Entries in 'world of warcraft' (80)
China warns games 'too low-brow'
China's Ministry of Culture has issued a circular demanding that game companies refrain from content that is "not up to standard" or offering "lowbrow cultural content that is having a ...
Blizzard's next MMO “broader” than WoW
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has revealed the company’s next MMO will boast a broader appeal than World Of Warcraft.
CHINA: Gaming outranks shopping online
New research shows more Internet users in China use the web for online gaming than shopping.
Activision Blizzard accounts for 25% of last week's game sales
Gfk Chart Track has revealed that Activision's domination of last week's chart meant three of its titles - Call of Duty: World at War, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the ...
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UK CHARTS: Call of Duty shoots in at number one
Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: World at War has swept last week's number one title Gears of War 2 from the top of the UK charts.
2,500 fans queue for Lich King HMV launch
HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store saw the official launch of Wrath of The Lich King at midnight last night, attracting a whopping 2,500 strong horde of fans.
Thousands turn out for UK WoW launch
Over 2,500 gamers turned out last night to HMV on London's Oxford Street last night to celebrate the launch of what is hotly anticipated to be one of the biggest ...
New Warcraft game dated
Activision-Blizzard has confirmed to MCV that long-awaited World Of Warcraft expansion, Wrath Of The Lich King, will be released in North America and Europe on November 13th.Advertisement
WoW userbase still growing
The recent success of titles such as Eidos’ Age of Conan and Codemasters’ Lord of the Rings Online had lead some to speculate that long-term market leader World of Warcraft ...
Warcraft launches in Russia
Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft and its expansion The Burning Crusade have both finally seen a release in Russia.
Vivendi H1 revenues drop 11%
Revenues for Vivendi’s games division have dipped 11 per cent year on year – with the publisher blaming the drop on the lack of World Of Warcraft release this year.
Activision shareholders approve Vivendi deal
Activision’s shareholders have agreed by majority to approve a ‘merger’ with Vivendi Games.Advertisement
US PC CHART: EA dominates rankings
Electronic Arts has taken the top three sots in the latest weekly US PC chart, according to data from the NPD Group.
New Warcraft book on the way
Titan Books has obtained the rights from DC Comics to publish a graphical novel set in Azeroth in the UK and Ireland.
Vivendi Q1 games sales drop 24% year-on-year
A tough comparison to last year – when Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade was released – has left Vivendi Games’ revenue for its first fiscal quarter down 24 ...
Riccitiello: Casual saving ‘soft’ PC market
Electronic Arts boss John Riccitiello has stuck the knife into the state of PC gaming – but backed the casual sector to strengthen the format.Advertisement
China’s The9 buys into Korean developer
Chinese online game operator The9 has acquired a minority stake in Korean developer G10 in exchange for an investment of approximately $38 million.
CHINA: Warcraft hits one million unique users
World of Warcraft enjoyed a record peak of one million simultaneous users in China last month, according to publisher The9.
$1bn MMO still couldn’t touch Warcraft, says Activision
Chief executive of Activision Bobby Kotick believes that even if a publishing rival was to invest $1 billion on a new MMO franchise, they would still struggle to take on ...
Vivendi Games’ revenues hit €1bn
Vivendi Games has revealed that its revenues reached a record €1,018 million in 2007, a rise of 26.6 per cent on the previous year.
US PC CHART: COD 4 holds off Warcraft
Activision’s Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has taken the top spot in the US’s PC chart for the week of January 13th – 19th, according to NPD data.
World of Warcraft hits 10m subscribers
Having just passed the 9 million milestone in November, MMO giant Blizzard has now announced that its global phenomenon World of Warcraft has accrued over 10 million users worldwide.
Vivendi Games' Q2 earnings rise 91.9%
French telecoms and media group Vivendi has posted a 48.6 per cent year-on-year drop in earnings for its second quarter – but its games division has reported a whopping 91.9 ...
WOW numbers hit nine million
World of Warcraft’s ever growing subscription base has reached nine million, ahead of the release of the expansion pack World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade in mainland China.The game ...
