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For a long time, it seemed that the World of Warcraft movie might never come to fruition, especially after the changing of directors. Well after Duncan Jones took over the project, things finally started to happen and according to a recent tweet by the director, it seems that the World of Warcraft movie has been completed!

According to Jones, filming has officially come to an end, a good five months or so after it began in January this year. “Final day on Warcraft now officially… wrapped!!  Off to bed for 3 hours before a meeting in the AM.  Goodnight/good morning twitter!” Of course for those following the news, you guys probably know that it’s still going to be a while until we see the finished product.

The movie has been scheduled for a release on the 11th of March 2016 and it has been estimated that the movie will take about 20 months or so for post-production work, so hopefully we can look forward to an amazing film, and not another failed video game-cum-movie effort. While the exact plot of the movie remains unknown, it has been suggested that it will most likely be an early Warcraft story.

This means that we can expect it to be more about Orcs and Humans, as opposed to some of the newer content that we’ve seen. The trailer for the movie is also expected to debut at Comic-Con 2014, which is scheduled for the 24th-27th of July. It is most likely a teaser trailer that we can expect, as opposed to a full blown one, but safe to say many are looking forward to it anyway.

Filming On Warcraft Movie Has Been Completed

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So a few days ago we reported that Blizzard had recently launched a reality series of their own called Azeroth Choppers. Basically what the show is about is that it will part some of the World of Warcraft developers, artists, and producers, against each other in a Horde versus Alliance scenario where both teams get to design a custom motorcycle.

The goal is to create the motorcycle with a theme related to the World of Warcraft universe and the factions (Horde and Alliance) respectively, and the best chopper, as voted by fans, will win and have their design immortalized in the game. It sounds like a pretty cool idea and if you wanted to check it out, the first episode in the webseries has been launched.

New episodes will be aired every week and they will be available to watch on Blizzard’s website. The first episode isn’t particularly long and clocks in just under 10 minutes, but if you’re a fan of World of Warcraft and want to check out some other aspects of the game, perhaps this could be a nice 10 minute break for you guys.

As it stands motorcycles in the game are crafted by engineers and they are admittedly pretty cool and a nice change from all the mystical creatures that players are allowed to ride. Given that one of the members taking part in the contest is Blizzard’s artist, Sam Didier, we expect we can look forward to some pretty cool artwork. In any case without further ado, check out the first episode in Azeroth Choppers in the video above.

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Blizzard’s upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, is expected to see a release later this year, although no specific dates have been mentioned. The expansion will introduce a host of new changes and features made to the game, most noticeably an upgrade to the character models which will see new textures and animations.

We also expect that Blizzard will also be upgrading some of the graphics used in the new zones and perhaps updating some older ones as well, so with that being said, does this mean that gamers will need to upgrade their computers in order to play the game? Blizzard has yet to officially announce the system requirements for Warlords of Draneor, but according to a post on the World of Warcraft forums, a community manager has some answers for some worried gamers.

When asked if the new models cause a further dip in FPS, the community manager admits that this might require more processing power, however he also adds, “We are also applying a squish to anything related to stats; this means that in certain situations, there might be some performance improvements, especially when it comes to addons that process combat data. More importantly, we are reducing the amount of visual clutter that currently fills every fight where a lot of players are involved. Less sparkly stuff flying around means better video performance for everyone.”

Also when asked if a new computer upgrade should be done, he states that he expects the game to remain close to what gamers are experiencing now, so if you’re fine with the way the game is at the moment, you probably won’t need an upgrade. “I’d say that you shouldn’t be worried about any big drop in performance; things will most likely remain very close to what you are experiencing right now. So if you’re satisfied with what you have right now, then there shouldn’t be any need to change anything.”

It’s admittedly a little vague but until Blizzard officially reveals the hardware system requirements for the game, this is all we have to go on for now. In the meantime any gamers planning on upgrading their computer to play Warlords at Draenor at its max settings with silky smooth frame rates?

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One of the cooler features of World of Warcraft that they added many years ago was the ability for engineers to craft motorbikes in the game. This kind of went against the fantasy image and the concept of magical mounts, like flying carpets, dragons, gryphons, and so on, but it was still pretty cool nonetheless.

Well now it looks like those bikes that engineers have crafted in game will now be made in real life. This process will actually be documented in a series of episodes called Azeroth Choppers. Basically what happens is that custom motorcycle designer, Paul Jr., will lead two teams in designing the coolest motorbike possible that is able to represent both factions in the game appropriately.

This means that two bikes will be built, one for the Alliance which will be led by none other than Blizzard’s senior vice president, Chris Metzen (who has also provided voice-overs for the game), and art director Samwise Didier who will be leading the Horde team. The first episde is expected to go live on the 17th of April.

We’re not sure what Blizzard plans on doing with the motorbikes once they have been completed, but the winning chopper will be immortalized in the game as an actual mount, with the public allowed to vote on which chopper should win, but either way for World of Warcraft fans, this is definitely something worth looking forward to. In the meantime you can check out the intro trailer in the video above.

World Of Warcraft’s Choppers Are About To Be Made A Reality , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gaming, Blizzard, world of warcraft,

Blizzard’s MMORPG, World of Warcraft, is a very old game, but yet extremely popular due to Blizzard constantly updating the game with content patches as well as scheduling new expansions that adds major content to the game, like new raid zones, new classes, races, and so on.

The upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion is no different and in a recent blog post by Blizzard’s Steven Aguilar, the lead animator for World of Warcraft, he shares some of the changes that Blizzard has been making to the character models and giving them a much deserve upgrade in terms of textures, animation, and even facial expressions that could go a long way in revitalizing the otherwise aging game.

Some of the changes that have been made were done to the standing/idle position, facial expressions, and even making the character’s mouth move according to different sounds and expressions, like “ah”, “eee”, “oh”, “ooo”, and “f”. Perhaps this might not matter so much since you’re pretty much looking at the back of your character, but you will be able to see it when interacting with others, like NPCs, which could add to the gameplay and make it more immersive.

Not all the changes are very obvious and some of them are pretty subtle, so if you have some time to spare, do check out the videos above and below to see the changes that Blizzard has made to the Tauren character mode (more can be found on Blizzard’s website)l, and leave your comments below and let us know what you think about the changes Blizzard has made so far! Yay or nay? Does this make you want to get back into the game?

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