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9 hours ago | YouTube

Podcast: 1UP layoffs and the ripples therein

When half of the staff leave/are laid off from a gaming site as notable as 1UP, it affects essentially everyone within the industry -- as does the closure of EGM, one of the very best gaming magazines around. Their excellent coverage of games like Final Fantasy XI, Warhammer Online and Worl...
Wed, Jan 7 | Massively

GameStop Says It 'Rises Above Recession'

Xbox 360 and Wii led hardware sales, while Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero World Tour, Gears of War 2, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and Wii Fit were listed as the five best-selling games of the holiday period.
18 hours ago | Shacknews

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER...

Er, hello, I suppose, would be a good start. I’m a comma-happy teenager who, for some reason (and she still doesn’t know why), started this blog. I, obviously enough, play World of Warcraft, the best MMORPG I’ve encountered in my 16 years. You probably have your opinion, and I’m glad for you.
2 hours ago | ctrlalt1337 (WordPress)

I gave it another try but just couldn’t do it

I resubscribed to World of Warcraft on November 23, 2008 and canceled my account on January 6, 2009. I decided to return to the game after being told about all the changes to the game and how there was a chance - although slight - that the game might feel different at the max level [...]
Wed, Jan 7 | Keen and Graev's Gaming

WoW Blamed For College Dropouts

You might believe in an addiction to online gaming, or you might not. Deborah Tate of the Federal Communications Commission certainly does. And she seems to believe one of the worst offenders is World of Warcraft, which she seems to think is partly responsible for the perilous state of the n...
Wed, Jan 7 | Digitaltrends.com

How To Making Gold WoW Gold Making Guide

http:GoldSecretsPro.com In This World of Warcraft How to video, Dave shares some tips on Making gold. Also: some insights on Luke Brown's Gold ... www.livevideo.com
Wed, Jan 7 | google.com

MMOGology: Looking for incentive to group

In a post-World of Warcraft world the concept of grouping while leveling has changed. Where grouping was once essential to survival in MMOGs, today it's an optional extra. As a result, leveling up can feel pretty lonely. In most MMOGs it's no longer necessary to group unless you're running a...
Mon, Jan 5 | Massively

How To: World of Warcraft

http://tinyurl.com/7dk85r - World of Warcraft Gold Guide Author: jvralbert Keywords: World of Warcraft Added: January 5, 2009
Mon, Jan 5 | YouTube

Delicious Library 2 Wins Apple Design Award

The other winners are: Best Mac OS X User Experience: Coda. Panic. Best Mac OS X Developer Tool: CSSEdit 2.5. MacRabbit. Best Mac OS X Game: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 2.0. Blizzard Entertainment .
Mon, Jan 5 | Wired News

World of Warcraft Hits 11.5 Million Users

World of Warcraft has reached a new population milestone: 11.5 million, according to creator Blizzard Entertainment. See Also: Review: Wrath of the Lich King Adds Warcraft's Finest Content Yet ...Wrath of the Lich King Tops PC Sales RecordsWrath of the Lich King Manual Included With 3.0
Sat, Jan 3 | Wired News

How to Duplicate your World Of Warcraft (WoW) Game...

Hello! This video tutorial will show you how to duplicate your World Of Warcraft game - card time!!! The only thing you need is an UNUSED game ... crackle.com
Tue, Jan 6 | google.com

2008 In Review, With Industry Figures

- If I had to pick a developer who has done a bang up job, it would be Blizzard [the development team behind World of Warcraft]. The number of people they ...
Mon, Jan 5 | Ve3d.com

WoW Blamed For College Dropouts

You might believe in an addiction to online gaming, or you might not. Deborah Tate of the Federal Communications Commission certainly does. And she seems to believe one of the worst offenders is World of Warcraft, which she seems to think is partly responsible for the perilous state of the n...
Wed, Jan 7 | Digital Trends

