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[Discontinued] Introducing Wowhead for Diablo: D3DB
Note: this project was discontinued and is no longer affiliated with Wowhead/ZAM/Fanbyte.
Diablo III is in less than a week and we're getting
really
excited here at Wowhead. It's been a long time coming. Of course, as release date nears, we've been getting a lot of questions about Wowhead's plans for D3 since it's so closely linked to World of Warcraft.
We figured it's a good time to remind everyone that there is a Wowhead for Diablo III: Removed. A site built by Wowhead fans, it was acquired a few months ago by the Wowhead team and we've been thrilled to have these guys join our team. As launch day inches closer, their site keeps growing and there's loads of stuff to show everyone.
Some of Removed better known features are:
A really awesome character planner
A skill calculator
A database full of items, enemies, skills, and everything else you've come to expect from a site in the Wowhead family!
Brand new forums
A Diablo III bluetracker
Diablo III news coverage
And more!
We hope you join us in bookmarking Removed for your Diablo III needs and giving them a warm wel
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Introducing Tera Tome, ZAM's New TERA Database
Our network ZAM is growing again so please join the Wowhead team in welcoming
Tera Tome
to the ZAM database family!
Tera Tome is going to have the same database features you've come to love here at Wowhead and
Torhead
. Our developers and content creators are working with the developers at En Masse Entertainment to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date database for the North American version of TERA that we possibly can.
Anyone playing TERA will enjoy Tera Tome's
extensive recipe list
and a
complete Glyph Calculator
! Since this is a beta version of the site, new features will constantly be added and refined.
And if you love World of Warcraft, don't worry--Wowhead's focus hasn't changed and its staff is still committed to growing the site. We're right in the middle of beta and couldn't be happier covering WoW.
Check out Tera Tome now!
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Like Video Games? Take a Survey and Win Amazon Gift Cards!
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who participated!
We're doing some market research at Wowhead and we decided to make it another giveaway for those of you who want to provide some help!
Just answer this
online survey
about your gaming preferences and we'll pick eight people to win Amazon gift cards.
Two people will win $100 USD Amazon gift card
Two people will win a $50 USD Amazon gift card
Four people will win a $25 USD Amazon gift card
Make sure you act fast--we'll be closing it along with our
other giveaway
this Friday at noon PDT!
Click here to take the survey!
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Now Hiring: PHP Developer and Sales Manager
It's that time again, we're hiring!
This time we're looking to pick up a new
PHP developer
to work on Wowhead--in addition, we're also looking for a
sales manager
to add to our growing sales team! To find out more about both positions, continue reading this post or
visit our jobs page
.
The ideal PHP developer candidate will have strong coding skills, know common web development libraries, and have a solid background in PHP framework. They will also have to tackle day to day management of Wowhead as well as help me plan future enhancements and features. Last but not least, they also need to have a passion for gaming--Wowhead will be a big part of this job, so loving World of Warcraft is a huge plus.
This is a
full-time, salaried
position with the option to either work from home or in our offices in Palo Alto, California. It includes benefits such as health insurance if you live in the United States, while it is a contract position for others. If you think you're the right one for the job, check out the requirements on our jobs page, and then send a copy of your resume as well as salary expectations and cover letter to
jobs@wowhead.com
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Get Married In-game, Set a World Record
Over at ZAM,
the whole staff is participating in setting a world record on February 14th
on RIFT. Anyone who gets hitched on Valentine's Day in RIFT will be helping RIFT set a world record of the most virtual marriages in a single day in a video game. Five of the lucky newly weds will even earn some special accolades from the RIFT devs themselves.
The idea of a MMORPG being in the book of world records is beyond cool to me and so is coming together as a community on a singular day, so I'm all for it. You can even get married using a trial version of the game.
Click here to read more about it
.
As an added bonus, comment in this post how online gaming has played a role in your relationship (or friendships, if you're going stag this holiday)! One winner will receive their choice of a Blizzard store pet.
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News Round Up: 4.3.2, Darkmoon Faire, and D3DB
Due to yesterday's downtime, we were a little slow on announcing our contest winners and getting the new PTR information out. However, we should make that up with some exciting news today that has to do with Sanctuary!
Diablo III
I have some awesome news that I've been holding in for a few weeks:
D3DB has joined the ZAM Network
! These guys were heavily inspired by Wowhead when they launched their database years ago and have become the best Diablo III resource around, so it's great to see it come full circle and get to team up with them in an official capacity. We'll be working closely with them as they are a fellow Blizzard fansite. (And it's Diablo III, I mean, do you know how awesome that is?)
Darkmoon Faire
On the WoW front, there were some difficulties this month with the Darkmoon Faire; dailies were not resetting, some monthly quests didn't either. Blizzard has patched it up, though, last night.
Make sure to check out our guide to how to get the most tickets
.
