World of Warcraft Blog 209x300 WOW BlogWorld of Warcraft Blog is dedicated to World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment’s multiplayer online role-playing game which was released in 2004. World of Warcraft, the fourth game in the Warcraft world series, takes place in Azeroth approximately four years after Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Warcraft’s third released game. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, released in 1994, was the first Warcraft world game, and was followed by Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, released in 1995.

So far, four expansion sets for World of Warcraft have been released or announced for release: The Burning Crusade (released in 2007), Wrath of the Lich King (released in 2008), Cataclysm (released in 2010), and Mists of Pandaria (announced on October 21, 2011).

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Activision Blizzard halted slide in World of Warcraft subscribers – Los Angeles Times
Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday it was able to halt a precipitous slide in the number of subscribers to its massively profitable online game, World of Warcraft, maintaining the number at 10.2 million as of March 31 — roughly the same …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-09T22:28:04Z

Cross-realm zones coming to World of Warcraft – Examiner
Big news for World of Warcraft players who find themselves playing through low-level content in underpopulated zones:  cross-realm zones are being added to the Mists of Pandaria beta and should be implemented when that expansion is released. Since most …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-14T12:20:50Z

World of Warcraft stops losing subscribers – CVG Online
Activision has said that World of Warcraft subscriber numbers held firm during the first quarter of 2012. World of Warcraft had 10.2 million global subscribers as of March 31, 2012, exactly the same total the publisher reported three months earlier.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-10T11:35:28Z

Rise of the social gamers in Singapore – Jakarta Post
But she is no hardcore gamer or geek seeking to advance in an action role-playing game such as World Of Warcraft or Diablo. Instead, she is a fan of Mafia Wars, a relatively simple game on social network Facebook. ?Hitting back at my enemies …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-19T09:58:54Z

How the video games industry is faring – Yahoo Finance
Activision publishes “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. says it has delayed the release of “BioShock Infinite,” an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912, to give creators more time. It will launch on …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T02:41:03Z

\’Diablo 3\’ Android app monitors server status – digitalspy.com
It can be downloaded from Google Play now. It is developed by Eluamous, the team behind similar apps for World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Diablo 3 launched earlier this week, but has encountered problems as the game’s servers struggle to …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T11:59:24Z

From sleeping patterns to infidelity – UK\’s proposed surveillance could expose private lives – YAHOO!
Then there are instant messaging services run by companies such as BlackBerry, Internet telephone services such as Skype, chat rooms, and in-game services like those used by World of Warcraft. Communications service providers, who would log all that back …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T21:41:36Z

The Queue: Magic man – Joystiq
Naw, but we did have fun covering it last week, and it’s possible we’ll talk about big news for the game for a while if … Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW Insider crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-20T17:57:19Z

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Mists Of Pandaria? Release Date On Track For 2012, Beta To Include Cross-Realm Zoning – International Business Times
Blizzard officially made the announcement on May 10 th on the official World of Warcraft blog. “We’re introducing new technology that will enable players to meet up and group with other players in under populated areas of the world such as low …
Publ.Date : 2012-05-11T20:38:19Z

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Updated : Sun, 20 May 2012 20:58:49 GMT

World of Warcraft Wisdom: Companions Found, Companions Lost – Game Rant

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If there is anything that can be said about a game like World of Warcraft it is that we can develop some good relationships while playing. Much like real life, those relationships are important and often give us reason to stay in the game.

Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 16:32:00 GMT

The Queue: Magic man – Joystiq

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by Michael Sacco May 20th 2012 at 2:00PM Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Mike Sacco will be your host today. Damn, dude, twins?

Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 18:05:40 GMT

Mists of Pandaria: Male pandaren voice emotes revealed – Joystiq

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It's open warfare between Alliance and Horde in Mists of Pandaria, World of Warcraft's next expansion. Jump into five new levels with new talents and class mechanics, try the new monk class, and create a pandaren character to ally with either Horde or

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 20:03:50 GMT

The Care and Feeding of Warriors: The fury of Diablo 3 – Joystiq

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And frankly, they bleed together, because although World of Warcraft's story draws directly from the Warcraft RTS and setting, WoW had Diablo in its DNA. Don't believe me? Roll a paladin in Diablo II, then go take a look at what paladin talent trees

Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:46 GMT

The Queue: wumFWIPbloob – Joystiq

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by Mathew McCurley May 19th 2012 at 12:00PM Welcome back to The Queue, the daily Q&A column in which the WoW Insider team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Mathew McCurley (@gomatgo) will be your host today.

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Publ.Date : Sat, 19 May 2012 16:15:36 GMT

Opinion: Violent Videogames?Should Kids Be Allowed to Play? – Patch.com

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World of Warcraft? Grand Theft Auto? What do these videogames all have in common? Extreme violence that is exposed to today's youth. Imagine what would happen if these alternate worlds become a reality. Here's a hint: muggings everywhere you turn,

Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 18:37:38 GMT

WRUP: Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 Diablo 3 – Joystiq

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by Fox Van Allen May 18th 2012 at 7:30PM Every week, just at the start of the weekend, we catch up with the WoW Insider staff and ask them, "What are you playing this week?" — otherwise known as: WRUP. Join us to see what we're up to in and out of
'Diablo III': Chris Metzen on the 'end of the trilogy' and the story he's Entertainment Weekly
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Metacritic user response to Diablo III overwhelmingly negativeAttack of the Fanboy
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Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 23:38:24 GMT

World of Warcraft decline partially offsets NetEase Q1 profits – Gamasutra

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NetEase admitted that this growth was partially offset by a decline in revenue from World of Warcraft, which the company operates in China, although it said it was pleased to have recently renewed the contract for the game with Blizzard.
NetEase Reports First Quarter 2012 Unaudited Financial ResultsMarketWatch (press release)
Netease 1Q Profit Climbs 28% On Higher Game RevenueWall Street Journal
NetEase Shares Jump 5% After Q1 BeatInvestor’s Business Daily

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Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 11:35:08 GMT

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