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1. Electronic Arts closes Pandemic Studios

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ... as the iPhone and Wii have contributed to the rise of the casual gamer. Various MMOS's, including World of Warcraft (WoW) have also impacted the playing field. According to Hilleman, casual gamers have ...

2. OpenOffice debuts analog joystick mouse

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 07 November 2009

   ... Beale. "In games like World of Warcraft - even without taking the joystick into account - you've got 16 commands within one click, 40 within two and all 72 icons on the six action pages within just two ...

3. Microsoft reckons Win7 beats Linux as the Best Buy

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 08 September 2009

   ... are naturally billing it as the most evil thing in the history of evil ever. Critics point to 'facts' such as the claim that World of Warcraft doesn't run under Linux as being false, because it can ...

4. Hard core gamers crash and burn

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 25 August 2009

   ... to the rise of the casual gamer. Various MMOS's, including World of Warcraft (WoW) have also impacted the playing field. Hilleman also noted that casual gamers have little interest in spending huge sums ...

5. Blizzard showcases Cataclysm at BlizzCon '09

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 21 August 2009

   Blizzard Entertainment kicked off BlizzCon 2009 by showcasing its third World of Warcraft expansion. Cataclysm - which introduces two new playable races - is expected to bring 'sweeping changes' to Azeroth. ...

6. Report: World of Warcraft is as addictive as cocaine

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 27 February 2009

   A soon-to-be published Swedish report by the Swedish Youth Organization and The Youth Care Foundation has determined that World of Warcraft plays a serious role in gaming addiction, being as addictive ...

7. The problem with 3D: Where it works and where it does not

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 04 February 2009

   ... playing World of Warcraft with the Nvidia 3D set up and have to admit it is cool. Let's chat about 3D in this column. 3D: So much promise, so little result I've been going to 3D movies since I was a ...

8. Epic gallery of (almost) everyone who makes World of Warcraft

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 13 November 2008

     Making video games is serious business, but creating the world’s most popular MMO, World of Warcraft, is a monumental feat requiring hundreds of developers, programmers, artists and videographers.  ...

9. We (barely) survived the Wrath of the Lich King launch

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 13 November 2008

     My thumb is numb from taking hundreds of photos and I can't even feel my feet anymore.  But that doesn’t matter because I own the newest World of Warcraft expansion pack Wrath of the Lich ...

10. Gallery - WoW fans camp out at Anaheim Fry’s

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 12 November 2008

      We knew people were going to line up for the next World of Warcraft expansion, but we didn’t think it was going to be this early.  On Tuesday November 11th, we headed over to the Anaheim ...

11. Blizzcon multiboxers – dinner with the most hated people in World of Warcraft

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 14 October 2008

    “I hate you guys!”  “You people have no life!” – When it comes to being hated, World of Warcraft multiboxers are in their own league.  These players, who control more than one character at ...

12. World of Warcraft mouse pulses light and comes with Hot Pockets

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 13 October 2008

      SteelSeries demoed its upcoming World of Warcraft mouse at this past weekend’s Blizzcon convention in Anaheim.  The rugged-looking, scaly, mouse has more than a dozen buttons and can pulse ...

13. VIDEO – Hands-on with the Fusion-io SSD, 13 World of Warcraft windows in 36 seconds

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 03 October 2008

    ... and will turn your computer into a monstrous photo and video editing beast.  But beyond work, this card will do wonders for World of Warcraft multi-boxers as we were able to load up thirteen instances ...

14. WoW to unleash Lich King on November 13

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 15 September 2008

      World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is a highly anticipated expansion pack for the most popular MMORPG of all time. The big question on gamers' minds has been: when will it come out? Blizzard ...

15. UC Irvine given $100,000 to study WoW players

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 September 2008

    The National Science Foundation has given $100,000 to the University of California at Irvine for a study on World of Warcraft players.  Bonnie Nardi, a UCI informatics professor, will examine ...

16. ESA reveals An Inconvenient Truth about the gaming industry

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 17 July 2008

    ...  As you can see, best selling game of 2007 are Halo 3, Wii Play and Call of Duty 4. The PC market saw another year of total dominance by World of Warcraft. The Burning Crusade expansion and the original ...

