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Beta Changelog 30/6
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-30 21:31 EST

Bug fixes
* It should now be possible to change and save your displayname.
* Fixed a display bug in PM/Outbox.
* The recover password page has been given a new design.
* The "All" link in the category list on index now works.

 

Enhancements
* Two more streaming servers has been added!



Upcoming changes
* For all of you who loved "WCM Classic": A new type of listing mode will be introduced in the Movie Browser. This list will not contain any images and will be similar to the lists on the old site. Tomorrow!

Beta Changelog 29/6
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-30 21:29 EST

Bug fixes
* A bug that caused users not able to log in to their accounts has been fixed.
* Some changes has been made to fix the bug that caused missing classes on some movies.





Beta Changelog 27/6
by uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-27 03:08 EST

Bug fixes
* Rating will show as "-" instead of "0" in the Movie browser when it has too few ratings to get an avg rating.
* Fixed a bug where a stream would sometimes just show up as white.
* After submitting a rating or comment on movieview the author name (and author links) should no longer turn into yours.

 

Enhancements
* Added another title text row in "Movie Browser" to make it easier to read.
* Added a few chars in movie titles on the lists on index.
* Improved css coding in various places

 

Upcoming changes
* For all of you who loved "WCM Classic": A new type of listing mode will be introduced in the Movie Browser. This list will not contain any images and will be similar to the lists on the old site.
* Pseudo / scrubb streaming is being rolled out. You will soon be able to skip ahead without watching the whole movie.
* Another 500mbit stream server is being added.
* Interface changes.

Beta Changelog 26/6
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-26 18:30 EST

Bug fixes
* A few issues with saving movie promo pictures has been fixed.
* Moved an ad that had ended up in the wrong place.
* Links to profiles has been fixed in various locations
* Links to comments on the news page finally works.
* Movies in "Top rated" list on index now shows the correct class.
* Fixed spelling error on Dungeons page.

 

Enhancements
* Changed logo and favicon.
* Tooltip information has been added on various locations on index.
* It is now possible to click the movie images on an authors profile.
* The small spotlight boxes now uses thumbnails to increase index loading speed.

 

Known issues (fixes incoming)
* Class information is sometimes gone missing when editing movies.

 

Upcoming changes
* Pseudo / scrubb streaming is being rolled out. You will soon be able to skip ahead without watching the whole movie.
* Another 500mbit stream server is being added.

Beta Changelog 25/6
by uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-25 15:56 EST

Bug fixes
* Movies in an authors movie tab is now clickable.
* A few issues with saving movie promo pictures has been fixed.
* Premium members should no longer have to view ads when streaming.
* An issue where you became logged out when closing down your browser has been fixed.
* A number of movies with blank stream is now working properly again.
* Users who yesterday was unable to see a play button on certain streams should now be able to stream again.
* Moved an ad that had ended up in the wrong place.


Enhancements

* Added movie title and author to page title on movieview
* The site background is now less intrusive.
* Category and class is now listed on an authors movie tab
* Achivements and Hot movies moved up on index.
* Latest blog entries and Headlines moved to the right on index.
* Added the "Top rated this week" list  on the index page again.


Beta Changelog 24/6
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-24 14:06 EST

Bug fixes
* Made it possible to comment on movies without adding a rating.
* Fixed a bug where slashes were added to movie summaries when editing.
* Renamed topRated to Top Rated in the movie browser.
* On Movie Browser in the "Top Rated" tab a lot of movies were missing.
* Missing promo material clips has been restored.

Enhancements
* Renamed "Movies" to "Movie Browser"
* Made some changes to ensure that the quality of "Popular Machinima" is higher than before.

Known Issues
* Streaming not working under some conditions. (A fix has been made, testing)

More changes coming throught the day.

Beta Changelog 23/6
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-23 22:57 EST

Bug fixes
*
A few class icons linked to the wrong class.
* Search somtime returned a white page.
* Sometime the "What's hot" list for Arenas would return duplicate movies.
* Titles were missing in the tooltip "In Todays Spotlight"
a number of other minor fixes

 


WarCraftMovies.com 3.0
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-06-23 21:39 EST
As you may have noticed its been quiet from us for quite a while but it has not been without a good reason. Its finally time reveal what we have been working on and  to make the next leap forward in WarcraftMovies.com´s evolution!
 
