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World of Warcraft Site Update - Deathwing @ 2:48:50 EDT Blizzard has made an update to their official World of Warcraft website. There are now entries on the Furbolg and Harpy. If you plan to get the game, be sure to read them. |
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World of Warcraft Site Update - Deathwing @ 2:48:50 EDT Blizzard has made an update to their official World of Warcraft website. There are now entries on the Furbolg and Harpy. If you plan to get the game, be sure to read them. |
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New Official Wallpaper - Deathwing @ 1:52:26 EDT Blizzard has released another official wallpaper, this time featuring the splash screen for the Human Campaign. Take a look here. |
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New Fan Art - Deathwing @ 2:40:20 EDT A slow news day, so what do you do? Well, it's been a while, so here's some great new art that our viewers have cooked up in the mean time: They're both of great quality, so be sure to take a look! Got talent? be sure to either send in your work, or post it in the Art Forum. |
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Tournament Site Updates - Spider @ 20:44:39 EDT Blizzard has made a few updates to its main tournament site.
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New Walkthrough: Night Elf Mission 8 - Deathwing @ 3:13:08 EDT The final mission of the Night Elf Campaign is where things really gets tough, as you must control two separate bases at once, each facing multiple opponents. How is it possible to defend against 90 supply attacks from several fronts, with just one gold mine... and yet be able to save up enough to launch a counter offensive? How does one defend against Frost Wyrms can freeze your defenses while your staging an offense? How do you destroy a base to rebuilds in a matter of minutes? Find out! We'll have more walkthroughs available for you soon! |
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Voice of the Mass: Lieberman's Legacy - Deathwing @ 3:27:11 EDT Veteran viewers of Infoceptor may recall days ago when Infoceptor brought to you 'views of the mass'. Every so often, we would publish a selected editorial from our viewers regarding some issue relevant to contemporary gaming. Well here, we bring you another: Those of you keeping up with Politics in the USA will know of Senator Lieberman, intent of banning the 'hideous' act of gaming, well... lets see what Ghostdude has to day: If you have a high quality editorial, check out our submission requirements. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 2:24:40 EDT One of the primary features boasted by Frozen Throne is the availability of a new hero for each race. However, how many of these are actually being used in multiplayer games? Which of them has changed the way you play the race forever? Vote in this week's poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 2:12:54 EDT New Week, new poll, without delay, here are the results to the current one:
Looks like Blizzard will have a tough time trying to exceed their Starcraft franchise. Once again, the new Frozen Throne was defeated by the Brood War classic. It looks like that if Blizzard wants things to change, they're really going to have to throw in a lot of new stuff. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bug of all Bugs - Deathwing @ 1:28:38 EDT Drkdstryer- has sent word of a serious bug in the Frozen throne, which leads to invincible Crypt Fiends. Don't worry, we're posting this, as it cannot be abused by the enemy. However, if you're the unwary player, you may bring invincible enemies upon yourself. For out more in our Replay Archive, which features just such a game. |
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Fan Art/Music - Spider @ 21:13:51 EDT Amidst browsing designer sites, I came across a digital picture made by Dark Halo. It's called Chaos Sanctuary Assault. Be sure to give it a glance here. While not all digital, it looks great regardless! He's also taken the Spider Cavern music and made a remix, which you can listen to also. Very nice work in my opinion, and worth the download. Hats off to a job very very well done! |
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Map of the Week: The Price is Freedom - Deathwing @ 3:29:52 EDT-The_Price_is_Freedom_B-.png) It's another week, and all of you must be dying for another high quality scenario to enjoy over the weekend... and we have jus that.
