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We are just two days away from Blizzcon… the annual convention held by Blizzard Entertainment for the fans and players of World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch and Hearthstone I'll be heading down there Friday to cover their opening ceremony, new announcements, etc But we have one new announcement already. Blizzard has[...]

So, this little bit of Blizzard Entertainment history has been floating around for some time, but things just got interesting. 18 years ago, Blizzard Entertainment decided to try their hand at the adventure game genre with a title called Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans It featured Thrall, bizarrely voiced by Clancy Brown, (Peter Cullen starred too),[...]

World of Warcraft is well over a decade old now That is pretty crazy, especially considering that the game is still susisting on a subscription service which is a paymodel that is certainly on the wain. The game still has a massive pull though, as evidenced by latest expansion Legion's sales numbers It's been announced that[...]

To go with the upcoming new expansion, World of Warcraft: Legion, Blizzard Entertainment has asked blacksmith Tony Swatton of Man At Arms to build the games legendary weapon Doomhammer The fact that they're calling this Azeroth Armory makes me hope there will be more weapons created. https://youtu.be/pNORIg5FWAgVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Azeroth Armory:[...]

Gul'dan is basically the best character in Warcraft lore, right? We can agree on this? The villain, who is largely responsible for bringing in a demonic presence to the Orcs, is really quite great when you get into him. He is set to have a key role in the upcoming sixth expansion for World of Warcraft, titled Legion, again[...]

I adored every minute of it, and I think the potential for more series to get in on the format is massive. That is why I'm super excited to see World of Warcraft jump on that train During a panel at SDCC today, Blizzard announced Tomb of Sargeras, which will be a four episode podcast about how[...]

And if it has an opening weekend of $156 million and gets an 83% positive review from audiences, we call it a success…. So what if the same movie did both? The Legendary Pictures film Warcraft, directed by Duncan Jones and based on the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, did just that Domestically the film took in[...]

In the short email she told me of a game she had recently gotten into, World of Warcraft, and that I should buy a copy and join her I did as I was told, jumped into the world of Azeroth with both feet I quickly found it to be an amazing, expansive world with a[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] By this point most people who are at least of college age have committed some amount of hours, days, or weeks playing Blizzard's World of Warcraft Many of us have played it for so long, we can all but close our eyes and know the paths through Azeroth's forrests, we know which shops are[...]

The Warcraft movie opens tomorrow and for players of World of Warcraft, it's a chance to see a world they have been playing in for years come to life For those who have been around since the first expansion, Burning Crusade, then you are very familiar with Karazhan, the home of Medivh and the main[...]

There's only a few days left until we can all watch the Warcraft movie, but the stars gathered yesterday for the premiere One such guest graced the red carpet in a festive fashion I'm of course talking about Jamie Lee Curtis dressed as an Orc! She accompanied her son Thomas Guest who was always dressed as an[...]

The Warcraft film is only a few days away, and while critics have been less than kind about the film, there is still a lot of anticipation from fans of the franchise for the first foray onto the big screen Legendary has released three more extended character videos focusing on the Orc side of things[...]

We only have a little less than two weeks until the premiere of the Warcraft movie, and I don't know about you, but I'm excited Sure, it looks incredibly CGI heavy, but it's Warcraft people! I took to the internet to hunt for any interesting merchandise that might be lurking, and I came across a "Warcraft Epic Box." That's[...]

The human side of the Warcraft movie is best represented by two characters The warrior Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) and the young mage Khadgar (Ben Schnetzer) The two are brought together because of their connection to Medivh Lothar and Medivh grew up together along with King Wrynn and Khadgar serves as Medivh's apprentice. The two videos[...]

Duncan Jones thinks there is an arms race in Hollywood for the best visual effects and right now he and the crew of Warcraft are the coolest kids on the block It's hard to say for story and acting from the trailers, but the visuals we've seen so far in the trailers and featurettes are[...]

