Hi, I’m Chris Robinson, senior art director of World of Warcraft, and this is the first in a series of articles we're creating to bring you all closer to the development of the player character model Model Also referred to as a “skin”, this is the basic form of the character. Think of it like […]
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Design a Legendary, Part 5: Choose Your Name Vote
January 23rd, 2014
Mark The Design a Legendary project is well underway. So far, we've selected the weapon type, weapon theme, and the vote for the item's Legendary power is nearly complete. The concepting phase has also concluded for the item's visual appearance, and we'll be able to share with you 3D models and low-rez screenshots of item in-game […]
Introducing the Blizzard Arcade Website
January 23rd, 2014
Mark Welcome to the all-new Blizzard Arcade website! Here you’ll find the latest information related to games, game development, and other works made using the StarCraft II editor. Every other Friday we put out Arcade Highlights where we showcase some of the best of Arcade games and Arcade Workshops where we take a look at up-and-coming […]
PlayStation Vita card game to be censored for US and EU release for "intense sexual imagery"
January 23rd, 2014
Mark Idea Factory, the company behind an upcoming card battle game Monster Monpiece sent out a statement today explaining their decision to censor parts of the game for its Western release. According the the statement, Both the Japanese and Western versions of the game contain the same total number of cards, but some of the high-level […]
OpTic Gaming joins Beat The Pros – Call of Duty: Ghosts
January 23rd, 2014
Mark Find out if you have what it takes to beat OpTic Gaming’s Di3seL in Call of Duty: Ghosts.
The Cat Lady Review
January 23rd, 2014
Mark Suicide is final. Unless, that is, you are Susan Ashworth, the Cat Lady. A bouquet of flowers is a symbol of love, unless you are Susan Ashworth, for whom they are a reminder of loss. If you’re Susan Ashworth, life isn’t fair–even after you’ve exorcised the most harmful demons from your soul. The Cat Lady […]
Here’s an NES-style Xbox One controller
January 22nd, 2014
Mark If you’re upset that the Xbox One controller only comes in black, you could try painting your gamepad to give it another look, like Reddit user alechere did recently. This lovely Xbox One paint job goes retro by styling the controller to look like a NES gamepad. You can see a high-quality image of the […]
Final Fantasy X HD Graphics Comparison (PS3)
January 22nd, 2014
Mark Check out the improvements from the original Final Fantasy X to the newly remastered Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD version.
Pandora: First Contact Review
January 22nd, 2014
Mark There’s a special kind of fear that aliens can tap into. They are often unknown, unreasonable, and unrelenting. Many 4X strategy games are strongly tied to real events, people, and cultures in human history, but some of the best games in the genre are set in space against powerful and hostile alien races. Pandora: First […]
5.4.2 Hotfixes: January 21
January 22nd, 2014
Mark Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.4.2. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm […]

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