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AI Recreates WoW Expansion Art, Story and Characters

Seeing how an AI program would create content based on information about a game is all the rage these days, and there have already been a few stabs at WoW, as we'll be taking a look at some of them in various categories ranging from art and story to "realistic" (read: nightmare fuel) characters. 1 comment Today at 19:05 by Starym

Reimagining BlizzCon, Not Coming in February

Blizzard have just announced that the formerly announced BlizzConline will not be coming in Februaray, and that they are "reimagining" what a BlizzCon experience should be in the future. We'll still be getting game announcements and news, but not via BlizzConline, at least for now. 1 comment Today at 18:08 by Staff

Hypothetical Legion Timewalking Raid: How Should the Raid Be Picked?

Legion had some really good raids to offer and despite the fact that it's keeping the (very sad) tradition of the past 2 timewalking expansions and not adding a raid to their roster, I couldn't resist examining which the best pick for a potential later addition would be! While Legion TW is already pretty packed with content, with the Mage Tower and Mythic+, it wouldn't be too crazy to think that we might get a raid added in when it comes back after its first appearance in December. 3 comments Today at 17:56 by Starym

Reddit user Alshyna came up with an awesome concept art of Warcraft tier sets! Today at 16:30 by Stan

Apple recently released a new line-up of Macbook Pros with Apple Silicon proccessors and Matthew Moniz's video review offers a sneak peek at how the M1 Pro chip performs while running World of Warcraft. Today at 14:19 by Stan

Patch 9.1.5 Release Candidate Class Changes: October 25th

Another batch of class tuning went live with yesterday's Release Candidate update on the 9.1.5 PTR. 4 comments Today at 13:35 by Stan

Former WoW Developers Founded Notorious Studios

Chris Kaleiki, former WoW developer and designer of the Monk class, together with other ex-Blizzard devs, founded a new video game company called Notorious Studios. Among the investors are Riot Games, Galaxy Interactive, and 1Up Fund. 1 comment Today at 11:51 by Stan

How to Watch the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International Global Finals

Eight World of Warcraft teams will race against time to win the lion’s share of the $300,000 prize pool. Today at 10:20 by Upcomer

Upcoming Season of Mastery Beta Raid Difficulty Changes

Blizzard have detailed their intentions regarding the Season of Mastery raid difficulty changes, as they talk about the first beta wave and their intention to make the encounters more difficult, and just how difficult they intend them to be in upcoming beta builds. Today at 02:57 by Staff

A lot more tuning arrives on the PTR in this final week, as today's 9.1.5 notes have many class, PvP and Torghast changes. Today at 02:51 by Staff

Real-Life Version of the Gnome Mechanostrider

GKSpawarta created a real-life version of the Mechanostrider mount! 4 comments Yesterday at 20:17 by Stan

Updated Human Buildings in the Patch 9.1 Game Files

Blizzard added a bunch of updated HD models of Human buildings to the game in Patch 9.1, but they haven't seen much use yet. What are they meant for? 17 comments Yesterday at 19:49 by Stan

How to Get a Lot of Gold From Quests in New World

New World quests aren't a solid gold source, or really any good at all, but there is a poorly marked daily feature which will dramatically increase gold gains from one specific type of quest! Yesterday at 19:13 by Starym

Sanctum of Domination Mythic DPS Log Rankings, Week 16: Elemental Ups and Downs

Here we are with the almost-last 9.1 Sanctum log rankings, as we'll be taking a special look back on the patch over the weekend, as our class guide writers take us through how some specs evolved during the patch and what to look forward to in 9.1.5. Yesterday at 18:10 by Starym

Timewalking Mage Tower Rewards and How to Earn Them

We're previewing all rewards you can get from the Timewalking Mage Tower in Patch 9.1.5. 2 comments Yesterday at 17:00 by Stan

