Last Week in WoW: El Diablo edition

wowcook | May 17, 2012

Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! As you probably know, Diablo III's release date is today. With over 1 million Annual Pass subscribers set to receive free digital copies of the game, chances you or a guildmate is going to playing this game.WoW Insider

The Queue: Blind panic

wowcook | May 17, 2012

by Alex Ziebart May 16th 2012 at 11:00AM Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today. Oh, crap. The Queue is due to be published …See all stories on this topic »

Hands-on with The Secret World's combat system

wowcook | May 17, 2012

There's also the whole I-don't-get-to-keep-this-character thing, not to mention the wow-this-is-cool-and-I-don't-want-to-spoil-it-for-myself-post-launch thing. On the other hand, I've had plenty of time to muck around with game systems and minutiae, …See all stories on this topic »

The Real Reason There Will Never Be Offline Single Player in Diablo 3

wowcook | May 17, 2012

Many World of Warcraft players will likely leave that game to make the switch to Diablo, a title without a $15 a month fee attached. That's why Blizzard is banking hard on their new Auction House in D3 that's supposed to be a big source of revenue for …See all stories on this topic » [...]

The hypocrisy of Curt Schilling

wowcook | May 17, 2012

If you don't, a quick refresh: Schilling started his own video-game company in 2006 (think World of Warcraft-type stuff), based it in Maynard. Four years later the state of Rhode Island offered 38 Studios a $75 million loan to move operations to that …See all stories on this topic »

Release of Big-Name Video Games Could Revive Sales

wowcook | May 17, 2012

Diablo III ($60 for Windows and Macintosh computers, ages 17 and older) has set a record for the most pre-orders by any game from developer Blizzard, which also produces World of Warcraft games. It "will move (PC games) to positive territory," Pachter …See all stories on this topic » Sci-Tech Today

Diablo 3 world first scored by World of Warcraft raiding guild

wowcook | May 17, 2012

by Alex Ziebart May 16th 2012 at 4:00PM Method, one of World of Warcraft's top raiding guilds, has decided to take their thirst for world firsts into the world of Diablo. A three-man team from Method scored the world-first Skeleton King kill on Inferno …See all stories on this topic »

Know Your Lore: The Burning Legion

wowcook | May 17, 2012

by Matthew Rossi May 16th 2012 at 3:00PM The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know …See all stories on this topic »

The Queue: Blind panic – WoW Insider – Joystiq

wowcook | May 17, 2012

Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today. Oh, crap. The Queue is due to be published in 30 minutes and I …WoW Insider

Netease 1Q Profit Climbs 28% On Higher Game Revenue

wowcook | May 17, 2012

Netease, which recently dropped the ".com" suffix from its name to reflect the diversity of its operations, makes the lion's share of its revenue from online games, including its license for Activision Blizzard Inc.'s (ATVI) "World of Warcraft" game as …See all stories on this topic »