Download it here. For other great Maps, check out our archive! |
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Night Elf Campaign Wallpaper - Frostbyte @ 0:42:19 EDT The title says it all, Find it here for download. |
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Comcast may buy Vivendi - Frostbyte @ 0:37:56 EDT Comcast, the US Cable TV provider is considering buying Vivendi. They are considering putting forth a bid for the grief strewn Vivendi. There are already a considerable amount of companies vying for Vivendi. Read the full report here or discuss it in our news forums. |
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Blizzard Party - Frostbyte @ 0:25:58 EDT Blizzard has released pics and reports from their Blizz Bash. Full pics and reports can be found here. |
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More WoW Screenshots - Frostbyte @ 0:22:37 EDT
News. Again of Night Elf but some nice improvements. 13 New screenshots and a sound clip. |
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New Frozen Throne Walkthrough: Chapter 7 - Deathwing @ 2:27:53 EDT There two things that you do not want to combine on hard difficulty, that's timed mission plus destroy enemy base. Those of you who played the original campaign would recall how impossible it was to get past the mission where you had to wake up Furion before the undead got to him... Well, in Chapter 7 of the Frozen Throne Campaign, we've hit the same problem again. The summoners must be destroyed within 30 minutes... So what do you get? You're first strike must succeed, you have just one chance. In this walkthrough, we show you how: Check for more installments soon. |
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New Strategy: General Spell Gude - Deathwing @ 3:46:01 EDT Giaddon has sent over a useful guide for first time players of the Frozen Throne. The spell guide is a detailed account of all the unit spells available in the game, and when to use them, It's an invaluable refrence for newbies, and experienced players who just switched to Frozen Throne... as a number of things have been changed. Check it out! |
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Freecraft Shut Down - Deathwing @ 2:28:18 EDT It looks like Blizzard is getting very serious is the legal department, and today, another independent project was shut down. This time, it's an independent game by the name of 'FreeCraft'
Looks like Blizzard is really getting tough. |
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New Wall Papers - Frostbyte @ 4:58:39 EDT Some WoW Stuff, new night elf Wallpaper straight from the WoW.
WoW and Night Elf fans rejoice! (Lets hope theirs something more interesting soon) |
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Map Archive Gets New Features - Deathwing @ 3:37:29 EDT Alieninfection has continued to work his magic on the band new Warcraft 3 Maps Archive. Here are the new features:
In just two weeks, the Maps Archive has got 100 new maps, and is one of the fast growing archives of Warcraft 3 Maps online. If you've got a creation, be sure to register and submit it! Go there now, for an extensive archive of enaugh maps to keep you entertained for weeks. |
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Frozen Throne Walkthrough: Mission 6 - Deathwing @ 3:31:27 EDT Guarding a bunch if idiotic humans is not an easy process! Especially when you're facing an endless swarm of undead, Frost Wyrms, and perhaps even a fully fledged undead base. So what items should you buy? What mercs should you purchase, and when do you use your ultimates? Which paths is the safest? Well find out in today's walkthrough! Expects further walkthroughs to arrive soon! |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 1:19:23 EDT Now that Blizzard has another high quality expansion pack under its belt, it's time to ask the question, how does the Frozen Throne match up to all the other excellent Expansions Blizzard has produced in the past? In this week's poll, it's up to you to decide which expansion pack was the most worthwhile. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 0:40:40 EDT It's a new week, time for a new poll. Without delay, here are the results to the current one:
Interesting, it looks like popular opinion is very much contradictory to what hardcore players are saying. Where's top players state that it is almost impossible for the Undead to win against a Human, and difficult against a Night Elf player, we've got the Undead voted as strongest, while Night Elf and Humans as weakest... There's also a good portion of people who consider the game balanced, that's always good to see. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warcraft 3 Replay Viewer - Deathwing @ 0:05:27 EDT Ever wanted to viewer replays from previous versions of Warcraft 3, which were made incompatible due to the latest patch? Cleese as sent word of a guy called Zei who's created a nifty program to let you do just that. More information can be found here. |
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Map of the Week: Marine Arena - Deathwing @ 3:19:55 EDT It's that tine of the week again, and we've got a superb map for you. This one's great for Lan Parties, where up to 10 people can gather together and fight to survive. Marine Arena 7.0 utilisers all the new features given to the World Editor with the release of Frozen Throne. Including custom items, custom resource icons and totally new hero spells... we've got Nuclear Strikes that turns the whole screen into white light, and great 'spells' like launching rockets. With a Dozen different classes to choose, from shock trooper to the undead marine, this is great fun! Download it here. Got a map? send it in today! |
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WarCraft III Tournaments finally begin! - Spider @ 21:10:07 EDT Finally Blizzard has started tournaments for WarCraft III: Frozen Throne. Anyone who plays ladder can now go head to head with other players, in the hopes of winning the tournament, and hopefully some nice prizes!