Awesome Goraks Guide Machinima: Ballad of the Fel Reaver

While we don't quite see as many WoW machinimas as we used to, there's still some reliable and great creators out there like Gorak who keeps the quality bar very high and always delivers! Here's another entry in the always amazing Gorak's Guide series, as we take an intimate and hilarious look at the Fel Reaver, and actually get to find out why he's always so aggressive towards players. But first we get some uncannily accurate portrayals of races and classes just going about their business in Hellfire Peninsula, with the gnome portrayal being particularly on-the-nose: 3 comments Yesterday at 07:26 by Starym

Players Really Want Gnome Druids, and Came Up With Forms for Them

The race/class limitations are getting more and more annoying in WoW, and players are constantly asking for more options in that field. The latest "please let us have x race y class" pleas came from fk-geek, as their passion for gnome Druids got them to make some hypothetical Druid forms for the tiny ones and was one of the most upvoted reddit threads in quite a while. And while they're not quite the awesome unique art we're used to from some fan creations, they are pretty much on the nose. (Just click the below clip a few times if it doesn't autoplay.) 18 comments Oct 24, 2021 at 19:03 by Starym

We're taking a look at weapon popularity in New World, based on achievements related to how many players reached level 20 mastery in each! 1 comment Oct 24, 2021 at 17:45 by Starym

All Timewalking Mage Tower Armor Sets Coming in Patch 9.1.5

Players who complete the Mage Tower challenge during Legion Timewalking will obtain new recolors of Tier 20 Mythic Tomb of Sargeras sets. In this article, we preview all class sets that will be obtainable from the Timewalking Mage Tower in Patch 9.1.5. Oct 24, 2021 at 15:54 by Stan

World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth - Kalimdor Delayed Until December 2021

The World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth - Kalimdor book's publication date has been moved from October 15 to December 2, 2021. Oct 24, 2021 at 14:22 by Stan

Demon Hunter Mage Tower Set in Patch 9.1.5

A preview of the Demon Hunter Mage Tower set coming in Patch 9.1.5. Oct 24, 2021 at 13:15 by Stan

Patch 9.1.5 Release Candidate Class Changes

Here's another batch of class changes that went live recently on the 9.1.5 PTR. We've got some notable Frost Mage and Fury Warrior auto-attack buffs, Soulbind Conduit changes, and more. Oct 24, 2021 at 12:25 by Stan

Awesome Fan Made Male and Female Void Elf Hairstyles

With the many new cosmetic options coming to Allied Races in 9.1.5, Luoren felt inspired to add even more for Void Elves, creating some very impressive fan-made looks for both male and female characters! Today we have some new male hairstyles as well as beard options, with added void tentacle. Oct 24, 2021 at 07:04 by Starym

New World Database has been updated with a useful tool that prevents you from accidentally salvaging recipes or schematics you've already learned. Oct 23, 2021 at 17:20 by Stan

Reddit user diozy created a minimalistic map of Azeroth. Oct 23, 2021 at 16:54 by Stan

Mage Timewalking Mage Tower Armor Set in Patch 9.1.5

Finally, we're previewing the Mage Mage Tower set that players will be able to obtain during Legion Timewalking. Oct 23, 2021 at 16:24 by Stan

Frost Mage Buffs in Patch 9.1.5 Release Candidate

The Patch 9.1.5 release candidate comes with multiple Frost Mage buffs. Check them out! 1 comment Oct 23, 2021 at 15:15 by Stan

We are looking at the Monk Mage Tower set coming in Patch 9.1.5. Oct 23, 2021 at 14:05 by Stan

How to Freely Switch Covenants in Patch 9.1.5

The ripcord has been pulled in Patch 9.1.5, allowing players to freely swap between Covenants. In this post, we're looking at what you need to do to switch Covenants in the new patch. 6 comments Oct 23, 2021 at 11:53 by Stan

New World Economy is Performing Within Acceptable Levels

Some players grew concerned about the state of the game's economy, but Amazon Games clarified that from a data standpoint the economy is performing within acceptable levels. Oct 23, 2021 at 10:08 by Staff

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