May 18, 2013

World of Warcraft - News


ScentScape “Smell-o-Vision” On-Demand Odor Accessory Coming to PC & Consoles

ScentScape Smell-o-Vision On-Demand Odor Accessory Coming to PC & Consoles

A new USB peripheral that emits smells is about to hit the PC market and the console version is ‘in the works’. Developed by Scent Sciences Corporation, the machine plugs in to your gaming device of choice and when triggered will emit one of up to twenty different fragrances including pine forest, ocean and smoke. [...]

Blizzard “Titan” Confirmed as Next-Gen MMO

Blizzard Confirms Titan as Next-Gen MMOG

As part of the 2010 VGA ceremony, Blizzard cofounder and executive vice president Frank Pearce spoke with gaming blog Destructoid, confirming Titan as at the very least a working title for the studio’s much-speculated upon new massively multiplayer online role-playing game. “Titan is… the media is not meant to know anything about that,” Pearce said. [...]

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Still Tops UK Gaming Chart

This week’s UK charts have been released, and Call of Duty: Blacks Ops (which reportedly has sold 8.4 million units already in US alone) has managed to retain its position at the top of the UK all formats gaming chart despite mounting pressure from FIFA 11 and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Dislodged for just one [...]

Blizzard Outs WoW Cataclysm “The World Reborn” Trailer

WoW Cataclysm The World Reborn

The release of a new World of Warcraft expansion is one of those events that’s going to be huge whether or not it gets hyped up. Nonetheless, Blizzard is adding to the pre-launch excitement with a new trailer. “The World Reborn” trailer is nearly 3 minutes long and sends viewers through numerous majestic vistas that [...]

Activision “Call of Duty: Black Ops” Makes Record Sales in a day

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Activision Blizzard Inc said Thursday it sold about 5.6 million copies of “Call of Duty: Black Ops” for $360 million on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. “Black Ops” is a gritty military-themed shooter game that is the seventh installment of the popular “Call of Duty” franchise. The game [...]

Watch “World of Warcraft : Cataclysm” Cinematic Introduction Trailer Video

World Of Warcraft Cataclysm intro

World of Warcraft “Cataclysm” is due to be released on December 7.  For all of you gaming techno geeks out there, we have just received news of a new cinematic introduction video. This will include how the game will change with the awakening of the ancient evil dragon ”Deathwind the Destroyer.” As well as this, [...]

World of Warcraft is Money Maker for Activision and Blizzard – WoW Responsible for 70% of their Income

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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Activision – Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick stated that 70% of the company’s operating profit comes from “non-console-based video games”. That’s also the reason why he doesn’t look at retail sales charts that often anymore. The 11.5 million World of Warcraft players paying a $15 monthly fee has [...]

World of Warcraft Realm Status – WoW Server Updates Made Some Gamers Down

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Blizzard officially announced that the WoW authentication system will undergo maintenance last night, however, this period has been extended and many users still cannot log in. The planned maintenance times were supposed to be from June 8, 11PM PDT until June 9, 2AM PDT, but it has been some hours since this time frame was [...]

World of Warcraft Remote Auction House Beta is Live from Now

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The beta test for World of Warcraft’s Remote Auction House is now live in North America, meaning players can access the in-game auction house through an iPhone app, or use a webpage on the WoW Armoury. The Remote Auction House can be accessed via web or mobile, and allows players to browse both their faction [...]