Activision-Blizzard makes lots of money, no update on Blizzard earnings

Activision-Blizzard has released their third-quarter numbers for the financial year of 2009, and as you might expect for the company in charge of Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and World of Warcraft, business is brisk. They were expecting to make around $700 million, and ended up making around $50 million more than that. It’s good, [...]

The Queue: Mutant turtles are greater than boys in spandex

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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW Insider’s daily Q&A column where the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today.

On this Monday morning I have come to realize one important thing: a picture is worth a thousand words.
Clearly, TMNT > Power Rangers. [...]

Phat Loot Phriday: Clemency

Umm, drool. This staff is so awesome it makes me want to go back to playing a caster.
Name: Clemency (Wowhead, Thottbot, Armory)
Type: Epic Two-hand Staff
Damage/Speed: 280-518 / 2.10 (190.1 DPS)
Attributes:

+153 Stamina, +153 Intellect. Yes, that much. +86 Spirit, too.
A Blue and a Red socket, with a +7 spell power bonus if you match both up. [...]

Shifting Perspectives: 5 observations from a reluctant battleground healer

Every week, Shifting Perspectives examines issues affecting druids and those who group with them. Today we gingerly step back into battlegrounds and discover that the world can be a very unfriendly place.
I love writing this column, but there’s one thing that bugs me about it — the druid class is tailor-made to defeat a sole [...]

Blood Sport: Patch 3.3, part II

Want to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women? Blood Sport investigates the entirety of all-things arena for gladiators and challengers alike. C. Christian Moore, multiple rank 1 gladiator, examines the latest arena strategy, trends, compositions and more in WoW.com’s arena column.

David Byrne and The Talking Heads [...]

Cataclysm novel slated for August, 2010

While it may or may not hint to the release date of the next expansion, a listing on Amazon has pegged the release of a hardcover novel by award-winning author Christie Golden entitled World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm. While that might seem like one colon too many (insert snickering here), the self-explanatory [...]

Icecrown Citadel testing for this weekend

Come, my tan-faced children. Follow well in order! Get your weapons ready! Because Icecrown Citadel raid testing is back on track for both the US and EU, according to Lead Encounter Designer Scott Mercer, AKA Daelo.
His post on the official forums has scheduled the following encounters for testing on the Patch 3.3 PTR, barring any [...]

Patch 3.3 PTR: Quest tracking feature

The new quest tracker was released as part of Thursday’s PTR build. This is different than the one that they included last time they made an attempt in this area. Previously, they used various types of icons to tell you what type of quest was in that area. This time, they’ve gone with a simpler [...]

WoW Moviewatch: Mankrik’s Wife: The Story

Some World of Warcraft quests have taken on a life of their own. These quests are emblazoned in our minds like the shining sun. They will never be forgotten. Certainly, Wrathgate is one such quest. However, before even that epic quest, the Horde traveling the Barrens have dealt with Mankrik and his wife. Such is [...]

The Queue: I demand a recount

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Michael Sacco will be your host today.

I’ll be taking over The Queue periodically for Alex and Adam, and thus I’ve been given this soapbox. Well, guess what! I’m usin’ it.
I demand a recount [...]