Happy Birthday World of Warcraft!

Today we celebrate five years of World of Warcraft. WoW first came onto the scene during a time when MMO players were the hardcore gamers, but Blizzard developed a game that would bring in the more casual player along with the hardcore.  Since Nov 23, 2004 there have been many patches, raid bosses, gear, dailies and faction grinds and WoW is just as popular as ever. Granted I started playing during the Burning Crusade expansion, my guildmates who have been around since the beginning have told me about the “old days” and what it was like trying to do one of the 40-man raids. How much different leveling was back then, and how “kids these days have it easy!” I was interested in it back when it first came out, but after hearing about that $15/month subscription and how much time had to be put into the game, well my

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Icecrown Raid preview!

As a follow up to the details released regarding the Frozen Halls coming in patch 3.3, Blizzard has now released information about the final raid instance in Icecrown. And I have to say I am intrigued about the instance and dreading gearing up for this fight. There’s going to be 12 different bosses, an epic battle to get to the top of Icecrown (as we were previously told at Blizzcon), and the end fight with Arthas to look forward to. Below is the detailed information from Blizzard: This dungeon reveals the culminating story events and battles of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack. Join the legendary heroes Highlord Tirion Fordring, High Overlord Saurfang, Muradin Bronzebeard, Highlord Darion Mograine, and King Varian Wrynn in an epic battle against the Scourge and their master. Icecrown Citadel features 10- and 25-player versions of the raid dungeon, and each version has 12

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Sam Raimi will direct upcoming Warcraft movie

Kicking off the major Comic-Con news before it even starts, Blizzard makes a huge announcement under the radar. Blizzard and Legendary Pictures have announced that Sam Raimi is signed on to direct a major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft universe. Raimi previously directed the Spider-Man trilogy The Evil Dead and most recently, Drag Me to Hell. “At its core, Warcraft is a fantastic, action-packed story,” said Raimi. “I am thrilled to work with such a dynamite production team to bring this project to the big screen.” “Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures have a shared vision for this film and we searched at length to find the very best director to bring that vision to life,” said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. “From our first conversation with Sam, we could tell he was the perfect choice. Sam knows how to simultaneously satisfy the enthusiasts and the

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