Here are the major new features and changes of this release:

» NEW HQ STREAMING ON ALL MOVIES
Probably the biggest upgrade we offer with this new version is the HQ-Stream - All NEW movies will get a FREE HQ-Stream! Gone are the times when we were depending on the user to provide the stream. To access our extensive archive of older movies we will still offer the  Premium membership but henceforth all new movies will come with a free stream!

For those of you who might say "xyz.com offers a higher quality" I will remind you that WarcraftMovies.com is under constant development and this stream is just the first step. Soon we will offer real HD streams in even higher quality. Authors may also still link other streaming sources and we will of course embed them into the site as well.

» NEW SITE FRAMEWORK
The old site was build upon an old home made html framework from late 2004. Needless to say it was in need of an upgrade. Our goal is to keep the majority of the new site 100% W3C compatible.
 
Some of you with older computer hardware should notice a significant increase in speed while browsing the site. We have also made use of a world wide Content Delivery Network to help us provide an even faster site for everyone.

» FASTER, SLICKER DESIGN
Obvious changes has been made to the design, our goals was to make the site easier to use for the untrained eye: 

- The Movieview page has been improved to put the actual movie and author into the focal point again.

- To the right of "In Todays Spotlight" we have put a box called "Popular Machinima", giving our die-hard Storyteller Authors a much needed front position on the site! Users are now just one click away from watching a High-Quality Machinima! We are currently generating a lot of older high quality machinima to be showcased in this spot.

- We have moved class and the category box to a more eye catching position and tied them together to a much-needed Movie Browser! Hopefully the new browser will help all of you to discover what is new-old, good-bad and forever glorified in our WCM database. There are a lot of gems yet to be discovered!

- The "Viewed Right Now"-feature is just what it says; things being viewed LIVE right now, this box will be modified in later upgrades to show a per user movie recommendation list based upon his/hers viewing patterns.

- We have of course kept many of the old popular features from the old site such as - Hot lists, Achievements and Latest blog entries. However, some of other features did not quite make it in this initial release but rest assured that they will return soon.

» NEW RATING SYSTEM
We have narrowed down 4 different rating categories into 1. We are now focusing more on what category a movie is in. Our hopes are that the category-rating given, connected to a constructive comments, will keep it more straight User<->Author than the old more, from a standard user point of view, abstract and complicated system.

With this being said we are looking into ways of adding a bit more depth to our more advanced users.

» NEW SEARCH ENGINE
"Easier sorting", "stronger engine" and "quicker response" are self-explanatory phrases that apply to our new Search!

MANY OTHER NEW FEATURES
ARENAS - Just click 2v2, 3v3 or 5v5 and fill in the team setup you want to take a closer look at!

DUNGEONS - Find the latest boss-kill movie or strategy to down them all!

Author Search - Far down to the right on our browse page is the list with our active and Popular Authors, from there you can also search for your own favorite author!

Merged Author- and Profile-viewer - In from the blistering cold comes the profile-viewer, now hooked to the Author-page in a happily ever after!

Displayname != username - It is now possible to modify your nickname on the site. No need to create another account if you want to change.

So many features did not make it with the first release but we got them stacked up to keep us busy and you entertained throughout the year!


As a final note I would like to remind you all to use our Feedback feature. We are keeping a close eye on it and will start going through all responses tomorrow. I know some of you may not like some of the changes; it is the human nature to be conservative; although we will never go back to the old design we will of course listen to the suggestions you have to create something even better. When the smoke clears I am 100% confident that our love will be stronger than ever! :)

PS. Keep a look out for update notes and a FAQ tomorrow.

Database maintenance
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-05-30 21:41 EST
Due to database maintenance WCM was unavailable for a couple of hours today. We are deeply sorry for any inconvinence caused.
ESL TV Invitational Cup #1
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-05-20 19:07 EST

Tonight at 22:00 on WoW Wednesdays the ESL TV Invitational Cup #1 will be broadcasted live as the first group in a double elimination bracket starts matching up:

"Over at ESL TV, James "2GD" Harding and Matt "Zalmah" Rider announced an invitational tournament at yesterdays Wednesday show. 16 teams will be up for the challenge, divided into four groups or smaller playoff brackets. The winner of each bracket advance to a final tournament. All of it will of course be broad casted at ESL TV during the WoW Wednesdays 22.00 CET!"

