Topic - World of Warcraft

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Media, Communications, Finance

Vivendi Profits Rise on Telecom, TV, and Video Games

World of Warcraft helps French media giant gain 8.3 percent over last year.
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Computers, General news, Media, Internet

Vivendi: Activision for $8.1B

World of Warcraft parent company agrees to take a 52 percent stake in Activision, publisher of the popular game Guitar Hero, in a deal valued at roughly $8.1 billion.
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Media

The War to Build the Next Warcraft

Indie gamers and industry giants prepare to battle for control of the burgeoning online game market.
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Computers

Magazine Preview: War of Two Worlds

'War of Two Worlds' and more in the February 12 issue of Red Herring, on newsstands Monday.
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Media, Finance

Second Life for Napster Execs

New careers for founder, former CEO.
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Media

Shanda Beats Expectations, Robots

Sales dip as online gaming company fends off robot attacks, readies for D&D Online
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General news

Q&A: M16’s Jim Chabin

With games now on mobiles, consoles, and PCs, video game marketing association head Jim Chabin says marketing titles is not easy.
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General news, Media

Anger Flares over Cyber ‘Gold’

The rising market for online game goodies provokes a backlash from players who just want to have fun.
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Media

Blizzard Shuts Down Cheaters

The makers of World of Warcraft shut down 18,000 accounts for using illegal software.
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Media, Internet

WoW Boasts 5M Paying Gamers

Blizzard’s blockbuster World of Warcraft game is making the company worlds of cash.
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Media, Internet

Game Developer Service Starts

Multiverse seeks to help independent game developers cut costs of creating online games like World of Warcraft.
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General news, Media

Gaming Death Stirs Debate

The wrongful death suit against the makers of World of Warcraft stirs a long-running debate: Can computer games be addictive?
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General news, Media

Youth’s Death Linked to Game

Blizzard faces a lawsuit from Chinese parents, who say World of Warcraft caused the death of their son.
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Media

World of Warcraft Storms Asia

The wildly popular online game logs 4.5 million subscribers and moves into Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
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General news, Media

China’s Wild Online Game Biz

Report predicts world’s fastest-growing online game market will nearly triple in five years, but faces steep challenges.
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Media, Internet

World of Warcraft’s 4M Gamers

The world’s largest online game has 4 million paying players, bringing in big sales for Blizzard and parent company Vivendi.