A hotfix was deployed
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ZAM and SteelSeries Legendary WoW Mice and Headset Giveaway
SteelSeries has done a lot of cool things for the WoW community--from sponsoring top raiding guilds such as Paragon to licensing official Blizzard products, they're undeniably a prominent figure in our community. As luck would have it, this weekend our own parent company
ZAM
is doing an awesome raffle drawing with
SteelSeries
and so we figured we'd give you guys a head's up. Each product they're giving away is Blizzard themed as well; from the
World of Warcraft mouse
to a
Diablo III headset
, they're keeping it in Azeroth and Sanctuary this time--just how we like it!
The best part?
All you have to do is give them your name and some information to be eligible to enter this weekend for a chance to win
. Yeah, it's that easy.
Click here to enter to win the SteelSeries and ZAM giveaway
.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Early Launch
For many MMORPG fans, the excitement is boiling over as the last few hours until early access to Star Wars: The Old Republic opens up. Wowhead will be quiet about it--after a quick reminder you should check out
Torhead
for all your database needs. It's literally the same team with the same level of commitment to both the game and the website.
We wrote up a more in-depth post about our mission statement a couple of weeks ago
.
In addition, volunteer Siha put together a great guide from a World of Warcraft guru's perspective. So if you're looking for a guide that tells you what this game is like on WoW's terms,
this is an excellent guide for you
.
With that out of the way, this was the last SWTOR update.
I swear.
Well, maybe until we do a joint contest with our sister site or other shenanigans!
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Introducing Torhead for Star Wars: The Old Republic
A couple of our favorite administrators here at Wowhead have been in a galaxy far far away, toiling away overtime on a special project of ours as of late. You see, we love MMORPGs and we're always trying out other games besides World of Warcraft. As we got further into the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta, we
really
liked what BioWare was doing, so we decided to bring what we've learned from Wowhead to new database:
Torhead
.
Torhead replicates the quality you've come to love on Wowhead. Featuring the same
tools
and
features
we've been offering World of Warcraft players for so long, the only difference between the databases is that this one is for SWTOR!
With that said, please join me in welcoming Torhead to the Wowhead family. This is the first website we've released since Wowhead that's shared our name and we're really proud to be its sister site--both in name and spirit. It's a huge step for us and one we're all excited to see happen for BioWare's new epic.
And if you're not into Star Wars: The Old Republic, don't worry! Wowhead's focus hasn't changed and its staff is still fully engrosse
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SWTOR Beta Key Giveaway
Star Wars: The Old Republic is coming out next month and the beta has been in gear for quite some time. Many of the Wowhead staff members, myself included, have spent their share of time with the force lately and loved it. Unfortunately, the beta has been hard to get into for many fans beyond a weekend stress test. This week, however, we've got a chance for you to get in easily!
Our parent site,
ZAM
, is giving away 25,000 beta keys for SWTOR on a first come, first serve basis. Yes,
25,000
keys. We'd love for you to support them by entering their giveaway and trying out SWTOR. All you have to do is sign-up for a ZAM account and you get a free key instantly sent to you--while supplies last, of course.
Please note that this is a key for their next testing phase, which will start shortly--BioWare will be emailing you an invite based on the email you redeem the code with.
Click here to get your free Star Wars: The Old Republic beta key while supplies last
.
Oh, and as a disclaimer: this post isn't the place to start SWTOR versus WoW wars. Save that for another website; we love all kinds of MMORPGs here at Wowhead.
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Last Chance to Nab a Free BlizzCon 2011 Virtual Ticket! Comment to Win!
Blizzard gave
ZAM
a two BlizzCon 2011 livestream codes so we're passing them on to you in the spirit of community. Of course, since the convention is starting in less than 24 hours, this little giveaway is going to be a blitzkrieg, so you only have a couple hours to enter.
Comment in this post by
3AM
6AM PDT to be entered to win one of two BlizzCon virtual tickets
.
Similar to other spur of the moment giveaways, we'll be picking the winner randomly. As for what your virtual ticket will include, should you win:
Access to all of BlizzCon 2011's panels in high quality
Your very own
Murky's Little Soulstone
!
A StarCraft 2 in-game item (unannounced)
In other words, while it's not quite a swag bag, it
is
an awesome in-game pet and your chance for in-depth coverage without having to leave your home (or load Wowhead News)! Good luck to all who enter!
Contest is
closed
. The two winners are Ambellina and Worldfamous. Thanks all!
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BlizzCon 2011: Wowhead and WoW Insider Party
BlizzCon 2011 starts this Friday, but it
really
starts tonight. The BlizzCon 2011 Wowhead and WoW Insider party, livecasted by
Gamebreaker.tv
, begins at 5 p.m. Pacific at
the Anabella Hotel patio
.
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BlizzCon 2011: Wowhead and WoW Insider Party
BlizzCon 2011 is going to be even
more
memorable this year--if you like to /dance, that is!
