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Blizzard Starts Selling In-Game World Of Warcraft Pets

8:20AM Mike Fahey | It was only a matter of time. Blizzard has just put up a pair of in-game pets for World of Warcraft for sale on the Blizzard Store. Would you pay $US10 for a Pandaren Monk or a baby Kel’Thuzad? More »
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World Of Warcraft Almost Makes PUGs Worth It

7:30AM Mike Fahey | Blizzard drops details on the new dungeon and raid system for World of Warcraft, which brings with it cross-sever instancing, daily random dungeons and special rewards for taking part in a pick-up group. More »
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Hey Blizzard, What’s It Like To Make Non-WarCraft Games?

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Since 2001, developer Blizzard has being releasing WarCraft titles non-stop — which, as website Gamasutra points out, is longer than the company spent making all the other games for its three main franchises. More »
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World Of Warcraft Players, You’re Gonna Need A Battle.net Account

12:20PM Michael McWhertor | There’s no avoiding it. If you play World of Warcraft, you’re going to need a Battle.net account, as Blizzard has set a drop dead date for the great account switchover. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt a bit. More »
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WoW Movie Penned By Saving Private Ryan Scribe

7:20AM Mike Fahey | Speaking with MTV News, World of Warcraft director Sam Raimi revealed that Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot screenwriter Robert Rodat will be handling the story for the massively multiplayer movie. More »
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Years Later, WoW Finally Gets Rated In Australia

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | While console games typically get the brunt end of the notoriously strict Australian ratings board, massively multiplayer online games have existed in some sort of ratings purgatory netherworld. More »
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Onyxia Is Back And Badder Than Ever

6:40AM Mike Fahey | World of Warcraft patch 3.2.2 hit the servers this morning with a resounding roar, as the dragon Onyxia is reborn, ready to take level 80 players down several painful pegs. More »
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World Of Warcraft Is Back Online In China

3:00AM Owen Good | After a two-month hiatus, World of Warcraft has resumed full operations in China, where a switchover in local operators had been held up by government regulators and content changes. More »
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Tomorrow Is Pirate Day In The World Of Warcraft

6:20AM Mike Fahey | You know Talk Like a Pirate Day is getting out of hand (or hook!) when it gets its very own celebration in World of Warcraft. More »
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Blizzcon Is Not For Financial Gain

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Speaking at GDC Austin earlier today, Blizzard’s Frank Pearce has revealed that despite charging $US125 a head to get into Blizzcon, the annual event still ends up a net loss for the company. More »