World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade News

  • WOW-less Q1 pulls Vivendi Games down 24 percent

    Lack of expansion to Blizzard's omnipresent MMORPG causes games division revenues to drop to €221 million ($342 million); overall Vivendi revenues up 5.2 percent.

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    • Posted May 14, 2008 4:15 pm PT

  • Blizzard balloons BlizzCon 08

    Soon-to-be merged World of Warcraft maker supersizes annual convention in Anaheim, CA, taking place October 10-11; tickets run for $100.

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    • Posted May 12, 2008 2:57 pm PT

  • Activision/Vivendi leave ESA, skip E3

    Merging publishers cut ties with gaming-industry trade group and confirm absence from annual E3 Media & Business Summit.

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    • Posted May 2, 2008 10:16 am PT

  • Boll: Blizzard froze me out of WOW movie

    Critically challenged filmmaker says WOW maker told him it would not sell game's film rights, "especially not to you."

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    • Posted Apr 21, 2008 3:23 pm PT

  • EU says OK to Acti-Blizzard union

    Antitrust body deems $18.9 billion merger of publishing powerhouses would not create unfair competition.

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    • Posted Apr 16, 2008 10:47 am PT

  • Wrath of the Lich King alpha begins, ship date leaked?

    WOW Insider claims anonymous sources confirm massively popular MMOG's second add-on has entered preliminary play-testing; online retailers peg it for a November release.

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    • Posted Apr 10, 2008 6:25 pm PT

  • Paris getting hit by Blizzard Invitational '08

    Tickets go on sale Thursday for developer's first-ever PAL-region event, taking place at the Porte de Versailles Exposition Centre in Paris, France on June 28, 29.

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    • Posted Mar 18, 2008 5:33 pm PT

  • Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward named best devs

    Game Developer magazine names Brain Age-maker, Call of Duty-crafter top worldwide studios, Blizzard, EA Canada, and Valve round out top five.

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    • Posted Mar 7, 2008 12:37 pm PT

  • Study uncovers MMORPG gender-swapping epidemic

    Researchers find that 54 percent of all males, 68 percent of females create characters of the opposite sex when playing massively multiplayer role-playing games; thinking among males is "Nerd + Boob = Loot."

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    • Posted Mar 5, 2008 2:34 pm PT

  • Dungeons & Dragons creator dies

    Gary Gygax, cocreator of the pen-and-paper game that directly spawned Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights and influenced the entire RPG genre, has died at age 69.

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    • Posted Mar 4, 2008 11:24 am PT

  • Activision CEO talks Take-Two takeovers, $500M WOW-killers

    CEO Bobby Kotick claims any attempt to unseat Blizzard's MMORPG would cost at least a half-billion dollars; says GTA publisher wasn't a desirable acquisition.

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    • Posted Feb 28, 2008 4:01 pm PT

  • GDC '08: MMOG execs spar over genre's future

    Emmert, Miller, Muzyka, Kim, and Pardo discuss microtransactions, console migration, development costs, and just how unhealthy massively multiplayer gaming is.

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    • Posted Feb 22, 2008 2:30 pm PT

  • COD4, Orange Box, BioShock, Rock Band D.I.C.E. up Interactive Achievement Awards

    Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props.

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    • Posted Feb 7, 2008 10:45 pm PT

  • D.I.C.E. '08: Blizzard talks about blowing up

    Mike Morhaime, Rob Pardo, and Frank Pearce give insight on how the company grew from an upstart developer to a worldwide publishing giant.

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    • Posted Feb 7, 2008 12:28 pm PT

  • Vivendi reports Blizzard's first billion-dollar year

    WOW maker's sales surge 59 percent to over $1.2 billion in revenue in '07; other game divisions' revs slide by 29 percent to $303.1 million; total VG haul over $1.5 billion.

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    • Posted Jan 30, 2008 4:37 pm PT

  • 10 million WOWed

    Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft reaches deca-million milestone; 2.5M NA, 2M Europe, 5.5M Asia users.

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    • Posted Jan 22, 2008 3:03 pm PT

  • BioShock throws D.I.C.E. award nominations

    2K's submerged shooter soaks up 12 Interactive Achievement Award nods; Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Orange Box also honored; trophies to be handed out February 7.

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    • Posted Jan 17, 2008 11:35 am PT

  • Morhaime guaranteed winner at D.I.C.E.

    Blizzard cofounder and CEO to be inducted into prestigious AIAS Hall of Fame at 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

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    • Posted Dec 12, 2007 12:47 pm PT

  • Q&A: Morhaime on Activision-Blizzard union

    President and cofounder of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on the $18.9 billion dollar deal that changed the face of gaming.

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    • Posted Dec 2, 2007 6:50 pm PT

  • Vivendi merges with Activision in $18.9B deal

    Game industry sees paradigm shift as number two and number three independent game publishers ally to form "Activision Blizzard"; Vivendi to control 52 percent stake.

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    • Posted Dec 2, 2007 10:14 am PT
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