We're teaming up with our friends at
WoW Insider
to host the ultimate party Thursday night at the Anabella hotel. Along with Wowhead and WoW Insider crews, you can expect other ZAM Network familiar faces such as
TankSpot
and
WoW Interface
members to show up as well.
And hey, if you can't make it, don't worry! We're not leaving you out in the cold. You'll be able to watch the entire party from your computer--
Gamebreaker.tv
is stopping by to broadcast the whole shindig. Mike Sacco and Anne Stickney will be your epic hosts, along with the crew from Gamebreaker including Josh Allen (Lore), Gary Gannon, and Mike B (Fony). Meanwhile, Mat McCurley and Fox Van Allen will be serving as the MCs for the night while passing out awesome swag.
We have a long list of VIP guests, special giveaways, and a lot more we can't wait to tell you about. Those details will follow in the next few weeks. Come join us and kick off BlizzCon with your friends at Wowhead and WoW Insider. Don't forget to bring your D
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League of Legends Sweepstakes
It's been a while since we here at Wowhead have hosted an old-fashioned sweepstakes. Thanks to the wonderful folks at
Razer
and
Riot Games
, though, that's all about to change. From this weekend to next, we're giving away prizes--all in support of
League of Legends
!
What's League of Legends, you might ask? Simple: one of the best games out right now. It's been taking the gaming community by storm recently and even the pro-gaming circuits are playing it. With dozens of champions and intense gameplay, LoL is one of those games that's easy to get into but incredibly hard to master. In other words, it's addictive--and what gaming's all about. You don't have to take my word for it, either;
it's free to play so you can start whenever you'd like
and see if it appeals to you.
Anyway, about that sweepstakes we're hosting. Thanks to Riot and Razer, every day for the next seven days, we
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ZAM Giveaway: 30 Free Copies of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
Our friends at
ZAM
are giving away 30 copies of the new Magic: The Gathering game,
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
, so we thought we'd give you guys a heads up. Whether you're a die-hard fan of MtG or someone who always wanted to play but found card collecting too daunting, you'll probably love the digital version. With over 10 decks, 160 cards, and the ability to play against the computer or your friends, it has the complexity of the original cards with the ease of digital.
In preparation for this giveaway, ZAM has an
in-depth guide to getting started
explaining all you need to know about Magic: The Gathering. They also made an
awesome personality quiz
based on Magic's colors which everyone should check out.
Click here to enter to win one of 30 copies of the game!
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BFF Report - Mass Effect 2 - The Arrival DLC
I don't know about you guys, but I am a huge fan of the Mass Effect IP.. I even own a book that I've read at least 37% of, and I never read books! However, this newest DLC, which coincidentally is also the last, kinda makes me go :|
Have any of you tried it? What are you thoughts on this compared to the previous DLC?
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Wowhead & ZAM Now Hiring: Network Director
We've made an update to our
Jobs
to highlight a new job opening for which we are looking for candidates:
Network Director
.
This is a
full-time, contract, work-from-home
position. If you think you're the right one for the job, check out the requirements on our
jobs page
, and then send a copy of your resume to
jobs@zam.com
.
Please include any projects or samples of past work along with your cover letter, resume, and salary history in a separate document.
Thanks to you guys (our users), we're fortunate to have a group of professional enthusiasts working together to bring you a site that we hope makes your World of Warcraft experience a more pleasant one. We are excited at the opportunity to bring a new member into the inner sanctum of Wowhead and ZAM. We look forward to speaking with you further about the position! :)
http://www.wowhead.com/jobs
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BFF Report - DarkSpore
I'm sure a bunch of you have played Spore at some point in the past, or at the very least, seen videos/previews of it. Well, that same company has thrown down their own DotA/Diablo clone... or did they?
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Wowhead Introduces Unified Login For Your ZAM Accounts
Wowhead and other ZAM sites (such as
TankSpot
and
ZAM
) will now feature unified login. All of your ZAM Network accounts that use the same email address will have the same master password and premium status. You can even log in to Wowhead with your email address now!
For those without other ZAM accounts, the login process will remain exactly the same.
If you have any other ZAM accounts with the same email address you will need to merge them. The merge process begins the first time you log into any of the affected sites. The first account that you log in with will set the master password for that email address. Thereafter, logging in to any other site with an account that uses the same email address will request a master password so you can merge your accounts.
If you have multiple accounts with multiple different emails, you can also now merge them into one unified account by changing your email address to match. You will be asked for your master password to authorize merging your email addresses. Changing your email address or password on any ZAM site will make similar changes on all other sites you use your unified login with.
Your login information is always st
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BFF Report - Gods and Heroes - WoW Killer?
Okay, maybe not..
Gods and Heroes is a Roman Mythology based MMORPG, complete with bath houses, floating heads and all. The game is currently in beta and doesn't have an announced release date, but I'm sure it'll be sometime late summer... assuming you're looking to fill that void in your gaming regimen that's lacking in SPPPARRTTAAAAA!!!
Check out the BFF Report after the break!
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