New StarCraft II Screens

Read (Battle.net) Related PostsNew StarCraft Game In 2008?At a recent World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade launch event, Blizzard’s vice president of busine…Blizzard Has Launched StarCraft II Battle Reports We’re waiting for that StarCraft II to finally hit the game shops. One of th...
Tue, Jan 6 | DigitalBattle

Video: Blind Melds John Woo, Warcraft

I admit, the period between Christmas and New Year's is almost devoid of news, but that's not the only reason I'm highlighting the above World of Warcraft machinima, Blind. Most of these videos attempt to tell a deep story with... See Also: Machinima Licenses Spell Out New Rules For Creators M...
Sat, Jan 3 | Wired News

World of Warcraft Level 70 Rogue, lvl70 Shaman, and 3 lvl 60s WoW (Hyde Park) $230

These sub-80 characters are a great opportunity to jump into the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and bypass all of the overplayed 1-60 content. The account is currently active until February 1st. I have not yet upgraded to Wrath of the Lich King so you will have to do that yourself.
Fri, Jan 2 | craigslist

World of Warcraft Hits 11.5 Million Users

World of Warcraft has reached a new population milestone: 11.5 million, according to creator Blizzard Entertainment. See Also: Review: Wrath of the Lich King Adds Warcraft's Finest Content Yet ...Wrath of the Lich King Tops PC Sales RecordsWrath of the Lich King Manual Included With 3.0
Sat, Jan 3 | Wired News

Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe To Change Name to Chris Warcraft?

CA - One particular show revealed that Kluwe knows almost nothing about the game of football but almost everything about the game World of Warcraft. ...
Tue, Jan 6 | Bleacher Report

The Most Played PC Games of 2008

Unsurprisingly, Blizzard's World of Warcraft topped the PC charts, with those surveyed playing the PC MMO an average of 671 minutes, just a bit over 11 hours, per week. Blizzard's Diablo II also appears on the list, as do three games from Valve. Top 10 PC Game Titles in the U.S. World of Warcraft...
Fri, Jan 2 | Shacknews

World of Warcraft - The Death of PvP

An oldie but a goodie machinima video about the death of Player versus Player (PvP) action in the video game World of Warcraft - sigh I miss PvPing at level 60 with my Paladin and bags full of Iron Grenades - shit was hawt! An oldie but a goodie machinima video about the death of Player versus Pl...
Wed, Jan 7 | flashaddict (WordPress)

Warcraft Weekly #5: Twinking and You

Hello and Happy New Year! You thought I forgot about your weekly dose of World of Warcraft goodness, didn’t you? You couldn’t be more wrong. I have had alot of time to play World of Warcraft recently, with all the holidays and such. You’re probably thinking that I’ve already hit 80 and have bee...
Mon, Jan 5 | Sarcastic Gamer

NFL Punter Adding Warcraft to Name?

Back when [Bengals receiver] Chad Johnson changed his name to Ocho Cinco, I told the guys at [radio station] 93X that I was going to change my name to Chris 'World of Warcraft. They said that's too long. So they started calling me Chris 'Warcraft.' I could make a lot of money if I changed my name to...
Fri, Jan 2 | GamePolitics

If I Have to Buy 1 Stock in 2009

The Money Times - ask some teens what they think about Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, or Call of Duty. Activision Blizzard isn't just a video game company. ... 5 Top-Rated Value Stocks Motley Fool all 63 news articles
Mon, Jan 5 | Motley Fool

PC Sales Charts [Sales Charts]

Two charts in one week! What a treat. Monday's were for the week ending December 20, and were late thanks to the holiday slow-down. These are for the week ending December 27. NPD Sales Charts December 21-27 [via Shacknews] 1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 3....
Wed, Jan 7 | gawker.com

'Beat World of Warcraft' a game developer resolution for 2009

GameDaily's fourth resolution it hopes the gaming industry adopts is: "Beat World of Warcraft." They're not knocking the game when they say this. In fact GameDaily says, "World of Warcraft is great, and deserving of its status as the 900-pound gorilla of the gaming world. But as fans of vide...
Tue, Jan 6 | Massively

