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EA to buy Rupture from Napster founder in USD30m deal - Rumour
Major video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is in advanced talks to buy social games network Rupture for USD30m, reports Techcrunch. Rupture, which is the third startup venture by Napster founder Shawn Fanning, is expected to finalise terms with EA "imminently", says the report. ...
VIEWPOINT: EA might buy its way into the social networking MMO sphere
Major video games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) is in advanced talks to buy gaming social network Rupture for USD30m, reports Techcrunch. Although still in beta, Rupture is known to offer a social network around ?World of Warcraft’. More recently, however, the startup expanded its offering by adding new online...
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The9 Limited and blizzard entertainment® Expand Agreement to Include Rollout of World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™ in Mainland China
SHANGHAI, China, April 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and The9 Limited (''The9''), a leading online game operator in China, today announced that both parties have expanded their original license agreement to include the rollout of Wrath of the Lich King(TM), the highly anticipated second expansion pack for Blizzard...
blizzard entertainment®'s World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade® Surpasses One Million Peak Concurrent Player Milestone in Mainland China
SHANGHAI, China, April 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited (''The9''), a leading online game operator in China, today announced that Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s World of Warcraft(R), the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has achieved a record peak concurrency of 1 million, the highest concurrency since the game's commercial launch...
Blizzard to Roll with World of Warcraft in Latin America
Wireless News03-30-2008Blizzard to Roll with World of Warcraft in Latin AmericaWIRELESS NEWS-March 30, 2008-Blizzard to Roll with World of Warcraft in Latin America (C)2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is being prepared for release...
blizzard entertainment® to Release World of Warcraft® in Latin America
IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft([R]), its award-winning, subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is being prepared for release in Latin America. The Latin American localization will be based on the existing European Spanish version but will feature entirely re-recorded in-game speech. This...
THE9 TO BLOCK ILLEGAL ACCOUNTS
AsiaInfo Services03-24-2008The9 to Block Illegal AccountsSHANGHAI, Mar 24, 2008 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) announces that it will block the accounts of World of Warcraft (WoW) players who use design bugs, plug-ins, and private servers to gain illegitimate benefits.WoW is a massively multiplayer RPG produced by Blizzard...
2008 blizzard entertainment® Worldwide Invitational Tickets on Sale 20th March
PARIS -- Tickets for the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment([R]) Worldwide Invitational convention and tournament gaming event will be available from Thursday, 20th of March on the Worldwide Invitational website at http://eu.blizzard.com/wwi08. This year's Blizzard Worldwide Invitational will take place in Paris, France, at the Porte de Versailles Exposition Centre...
Game Developer Magazine Reveals First Annual Top 50 Developer Report, Associated Research
Inaugural Report Assesses Both Market Data and Industry Reputation to Determine that Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward, and Blizzard Entertainment Top List of Development Studios for 2007 SAN FRANCISCO, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Services' Game Developer magazine and Game Developer Research division have announced a major new...
Online Game Company Moves to Irvine
TECHNOLOGY: South Korea's NHN wanted to be near Blizzard NHN Corp., South Korea's top online video game developer, has moved its U.S. headquarters from Silicon Valley to Irvine. NHN USA Inc. joins other online game companies in Orange County, including industry kingpin Blizzard Entertainment Inc. of...
blizzard entertainment® Announces New Global World of Warcraft® Arena Tournament Format
2008 World of Warcraft Arena Tournaments to Feature Competition on Dedicated Regional Tournament Realms and More Than $200,000 in Cash Prizes IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans to launch a new type of tournament competition using the Arena System in World of Warcraft([R]), its popular...
2008 blizzard entertainment Worldwide Invitational Is Set for June
Wireless News02-13-20082008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational Is Set for JuneWIRELESS NEWS-February 13, 2008-2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational Is Set for June (C)2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Blizzard Entertainment announced plans to hold its fourth Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France on the 28th and 29th of June. The company stated...
2008 blizzard entertainment® Worldwide Invitational Announced
Blizzard Entertainment Tournament and Gaming Event to Take Place in Europe over June 28-29 PARIS -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans to hold its fourth Worldwide Invitational in Paris, France on the 28th and 29th of June. The 2008 Blizzard Entertainment([R]) Worldwide Invitational will bring the company...
Behind Blizzard Deal: Key Dinner, Haggling
TECHNOLOGY: Talks broke down twice; Blizzard autonomy pressed A September dinner between Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s top brass and Activision Inc. Chief Executive Robert Kotick seems to have jump-started the biggest deal yet for the video game industry. Three months after the dinner, Blizzard's parent Vivendi...
Academy Awards Top Honors to Call of Duty 4, BioShock, The Orange Box at 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Inducts Mike Morhaime into Hall of Fame and Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Ken Kutaragi LAS VEGAS -- And the winner is... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), BioShock (2K Games) and The Orange Box (Electronic Arts and Valve Software);...
NETEASE TO OPERATE STARCRAFT ONLINE, SOURCES SAID
AsiaInfo Services01-31-2008NetEase to Operate Starcraft Online, Sources SaidBEIJING, Jan 31, 2008 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Beijing-based online game developer and operator NetEase.com Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) is said to expect to get a license to operate US-based Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft Online, which would be the first overseas online game it runs,...
World of Warcraft® Reaches New Milestone: 10 Million Subscribers
Subscriber base for Blizzard Entertainment([R])'s massively multiplayer online role-playing game now exceeds 2.5 million in North America, while Europe passes the 2 million mark IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that subscribership for World of Warcraft([R]), its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has continued...
Mike Morhaime Inducted into Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Wireless News01-02-2008Mike Morhaime Inducted into Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & SciencesWIRELESS NEWS-January 2, 2008-Mike Morhaime Inducted into Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (C)2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com he Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) proudly announced that Mike...
Runner-Up: Mike Morhaime
Mike Morhaime" made possible the biggest 2007 deal involving an Orange County company. Irvine's Blizzard Entertainment Inc., which Morhaime cofounded and runs as chief executive, was the driving force behind's Vivendi's $19 billion December deal to buy Activision Inc. France's Vivendi plans to combine Blizzard with Santa Monica-based...
Mike Morhaime Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Wireless News12-19-2007Mike Morhaime Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & SciencesWIRELESS NEWS-December 19, 2007-Mike Morhaime Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (C)2007 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) proudly announced...
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