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Release date 23 November 2004
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- Blizzard Entertainment
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- Blizzard Entertainment
Franchise Warcraft
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Review: Wot I Think: World Of Warcraft - Warlords Of Draenor
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The rough timeline for next year's updates and expansions for WOW and WOW Classic
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$90 premium edition creates War Within the community
"Players have no patience", says Blizzard president - "they want new stuff every day, every hour"
And it takes big teams and monetisation to make that happen
World Of Warcraft's next three expansions have been announced, starting with The War Within
New playable race, new zones
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street left Riot Games earlier this year after close to a decade at the studio
After returning as creative advisor last year
UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard buyout, following Ubisoft deal
Selling Actiblizz cloud gaming rights to Ubi will ensure "open competition", CMA says
World of Warcraft looks to support Ukraine with charitable pet pack and the help of Mila Kunis
Ukraine-born actor Kunis is a noted fan of the MMO
The FTC has asked a US court to temporarily block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The latest snag in Microsoft's attempt at the biggest deal in video game history
As 14-year relationship nears its end
Yet another Activision Blizzard studio has formed a union
Recently acquired Proleteriat are third studio this year
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11 months of #content distilled into one handy article
WoW: Dragonflight’s roadmap sets out zones, raids, and surprises for 2023
Two major updates are planned for next year, between smaller drops
CJ Wheeler
Blizzard's Dragonflight trial lets WoW subscribers try a spot of swooping
Only in the first area, though
Retired Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen is coming back to Warcraft
Six years after he left the company
Supporters only: World Of Warcraft's past magic lies buried in YouTube comments
"These stories of people logging off forever in some place they love, with their friends or alone, ALWAYS make me emotional"
Has World Of Warcraft become too big for its own good?
Know your history
World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight is about to flap out
WoW, a dragon
Say hello to a new RPS video series, where we examine the starter experience of live service games, and the demands of fitting them into your everyday life
Blizzard and Chinese publisher NetEase are parting ways after 14 years
The publishing deal between the companies expires in January
World Of Warcraft is adding a PvEvP battle royale mode with pirates
Plunderstorm offers rewards including a pet crab and parrot mount
The rough timeline for next year's updates and expansions for WOW and WOW Classic
$90 premium edition creates War Within the community
"Players have no patience", says Blizzard president - "they want new stuff every day, every hour"
And it takes big teams and monetisation to make that happen
World Of Warcraft's next three expansions have been announced, starting with The War Within
New playable race, new zones
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street left Riot Games earlier this year after close to a decade at the studio
After returning as creative advisor last year
UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard buyout, following Ubisoft deal
Selling Actiblizz cloud gaming rights to Ubi will ensure "open competition", CMA says
World of Warcraft looks to support Ukraine with charitable pet pack and the help of Mila Kunis
Ukraine-born actor Kunis is a noted fan of the MMO
The FTC has asked a US court to temporarily block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The latest snag in Microsoft's attempt at the biggest deal in video game history
See AlsoFelhideAs 14-year relationship nears its end
Yet another Activision Blizzard studio has formed a union
Recently acquired Proleteriat are third studio this year
WoW: Dragonflight’s roadmap sets out zones, raids, and surprises for 2023
Two major updates are planned for next year, between smaller drops
CJ Wheeler
Blizzard's Dragonflight trial lets WoW subscribers try a spot of swooping
Only in the first area, though
Retired Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen is coming back to Warcraft
Six years after he left the company
World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight is about to flap out
WoW, a dragon
Blizzard and Chinese publisher NetEase are parting ways after 14 years
The publishing deal between the companies expires in January
UK competition authority target March for decision on Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
As Microsoft launch a website praising the acquisition as their "vision for gaming"
World Of Warcraft’s Dragonflight expansion lifts off on November 28th
The Dragon Isles are home to a new class, more dungeons, and plenty of winged beasties
Microsoft's buyout of Activision Blizzard "could lead to competition concerns" say UK regulators
An in-depth second phase investigation will now go ahead
World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic’s pre-patch resurrects Death Knights today
Get an unholy head start before the full expansion arrives in September
World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Classic is out September 26th
Wow, back from the dead again
World Of Warcraft’s upcoming Dragonflight expansion might let players choose their pronouns
It’s also relabelling body types to be less gender specific
Blizzard acquire Spellbreak studio to focus on World Of Warcraft expansions
Proletariat have announced they will shutter their magical battle royale early in 2023
World Of Warcraft: Dragonflight aiming to launch in 2022
It's got dragons in
Review: Wot I Think: World of Warcraft: Legion
One fel swoop
Review: Wot I Think: World Of Warcraft - Warlords Of Draenor
Hearth and home
Where to play with your massive friends
What's better: a fresh new MMO server, or Viscera Cleanup Detail's Sniffer tool?
Vote now as we continue deciding the single best thing in games
Ask RPS: what is your favorite co-op gaming memory?
Aerothorn Asks RPS
Our favourite RPS videos from 2022
11 months of #content distilled into one handy article
Supporters only: World Of Warcraft's past magic lies buried in YouTube comments
"These stories of people logging off forever in some place they love, with their friends or alone, ALWAYS make me emotional"
Has World Of Warcraft become too big for its own good?
Know your history
Say hello to a new RPS video series, where we examine the starter experience of live service games, and the demands of fitting them into your everyday life
RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2004
We list our favourite games from 2004, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal has deeper implications for video games than you think
Corporate monopolies might be inevitable, but they also aren't good
World Of Warcraft's Elwynn Forest is my happy place
Those were the days
The Shadowlands expansion makes World Of Warcraft interesting again
A whole new Warcraft
World Of Warcraft Classic is more than just a phase
Going back to Azeroth
"For the what?": Why Battle for Azeroth's call to arms isn't working for Horde players
A somewhat partisan issue
The RPG Scrollbars: Second Chance Servers
The MMOs that came back from the dead
The RPG Scrollbars: Language Of Uncommon Tongues
Getting your keks
The RPG Scrollbars: Back To World of Warcraft: Legion
It 'aint easy beating green
The World before time: original WoW, revisited
LFG like it's 2006
The power of gaming communities
And why developers should do more
Supporters only: I Dream Of Dun Morogh, Redux
Back to basics
A return to World of Warcraft's loveliest zone
Heading back to World Of Warcraft with Nostalrius
What's it like to revisit the WoW of old?