Red 5 MMO is evolving, time-based News

UK - The heads of Red 5 Studios - a developer formed three years ago around a kernel of ex-Blizzard, ex-World of Warcraft staff - have given told Gamasutra a ...
Mon, Jan 5 | Eurogamer

The Fortitude of Older Games

Yes, Diablo II got a nostalgia boost this year when Blizzard finally got around to announcing Diablo III, but that alone does not account for the popularity of the title. After all, if you go look at the X-Fire statistics every month, you will see Diablo II listed under “Top 10 Other.”
Mon, Jan 5 | The Ancient Gaming Noob

PS2 the most played console of 2008

dBTechno UK - On the PC side of the leaf, it should shock no one that US gamers spent massive amounts of time playing Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft in 2008. ... Nielsen's Top 10 PC Games and Consoles of 2008 PC World Videogames Continue to Play Well Barron's
Mon, Jan 5 | Register

One Shots: Meep!

There are times when you just know you've gotten in over your head. Of course, to the resourceful player, this just means a fun challenge! One such occasion is the subject of today's World of Warcraft One Shots, sent in to us by Greeen, who has been playing a Gnome Death Knight. Greeen writes in...
Sun, Jan 4 | Massively

World of Warcraft tops most played list of 2008

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Runescape, AcademicNielsen Research has published its January through October numbers about the top 10 PC games and top 10 consoles by amount of time played. Once again World of Warcraft tops the charts. In fact, WoW has more time played than the ot...
Fri, Jan 2 | Massively

Prominent developers make 2009 predictions

UK - was a bit more positive and lauded praise on Blizzard for "showing what good game development is all about" with the latest World of Warcraft expansion. ...
Tue, Jan 6 | bit-tech.net

Wowdoomadin's Leveling Tips For All Races And Classes

3. Remember to get as many quests as you can
Mon, Jan 5 | World of Warcraft Pro

Suicide Threat Fails to Get WoW Account Reinstated

IT Examiner AL - After a 17-year old Ohio teenager was banned from World of Warcraft, he contacted Blizzard's help desk to get his account reinstated. ... Teen arrested after WoW suicide threat IT Examiner all 6 news articles
Mon, Jan 5 | Overclockers Club

More on “achievements”.

In August, we commented on the achievement system as popularized by Microsoft’s XBox 360. In short: we hate it. Despite gamers the world-over loving these kinds of systems, from the 360 to World of Warcraft (WoW), we’re not alone in our distaste for what amounts to a “collect ‘em all” mental...
Sun, Jan 4 | mendax.org

World of Warcraft Account 80 deathknight 70 rogue 64 mage $600

My account has an extremely well geared death knight the toon is an alliance human. 3/5 tier 7 epic'd out from head to toe. All but 1 trinket is epic but for good reasons it fits the DPS extremely well. The death knight pulls over 4500 dps in raids. Gear is from all raids and badges. The death knight ha...
Sun, Jan 4 | craigslist

World of Warcraft Battle Chest. WoW game. (Austin - Far West) $30

World of Warcraft complete game. World of Warcraft Expansion: The Burning Crusade complete game. World of Warcraft Strategy Guide from Brady Games World of Warcraft Expansion: The Burning Crusade Strategy Guide from Brady Games.
Sat, Jan 3 | craigslist

FCC Commish Who Blamed WoW for College Dropouts Resigns

Last month GamePolitics broke the news that FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate blamed World of Warcraft as a leading cause of college dropouts: Although Tate's World of Warcraft remarks riled many in the game community, the move would seem to have more to do with the changing of the g...
Tue, Jan 6 | GamePolitics

Research: 'Warcraft' most played of 2008

UK - World Of Warcraft and Wrath Of The Lich King were the only titles listed with a 2008 update, with other games such as Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and The ...
Fri, Jan 2 | Digital Spy