Source - http://www.esl-world.net/masters/news/87397/

 

WoW Wednesdays TONIGHT on ESL TV!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-05-06 19:01 EST

Tonights on the ESL TV network WoW Wednesdays are back with the weekly roundup of what is interesting in the World of Warcraft - Make sure YOU tune in at 22:00 C.E.T to get the latest news!

Check it out! >>

- Make sure you don't miss the Movie segment of the show, usually in the beginning, where they will cover this weeks HOT movies: Geforce 3 I AM WARRIOR | Eviscerate: Arenas Vol. V | Kollektiv

 

SteelSeries Facebook contest!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-04-21 15:48 EST

SteelSeries are holding a contest on Facebook together with Brady Games, Jinx and Upperdeck: Each package consists of:

• World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse
• SteelSeries Zboard Limited Edition Keyset (Wrath of the Litch King™)
• Zboard Gaming Keyboard
• SteelSeries 5C Limited Edition Mouse Pad (Frost Wyrm Exclusive)
• SteelSeries Qck Limited Edition Mouse Pad (Lich King Exclusive)
• Wrath of the Litch King Strategy Guide (www.bradygames.com)
• World of Warcraft® Atlas Set (www.bradygames.com)
• $100 World of Warcraft® Apparel Gift Certificate (www.jinx.com)
• World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game - Drums of War 2 Player Starter Set (www.upperdeck.com)
• World of Warcraft Miniatures Core Set Booster (www.upperdeck.com)

To enter, simply become a fan of SteelSeries on Facebook. Our page is located here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SteelSeries/6132634021
Good luck!
FileFront is NOT closing down!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-04-02 23:28 EST

FileFront will remain open, the recent news however was NOT an early April Fool's joke, instead the original founders purchased it and FileFront now stand as a independent company again:

"After learning about Ziff Davis Media's plan to suspend FileFront at the end of March, the original founders of FileFront made the decision to buy it back from Ziff Davis Media.

We're happy to announce to the gaming community that as of today, April 1st, 2009, FileFront is a completely independent company again and is no longer part of Ziff Davis Media. All previously suspended services should be active and working again. We thank Ziff Davis Media for their cooperation and willingness to keep the site and community alive.

Due to the very unfortunate timing of this event and related announcements on March 24th and April 1st (April Fool's Day), we'd like to make it perfectly clear that:

1) 1) The March 24th announcement about FileFront suspending its operation was NOT an early April Fool's joke.

2) This announcement about the original founders buying back FileFront from Ziff Davis Media is also NOT an April Fool's joke.

3) We're making this announcement on April 1st because the deal was completed today and we want to bring all services back online immediately.

4) We would NEVER suspend FileFront as an April Fool's joke.

5) We are happy to be back!..


.. Welcome home. Game On!"

Source>>

Thats our trustworthy public mirror, back in action!

 

Top Skilled '08 Winners are!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-03-09 16:13 EST

Be it your bitter rival or respected hero, the votes has been cast and after more than 118,000 we now know who among the 98 top contestants made the biggest impression!

The Top Skilled '08 are in order:

1st place - Neilyo

2nd place - Noone

3rd place - Drakedog

4th place - Sonydigital

5th place - Hydra


Congratulations to all of you!

We also randomly picked five users who voted in our Voters Lottery to win 2 month premium:

1J4ck1
RRRevy
threepwould
stambezito
aslater55

That concludes 2008 Top Skilled and with and we are sure to come back next year too. Big thanks goes out to all our members and to our Sponsor SteelSeries.com for pulling out some nice gadgets on such a short notice!

Stay tuned for future contests coming soon!

