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Warcraft Trailer 2
The second trailer for Warcraft was released earlier this week, this time with more dubstep. Thank goodness. I knew something was missing, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Turns out it was techno-tunes.
But music or not, the question is – did it work? Did this trailer generate more interest in the movie than the first trailer did? Time will tell, but from the reviews I’ve been seeing, the answer seems to be a non-emphatic shrug.
For WoW fans, the reaction ranged from “OMG LOVE” to “WTF!” In other words, typical WoW players reaction to anything Blizzard does. For non-players, ie the general movie-going crowd, I don’t think they’re exactly chomping at the bit to check this out. Even if Blizzard sweetens the deal by giving away free gametime (as is rumored but highly unlikely), I don’t see these trailers drawing in people who are unfamiliar with the story.
I’m a WoW player, so maybe I’m trying to be more forgiving. But I’m not a lore guy, not by any stretch of the imagination, so I’m not hip to the nuances that might be on display in the trailer. I am, however, a movie fan. And as a movie fan, I look at this trailer and see “that dude from the Vikings tv show(?)” walking around in what looks like impractical costume armor, fighting the CGI offspring of Hulk and Van Helsing’s Mister Hyde.
Will Warcraft be a success? I’ll say this – if the $100 Million budget is accurate, then worldwide I’ll predict it’ll probably make its money back. Normally the rule of thumb is to double the budget to account for marketing, but Warcraft will bank on WoW players to spread the word online and everywhere else. They should be able to keep the numbers on the more conservative side.
But the players won’t be able to carry this movie themselves. Warcraft needs the public to want to see it. And I don’t think that’s too likely to happen.
As a player, I hope I’m wrong.
Warcraft will be in theaters June 10, 2016.
Legion Release August 30
Well they were saying that Legion would drop in September, so technically I guess they’re early.
IRVINE, Calif.—April 18, 2016—The great enemy of Azeroth is back, and soon the kingdoms of the Horde and the Alliance will be consumed in a storm of fel fire. Starting August 30, realms will shatter, heroes will fall, and the world will stand on the brink of destruction with the launch ofWorld of Warcraft®: Legion™, the sixth expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
Defenders of the Alliance and the Horde can steel themselves for the return of the demonic armies of the Burning Legion by pre-purchasing World of Warcraft: Legion digitally atwww.wowlegion.com. Players who pre-purchase will unlock an instant level-100 character boost, as well as early access to the Demon Hunter—Legion’s dextrous and deadly new hero class—prior to the expansion’s release.†
“Legion opens a dark and thrilling new chapter in one of the Warcraft series’ greatest conflicts, and things will never be the same for some of Azeroth’s most iconic heroes and villains,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “This expansion is loaded with features and content that give players whole new ways to explore the world and customize their heroes. We’re looking forward to sending everyone into battle against the Burning Legion this August.”
In this expansion chronicling the events following Warlords of Draenor, all hellfire breaks loose when the warlock Gul’dan, betrayer of the orcs and twisted servant of the Burning Legion, unleashes a demonic invasion force upon Azeroth unlike any the Horde and the Alliance have ever faced. To save their world from annihilation, heroes must unlock the mysteries of the mythic Broken Isles, master powerful Artifact weapons, and strike a forbidden pact with the Demon Hunters of the Illidari—vengeful disciples of the dreaded Illidan Stormrage.
The news leads me to two questions:
- Does this mean that the Beta will be going live soon?
- Out of everything they’re claiming, what isn’t going to be released when Legion goes live?
What do you think? And are you looking forward to Legion on August 30th?
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