17. World of Warcraft update adds addiction curbing alarms

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 16 July 2008

      World of Warcraft players now have some extra tools to help them put down their virtual crack pipes.  Yesterday, an update to WoW added time displays and alarms that warn players when they ...

18. "Honey, pass the healing potion" - World of Warcraft brings husbands and wives together

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Thursday, 10 July 2008

    Los Angeles (CA) – Can World of Warcraft improve a marriage?  Well one Santa Clarita California couple thinks so.  Brad and Cynthia Murdock spend hours playing the immensely popular online game ...

19. The year 2020 according to Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Thursday, 12 June 2008

    ... to our meetings.   He suggests that while we are discussing business we take a short quest with our World of Warcraft characters and I decide I’d rather do that from the living room.    ...

20. Blizzard uses ‘innovative’ argument in World of Warcraft bot lawsuit

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Wednesday, 07 May 2008

    Irvine (CA) – Blizzard Entertainment, the creators of the most popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, is using a new and seemingly innovative argument in its lawsuit against the creator of the Glider bot program.  ...

21. WoW bot maker sued after home visit from Vivendi attorney

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 27 March 2008

    Renowned game developer Blizzard has filed suit against a man named Michael Donnelly, the creator of a software program that allows users to automate play of the company's popular title, World of Warcraft. ...

22. Activision CEO says $1 billion investment needed to compete against WoW

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Thursday, 28 February 2008

    Santa Monica (CA) – Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick believes it would take another game company from $500 million to $1 billion to compete with Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.  Possibly even more shocking ...

23. Palit’s 9600GT – a different kind of review

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 27 February 2008

    ... apartment and we’ve often wondered how World of Warcraft and other games would look in 1920 by 1080 high definition.  Well after playing with the Palit card, we can confidently say that it looks GREAT! ...

24. Guild Wars passes the 5 million mark

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 27 February 2008

    Blizzard's 800-pound gorilla World of Warcraft isn’t the only relevant game in the MMORPG genre. Bellevue (WA) - Blizzard's 800-pound gorilla World of Warcraft isn’t the only relevant game in the MMORPG ...

25. World of Warcraft hits 10 million users

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 23 January 2008

    Over 10 million active subscribers are now part of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Irvine (CA) - Over 10 million active subscribers are now part of the massively ...

26. Why Dell’s World of Warcraft PC and Best Buy strategy make sense

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 11 December 2007

    ... World of Warcraft laptop, but about Dell opening the doors to Best Buy. Analyst Opinion - Sometimes vendors do something outrageous, so outrageous that you have to stop for a moment and recognize that ...

27. Dell pitches a $4500 WoW notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 04 December 2007

    World of Warcraft (WoW) players are now able to purchase an off-the-shelf performance notebook from Dell that comes packed with a boatload of goodies relating to the game. Round Rock (TX) – World ...

28. Vivendi to purchase large stake in Activision

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 03 December 2007

    ... Vivendi owns Blizzard, hich publishes the top online role-playing game World of Warcraft. As part of the deal, Vivendi will buy a total of $9.8 billion in Activision stock.  This will create a new ...

29. Judge Judy berates World of Warcraft player

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 24 October 2007

    You know World of Warcraft has hit the main stream when television legal eagle Judge Judy hears a case about the popular game.  But while many of the people in her courtroom knew about the game, ...

30. South Park WoW episode wins Emmy

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    ... not Warcraft” episode, it means an Emmy award. Stone and Parker received the award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program (under one hour).  The episode had South Park characters becoming ...

31. World of Warcraft not coming to consoles

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Monday, 20 August 2007

    Irvine (CA) – The runaway MMORPG World of Warcraft won’t be coming to consoles anytime in the future according to an interview with Blizzard’s VP of Game Design Rob Pardo.  Pardo ...

32. Chinese firm sues Blizzard over World of Warcraft fonts

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 17 August 2007

    ... Founder has issued a statement claiming that it owns the rights to five fonts that were used in Blizzard's online PC game World of Warcraft. The lawsuit, which was filed at Beijin's Municipal ...

33. World of Warcraft reaches 9 million subscribers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 25 July 2007

    Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its hit World of Warcraft MMORPG has reached 9 million subscribers. Irvine (CA) – Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its hit World of Warcraft ...

