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World of Warcraft

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Images: The sprawling, colorful 'World of Warcraft'

February 10, 2005 Praised for its striking visuals, "Warcraft" has become one of the world's fastest-selling computer games. TAGS: World of Warcraft, computer game, games

'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: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, patch management, server, process

'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: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, online game, Amazon.com Inc., server, AT&T Corp., games

'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: World of Warcraft, milestone, Blizzard Entertainment, role-playing game

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: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, keylogging, hacker, hacking, exploit, account, victim, security, password, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

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: Sara Andrews, Blizzard Entertainment, harassment, recruiting, World of Warcraft, virtual worlds, community, publisher, online game, policy, games, gamer, message, Sony Corp.

'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, World of Warcraft, online game, account, customer service, power, gamer, e-mail

'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: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, expansion, transition, U.S.

Quote of the day: 'I'd get withdrawal symptoms'

September 1, 2005 A gamer compares "withdrawal symptoms" he'd get from leaving "World of Warcraft" to what you'd feel as an alcoholic. TAGS: withdrawal, World of Warcraft, gamer

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: World of Warcraft, anti-hacking, EverQuest, publisher, hacking, privacy, EULA, game company, hacker, entertainment, gameplay, Sony Corp.

'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: milestone, World of Warcraft, Europe

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, World of Warcraft, EverQuest, publisher, Electronic Arts Inc., online game, video game, conference, games, video

High-stakes games on the Web

February 10, 2005 Lawsuit goes after posting of bikini-stripping hacks for volleyball game. Also: Online game's success comes at a cost. TAGS: online game, World of Warcraft, Sony Playstation, games

Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits

December 16, 2008 A series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could be what insulates the game industry from the chilly economy. TAGS: Lich King, Nintendo Co. Ltd., video game, Nintendo Wii, economy, console, Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Xbox, entertainment, video, Microsoft Corp., games

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: World of Warcraft, DMCA, auction, video game, Vivendi Universal, eBay Inc., complaint, California, video

Power lunching with wizards and warriors

February 15, 2006 One "World of Warcraft" guild is comprised of technology executives, venture capitalists and some very well-known bloggers. Images: Warcraft's executive guild TAGS: World of Warcraft, virtual worlds, Electronic Arts Inc.

Virtual epidemics may hold scientific promise

October 13, 2005 Some see the recent plague that ran amok in the online game "World of Warcraft" as a valuable tool for examining how a real pandemic might behave. Images: Deadly virtual outbreak TAGS: disease, plague, World of Warcraft, epidemic, behavior, Vivendi Universal, virtual worlds, online game

'Second Life': Don't worry, we can scale

June 6, 2006 Critics say the virtual world is running on a computer network that could have problems growing with demand. TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, computer network, online game, World of Warcraft, AMD Opteron, server, Intel x86, CEO, AMD, games

Online spaces: The new frontier

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, community, CEO, conference, IRC, entertainment, environment, 3D
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