http://www.maxfreak.com/wow World of Warcraft News Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:05:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Check out this WoW Machinima... Now, If only Blizzard did make combat this interesting! http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/amazing-wow-machinima/ According to WoW Insider, a could of ads for wow gold appeared on the official Blizzard forums. The happy happy gold seller was probably out of his mind with joy. Here's the insider's take: This is a major (and hilarious) slip-up on the part of whoever handles the advertising on the forums ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/gold-ads-on-blizzard-forum/ According to a report published at BBC's site , MMO Gold is a $500 million industry that employs about 400,000 people in developing world countries like China. Professor Richard Heeks, head of the development informatics group at Manchester who wrote the report, said gold farming had become a significant economic sector ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/mmo-gold-farming-report/ Blizzard has unveiled the new Wrath of the Lich King cinematic in Leipzig. You can watch it online or you can download the high-def version here. http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/wrath-of-the-lich-king-cinematic/ When asked if they plan to introduce microtransactions for WoW, Blizzard's representatives vehemently denied any plans to do that. Here's the quote from Blizzard's co-founder: When it was put to him that Blizzard lost money by not charging for items, company co-founder Frank Pearce, senior vice-president of product develepment, argued that subscribers ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/blizzard-dismisses-microtransactions/ This guy clearly had it when it comes to bots. Even the most sophisticated bots (like WoW Glider) use a pre-scripted routine that's easy to spot. http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/killing-wow-bots/ NRP has a report on gold farming in China. Playing online games for 12 hours is a fulltime job for thousands of Chinese workers. They're accumulating virtual money — or "gold" — which they can sell for real cash. But it's a dull and labor-intensive job with limited payoffs. According to the ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/npr-pities-chinese-gold-farmers/ Blizzard are done with the patch it seems. You can view the Black Temple trailer below: There's also an HD version of it here. http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/black-temple-trailer/ I know some of you are interested in purchasing WoW gold. I haven't seen a reliable comparison of prices between vendors so far but this one seems pretty close. US Gold ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/cheap-wow-gold/ The Arena titles has finally surfaced - courtesy of Drysc. There will be four rankings to be attained: 0.0% - 0.5%: Gladiator (and Armored Nether Drake sent in mail) 0.5% - 3%: Duelist 3% - 10%: Rival 10% - 35%: Challenger The rankings are ... http://www.maxfreak.com/wow/archives/wow-arena-titles/