34. Playing World of Warcraft on the iPhone

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 10 July 2007

    No, Blizzard hasn’t ported World of Warcraft to the Apple iPhone, but Alan Joyce has managed to play the game with the help of some free Google software. Irvine (CA) – No, Blizzard hasn’t ...

35. No more bones and skeletons in Chinese WoW

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Tuesday, 10 July 2007

    World of Warcraft players in China are getting a friendlier version of the game after a Chinese distributor removed all bones and skeletons. Beijing (China) – World of Warcraft players in China ...

36. Integrated voice chat coming to World of Warcraft

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 27 June 2007

    World of Warcraft players will finally be getting integrated voice chat. Irvine (CA) – World of Warcraft players will finally be getting integrated voice chat.  On the official Blizzard ...

37. Vivendi game revenues surge 117%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 18 May 2007

    Vivendi has reported sharply higher revenues thanks to strong sales of the World of Warcraft Burning Crusade expansion pack. Paris France - Vivendi has reported sharply higher revenues thanks to strong ...

38. The great Blizzard tease continues

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 17 May 2007

    Blizzard Entertainment is continuing to tease millions of gamers with their new splashpages on blizzard.com and worldofwarcraft.com. Irvine (CA) - Blizzard Entertainment is continuing to tease millions ...

39. Want game time? Get the WoW credit card.

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 04 May 2007

    Blizzard has teamed up with the First National Bank of Omaha to offer a Visa card for World of Warcraft players. Irvine (CA) - Blizzard has teamed up with the First National Bank of Omaha to offer a Visa ...

40. Blizzard offers 10-day trial of WoW expansion

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 April 2007

    Blizzard is now offering a 10-day free trial of its Burning Crusade World of Warcraft Expansion. Irvine (CA) - Blizzard is now offering a 10-day free trial of its Burning Crusade World of Warcraft Expansion.  ...

41. Blizzcon 2007 announced

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 12 April 2007

    ... Center in Southern California on August 3rd and 4th and will combine discussion panels, artist signings and gaming tournaments.  World of Warcraft fans have eagerly nearly two years since the inaugural ...

42. China electrocutes the WoW out of Internet addicts

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 23 February 2007

    ... more than 3.5 million World of Warcraft players in China. Related Article: MSNBC/Washington Post - China treats Internet 'addicts' sternly  ...

43. World of Warcraft starts worldwide contest

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 16 February 2007

    Who is the best World of Warcraft player in the world? Blizzard wants to find out and is starting their inaugural worldwide arena tournament. Irvine (CA) - Players will first compete online in five man ...

44. Sell virtual gold like the big boys with Sparter

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 15 February 2007

    ... games. Think of it as a Peer 2 Peer trading sites where World of Warcraft, EVE and Everquest 1 and 2 players can buy virtual money and also put up excess loot for a modest 10% commission. To protect customers, ...

45. World of Warcraft fans brave cold temps to grab expansion pack

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 16 January 2007

    On an insanely cold night, at least by Southern California standards, thousands of World of Warcraft fans waited to buy the Burning Crusade expansion pack. Several EB Games stores in the area opened at ...

46. World of Warcraft hits 8 million subscribers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 12 January 2007

    World of Warcraft, the online multiplayer fantasy game, now has more than 8 million players. This is according to Blizzard Entertainment who released the game just over two years ago on November 23, 2004. ...

47. World of Warcraft Expansion coming to Taiwan and Hong Kong

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 14 December 2006

    Blizzard has signed a deal with Soft-World International Corporation to distribute and operation the upcoming World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Soft-World ...

48. Blizzard sets final release date for World of Warcraft Expansion

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 November 2006

    Blizzard is setting the final release date for the Burning Crusade expansion pack for World of Warcraft. Burning Crusade will be released on January 16th, 2007 for North America and Europe and Blizzard ...

49. Google intern behind fake boarding pass site

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 03 November 2006

      Christopher Soghoian, the Indiana University student who created the fake boarding pass site and was busted by Federal Officials, is a Google Intern according to his resume. Christopher Soghoian, ...

50. World of Warcraft expansion to miss holiday season

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 24 October 2006

    ... pack to the PC game World of Warcraft has been delayed a few weeks due to bugs found during its recent beta test, pushing it back to the first part of next year. As video game fans prepare for a massive ...