ActionTrip Tags http://www.actiontrip.com en-us Copyright 1999-2008, ActionTrip.com All Rights Reserved http://www.actiontrip.com/gfx4/atlogoxml.gif http://www.actiontrip.com http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=070208_4 Next to StarCraft 2, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Diablo III, Blizzard Entertainment has another unannounced game in the making. The project was confirmed during the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, which took place a few days ago in Paris... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:51:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=061408_3 Funcom's MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is doing pretty good on the market, selling over one million units and topping charts in Germany, Franks, the UK and US. The top 20 chart of PC best-sellers in the US has shown that AoC is still in the top, outselling ever-present franchises such as Wow and The Sims... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:35:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=061208_6 Complaints about Majestic's P&C adventure game Limbo of the Lost are starting to reach epidemic proportions. After many reports on the game stealing assets from a number of popular video games -- including Oblivion, UT 2003, Silent Hill, Black & White, Diablo, Thief, Painkiller and more -- now word is starting to spread that additional titles have joined in... Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:48:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=060708_2 The idea that a majority of gamers are timid nerds is a misconception, as proven by the results of a recently carried out Australian study. The study showed that video game addicts are just as outgoing as everyone else. "We found that those who played MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft... Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=051608_7 The info comes from Blizzard producer J. Allen Brack who says that the company's widely acknowledged MMORPG World of Warcraft will "probably" be treated to a major graphical upgrade at some point in the future. "Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably," he said... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:32:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=051508_5 Blizzard is carefully preparing its second expansion pack for World of Warcraft and has continually refused to set a firm release date. Although we still don't know the exact launch date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, it appears that Vivendi has at least narrowed it down somewhat... Thu, 15 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/comics/at_comic279.phtml I do apologize in advance to the bulk of you that will go, "uhh, what?" It's one of "those WoW comics." AT COMIC: Impressive Knowledge Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:11:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=042108_5 This day has been blessed with more Uwe Boll shenanigans. The eccentric German director has revealed to MTV that he approached Blizzard Entertainment for the rights to create a movie based on the online wonder that is World of Warcraft. Boll claims his proposal was refused somewhat impolitely... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=041108_6 ... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:08:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=040208_4 According to a research recently conducted at Middlesex University, people playing violent games feel more relaxed and not as angry as some believe (thanks, GamerPosts.com). Psychologists tested 292 male and female online gamers playing Blizzard's World of Warcraft (what else?)... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:23:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=032708_6 This just in from WoWInsider. It just so happens that all the tickets for Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational are gone. Completely sold out. In fact, they were sold out in less than a week. So if you haven't reserved your spot, you can forget about attending the event... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:18:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=032708_2 After conquering a staggering amount of continents, Blizzard has announced plans to launch a World of Warcraft offensive on the unsuspecting huge piece of land in between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans known as South America. Finally, Latin Americans are getting something more addictive than their most famous export product... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:59:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=032508_7 This is it, kids. Blizzard finally gives players a change to update World of Warcraft with the Fury of the Sunwell content patch, which features new dungeons, quests, raids and more (as usual, we've included the extensive patch notes, which reveal further details about all the new goodies)... Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:39:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/comments_news.phtml?id=031908_12 Blizzard treats its many WoW fans to a trailer for the approaching World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade content patch. The Fury of the Sunwell patch is going to be released soon and will feature new dungeons, quests and raids. In addition, players can expect a variety UI enhancements and a new global arena tournament. Check out the trailer below: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:04:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/comics/at_comic267.phtml I think I owe it to my non-WoW visitors to at least explain this comic a bit. The title FOTM stands for "Flavor of the Month." This comic is about 2v2 combos in the Arenas, the PVP "battlegrounds" in WoW. You see, currently, the Warriors and Druids are in love. Lots of gay love. AT COMIC: FOTM Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:39:00 GMT