From August 6, there will be a Russian version of World of WarCraft, Blizzard has announced. From that day, European players can buy WoW and the addon Burning Crusade with all dialogues translated, and with a Russian customer support. more...

For the third BlizzCon gamers convention, ticket presale will start on August 11. The event will be held in in the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, on October 10 and 11. more...

Alright, don't get your hopes up to soon. Breathe in, breathe out. Stay calm, don't freak out. And stop screaming with joy. Okay. Better now? Good. So here's the news. more...

If you visit the Blizzard webpage right now, you see a picture without any comments. This flashscreen is online since June 23 and it apparently gets updated every day. This will presumably be the case until Sunday because, as you might know, this weekend is the time of the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris. more...

Many game companies put serious effort into their jokes to celebrate April 1. Below are some links to a few of the more entertaining gags: more...

In his lecture at Games Developers Conference about his upcoming, non-standard, GTA inspired new MMOG APB (All Points Bullets), GTA father Dave Jones also commentend on MMOGs in general, using the example of World of WarCraft. more...

Blizzard announced plans for a new form of tournaments using the Arena system of World of WarCraft. There will be dedicated Realms set up for the tournaments, where players can create heroes on level 70 immediately, so that the emphasis of the new service lies in battle tactics, not character advancement. more...

Blizzard's fourth international conference, the Worldwide Invitational 08, comes to Europe. The event will take place on June 28th/29th in Paris, in hall 5 of the Porte de Versailles Exposition Center. Why Paris? That's where the worldwide headquarters of Vivendi Games, owner of Blizzard Entertainment, is located. more...

Vivendi Games has just announced that their Massively Multiplayer Online Game World of WarCraft, created and maintained by Blizzard, has surpassed the mark of 10 million subscribers worldwide. 2,5 million of that number are North American players, 2 million hail from Europe, but the overwhelming majority is located in Asia: 5,5 million. more...

Blizzard Europe just announced that World of Warcraft subscribers are now able to change their name. For a fee of €8/£6 though.