Good luck to all those participating, I wish you the best. If you have any questions, be sure to check out the Tournament F.A.Q. Blizzard recently released on their website. |
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Warcraft 3 Armor - Deathwing @ 5:34:17 EDT Since the Frozen Throne release, we have received reports from numerous people about damage reduction on their heroes exceeding 100%. We have made some investigations, and come up with an explanation. It seems that in Warcraft 3, Damage Reduction is calculated separately from Natural Armor and Magical Armor Bonus. That is, while no matter how high your natural armor, your unit's damage reduction will never exceed 100%, and similarly for magical armor... the two combined can go up to as high as 200%. But don't be fulled, your hero is not invincible, there is an implicity damage reduction cap of 90%... even so, it means your unit is 10x tougher than a unit of the same hp, with 0 armor. It also means that having say 5 armor and a Ring of Protection +2, if better than having 6 armor. |
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Night Elf Chapter 5 Walkthrough - Deathwing @ 5:09:14 EDT As we continue to the fifth mission of the Night Elf Campaign, hard difficulty really starts to make the game hard. In 'Balancing the Scales', players must guide 2 heroes through a labyrinth of opposing forces, and at the same time, defend their base from an endless onslaught with almost no resources... How do you defend a base with one Hero and 2 Treants? Which is the safest way to conduct the rescue? How can you defeat Illidian and just what do you do to kill a base that can replenish its defenses four times over within the space of 5 minutes? Find out today: We'll have more walkthroughs done soon! |
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Frozen Throne Patch 1.11 - Frostbyte @ 18:58:10 EDT The second patch for the Frozen Throne has been relesaed, Nothing to intresting or good unless you happen to czech or are playing the classic campaign. It so small all the changes are listed here.
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Frozen Throne Walkthrough: Mission 4 - Deathwing @ 4:59:03 EDT It time to release another of our detailed walkthroughs... a detailed guide to beating the Frozen Throne campaign on hard difficulty. In Chapter 4 of the Night Elf Campaign, things heat up as players are introduced to managing multiple fronts.How do you escort your runner and defend your base with just one hero? With time being the essence, which items should you hunt down, which ones should you leave out? Whereabouts is the Secret Pandaren Drinking area? Find out in today's feature! Check it out! |
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New Frozen Throne Reviews - Deathwing @ 4:52:52 EDT Recently, a bunch of new reviews have surfaced all around the place. If you're still searching for a reason to buy the Frozen Throne, go read them:
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A New Power in Blizzard North - Deathwing @ 4:27:16 EDT Following the departure of the Leader of Blizzard North, Blizzard has had to do some shuffling amongst their ranks. Rick Seiss, form lead programmer of Diablo II, has now stepped in as the Team Leader for Blizzard North, we wish him luck. Kudos to IGN and Wild 2K for the news. Also from IGN:
We'll probably see it announced at the next ECTS. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 3:25:14 EDT It's been a week since the release of the Frozen Throne, and most of you had a chance to play it competitively over Battle.net. So what are your thoughts, is the game balanced, or there is a race that's just clearly superior? Lets see in this week's poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 3:06:37 EDT With the start of a new week, it's time for a new poll. So here's the results to the previous one:
Well, looks like Frozen Throne is in general, considered a great game! With the vast majority of players laving what they bought. So if you haven't got the expansion already, grab it now! As for the fifth of our viewers who don't have it, you're really missing out! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the Week: Orc Wars - Deathwing @ 5:39:36 EDT Feeling nostalgic of the good old Warcraft 2 days? Where units didn't have hundreds of hit points and you could throw swarms of grunts at each other? Well today's Map of the Week is made for you. In Orc Ways, players take control of a completely overhauled hoard, to give you the feel that your playing a RTS more in the style of Starcraft or Warcraft 2. Lots of mayhem, and lots of units. Interested? Download it here. Got a scenario? Be sure to upload it instantly! |
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New Strategy: Wyvern Rider Abuse - Deathwing @ 3:30:33 EDT With the Frozen Throne released, strategies will never be the same again. So today, we provide a great build order for those Orc Players who wish to captivate on the changed. So, what was the biggest change for this race since vanilla days? Well, Wyverns are now tier 2! Today, Zenith provides a tried and true way of getting these beasts, catching your enemy by surprise. Be sure to give it a read: A talented Warcraft 3 Player? Be sure to send us your guide. |
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MAC v1.10 beta - Frostbyte @ 22:51:01 EDT Availible now and a huge relief to any mac users out there.
