Menagerie, and challenge quests are ways to honor the anniversary. There are also games and festival rewards. You even ...

City of Heroes Gets Mission Architect to Create Customized Adventures

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Comic books have played an important part in a lot of people's lives, especially for gamers, who have been offered a wide variety of titles based on popular comic book characters. From Marvel, DC or any other comics company, the market is filled with them. But NCsoft, the publisher of titles ...