On July 8, Blizzard published a short stream, detailing plans for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ upcoming beta, including its experimental endgame zone: The Maw. The Maw is the very pit of hell in the Warcraft universe, and it has a brand new mechanic that makes it different from other endgame zones in World of Warcraft. […]
World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Will No Longer Charge Players To Change Gender
World of Warcraft has historically charged players to change their avatar’s gender, but that is set to change with the new expansion. Right now, it costs $15 to change your character’s gender, but Shadowlands will remove this charge entirely. In an interview with Eurogamer, executive producer John Hight has talked about this mechanic, and promised […]
World Of Warcraft Is Getting Controller Support With Shadowlands, But Don't Expect A Console Port
Among many other things, World of Warcraft’s upcoming Shadowlands expansion introduces official controller support to the game for the first time since the MMO debuted on PC in 2004. In a new interview with GameSpot, game director Ion Hazzikostas spoke about why Blizzard is now adding controller support and–sorry!–why this doesn’t mean a console port […]
World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands July Reveal Event Start Time And How To Watch
Blizzard Entertainment is gearing up to show off more of World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Shadowlands. The developer has confirmed it is hosting a livestream reveal event on July 8, where executive producer John Hight and game director Ion Hazzikostas will provide a new look at the upcoming expansion. After an initial delay, here’s when […]
World Of Warcraft Classic Gates Of Ahn'Qiraj Coming Next Month
World of Warcraft Classic is bringing back another old-school event next month. The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj will unlock on July 28 when the weekly raid reset occurs, opening a new quest chain. The date comes from a community mangaer on the Blizzard forums. The note said that version 1.13.5 will go live in July, which […]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands may be adding autobattler mode
Since World of Warcraft’s 2014 expansion, Warlords of Draenor, the MMO has used some kind of mission table for players to gain passive bonuses while logged out of the game. Two years later, Blizzard introduced a mobile app, which let players send followers on important missions while far away from their computers. But with the […]
World of Warcraft offers double XP to stay inside during coronavirus
For the next month, everyone playing World of Warcraft gains XP at double the rate. The 100% XP buff (called the “Winds of Wisdom”) runs until April 20, and is available to all players, whether they’re free-to-play Starter Edition subscribers or Legion Edition players. Blizzard Entertainment is billing it as a perk for MMO fans […]