You can discuss it here. |
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Frozen Throne: Night Elf Mission 3 Walkthrough - Deathwing @ 3:41:39 EDT We continue today with another update to our Frozen Throne Walkthroughs. This time, it's the third mission of the Night Elf Campaigns, one that is simply brimming with secrets. There are 10 Shards of the Shadow Orb, each one hidden in some ridiculous location... can you find them all? Well we have them marked! In addition, what skill should Maive get? How do you kill the Level 10 Hydras without losses? What is the best way to escape the tomb unscathed? Read it here: Extremely detailed, its guaranteed to get you through hard difficulty, be sure to give it a read! |
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Night Elf Level 2 Walkthrough: - Deathwing @ 5:40:54 EDT While the second Night Elf mission may be easy on Normal Difficulty, it becomes quite a Nightmare on Hard. Armed to the teeth, the Naga race are fearsome to behold, their aerial units dealing the damage of Wyverns and yet costing no more supply than a Gargoyle...Attacked from multiple sides, with the enemy never to run out of resources, you will need your wits to pass this mission. How should my based be defended? What units should I get? When is the best time to expand? Find out today: Be sure to take a look. Comments suggestions. |
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Clan F.A.Q. - Spider @ 2:33:10 EDT If you want to know how to work the clan features in WarCraft III, check out the new Clan F.A.Q posted on Battle.net. |
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New Strategy: Neutral Hero Guide - Deathwing @ 3:34:38 EDT One of the largest multiplayer changed in Frozen Throne is the addition of 5 neutral heroes. Now that a player has 9 rather than 3 heroes available, the number of combinations are almost limitless. So what to choose, what to choose? To a new player, all this is a bit daunting. therefore Kei and Boggy B has begun writing a Hero guide to help adjust to the Frozen Throne. Read the first installment: Got a strategy? Be sure to send it in. |
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Map of the Week: Dark Wizard Stronghold - Deathwing @ 2:23:56 EDT Yes, the weekly map was a little delayed this time... but hey we have an excuse... a brand spanking new Map Archive! At any rate, we offer a change with a melee maps this week... and a Masterful on at that. This is certainly Blizzard quality:
Interested? Download it here. Got a scenerio? Be sure to upload it instantly! |
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All v1.10 beta Items and Recipes - Frostbyte @ 7:45:15 EDT With all the new hype about the v1.10 beta release I bring you some good news for Diablo II players. 2xtreme21 has posted the complete list of new items and rune words as well as a list of recipies. A must for any regular Diablo II player or anyone intrested. A nice read. Also several players are hosting IP games for anyone intrested in playing multiplayer games. Look for them here. |
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New Poll - Deathwing @ 1:46:21 EDT It has been less than a week since the release of the Frozen Throne... and the game has taken the community by storm. But what sort of storm, one of wonder of one of disappointment? You decide in this week's poll. |
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Poll Results - Deathwing @ 1:25:52 EDT So, what's up with this week's poll? Let's check the results:
It looks like response was neutral, though on the positive side of things. So... with so players players wanting to try the game, and Summer Holidays looming, Blizzard has made a good decision in releasing the game. We hope what minor imbalances are left will be addressed in future patches. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Warcarft 3 Map Archive Redefined! - Deathwing @ 19:56:48 EDT Over the past few months, the resident Tech Dude of Infoceptor, Alieninfection, has been working on a huge project... a complete revitalisation of the Infoceptor Map Archive. The New Archive is now completely online, featuring:
If you have a scenerio, for The Frozen Throne or the Original Warcraft 3! The time to submit it is now! Check it out now! We urge all you previous map makers out there to re-upload your maps, and have them transfered into the brand new archive. |
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New Editorial: Diablo II V1.10 - Deathwing @ 5:06:35 EDT As many of you know, Diablo II V1.10 was recently released to the public as a beta... so what is it like? Will V1.10 be the patch that'll revitalized Diablo II and make it a whole new game? In todays article, we refer to the expertise of two resident Diablo II players, Grom and DF, and see what they think of the new patch. Will this be the patch that'll make retired players go back to the game? Whether you still play, and left Diablo II in the dark... this is an article for you: Be sure to read it! |
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Diablo II Climbs Sales Charts - Deathwing @ 4:35:44 EDT To a casual observor, who looks at the sales charts of the previous week, one might be astounded to see a game... now three years old... climbing the charts.
Why? Could it be that for the firstv time in gaming history.. a patch has causes a game to sell better? Well with them beta testing the patch, anything's possible! Discuss it here. Expect Frozen Throne to top it next week. |
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Frozen throne Walkthroughs - Deathwing @ 4:30:04 EDT all that in years past, Infoceptor has provided reliable walkthroughs for a wide range of games, including Brood War, Diablo II, and Warcraft III. Well, now we're here to help you guide through the Frozen Throne... on Hard Difficulty of course. While the first level isn't too difficult, it's got a lot of secrets and tricks. How do you defeat the Owlbears without a single loss? Where are the secret Islands with bonus items? What's the best way to destroy the satyrs or to save the ships? Find out! Expect additions soon! |
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Reviews Galore - Deathwing @ 4:02:32 EDT Well, Frozen Throne reviews are now being published everywhere. We list the ones we saw today:
Not bad! With comments like:
You know you've got to buy this game! |
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PATCH 1.10!!!!!!!!! - Spider @ 22:31:39 EDT That's right kids, it's finally here!!! (Well, a beta of it, but who cares!?) Check it out, straight from Blizzard's mouth!
