World of Warcraft arrestee heading to prison
Kokomo Perspective
The reason for the interest stems from a debate over privacy rights within the World of Warcraft community — a debate that is unlikely to subside anytime …

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Co-Optimus.com

Tribes and World of Warcraft Designers Join forces for Firefall
Co-Optimus.com
The studio, founded by World of Warcraft lead developer Mark Kern and Starsiege Tribes lead designer Scott Young, plans to release the game late next year …
Developer Dream Team Red 5 Studios® Announces Groundbreaking Shooter "Firefall"PR Web (press release)

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Gamasutra

In-Depth: The Fragile Existence Of Online Worlds
Gamasutra
World of Warcraft players in China experienced something similar last year. When Activision-Blizzard terminated its agreement with The9, the partner shut …

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Analysis: The Fragile Existence Of Online Worlds
Gamasutra
World of Warcraft players in China experienced something similar last year. When Activision-Blizzard terminated its agreement with The9, the partner shut …

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A Lesson from Blizzard: Treat Asian Market Differently
MMORPG News
Since Blizzard Entertainment officially announced on April 16th, 2009 that its World of Warcraft would be licensed to NetEase in mainland China, …

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Microsoft Eyeballing $100 Per Year Premium Xbox Live Subscriptions? [Industry …
TFTS (blog)
If we take a look at an extremely popular multiplayer game like World of Warcraft which had around 11.5 million active subscribers back in 2008 we can see …

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Make a Nasty World Nice With Virtual Rewards
Wired News
Well, now they have it: If you manage to creep above the poverty line you'll be awarded a fancy hat for all your World of Warcraft characters. …

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'Tweens,' ages 8 to 11, changing online game development
msnbc.com
As these tweens grow older, they are also fueling the success of established online games like Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" and Zynga's …

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Indiana University

Massive networks of WoW gamers, Etsy crafters to be focus of NSF-funded study …
Indiana University
There are between 200000 and 500000 user-created World of Warcraft videos, called machinimas, online today. The nearly eight-minute machnima Craft of War: …

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IN BRIEF: NetEase.com Releases Previously Banned World of Warcraft Expansion Pack
DigitalEastAsia.com (blog)
Ding Lei, chief executive officer of NetEase.com, said that World of Warcraft is one of the most popular online games in China. They believe that Wrath of …
Warcraft fans need new namesGlobal Times
Focus Media and NetEase: Two Attractive Trading OpportunitiesSeeking Alpha (blog)
Rumor: WoW 3rd Expansion Pack Not Due for 1 Year or MoreMarbridge Consulting
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