Battlefield Heroes Will Attract the MMO Crowd, Says Developer

Online games are certainly popular these days, and, because they focus on cooperative or team play, they will continue to deliver a great experience to gamers. Titles such as Team Fortress 2 or MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) like World of Warcraft have shown t...
Mon, Jan 5 | news.softpedia.com

NEWS: Teen arrested for joking suicide to WoW rep

Claimed game was the only thing he had to live for A 17-year-old boy from America who "jokingly" told a World of Warcraft rep that the game was making him suicidal, has been arrested. ... Read Teen arrested for joking suicide to WoW rep on Pocket-lint now
Fri, Jan 2 | gamesdog.co.uk

China's Online Games Industry Will Grow to 2.67 Billion Dollars

A recent study from Interfax China, a business news organization and research group, sa... (read more) The big MMOs of our time, like World of Warcraft from Blizzard or Warhammer Online from Mythic, need to re-orient themselves to attract as much of the Chinese market as possible, otherwis...
Wed, Jan 7 | news.softpedia.com

World of Warcraft Gold Farming: Farming Gold in Nagrand and SMV

ID - Market Prices at the auction house are constantly fluctuating, two of the base products of gold grinding in the outlands can almost double in value in the ...
Sat, Jan 3 | Meadow Free Press

Getting into a raid guild Druid (Buy World of Warcraft)

Healing gear is a must. Again guilds will not be interested in the amount of DPS you can pump out, that&rss what rogues are for. Below I will list what I consider to be some of the best PvE druid gear in pre-raid instances. Head: Resistance Gear: Fire Resistance! Nature Resistance! Head:
Wed, Jan 7 | World of Warcraft Gold

World of Warcraft 80 paladin 80 DK and 3 70 with 9k gold account FS (Austin) $450

70 Human mage. She can DE all wotlk items. 70 Rogue great gear. She is 375 skill in Engineering and LWing. 70 Hunter good gear, she max skill in mining. The account have a banking guild with 3 bank taps. about 9000g and a about 3000g more auctionable item.
Tue, Jan 6 | craigslist

Dark thoughts in World of Warcraft

A young teenager has been arrested after comments he made towards a WoW rep he was having a chat with. The young boy who cannot be named for legal reasons was talking to the Blizzard representitive when he made a comment about how the company’s game was “all he had to live for”. He also confidd th...
Mon, Jan 5 | flickr.com

Runner-Up: Blizzard’s Morhaime

CA - Both sales records were previously held by another Blizzard hit, “World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade.” The “World of Warcraft” franchise is a cash cow ...
Sat, Jan 3 | Orange County Business Journal

PlayStation 2 Most Played Console of 2008 World of Warcraft most ...

Romania - It should not come as a big surprise that World of Warcraft, the MMO created by Blizzard, which reported having more than 11.5 million subscribers, ... PS2 the most played console of 2008 Register Nielsen's Top 10 PC Games and Consoles of 2008 PC World
Mon, Jan 5 | news.softpedia.com

Richard Garriott to return to gaming

UK - something very powerful about getting people together." He also praised Halo and World Of Warcraft, saying that developer Blizzard did a "bang up job".
Fri, Jan 2 | Digital Spy

MUD history dissolving into the waters of time

While many modern MMO users may never have looked at a screen of white text on a black background and typed "go north," multi-user dungeons, or MUDs, were the forerunners to modern graphical MMOs. Without their appeal and gameplay concepts, we wouldn't be playing World of Warcraft or even...
Tue, Jan 6 | Massively

Games In 2009

Are the upcoming titles likely to make record sales figures, as seen this year with Grand Theft Auto IV and World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King?
Sun, Jan 4 | The GameShadow

Most Played PC Games of 2008

Take a wild guess. No, seriously, I'm sure you know which game takes the first spot. Look: Top 10 PC Game Titles in the U.S. 1. World of Warcraft (2004) / Blizzard Entertainment 671 Avg Minutes Played Per Week / 0.
Sat, Jan 3 | Action Trip

