Blog Posts by Ryan Greene

  • What’s next for World of Warcraft

    By Ryan Greene | Plugged In – Fri, Feb 4, 2011 12:38 AM EST

    Castle Defense

    Cataclysm: What's next?

    Time flies when you're having fun -- especially in Azeroth. With the release
    of Cataclysm (Buy | Search) on Dec. 7, 2010, the dragon Deathwing decimated the World of Warcraft, introducing an onslaught of new features. Players have enjoyed a whole
    new leveling experience, an increased level cap, a new profession in Archaeology, and all-new dungeons and raids.

    But that's old news. Barely two months into the game's latest,
    greatest expansion, Warcraft players are already champing at the bit for
    something new and exciting. Some players have barely scratched the
    surface of its heroic dungeons, and a few hardcore raiders have killed
    every raid boss there is, but they all have one question in

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  • Looking for the next Warcraft

    By Ryan Greene | Plugged In – Tue, Feb 1, 2011 11:24 PM EST

    Fishville
    Old Republic: the next Warcraft?

    The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That's the theory, anyway. At last count,
    World of Warcraft boasted more than 12 million subscribers, which
    pretty much makes it the most-subscribed massively multiplayer online
    game (or MMO) in the history of the known universe.

    But with great power comes great hateability. Warcraft grew the MMO market to a size that nobody predicted, but its success isn't going to last for ever. Sooner or later, a game's bound to come along that'll take a real chunk out of its vast subscriber base, and while toppling Warcraft is a tough proposition, the potential rewards are enormous.

    So there's no shortage of developers ready to give it a try -- and gamers are

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  • World of Warcraft’s Epic Firsts

    By Ryan Greene | Plugged In – Fri, Dec 24, 2010 9:18 PM EST

    Bejeweled 3

    Be the best

    In World of Warcraft (Buy | Search), some say being the first means being the best. The first to reach the maximum level, the first to kill a certain boss -- every one of them matters. In a game that boasts more than 12 million players, being the very first person, group or guild to accomplish the game's major milestones is like being the first man on the moon. For the hardcore set, it's a pretty big deal.

    Cataclysm Crushed: World's First 85

    Warcraft's latest expansion, Cataclysm, exploded onto the scene on Dec. 7, shattering sales records -- and the game's world at the same time. As it happens, leveling from
    80 to 85 turned out to be pretty easy, and a player known as Athene needed only

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