Each time a new World of Warcraft expansion launches, it seems to out-do the previous one in terms of sales. The case is no different for the recently launched Shadowlands expansion, which Blizzard claims is the “fastest-selling PC game of all time industry-wide”. Previously, the fastest selling PC-only game was …
Read More »WoW Shadowlands server fixes are Blizzard’s ‘number one priority’
With each WoW expansion launch, players generally expect lengthy log-in queues and minor issues. Unfortunately, in the case of Shadowlands, servers are struggling far more than expected. Lengthy, several hour long log-in queues are one of the lingering issues, but some players are also experiencing disconnections and lag when finally …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-orders higher than any other expansion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is finally releasing later this month after delays pushed it out of October and it is already looking to be the biggest expansion launch for the game so far. During a recent Activision Blizzard earnings call, the publisher boasted that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has the …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a new release date
Back at the start of the month, Blizzard officially delayed World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. We knew that the expansion would still be coming before the end of the year but an exact new date was not confirmed. That changes today, with Shadowlands now getting its new release date. World of …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands delayed
Back in August, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands would release on the 27th of October – a new trailer was also released alongside the announcement. Since then though, Blizzard has run into some difficulties and as a result, the expansion has been delayed. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands executive …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands system requirements call for SSD storage and beefier GPUs
It looks like World of Warcraft players may want to consider moving the long-running MMO over to an SSD soon, as Blizzard has updated the minimum requirements for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. According to the new expansion's minimum system requirements, players should ideally be using an SSD. This is likely …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets October release date
Yesterday during Gamescom Opening Night Live, Blizzard announced the release date for World of Warcraft's next expansion. Following some extra development time over this summer, the Shadowlands expansion is nearing its launch, with a date now set for the 27th of October. To accompany the release date announcement, Blizzard also …
Read More »Blizzard confirms WoW: Shadowlands Xbox listing was an error
The rumour mill began spinning early this week, as World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was rated in Brazil for both PC and Xbox Series X. There have been rumours of a console port for WoW floating around for years and at the time, this seemed like the evidence console-only gamers had …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands might be coming to Xbox Series X
Since its release all the way back in 2004, World of Warcraft has been exclusively available on PC hardware. Over the course of this console generation though, it has been proven that MMOs can work on set hardware with a gamepad. Now, it looks like World of Warcraft may end …
Read More »Blizzard will remove ‘Corruption’ system from WoW ahead of Shadowlands launch
For a while now, World of Warcraft players have been able to play around with new builds thanks to a ‘Corruption' system for weapons and armour. This system first arrived with Patch 8.3 ‘Visions of N'Zoth' but soon, it will be removed from the game to avoid overpowered and broken …
Read More »World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta begins next week
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still on track for release later this year and soon, some fans will be able to test it out early for themselves. During a livestream this afternoon, Blizzard announced dates for the Shadowlands beta test, which kicks off next week. Blizzard will be sending out …
Read More »Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Shadowlands stream delayed
With World of Warcraft's next expansion launching within the next few months, Blizzard has been planning to show off more footage and share new details about what fans of the MMO can look forward to. There was supposed to be some announcements taking place live next week, but the event …
Read More »World of Warcraft is getting ray-tracing
Some of the biggest games in the world have been implementing ray-tracing in the last year, including the likes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Minecraft. Now, World of Warcraft is going to be joining that group, as shown by a recent update to the alpha for the MMO’s …
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