Warcraft

In Real Life

Does DOTA 2 Fan Art Get Better Than This? How About Sexier?

5:30PM December 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Stanley Lau is one talented artist. Kotaku previously featured him on Fine Art for his wonderful Street Fighter work. Today, it’s time to look at some stunning DotA 2 art. More »

In Real Life

Man Builds Giant World Of Warcraft Hammer

6:00PM November 22, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In World of Warcraft, there is Thrall. And Thrall uses a giant hammer called, awesomely, Doomhammer. It used to exist only inside the game. That is, until Harrison Krix got his hands on it. More »

PC

Observe World Of Warcraft’s Seventh Birthday With Free In-Game Items And A New Ad

2:30PM November 19, 2011 | Owen Good

World of Warcraft celebrates its seventh birthday on Nov. 23, and in observance, anyone logging in between Sunday and Saturday, Dec. 3 will get a free celebration item that temporarily grants an XP boost. More »

Retro

Warcraft Re-Imagined In Retro Colour Graphics

3:00AM October 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Artist João Victor G. Costa took Warcraft and added old-school colour graphics. The result is beautiful minimalism. More »

In Real Life

Biggie Smalls Plus Warcraft Is Weirdly Amusing

2:20AM September 22, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

The language is not safe for work and disconcerting if you’re not used to white people earnestly reciting profane rap lyrics that use a certain word… but with those warnings out of the way, check out Warning of Warcraft. More »

News

Regulator Orders Canadian Cable Giant To Stop Throttling Online Games

5:00AM September 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Last week, Rogers Cable and Telecom, Canada’s largest cable provider, admitted that its network monitors may “inadvertently” throttle traffic of customers playing online games. “Inadvertently” or otherwise, Canada’s telecommunications regulator has told Rogers to knock it off. More »

PC

Canadian Cable Giant Admits It Could Be ‘Inadvertently’ Throttling Games

2:00PM September 10, 2011 | Owen Good

In March, Canadian gamers were upset to learn that World of Warcraft traffic was being throttled by Rogers Cable and Telecom, the country’s largest broadband provider. Now the company has admitted that other games’ online traffic might trip its pipeline monitors and result in their throttling, which Rogers called “inadvertent.” Canadian gamers do not accept that answer. More »

In Real Life

The Fall Of Arthas, A Warcraft Visual Tale Fit For A Storybook

9:30AM June 22, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The World of Warcraft fan art of Chinese artist Jian Guo lies somewhere between medieval storybook art and stained glass window, telling visual stories of Warcraft lore in gorgeous, highly-detailed works. More »

News

Five Years Later, Mum In Warcraft Neglect Death Goes To Prison

1:30PM June 4, 2011 | Owen Good

It took five years, but a woman who played World of Warcraft day after day as her three-year-old daughter wasted away, dying of malnutrition and dehydration, is headed to prison. Rebecca Colleen Christie of Las Cruces, New Mexico was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday. More »

Retro

What Do Warcraft, Optimus Prime And Zelda Have In Common?

2:00PM May 24, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Before its realm of Azeroth was brought to life in 2004′s World of Warcraft, Blizzard had tried once before to add a little depth to their fantasy franchise with a game that sadly never saw the light of day. More »