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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: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, online game, EverQuest, fraud, terms of service, outsourcing, publisher, account, games, eBay Inc., Sony Corp.

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

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

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

June 8, 2006 PARC researchers study challenges in creating satisfying face-to-face avatar and other interactions. TAGS: Xerox PARC, EverQuest, publisher, avatar, virtual worlds, World of Warcraft, Second Life, online game, interaction, Star Wars, Xerox Corp., researcher, games

October 29, 2005 At Austin Game Conference, game designers look to Vegas and beyond for ideas on making better and more successful online games. TAGS: online game, virtual worlds, casino, game company, World of Warcraft, publisher, designer, conference, games, Sony Corp.

December 2, 2006 Experts gather to discuss the practicalities and problems of trying to govern behavior in spaces like World of Warcraft. TAGS: governance, virtual worlds, publisher, professor, goods, fraud, law, World of Warcraft, expert, behavior, games

May 5, 2006 Big names from virtual worlds meet up to envision future of online environments from "WoW" to MySpace. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, World of Warcraft, MySpace, publisher, conference, CEO, community, IRC, environment, entertainment, 3D

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, publisher, Guitar Hero, Blizzard Entertainment, merger, Call of Duty, CEO, World of Warcraft, Electronic Arts Inc., role-playing game, games, console

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