In Real Life

How One Dying Man Found Solace In World Of Warcraft

Kotaku AU

I’m so used to mainstream coverage of video games being this terrible, moral panic inducing mess of hyperbole — so it’s really refreshing to see a mainstream story about video games that showcases the massively positive influence games can have on our lives.


May 10, 2012
PC

World Of Warcraft Stems The Bleeding, Stops Losing Subscribers

Since so much has been made over the past year of World of Warcraft’s declining subscriber numbers, it’s only fair to point out that at last count yesterday morning, the game’s playerbase had stalled at 10.2 million, exactly where it was at last count. With an expansion to come later this year, that number may well go up again!


PC

World Of Warcraft’s Panda Warriors Now Have The Ability To Get Down

Maybe the Pandaren race coming to World of Warcraft isn’t cute enough for you. Or maybe they’re too cute already. Wherever you fall on this crucial issue, there’s one thing you need to know.


May 8, 2012
PC

It’s Time To Take These Old MMO Games Out Back And Shoot Them

From the disappointment over The Elder Scrolls Online to the steep decline in subscriber numbers for Star Wars: Old Republic, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the time of the traditional MMO is drawing to an end.


May 2, 2012
PC

Watch Out For This World Of Warcraft Phishing Scam

Kotaku AU

When Gizmodo’s Alex Kidman asked if I had seen ‘this World of Warcraft ‘fishing’ thing’, I was so confused, but then I had a look at the email he had just been sent and it made perfect sense. Just a heads up — if you’ve been sent an email with the above image in it, be wary, and don’t click on any of the links.


April 26, 2012
In Real Life

The Most Expensive Property In World Of Warcraft Monopoly

The release of USAopoly’s World of Warcraft Monopoly is just around the corner, so let’s take an exclusive look at what’s on the most expensive corner of the game board.


April 24, 2012
In Real Life

Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: It’s Why Tails Is Fighting The Murlocs That Matters

Sometimes it’s not the battle that really matters, but rather the events leading up to the battle. For instance, in 1monkeyfromhell’s “The Winter of Tails”, Sonic’s sidekick is on the run because everyone he knows has been murdered in horrible ways.


In Real Life

Norway Mass Murderer Was ‘Unremarkable,’ Says Former World Of Warcraft Guildmate

The Norwegian mass-murderer responsible for the deaths of 77 people was “unremarkable” and “not very opinionated”, one of his World of Warcraft guildmates has informed Kotaku.


April 20, 2012
In Real Life

The Life Of A Mass Murderer In World Of Warcraft

Anders Behring Breivik smiled during court on Monday as the prosecution displayed an image of his World of Warcraft character, Andersnordic.


April 19, 2012
News

Norway Killer’s Court Testimony Reveals How He Used Call Of Duty To Train

It’s already a matter of record that Anders Behring Breivik wrote about using Call of Duty to hone his marksmanship before he shot 69 people to death last year. But yesterday he testified in a Norwegian court about the roles that the FPS series and World of Warcraft played in his life leading up to the attack.