Well, we had a good run. The Renaissance, going to the Moon, inventing the Snuggie… but all that’s done now. World of Warcraft is no longer restricted to home and laptop use. Its grip on humanity will be total. Penny Arcade was remarkably prescient in this case; I wonder who Satan (who is the devil) is working for right now? Could Apple, could be Blizzard, or maybe he’s just freelancing. Now there will be no reason to log off for the poor souls whose evenings are already consumed in questing and raiding.
It appears that it’s actually a more professional implementation of the last version of WoW we saw the iPhone; it’s also a lot like OnLive. The game is being “played” remotely, but the video image is streamed (at about 320×240@5fps from the looks of it) to your iPhone. Not exactly the ideal gaming situation (lag much?) but for grinding it should be more than sufficient (also, that’s what she said).
Update: Fixed video, not sure why it went private all of a sudden. Thanks to commenter David Stone for a non-private link.
Update 2: Aaand, that one died too. Kotaku grabbed a copy, though.
[via TouchArcade and MacRumors]
some guys will just get fat even while taking a dump
The ONLY reason I could see people using this for is to check their auctions etc. I honestly can’t see anyone actually trying to play… I mean, come on. You have to be pretty desperate to play if you have to have it on your phone… If you HAVE to have it… Seek help. Honestly, seek help…
You don’t have to run the app to be impressed with the technical achievement.
Don’t judge me.
This is pretty much as well as the game plays on my Late 2007 Macbook.
It’s at least 20 FPS, btw.
I guess the Satan (devil) is working to standup the US economy !! ha hah
and yes I am totally agree that It appears that it’s actually a more professional I wish I could have some bucks..
WoW gamers isn’t really amazed if video loads that slow. :(
Well, this is just a logic development. In 10 years we will see those zombies everywhere, staring at small screens all the time.
The embedded video is private :( can’t view
Amazing!
I can’t see it (This is a private video)
i can not see the video since it’s private (?) but why would they want the user to see iphone upper bar in the game
AHs scanners for the win.
Very cool (if true), but if you play WOW on your iPhone, time to get a life. :)
More great news. This imaginary, media generated recession hasn’t affected http://iamned.com/blog/ the smart phone market or online gaming. So much for doom and gloom.
Non-private video on YouTube http://icanhaz.com/wowphone
Thanks, dude.
Crazy
This would be awesome for fishing :D
We’ll it was good knowing my mates i can’t even escape WoW by dragging them out the house now. I thought them banging on about it was bad
Well, this is just a logic development.
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If you ever pay more than 99c for this app, its time to stand up and say,
‘Hi, my name is Art Vandale and I am a wow addict’
I said it once, and have been clean ever since.
Haha watch signfeld?
We will it was good knowing my mates i can’t even escape Wow by dragging them out the house now. I thought them banging on about it was bad
Warcraft is worse than substance abuse this is feeding the addiction more :)
Now you can play WOW even in bathroom.
Here is original video removed from YouTube
http://www.iphonenewstracker.com/
This is awesome!.
This for me is can be a serious option to use AH anywhere, or maybe to chat with someone. Not for playing ofc. But, why not? To do a daily quest in 5 minutes xD.
If you take things in moderation it can be possible to have a life.
These news are very inspiring that we even drew this comic about it: http://www.epictail.com/2009/04/29/ifriends/
You people at the iPhone are doing a wonderful job, meeting all the expectations and winning all the challenges. BRAVO 2 all of you.
I am not a fan of WoW at all but this looks like, if its real (which i think it is, it looks pretty real to me), could open doors for a lot of other MMOs to be made and/or ported
This is an addiction explosion waiting to happen…
I wonder if WoW for iPhone will be a one-time cost or a monthly?
Wow, all productivity is soon to grind to a halt. Will they have in-app purchasing? Seems like with lag-time they’re really appealing to the core (deeply addicted) gamer, but not so much casual users. Maybe it will even drive iPhone sales.