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World of Warcraft takes a look back at its MMORPG roots

One of the relatively newer genres in the gaming industry is the MMORPG. It's advent goes back to as far as the 1990s when games such as Ultima Online and EverQuest popularized the concept of an online gaming community where people can band together and bash random critters for experience and gold.

One of the most popular MMORPGs to date is Blizzard's phenomenal World of Warcraft, which has a subscriber count of at least 8.5 million worldwide. However, it owes a lot of its existence to its proverbial forefathers. Conditions back then were considerably different for such a budding game genre to grow.

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happygamer6086d ago

this game changed mmo have to love it!

Saint Sony6086d ago

This game brought all the whiny little kids into MMORPG. WoW is now infested, it was great in closed BETA and first 6 months in retail. Now it's horrible kindergarten.

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World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria's Spell Gems Are Meant to Be Game-Breaking

In an interview with Game Rant, senior game designer Brian Dowling shared just how much Mists of Pandaria Remix's Spell Gems will shake things up.

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World of Warcraft Opens Beta Sign-Ups for 'The War Within'

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.

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Plunderstorm's Backlash Shows World of Warcraft Fans Don't Want The Game To Evolve

Danish from eXputer: "Despite Blizzard's attempt to give a fresh new spin to World of Warcraft, some fans still seem to be stuck in the past."

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