World of Warcraft 60-day pre-paid game card. WoW GAME SUBSCRIPTION (Austin) $25

I have a 60-day prepaid card for your subscription to World of Warcraft. The card is unopend and brand new. OPTION: if you want, you can pay me via paypal and I can just email you or call you with the code on the back of the card... so you can be ready to play within MINUTES of paying me. This card’s price i...
Sat, Jan 3 | craigslist

Coppers nab suicidal WoW fiend

A 17-year-old World of Warcraft player from Fairfield, Ohio, threatened to take his life in a chat with a Blizzard customer services representative, ... Suicide Threat Fails to Get WoW Account Reinstated Overclockers Club Teen arrested after WoW suicide threat IT Examiner
Tue, Jan 6 | Fudzilla

Logitech's Color-LCD Sporting Keyboard, New Mouse and Headphones [Consumer Electronics Show 2009]

The G19 keyboard features a tiltable 320-by-240 pixel color GamePanel LCD that can display in-game details from more than 60 games. Yes, including World of Warcraft. The display can also show computer details, void data and even pictures or videos. The keyboard also includes 12 programma...
Tue, Jan 6 | Kotaku

The deal with the coins (World of Warcraft night elf)

Firework Launcher, 5 Coins Schematic: Firework Launcher - NOT Bind on Pick Up - Requires Engineering (225) - Teaches you how to make a Firework Launcher. (Firework Launcher - Use: Place on the ground to launch firework rockets. Lasts 30 minutes.) … and 'Lunar Festival Fireworks Pack'
Sun, Jan 4 | World of Warcraft Gold

A Look Inside China's Game Addiction Treatment Centers [Internet Addiction]

If internet addiction and, as an offshoot, gaming addiction ever does get it's own classification I can see it eventually leading to legal issues for developers like Blizzard. If gameplay is considered addictive and harmful, what sorts of moral obligations do developers have to not add...
Tue, Jan 6 | Kotaku

World of Warcraft Soundtrack Karazhan General Part 1

Merry Christmas The Holiday Upload No 2 More WoW Stuff Enjoy Here 039 s a list of the seperate Tracks put together 1 General Walk Uni 01 2 General ... fliiby.com
Tue, Jan 6 | google.com

Starcraft: Frontline Manga Interview

TOKYOPOP Editor Troy Lewter sat down with NEO Magazine writer Lesley Smith to discuss all things Warcraft and StarCraft, giving him all the details on TOKYOPOP's 22-book publshing program with Blizzard Entertainment, the creators of World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and many ot...
Mon, Jan 5 | sc2pod [Community Tracker]

World of Warcraft Soundtrack Lament of the Highborne

If you watch the WoW Cinematics made by Blizzard you should 039 ve heard this one before fliiby.com
Tue, Jan 6 | google.com

219.365 - Workin' hard...

When I'm all caught up on my work, or I just need a little break, it's nice that I can just fire up my desktop PC and play a little bit of World of Warcraft (although I'm letting my account expire next month a couple weeks before the baby arrives, because I don't think that my Warcraft habit will w...
Mon, Jan 5 | flickr.com

Worl of Warcraft gets 11.5 million users, and a 10 day free trial ...

UK - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has gone down in history as the most successful games launch in history. The game sold a mind blowing 2.8 million ...
Fri, Jan 2 | Idealo Product

WOW sword

Kikeb posted a photo: My wife´s brother's soon the be wife's brother is really good at playing World of Warcraft. He got this massive sword in the mail one day as a prize.
Sun, Jan 4 | flickr.com

WoW Contest Winners...please read

- We have an important update for those of you that were winners in one of the World of Warcraft contests that ended last month. We unfortunately are still ...
Mon, Jan 5 | warcry.com

Blizzard Posts EU WotLK Release Event Video

Portal IT CA - November 13 marked the release of Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion of World of Warcraft, and, in true Blizzard style, it was a night to remember ... The Last Best Seller Of 2008 Portal IT all 3 news articles
Mon, Jan 5 | Allakhazam.com News (full)

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