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

'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, gamer, power, 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.

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, eBay Inc., games, 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

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.

'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, CEO, server, Intel x86, AMD, 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: DMCA, World of Warcraft, Vivendi Universal, auction, video game, eBay Inc., complaint, California, video

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, online game, video game, conference, Electronic Arts Inc., games, video

Joi Ito a man of many hats

November 27, 2006 newsmaker The man-about-the-Internet offers his wisdom on copyright, content sharing, Second Life, World of Warcraft and more. TAGS: monopoly, Second Life, World of Warcraft, venture capital, IBM Corp.

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

Making virtual worlds more lifelike

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

Year in review: Video game industry grows up

December 22, 2006 With the launch of the PS3 and the Wii, and the end of E3 as we know it, video games have moved to the next level. TAGS: Second Life, Nintendo Wii, video game, World of Warcraft, virtual worlds, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox, Los Angeles, console, San Francisco, New York, games, Sony Corp., video

'Second Life' scores $11 million in funding

March 28, 2006 New funding should allow metaverse creator to focus on building out its infrastructure as well as international expansion. TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, infrastructure, World of Warcraft, founder, Amazon.com Inc., games

At E3, trying to slay an MMO stereotype

July 13, 2007 Makers of online role-playing games aim to attract a diverse crowd--and break out of the fantasy-medieval mold. TAGS: NCsoft Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., game company, World of Warcraft, role-playing game, virtual worlds, social networking, games, broadband, entertainment, 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: Seoul, Blizzard Entertainment, announcement, tournament, event, stage, World of Warcraft, gamer, president, camera, video

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