We have even taken the time to upload it to our servers, so... |
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WarCraft III Frozen Throne Campaign Competition! - Spider @ 22:13:37 EDT Welcome to Infoceptor's Official WarCraft III: Frozen Throne Campaign Competition! Infoceptor is looking for an original campaign taking place after the events of Frozen Throne. Read on if you're interested in participating!
If you have any additional questions, by all means feel free to e-mail me or AlienInfection. Keep it clean and have fun! |
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The Secret Level in Frozen Throne - Deathwing @ 2:52:30 EDT Many of you have heard rumors that there was a Secret Level in Frrozen Throne. Well there is, and we've got the way to get there. We won't reveal much on the main page, as we don't want you to see a spoiler... except to say that it is in the Human Campaign. If you're not afraid of a spoiler, then check the details: What's more, if you beat it, you'll get a Pandaren Brewmaster. |
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Roper Resignation Hits Home - Deathwing @ 0:12:36 EDT K. Nguyen has sent word that CNN has got an artical on why Bill Roper left, and its implications on Vivendi, Blizzard's parent company. Most notably:
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IGN Reviews Frozen Throne - Deathwing @ 23:33:39 EDT PC IGN has just review Blizzard's latest release, The Frozen Throne., and the response is very positive:
They gave it a nice 90%. Read the rest here. Kudos to Martin Lykke for the news. |
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Frozen Throne Replay Archive - Deathwing @ 3:28:12 EDT With the release of the Full Frozen Throne, we're finally able to watch replays of the expansion in action. So, the Replay Archive for Frozen Throne has. Got a replay? Be sure to share your cool experiences. |
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New Replay Features - Deathwing @ 3:14:58 EDT When those of you who just got the Frozen come to view replay, you'll be pleasantly surprised by a whole load of new features! Namely:
Very cool, it's awesome to see all these surprise features coming in. Discuss it here. |
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Diablo II Skill Balancing - Deathwing @ 2:55:02 EDT With all this excitement about Frozen Throne, lets not forget Diablo II:
Good news for Diablo II players. |
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Frozen Throne Patch - Deathwing @ 1:58:30 EDT We'd just like to send a brief word of warning to all those people who've just got the Frozen Throne. Before you try the singleplayer Campaign, please take a moment to download the latest patch by logging onto Battle.net. Otherwise. your version will lack many of the changes made in the beta, and when you come to play multiplayer, you may find the units are not what you expect. |
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International FT Release Dates - Deathwing @ 19:15:50 EDT We've got more news on when Frozen Throne will hit you. Europe: Kudos to Cleese of Germany, Caly/Rohar of UK, Christoffer Gotfredsen of Denmark and Balky of Poland for their contributions! Thailand: It has hit just the shelves there, go buy it! Thanks BeeBee. Malaysia: Should arrive by Thursday. Once again, we thank people who've contributed! |
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More FT Release Date Notes: - Deathwing @ 19:06:36 EDT |
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Frozen Throne Ladder Icons - Deathwing @ 5:30:43 EDT Ever wondered what icons you can get for however many wins in Frozen Throne? Well now you don't need to. Kei has discovered a way to view all the ladder icons from Blizzard's Servers. Wondering what you'll get when you get 1500 undead wins? Well here's how to find out. |
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Frozen Throne Release Notes - Deathwing @ 5:26:57 EDT The day has come! Today is the first day of formal release for the Frozen Throne. However, we've received many accounts of stores breaking the code and distributing the game early.... At any rate, if you haven't got a copy yet, rush to the shops tomorrow. Definitely expect it nation wide in USA and Canada... now what of other countries? New Zealand: Released on Wednesday Australia: Released Thursday. We'd like to keep you updated on latest released in each country. So if you live in country other than those mentioned above, send us a note on when the game will arrive in your stores! |
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Bill Roper Resignation Interview - Deathwing @ 2:13:53 EDT People who've read news earlier today would be asking why? Why would Bill Roper, co-founder of a company that has become the pinnacle of the gaming industry make a sudden resignation? Well the guys at Gamespot have managed to interview him on just that.
So yes, lets blame Vivendi... Read the whole article here. |
