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Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hacking

September 2, 2005 Players do not have the right to reverse-engineer the company's games to improve their playability, a court rules. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, hacking, DMCA, video game, agreement, games, server, video

'World of Warcraft' hits 6 million milestone

March 2, 2006 Blizzard also announces Spanish edition to hit Europe, where English, French and German versions are already available. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, milestone, Europe

'World of Warcraft' bans raise players' ire

March 22, 2007 Some players of the popular online game think the publisher is banning first and asking questions second when it comes to alleged terms of service violations. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, account, online game, customer service, gamer, power, e-mail

'World of Warcraft' patch downs servers for hours

March 29, 2006 Maintenance, major patches usually cause server downtime, but Tuesday patch kept servers down longer than expected. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, patch management, server, process

No end in sight to hacking of 'WoW' accounts

April 10, 2007 'Tens of thousands' of players' accounts have been compromised with keylogging exploit, security experts say. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, account, hacking, hacker, exploit, victim, password, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Blizzard wins online game suit

October 8, 2004 Federal judge rules the company can block unauthorized servers from running online competitions based on its games. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, online game, federal judge, games, server

The winning ways of 'Warcraft'

September 7, 2006 In a rare public appearance, Blizzard Entertainment's head designer explains what made the online game a hit. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, EverQuest, Electronic Arts Inc., game company, online game, video game, games, conference, video

'World of Warcraft' battles server problems

April 24, 2006 As online game draws more than 6 million subscribers, players find that it's going through growing pains. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, online game, Amazon.com Inc., server, AT&T Corp., games

Putting the DMCA on trial

June 20, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the Digital Millennium Copyright Act will be put to the test in an important case opening Monday. TAGS: DMCA, Blizzard Entertainment, reverse engineering, Grokster Ltd., law, professor, difficulty, games, server

'Warcraft': A world in transition

February 2, 2007 As millions of World of Warcraft players move to the Burning Crusade expansion, the original game may be moot.Images: WoW's 'Burning Crusade' TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, expansion, transition, U.S.

'Starcraft II' warps into Seoul

May 19, 2007 Blizzard Entertainment unveils long-awaited sequel to real-time strategy PC game at worldwide invitational event. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, Seoul, demonstration, announcement, tournament, stage, Warcraft III, event, gamer, president, camera, video

Online game warns gay-lesbian guild

January 31, 2006 "World of Warcraft" publisher tells guild that it risks being banned if it doesn't cease its recruiting activities. TAGS: harassment, Blizzard Entertainment, recruiting, virtual worlds, community, policy, publisher, online game, Sony Corp., gamer, member, message, games

Game players say Blizzard invades privacy

August 12, 2005 Publisher irks "World of Warcraft" players by peering into their computers to look for hacking software. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, anti-hacking, EULA, EverQuest, publisher, hacking, privacy, Sony Corp., hacker, game company, entertainment, gameplay

'WoW': 8 million served

January 11, 2007 World's top massively multiplayer online role-playing game hits McDonald's-esque milestone more than two years after its release. TAGS: milestone, Blizzard Entertainment, role-playing game

Behind the Activision-Blizzard union

December 3, 2007 CEO of World of Warcraft publisher pulls back curtain on $18.9 billion dollar deal that changes the face of gaming. TAGS: Vivendi Universal, Activision Inc., union, Guitar Hero, Blizzard Entertainment, publisher, merger, role-playing game, Electronic Arts Inc., console, CEO, games

Outsourcing your 'Warcraft' skills

February 6, 2007 A growing group of companies will for a fee take over players' virtual identity and help them get to the top of the heap. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, online game, EverQuest, fraud, terms of service, account, outsourcing, publisher, eBay Inc., games, Sony Corp.

'Warcraft' maker sued for blocking sales of unofficial guide

March 24, 2006 Florida man says that despite the video game maker's claims, his book does not violate copyright and trademark laws. TAGS: Blizzard Entertainment, auction, eBay Inc., Vivendi Universal, complaint, DMCA, guide, online game, Microsoft Word, video game, video, Microsoft Corp.

Blizzard abandons DMCA threat over 'WoW' manual

June 9, 2006 Video game maker drops copyright complaints over eBay sale of "World of Warcraft" guide after advocacy group steps in. TAGS: DMCA, eBay Inc., auction, Blizzard Entertainment, video game, Vivendi Universal, complaint, California, video
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