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New World of Warcraft Expansion Announced
by Tyson Breen
22.8.09


That's right World of Warcraft fans - the rumours are true. Today at Blizzcon, Blizzard revealed that the third World of Warcraft expansion, entitled Cataclysm, will be coming to a PC near you. Most of the speculations circulating the internet were proven true, including a raised level cap to 85, and two new playable races: 'Goblins' and 'Worgen'. Blizzard stated that Cataclysm is set to release in 2010. Included below is a list of the major changes that will be in the expansion.


* Two New Playable Races: Adventure as one of two new races—the cursed worgen with the Alliance or the resourceful goblins with the Horde.
* Level Cap Increased to 85: Earn new abilities, tap into new talents, and progress through the path system, a new way for players to improve characters.
* Classic Zones Remade: Familiar zones across the original continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms have been altered forever and updated with new content, from the devastated Badlands to the broken Barrens, which has been sundered in two.
* New High-Level Zones: Explore newly opened parts of the world, including Uldum, Grim Batol, and the great Sunken City of Vashj'ir beneath the sea.
* More Raid Content than Ever Before: Enjoy more high-level raid content than previous expansions, with optional more challenging versions of all encounters.
* New Race and Class Combinations: Explore Azeroth as a gnome priest, blood elf warrior, or one of the other never-before-available race and class combinations.
* Guild Advancement: Progress as a guild to earn guild levels and guild achievements.
* New PvP Zone & Rated Battlegrounds: Take on PvP objectives and daily quests on Tol Barad Island, a new Wintergrasp-like zone, and wage war in all-new rated Battlegrounds.
* Archaeology: Master a new secondary profession to unearth valuable artifacts and earn unique rewards.
* Flying Mounts in Azeroth: Explore Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms like never before.
For more information on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm visit the official FAQ.

Tyson

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Grimmy's Warcraft Challenge
by Gr1mmy
6.10.08

Ok here's the deal, World of Warcraft is the biggest and best selling MMORPG in the market, it claims to have over 10 million subscribers world wide, the storyline has lasted 15 years over many games, novels and comics. The Burning Crusade sold 2.4 Million copies in its first day and with the 2nd expansion coming up for release in just over a month. I have set my self the challenge of levelling a whole new character just in time for Wrath of the Lich King. I will however be using the Recruit-A-Friend program to get to level 70.

I will update you after the end of each day with a screenshot of my level and my played time.


I started my challenge 3 days ago so the first shot i have is at level 36.

Grimmy

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Wrath of the Lich King - Titles
by Gr1mmy
31.8.08

Here is a list of the new titles players will be able to collect in the new WoW expansion.

Most are what Blizzard are calling Feats of Strength and some are not.
EDIT: All these titles except for the server first kill titles have now all been removed due to many people thinking these aren't a good idea.


Class Titles

Arch Druid (Name) - First Mage to Level 80
Archmage (Name) - First Mage to Level 80
Assassin (Name) - First Rogue to Level 80
Crusader (Name) - First Paladin to Level 80
Prophet (Name) - First Priest to Level 80
Stalker (Name) - First Hunter to Level 80
Warbringer (Name) - First Warrior to Level 80
(Name) The Malefic - First Warlock to Level 80
(Name) Of the Ebon Blade - First Death Knight to Level 80
(Name) Of the Ten Storms - First Shaman to Level 80


Race Titles

(Name) Of Gnomeregan - First Gnome to Level 80.
(Name) Of Quel'thalas - First Blood Elf to Level 80.
(Name) Of Argus - First Draenei to Level 80.
(Name) Of Khaz Modan - First Dwarf to Level 80.
(Name) The Lion Hearted - First Human to Level 80.
(Name) Champion of Elune - First Night Elf to Level 80.
(Name) Hero of Orgrimmar - First Orc to Level 80.
Plainsrunner (Name) - First Tauren to Level 80.
(Name) Of the Darkspear - First Troll to Level 80.
(Name) The Forsaken - First Forsaken to Level 80.


Profession Titles


Grand Master Alchemist (Name) - First to 450 Alchemy
Grand Master Blacksmith (Name) - First to 450 Blacksmithing
Iron Chef (Name) - First to 450 Cooking
Grand Master Enchanter (Name) - First to 450 Enchanting
Grand Master Engineer (Name) - First to 450 Engineering
Doctor (Name) - First to 450 First Aid
Grand Master Angler (Name) - First to 450 Fishing
Grand Master Herbalist (Name) - First to 450 Herbalism
Grand Master Scribe (Name) - First to 450 Inscription
Grand Master Jewelcrafter (Name) - First to 450 Jewelcrafting
Grand Master Leatherworker (Name) - First to 450 Leatherworking
Grand Master Miner (Name) - First to 450 Mining
Grand Master Skinner (Name) - First to 450 Skinning
Grand Master Tailor (Name) - First to 450 Tailoring


A few others will include.

