I’ll be getting back into action with my own column soon, but for now I wanted to bring you highlights from World of Warcraft’s fantastic new expansion, Mists of Pandaria, which released on September 25th. You might recall that when Blizzard released news about this expansion there were many who thought it was an offensive joke, and I was certainly at the head of that crowd. With ten months of... 

We’ve gotten a release date for World of Warcraft’s latest expansion (September 25th) and we’ve gotten a date for the pre-expansion release (August 28th), but for many people today was the day they were looking forward to. Today, Blizzard released the lead-in cinematic for Mists of Pandaria, the upcoming expansion, and it is awesome. As we expected, the Mists cinematic focuses on introducing... 

Since I’m editorializing today, I might as well speak up on World of Warcraft matters, especially since our “regular” WoW columns have gone into hibernation (don’t worry, Confessions of a Guild Leader and Raids of Warcraft will both be back when the pandas arrive, if not sooner). While we’re in between expansions it’s a good time for reflection. I do want to take a look at the good and... 

When someone mentions MMORPGs, there’s a really good chance that World of Warcraft is the first thing that comes to mind. It’s easily the most popular, and it’s certainly the model that so many other games in the genre have tried to emulate. Let’s face it – World of Warcraft is an undisputed success, still pumping strong even eight years after its initial release. Even non-gamers are pretty... 

The time has come to look at the bigger picture in Azeroth and see what else is going on outside of Darnassus and Orgrimmar.  World of Warcraft has obliterated subscriber and subscription records for any online game to date by creating a solid world with oodles of things to do – even if you aren’t a gamer – and holding the attention of those signing into the servers more than any other... 

It’s been almost a year since our last attempt at breathing new life into our video game podcast. This time we think we have a combination that works. Join our video game guru Chris Tallant and Rafe as we dive into the world of console and computer games. This week we talk about reactions to some of the “exclusive” content you could pick up with Batman: Arkham City, the ongoing debate... 

Blizzard Entertainment’s annual “all things Blizzard” convention, Blizzcon was this weekend. If you didn’t know it by now, you’ve missed a lot and if you did know it, what I’m about to talk about is already old news, announced Friday. As expected, Blizzard announced the next World of Warcraft expansion, titled “Mists of Pandaria“. The upcoming expansion...