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WoW: Blizzard Backs Down on Real ID Requirement

Colwyn — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:12:29 GMT

World of Warcraft: Blizzard Backs Down on Real ID Requirement - Following widespread media coverage and days of community protests against a new policy which would have required the public display of each player's Real ID, real life first and last names, to post on the official forums, Blizzard has acknowledged players' concerns and announced a reversal of its decision. The policy change for mandatory public use of Real ID on the official forums has been canceled.

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We've been constantly monitoring the feedback you've given us, as well as internally discussing your concerns about the use of real names on our forums. As a result of those discussions, we've decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.

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WoW: Azeroth Unites Against Real ID

Colwyn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:14:28 GMT

World of Warcraft: Azeroth Unites Against Real ID

Activision Blizzard's recent controversial announcement that all players posting on the official Battle.net and World of Warcraft forums will be forcibly opted-in to display their real-life billing first and last names in all forum posts has set off an unprecedented firestorm of player protests that seems to be uniting players of all stripes, casual and hardcore, PvPers, PvEers and Role Players alike.

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Recently, we introduced our new Real ID feature - http://www.battle.net/realid/ , a new way to stay connected with your friends on the new Battle.net. Today, we wanted to give you a heads up about our plans for Real ID on our official forums, discuss the design philosophy behind the changes we�re making, and give you a first look at some of the new features we�re adding to the forums to help improve the quality of conversations and make the forums an even more enjoyable place for players to visit.

The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID -- that is, their real-life first and last name -- with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it.

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Beta Goes Live

Colwyn — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:41:08 GMT

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Beta Goes Live

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The World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta test is live, and we've begun the process of issuing invitations to selected participants! Week by week, as the beta test progresses, we will continue adding new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm playtesters. To opt in for Blizzard Entertainment beta tests, you must create a beta profile using the Beta Profile Settings option located in the "Manage My Games" section of your Battle.net Account Management page.

Please note that players selected via the opt-in system do not receive beta keys. Rather, your account will be flagged automatically and an email will be sent to you. Simply log in to your account by visiting http://battle.net when you receive a beta welcome notice and check your "Manage My Games" section to verify that the beta client is available for download. Be careful when reading emails claiming to be beta invites. Scam emails often use clickable links to gather your account information, so the safest practice is to go to http://battle.net to check on your beta invitation status.

WoW: E3 2010 - Cataclysm Revamped Cities Gameplay

Colwyn — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:10:38 GMT

WoW: E3 2010 - Cataclysm Affected Zones Gameplay

Colwyn — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:10:31 GMT