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World of Warcraft patch 5.3 notes released ahead of May 21 roll out

By Jenna Pitcher on May 20, 2013 05.20.13

Full patch notes for Blizzard Entertainment's 5.3 patch Escalation for World of Warcraft are available ahead of the patch's roll out on May 21, the studio revealed today. The patch will add four new Scenarios, along with a new Heroic mode for the four as well as for two existing Scenarios. The patch will also introduce Loot Specialization, a feature that offers players more control with off-spec loot drops. Along with general bug fixes, the patch notes offer in-depth detail on the changes made to the game's numerous components, including bug fixes, pet battles, dungeons, scenarios and PvP. Blizzard also has a patch 5.3 Escalation information hub where players can catch up on the patch's content and features and prepare for the roll out. The game's last update, patch 5.2 The Thunder...

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Activision posts 'better-than-expected' Q1 2013 earnings, but is cautious about rest of year

By Samit Sarkar on May 08, 2013 05.08.13

Activision reported "better-than-expected" financial results for the first quarter of 2013 today, but according to CEO Bobby Kotick, the company expects to encounter a more challenging back half of the year. The publisher brought in net revenues of $1.32 billion during the quarter that ended March 31, a 13 percent improvement over the same period in 2012 and 14.1 percent ahead of the company's projections. Activision also showed a marked year-over-year jump in net income from $384 million to $456 million, a 13.75 percent increase. Activision's earnings were buoyed by the impressive sales performance of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, which was the top-selling Windows PC game in North America and Europe even though it launched with three weeks left in the quarter. In addition, Diablo...

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World of Warcraft loses 1.3 million subscribers over three months

By Alexa Ray Corriea on May 08, 2013 05.08.13

Massively multiplayer online title World of Warcraft lost approximately 1.3 million subscribers over three months, Activision Blizzard announced today in an earnings report. According to the company, the game "remained the number one subscription-based MMORPG in the world" and retains more than eight million subscribers. However, users declined by more than a million across the globe between January and March. The drop-off was seen mainly in the East, but there were declines in the West as well, the company said. "And while we do believe further declines are likely, and we expect to have fewer subscribers a year than we do today, World of Warcraft remains one of the most successful franchises in the history of entertainment," said Kotick. Kotick said that the company plans to release...

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World of Warcraft patch 5.3 adds new Scenarios, Heroic mode

By Samit Sarkar on May 02, 2013 05.02.13

Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming 5.3 patch for World of Warcraft will add four new Scenarios and a new Heroic mode for them as well as for two existing Scenarios, the studio announced today. The four Scenarios are "Blood in the Snow," in which you assist with the defense of the dwarven capital; "Dark Heart of Pandaria," a cleanup mission in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms; "Secrets of Ragefire," in which you help the Gob Squad track a kidnapper; and "Battle on the High Seas" (screenshot above), a naval battle between the Horde and Alliance. World of Warcraft's new Heroic mode is a tougher difficulty setting that's available for the aforementioned Scenarios and for "Crypt of Forgotten Kings" and "A Brewing Storm." Queuing for Heroic mode requires an item level of 480, and a few hardy...

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Life of Pi Academy Award winner hired as VFX supervisor for World of Warcraft film

By Emily Gera on Apr 26, 2013 04.26.13

The long-in-development film adaptation of World of Warcraft now has a newly hired VFX supervisor, Academy Award winner Bill Westenhofer, it was announced today by Blizzard's Nick Carpenter. Westenhofer's career in film includes work on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Elf and Men in Black 2; however, he is probably best known for his Academy Award win for Achievement in Visual Effects for his role in leading hundreds of digital artists on The Golden Compass. Most recently Westenhofer led the Rhythm & Hues creative team on the film adaptation of Life of Pi, for which he was also awarded an Oscar. Taking to Twitter today, Blizzard's vice president of art and cinematic development Nick Carpenter announced the news, stating: "Had my first meeting with the...

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Blizzard will release World of Warcraft pet inspired by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 20, 2013 04.20.13

In homage to TV and film director J.J. Abrams's production company, Bad Robot, Blizzard will release a special World of Warcraft pet, the developer announced via its website. Players proficient in the engineering profession will be able to create their own bad robot According to the post, the new pet is a way to express the company's respect for Abrams' work, which includes prolific titles such as Lost, Fringe and the Star Trek reboot. "We play countless games, we collect comics and card games, we love cutting-edge technology and computer hardware, we're fascinated by science and discovery and many of us are movie buffs," the post reads. "Movies represent the combined imaginations of talented writers and visionaries, artists and operators, editors and producers, that can culminate in...

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World of Warcraft patch 5.3 easing off-spec loot drops with Loot Specialization

By Dave Tach on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13

World of Warcraft's upcoming patch 5.3 will introduce Loot Specialization to Blizzard Entertainment's massively multiplayer online role-playing game, giving players more control over off-spec loot drops, according to a post on the game's official blog. After the update rolls out, players will be able to right-click their characters and select the new Loot Specialization menu so they can, for example, "enter into Raid Finder as a Protection Paladin, but receive loot appropriate for a Holy Paladin." Loot Specialization will cover items obtained in bonus rolls, Raid Finder loot, Heroic Scenarios and Mists of Pandaria quests. "Right now, it's difficult to collect off-spec gear easily, which can make it tough to switch roles if you decide you want to start healing or tanking," the blog...

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World of Warcraft offering free one-way, one-time character moves

By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 14, 2013 03.14.13

World of Warcraft is offering free one-way, one-time character moves until Thursday, March 21, according to BattleNet. Free moves are limited to players on certain source realms who wish to move to one of three realms. For instance, players on Tichondrius can move to Blackrock; Illidan to Mannoroth; and Stormrage to Trollbane. Blizzard advises guilds to co-ordinate as Free Moves can close down without warning if a destination realm becomes full. Entire guilds can be transferred, but guild affiliation is lost in the transfer and players must transfer their own characters. Those who wish to move realms can't log into the game while a transfer is underway, players must ensure their character's mailbox and auctions are clear, and that the character isn't a guild leader.

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Mists of Pandaria patch 5.2 is meant to bring back World of Warcraft's roots, says Blizzard

By Samit Sarkar on Mar 13, 2013 03.13.13

World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment released patch 5.2 for Mists of Pandaria last week, and the update was partly intended to bring back elements from earlier expansions, said lead systems designer Greg Street in an interview with IGN. "We felt like since [2010's World of Warcraft: Cataclysm], we'd lost our way a little bit," said Street. "We had some really epic quests and we've told some great stories, but the second-to-second combat out in the field wasn't as interesting." With patch 5.2, "The Thunder King," Blizzard wanted to "make a lot of cool stuff for players to do out in the world," Street explained. Some of that cool stuff exists on the isolated Isle of Giants. It's a new zone in which flying mounts are disabled, so players have to be wary of the elite...

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World of Warcraft patch 5.2 tweaks talents across all classes

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Mar 11, 2013 03.11.13

The latest patch for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria will fine-tune balance and tweak specific abilities across all classes, according to a series of posts on Battle.net explaining the changes. Unholy Death Knights have had their "quality of life" improved through several spell adjustments that make the battlefield easier to maneuver. Two player-versus-player abilities, Strangulate and Asphyxiate, now have reduced cooldown periods and a handful of other Blood-based attacks have been buffed. Druids have received healing buffs across the board, and the Wild Mushroom item has been redesigned to collect Druids' healing spells and unleash them all at once upon "blooming." Hunters' Marksmanship abilities now do increased damage and have a small boost applied to certain self-healing...

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