(Name) Twilight Vanquisher - Sartharion the Onyx Guardian Realm first kill (25 player).
(Name) Conqueror of Naxxramas - Kel'Thuzad Realm first kill (25 player).
(Name) The Magic Seeker - Malygos Realm first kill (25 player)
(Name) The Supreme - First player to Level 80
(Name) Hero of Northrend - First player to Exalted with Argent Crusade, Wyrmrest Accord, Kirin Tor and Knights of the Ebon Blade
(Name) The Hallowed - Complete all of the Hallows End Achievements
Arena Master (Name) - Complete all the Arena Achievements
Diplomat (Name) - Get Exalted with The Timbermaw Hold, Sporeggar, Kurenai or Mag'Har
(Name) The Seeker - Complete 3000 quests
Salty (Name) - Complete all the Fishing Achievements


Grimmy

Source - WoWInsider

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The Wrath of the Lich King - Cinematic
by Gr1mmy
20.8.08
For all the Warcraft fans out there, rumor has it that Blizzard will be unveiling the cinematic for the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion at the Leipzig Games Convention tomorrow. Blizzard will also have hands on game play of Starcraft II and WotLK as well as a Q&A panel for Diablo III.

Grimmy

Source - Maxconsole

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Geeky But Cool - WoW Tabard Shirts
by Gr1mmy
12.8.08
Blizzard and a clothing company called SwapDog have come together to start creating custom T Shirts on their website, its not available to buy yet but will be soon. You can fully customise the shirt with your characters details, including Name, Server, Battlegroup, Faction, Race and Class. You also need to include your Guild details, including the Tabard colour and Emblem.

This seems to be pretty cool but its only a good idea if you are planning on staying in a Guild that is stable or that you know wont disband so you wont have wasted your money.

Grimmy

Thanks to WoWInsider

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World of Warcraft - Opt In Beta Open
by Gr1mmy
18.7.08
It has been announced this morning that the Wrath of the Lich King Beta is now open, if you have applied for the beta key you will be receiving an email with information on how you can access the beta version of the game.

Unfortunately not everyone will be able to get a key as only a random selection of players have been chosen for the beta.

Check your email if you have applied.

Grimmy

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World of Warcraft - WotLK Achievements
by Gr1mmy
17.7.08
Forget your PS3 Trophies and your Xbox Gamer Score; Blizzard announced today that in the new World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Lich King, there will be an Achievement system implemented.

The system will start with around 500 achievements to collect from all types of content such as, PvP, PvE, Exploration, Levelling and Professions. Just like Xbox Live, certain achievements will count for more points than others do. Some achievements give rewards, but not gear or weapons. Maybe a mount, tabard or new hairstyle?

Some achievements have been announced such as; "Win 10 ranked arena matches in a row" or "Kill 50 enemy players in your capital city".

I'm sure this will make the game have a new type of competitive element within guilds or other communities.

Grimmy

[Source: WoW Insider]

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Geeky But Cool - Murloc Plushie
by Gr1mmy
8.7.08

I was browsing around Play.com looking for some kind of video game figure to stand next to King Leonidas on my shelf when I found this awesome looking Talking Murloc Plushie from WoW. It apparently makes the murloc noise when you squeeze it. The price is a bit steep at £24.99 but im sure it would look cool in your room or next to your PC.

The Talking Murloc Plushie will be available in September this year.

Grimmy

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Blizzard Worldwide Invitational
by Gr1mmy
26.6.08
[Update: It was Diablo III - Source]

Blizzard is holding the annual Worldwide Invitational this weekend in Paris, and they have said to the fans that they will be announcing something big during the weekend.

Fans are speculating that this has something to do with the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, others think it has something to do with StarCraft 2. However, the thing people are saying most is that they think Blizzard will announce the third Diablo game.

If you go to Blizzard’s home page, you will see a screen with this picture on it:

This is the latest picture that has been changing in the past week. If you look closer at the picture you can see that it has 4 runes in each corner. Three of the runes have been identified by fans. The top left rune is a Protoss symbol from StarCraft. The far left rune has been identified as a Frostmourne rune or a Shael rune depending on who you ask. The upper right symbol has been identified as a Hel rune from Diablo 2. The 4th rune is just a symbol of some kind of solar system. There is also a pair of eyes in the middle of the picture people are saying this is either the Lich King or Diablo.

Another hint at Diablo 3 comes from the artwork for WWI (Pictured below). The fire coming from the hand of Diablo looks a lot like a number 3 which could be a hidden clue from Blizzard as to a possible sequel.
My opinion on the whole thing is that there will be relatively big news on all 3 of Blizzard’s games. Maybe a more official window of release for WOW: WOTLK or some more details of the progress of StarCraft 2 and also the announcement of Diablo 3.

I will keep you all informed on all the news over the weekend.

Gr1mmy

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Geeky But Cool - Mana Potions
by Gr1mmy
9.6.08

Ever get tired of drinking the same old energy drinks or that really nasty coffee you make just to stay awake? Well looking around on the Internet I have found the perfect soloution, for just $20(£10) you can get your hands on 6 small Mana Energy Potions. Each Potion contains 160 mg of caffeine which is about 2 cans of Red Bull.

These things would be awesome for those late night raids or those LAN parties. But on the downside you will have to pay for shipping. Find out more at ThinkGeek.

Gr1mmy

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