The hit MMORPG World of Warcraft which has garnered more than ten million subscribers was originally designed around a free-to-play business model complete with advertisements. At least that's what Rob Pardo, the vice president of game design for Blizzard, revealed in a recent talk at the Paris Game Developer Conference. Care to find out more, then head on over to the full article.

As if the opportunity to play Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft 2 wasn't enough, Blizzard is giving us not one, but two more reasons to go to the 2008 Worldwide Invitiational: Video Games Live and Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain. Details in the full article.

Blizzard is sending out word that tickets for its upcoming Worldwide Invitational event in Paris have now sold out. We imagine this shouldn't come as big surprise for the fans, given what sort of events await those who decide to pay the cash for their admission fee. More details are available in the full article.

If you're going to this year's Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, you have to take some time to look around the city. You must. It's just not the same if you go to Paris and all you can say is "We'll always have Blizzard." At any rate, Blizzard was kind enough to help out convention participants by outlining some of the more interesting places to in Paris, with their own Warcraft charm. Details in the full article.

Those who are looking forward to Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational should mark their calendars now: tickets are going to be available on March 20, a mere three days from now. Full details after the "read more" link below.

StarCraft II for the PC platform was announced during last year's Worldwide Invitational. With this year's event just announced by Blizzard, rumors about a new title are now circulating once more.

The rumors have been going on for some time now especially after Blizzard mentioned that it's working on a yet-to-be announced MMORPG project. Could it be Diablo? Know more after the jump!

Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational is coming to Paris! This year marks the fourth Worldwide Invitational and Blizzard has just announced that tickets will soon be available. Details about the event in the full article.

It was recently revealed that EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning team will be traveling around Europe to various gaming conventions. This is being done to promote the upcoming MMORPG to those attending these events.

Fans of the game can expect to brush shoulders with the developers and see the latest build of the game in action. If you want to know more, head on over to the full article for more details.

 

Electronic Arts and Mythic (or EA Mythic for short, the same guys who are offering Catacombs for free) announced the line up of events for 2007 that will allow fans a chance to demo Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The game is due to come out this year. The tour will touch cities in the U.S., but will also visit Paris, Germany and Canada.

The game's newest additions will include more non-Warhammer classes and classic classes, Realm vs. Realm combat, and Dogs of War PvP themes. It also sports a Public Quest System and City Siege Campaign. In addition to previewing the game, 50 lucky attendees will be offered access to the Warhammer Online beta. The list of venues and schedules can be viewed below. But each entry is subject to change, so check in with us often for updates.

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This is part two of The Burning Crusade launch coverage. Sadly, Gnomeregan Gnews Gnetwork correspondent Wendy Breeze was covering the California launch, that's why they didn't have any reporters covering news on the other side of the world.

Anyway, the video features major European launches, from London to Paris to Berlin to Stockholm. While they didn't have the class dance contest, they did look like they were having a heck of a time. A lot of cosplayers (dressed up) showed up and stood in the cold for a number of hours.

As one would have it, it seems that Europeans are pretty big on dressing up as their favorite WoW character. Plus the crowd is pretty diverse. A mother and daughter were standing in line, a girl with funky fuchsia hair, and a student who admitted to giving up his classes for the day to attend the launch.

Download: [The Burning Crusade launch part 2]