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European maintenance extended till 3pm CET

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 22 views

Let's get real here for a second. When I signed off at midnight, the US realms were only just started to pop back up. Did you honestly think we here in Europe were going to get away scott free? You did? Oh dear, let's not go there, eh? Folks have been reporting ...

I don’t know if this has been asked yet or not but I wanted to know if the Argent Tournament quests will count for the Ice Crown 140 quest achievement?

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 26 views

I don't know if this has been asked yet or not but I wanted to know if the Argent Tournament quests will count for the Ice Crown 140 quest achievement?

A change of pace

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 7 views

While I enjoy playing World of Warcraft, there are times when it feels like too much work and I need to take some sort of forced vacation. I got that last week when I needed to take my wife to the hospital and we were both properly pried away from ...

Custom WoW plushies look adorable

Monday, March 30th, 2009 29 views

Debbie sent us a note about these plushies that she made, and as you can see, they look pretty awesome. The funny part, however, is that she doesn't know anything about World of Warcraft -- her mom's friend asked her to make a Troll Priestess, and since she makes these ...

Ulduar and Burnout

Monday, March 30th, 2009 64 views

  Ready Check is a weekly column focusing on successful raiding for the serious raider. Hardcore or casual, Naxxramas-10 or Naxxramas-25, everyone can get in on the action and down some bosses. This week, we look at people who are leaving raiding despite Ulduar being imminent. It's that time of year again. ...

MMOs bringing in $1.4 billion a year

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 16 views

If America's bankers want to get back into Moneytown, apparently they could do a lot worse than designing a hit MMO -- a study by a group named Screen Digest says that the MMO market is hotter than ever. After dropping down to a total of $701 million in 2008, ...

Developers call for focused PvP testing on the PTR

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 6 views

The calls for focused testing on the PTR continue, this time with a focus on PvP and the arena. This Thursday, March 26th, the developers are asking volunteers to queue up for any rated arena bracket and give it a go. They'll be observing (and possibly participating?) throughout the day ...