World of Warcraft addicts everywhere celebrated this morning as the highly anticipated 2.4 patch, dubbed Fury of the Sunwell, was released.
The new patch introduces adventurers to Sunwell Isle. Here new quests can be found, along with new 5-man dungeons and a 25-man raid where gamers get to battle Kil’jaeden.
The rest of the patch has less noticeable changes. All the details can be found here.
Publishing company Ziff Davis has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ZD’s publishing empire includes 1Up.com, Games for Windows, PC Magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly, among others.
If you’re an avid reader of those (like me), don’t fret too much. Chapter 11 is a debt reorganization scheme that sees the bankrupt company make one payment to a debt trustee instead of to all its creditors.
It’s not a liquidation plan. Still, the bankruptcy claim must be approved by the courts before it can be put into action.
The rumors of Ziff’s money problems have been floating around for months, but this is the first official mention of them. In addition to publishing online and offline media, Ziff produces the popular Digital Life convention, held every year in New York City.
Source: Bloomberg
Yesterday, approximately two weeks after Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Game Director Gaute Godager published his state of the game announcement, Age of Conan received a terrific overhaul on their community portal.
The previous design was a burden upon the eyes and proved to be terribly difficult to find information about the title.Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is slated for a May 20th release. Speaking as a person who has already pre-ordered the game, I am excited to have the opportunity to observe the massively multiplayer online role-playing game evolve into a possible World of Walking competitor.
The directional battle system that has been implemented into AoC is a creative take on the often redundant combat scheme utilized in MMORPGs. The title will be the first MMORPG title to receive a Mature rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
Partial frontal female nudity has also made it into the game; logically, this is intended for those of us that have an uncanny fetish for pixelated boobies.
For more information check out the offical Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures website.