Rob Kazinsky, a huge Warcraft fan and the actor playing Orgrim, takes us on a tour of the Warcraft War Room He explains that this is basically poetic license, as in the game players get their armor and weapons from vendors, from chests or taking them off of dead bad guys But then again you[...]

The latest Warcraft featurette focuses on Garona Halforcen played by Paula Patton The character is interesting She believed she was half-Orc and half-Human but later discovered she was a forced breeding between an Orc and a Draeni by Gul'dan who also magically aged and tortured her She is a trained assassin and spy Her history[...]

I've been pretty upfront about my love of World of Warcraft I've been playing for nine years now and I'm eagerly anticipating the next expansion I already have my Demon Hunter's name picked out I have been a bit reserved about the upcoming Warcraft film though Seldomly does a video game translate well into a[...]

Warcraft has been around for many years and fans have wanted to see it brought to the big screen But according to Duncan Jones, the number one challenge for the film was nailing the orcs And until recently, that technology may not have existed The below featurette focuses on the visual effects for the upcoming[...]

Legendary has released another character video for Warcraft, and for players of World of Warcraft this may be the most recognizable character so far Most of what the movie focuses on is the starting point for the property but it's the past when you play WOW Durotan is thought of as a city first and[...]

Legendary has released two more character videos for the Warcraft movie First up is Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel), a warrior for the Alliance and right hand of the King He is the main human character and grew up with Llane Wrynn and Medivh, all three of whom are essential to the Warcraft lore The second[...]

Talk of 'legacy servers' is nothing new to the World of Warcraft community, but it has all come to a head recently The conversation came to the limelight when Blizzard shut down an unofficial fan run sever called Nostalrius, that was running vanilla WoW. The community has been pretty upset about it since it happened, but[...]

With the upcoming Warcraft movie due out this summer, Legendary has released a new character video featuring Durotan Leader of the Frostwolf Clan, Durotan is the mate of Draka and father of Thrall He has in important role in the Warcraft lore not only for his son but on his own merits as having dinned[...]

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For Warcraft fans, Draka is an important character The wife of Durotan (Tony Kebbell) and the mother of Thrall, she will be played by Anna Galvin (Smallvile) and now we get our first look at her The poster was unveiled at PAX East by director Duncan Jones.   Warcraft hits theaters on June 10, 2016.   For Warcraft[...]

Legendary and Blizzard are putting out a graphic novel prequel to the upcoming Warcraft movie With a story by the Senior Vice President in charge of Story and Franchise development, Chris Metzen and written by Paul Cornell, the new graphic novel tells the tale of King Llane, Lothar and Medivh, three of Azeroth's great champions,[...]

Legendary has released a new TV spot for Warcraft and it gives us some new footage to look at including a showdown between a human and an orc, a quick glimpse at a dwarf and a look at a mage… possibly Khadgar… in action. Warcraft hits theaters on June 10th. [youtube]https://youtu.be/pvlGM6ikW0U[/youtube] [...]

Dear Blizzard Fans, prepare to indulge this April as Funko releases Warcraft collections of Mystery Minis, POP!s, and Dorbz In light of the movie which is set to release this June, it's only fitting that some products are released for the already huge fanbase. For those of you who don't know, the Warcraft movie follows orc warriors fleeing their dying home[...]

Yesterday at Blizzcon was the world premiere of the Warcraft movie trailer Along with the trailer, director Duncan Jones was on hand with stars Toby Kebbell, Dominic Cooper, Ben Foster, Clancy Brown, Paula Patton and Daniel Wu After the premiere during the opening ceremonies, there was a press conference with this group hosted by the[...]

They really are marvels of action CGI and I always look forward to watching them, even though I only dabble in Blizzard's games at this point. World of Warcraft: Legion is no exception This trailer comes from Blizzcon conference and it's pretty cool looking Seeing Sylvanas and Varian Wrynn in action alongside one another in airships is[...]