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- World of Warcraft® Launches in Region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; Blizzard Entertainment®'s Popular Online Game Surpasses 4.5 Million Customers Worldwide Prior to Launch in Taiwan
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of WarcraftR, its award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has officially launched in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Players in these territories can now purchase the game at retail or download it from www.wowtaiwan.com.tw/06Download/SupportTools/supporttools.asp, create their...
- Research articles 2005-11-08
- Blizzard Entertainment Launches Battlegrounds for World of Warcraft; A New Era of Player-vs.-Player Warfare Has Arrived in Blizzard's Critically Acclaimed Massively Multiplayer Online Game
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard EntertainmentR today announced the release of the first two player-vs.-player PvP Battlegrounds for World of WarcraftR, its record-setting subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Featuring distinctly different map designs and game objectives, these highly anticipated PvP battlefields provide an entirely new dimension of competitive gameplay for...
- Research articles 2005-06-07
- World of Warcraft Achieves New Milestone with Two Million Paying Subscribers Worldwide; Blizzard Entertainment's Massively Multiplayer Online Game Poised for Even Greater Global Success as It Officially Launches in China
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard EntertainmentR today announced that World of WarcraftR, the company's highly acclaimed subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game MMORPG, has surpassed two million paying subscribers worldwidea. As the game's worldwide population continues to grow, so does the game itself: Blizzard recently introduced the highly anticipated player-vs.-player PvP...
- Research articles 2005-06-14
- World of Warcraft® Surpasses 1 Million Customer Milestone in North America; Total Worldwide Population for Blizzard Entertainment®'s Massively Multi-Player Online Game Now More Than 4 Million Players
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard EntertainmentR Inc. today announced that World of WarcraftR, its subscription-based massively multi-player online role-playing game MMORPG, has reached more than 1 million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard's critically acclaimed game, the largest MMORPG in the world, to more than...
- Research articles 2005-08-29
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- 'World of Warcraft' Now Available; Blizzard Entertainment's Highly Anticipated Online Role-Playing Game Has Shipped to Retailers in North America, Australia and New Zealand
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard EntertainmentR today announced that "World of WarcraftR," its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game MMORPG, is now available in North America, Australia and New Zealand. With a monthly subscription, players can experience the epic adventure of the "WarcraftR" series in an immersive and continually evolving...
- Research articles 2004-11-23
- World of Warcraft Launches in China; Popular MMORPG Continues to Grow as Blizzard Entertainment Welcomes Host of New Players
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard EntertainmentR today announced that World of WarcraftR, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game MMORPG, has officially launched in China. Players in China can now download the game, create accounts and experience the epic adventure of the WarcraftR series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment....
- Research articles 2005-06-06
- World of Warcraft jumps into print
- You might think that starting a brand-new, high-quality, full-glossy magazine in one of the worst publishing environments in years would be a suicidal business idea. After all, take a look at just about any magazine you can think of, and, thanks to the veritable collapse of advertising, odds are it's...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Government Tug-of-War Stunts World of Warcraft's Growth In China
- Growth of Activision’s money-making MMO World of Warcraft is being stalled in China, as Reuters reports that the game is now caught up in the government’s crack-down on foreign investment and operations in its online games industry. For context, Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) reported about $70 million worth of revenue...
- External links 2009-11-03
- Upper Deck Entertainment Inks Deal With Blizzard Entertainment® to Bring World of Warcraft® to Trading Card Game Players
- CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Setting the mark as the industry's leader in innovation, Upper Deck Entertainment UDE, a division of The Upper Deck Company, announced today plans to create and distribute a trading card game TCG based on the biggest name in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game MMORPG genre,...
- Research articles 2005-08-19
- World of Warcraft® Surpasses 5 Million Customers Worldwide; Customer Base Reaches New Heights as Blizzard Entertainment®'s MMORPG Continues Its Growth in North America, Europe, and Asia
- IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment Inc. today announced that World of WarcraftR, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game MMORPG, has surpassed 5 million customers worldwide. The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries throughout Europe and...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- World Of Warcraft Magazine Targeting Gold-Rich, Long-Term Subscribers
- Future Publishing (LSE: FUTR) is adding orcs, trolls and blood elves to its list of licensed magazine franchises. The Bath, England-based publisher is partnering with Blizzard Entertainment for World Of Warcraft: The Magazine, a quarterly available in English, French, German, and Spanish.Most interestingly, the 148-page title will be available...
- External links 2009-08-20
- Blizzard Entertainment(R) Partners With PaymentOne to Provide Additional Payment Services for World of Warcraft(R) Subscribers
- PaymentOne® Corporation today announced that it has signed an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. As part of the agreement with PaymentOne, Blizzard Entertainment® will deploy PaymentOne's flagship PhoneBillTM payment option...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Will Activision's World of Warcraft Successfully Make the Crossover to Film?
- Seth Gilbert submits: Electronic Arts ERTS has an agent, movie project and deals with Steven Spielberg and Zack Snyder. MTV Games is tied up with Jerry Bruckheimer. James Cameron is working with Ubisoft (UBSFY.PK). Activision Blizzard ATVI now has Sam Raimi, well, sort of. Activision...
- External links 2009-07-24
- Magazine Machinations: The Surprise and Angst of Going Digital
- The bankruptcy of Reader's Digest is yet another reminder of the magazine industry's weighty dilemma: Much of its branded print content is devaluing faster than it can be exploited online. As some general interest publications fall away and some savvy niche titles thrive on the Web's long tail, the search...
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- FORMER CHINA.COM CFO IS SAID TO JOIN THE9
- AsiaInfo Services 03-27-2008 Former China.com CFO Is Said to Join The9 SHANGHAI, Mar 27, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Chen Xiaowei, the former executive director and chief financial officer of China.com Inc, is said to join The9 Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCTY), the exclusive operator of...
- Research articles 2008-03-27
- FORMER CHINA.COM CFO IS SAID TO JOIN THE9
- AsiaInfo Services 03-27-2008 Former China.com CFO Is Said to Join The9 SHANGHAI, Mar 27, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Chen Xiaowei, the former executive director and chief financial officer of China.com Inc, is said to join The9 Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCTY), the exclusive operator of...
- Research articles 2008-03-27
- Looking back to the future of fun
- As 2008 draws to a close and with 2009 just around the corner, it has been an eventful year for the games industry. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 surpassed expectations, Wii Fit showed us that you can play video games and still keep the spare tyre in check, Gears...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Spiderman director to make Warcraft film
- Spiderman franchise director Sam Raimi is lined up to make a film based on multiplayer online game World of Warcraft. Blizzard Entertainment, which owns the Warcraft brand, will collaborate on the film with Hollywood studio Legendary Pictures. Warner Brothers is financing the film, which has does not yet have a confirmed cast...
- Articles 2009-07-22
- BlizzCon overflows with excitement after attendees play StarCraft II and Diablo III
- Hundreds of fans play an early version of Diablo III while many more fans wait in line. Credit: Mark Milian / Los Angeles Times When Activision Blizzard announced it was pushing back the release of its hugely-anticipated computer game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty to 2010 from this year, fans began...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Online Games Add 'Detectives' to Fight Spam
- LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept 3 (Reuters Life!) - Gamers competing against rivals around the globe in online multiplayer games have a new force protecting them?teams of virtual detectives. While some companies cause havoc with PC users via e-mail spam and viruses, a new type of spam company is targeting the...
- News items 2009-09-03
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