Last day of voting for Top Skilled '08!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-03-06 15:26 EST
Announcing who got Top Skill '08 this Monday the 9th, we will let the contest run Friday out to make sure everyone gets a change to vote! There are already 5 players marked as red and that means they are holding more points than the others, everything is very close though, even with a just a few hours left it's still anyones game! Head over to our contest site and vote now!>>
Blizzard is hiring a Cinematic Editor!
by Uzbeki, Admin @ 09-02-26 14:20 EST

Cinematic Editor

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented 3D/non-linear editor to assist our cinematics team in creating the next generation of our award-winning in-game movies. You should be skilled at storytelling through the language of film as well as handling the day to day assembly. You will work closely and collaborate with storyboarding and previs to ensure the cinematics tell the story as intended by the director.

Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge of storytelling through editing
  • Strong background with Final Cut or similar editing software package
  • Ability to work well in a team environment and be open to direction
  • Passion for film, animation, and games
Pluses
  • Familiarity with Blizzard Entertainment cinematics and products
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and salary history to resumes@blizzard.com

Basic Tips for Resume/Demo Submission
Tips for Cinematic Artists

No follow-up calls or emails, please. This is a full-time position in Irvine, California; part-time positions are not available at this time.

Source: http://www.blizzard.com/us/jobopp/cin-editor.html

Final Round - Top Skilled '08!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-02-26 12:27 EST

The third and final round has begun for the Top Skilled '08 - Who among the 10 remaining Authors showed the best PvP footage 2008!:

Akrios
Buddhist
Chrille
Drakedog
Hydra
Lecken
Mahiko
Neilyo
Noone
Sonydigital

 Cast your vote now!

Round 2 - Top Skilled '08
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-02-17 19:54 EST

It's less than 2 weeks to go and Steelseries - professional gaming gear has stepped in to award the top 5 in our competition with wicked gaming tools - Brand new SteelSeries QcK+ Limited Editions among other stuff are on the table, make sure you head over to their content site for more info and the press release of these products>>



Now it's time for Round 2, over 50,000 votes has been cast and 25 Authors remains in this competition. With the votes reset it's an even race, somake sure you once again vote for whoever you think deserve to be left standing, head over to our contest site now!
Display Error on 'Top Skilled '08"
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-02-12 10:16 EST
There was a bug that prevented the votes to appear for some of our users (they were still being  counted). This display error has been fixed, if recast your votes they will appear like they should. Thanks for reporting the issue!

If you haven't already, head over to our contest site and vote now!>>
Nominations for Top skilled '08 started!
by Gedan, Admin @ 09-01-28 14:23 EST

Time has come to once again crown the most skilled player, here on WCM! - Our Data Mining has found almost 100 Authors worthy to claim the title "Top Skilled '08":

Acrono
Aelli
Akasakojiro
Akcope
Akrios
Asux
Avalus
Azgaz
Azoth
Beasteh
Bobesponja
Buddhist
Buffalo
Burn
Cadaveri
Celex
Cer
Chrille
Cylia
Deep
Derek Hales
Diliria
Doomc
DrakeDog
Ernest
Fait
Flekz
Fless
Frysbox
Garthd
Gforce
Gordonzola
Griffin / Xarnathos
Gum
HappyMinti
Hinkey
Hiryu
Hydra
Infìnity
Ise-TM
ISK
Kamil
Kayen
Kérberus
Krymu
lecken
Mahiko
Menismyforte
Mineva
Mobywan
Neilyo
Nelithar
Nenzo
Nickster
Nition
Noone
Nutty
ocbx
Onetwobit
paniczone
Partyme
Pat
Paxton
phishylolz
 Preach
Pyrilus
Redknife
rexxan
Rhok
RopeDrink
Sazabi
Seafox
Seriously
Shyou/Sø
Slayhoof
SmerchTV
Sonydigital
Sorrow
Spylord
Stealthanie
Stgeorge
Swifty
Tehseus
Tezor
Theéd
Thunderfury
Toryama
Tosan
Tradix
Tree Productions
Tuskatappaja
urs
Vaelisious
Vilden
Zagine
zukye

Now you as a member will have to nominate people that are not on the list, but still worthy to compete in our most prestigious competition. Do this by replying to this news or send a anonymous email to Contact@warcraftmovies.com.

The Authors you nominate will have to have PvP oriented movies released during 2008 to be eligible, based on your voting an expert pannel will help us pick out additional Authors. The Nomination period will end on the 4th of February, after that there will be no additional Author added before or during the Contest!