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US researchers have managed to adapt Kinect and use it to control Blizzard’s MMO behemoth World of Warcraft. An Institute for Creative Technologies team working out of the University of Southern Carolina have developed FAAST – middleware that translates physical gestures to in-game actions through Microsoft’s motion controller, according to …

World of Warcraft developer teases first information about leaked title

Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is starting to look like a permanent feature at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week as the shooter claims its fourth UK No.1 of the year. The only game so far that’s been able to (temporarily) dethrone …

This was the generation where MMO gaming was supposed to break onto consoles… but it hasn’t really happened. There are a few exceptions, of course, such as Final Fantasy XI and Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360. And it could very well be argued that the levelling-up elements found in …

While the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm saw game world Azeroth get a major rebuild in a number of areas, the next release for the game is likely to introduce players to some brand new territory. I think the next expansion will be something more like a new continent …

Many PC gaming fans have endured a sleepless night to be amongst the first to experience the third expansion to MMO behemoth World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, which launches worldwide today. UK gamers showed particular grit by braving freezing conditions last night to pick up the game at a number of …

Retailer GAME has released more details about its official UK launch event for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, which will take place on the night of Monday December 6th at Sound in Leicester Square. Proceedings will be hosted by The Gadget Show presenter Jason Bradbury, with a special Q&A session lined …

Video games specialist GAME will host the official launch event for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft: Cataclysm on the night of December 6th. Taking place at Sound in Leicester Square, doors will open at 10:00pm. Inside gamers will be able to enjoy their first hands-on with the expansion. There will also …

Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that PC online RPG World of Warcraft now has over 12m registered players worldwide. The game first arrived in 2004 and has topped the PC charts ever since via sales of the original and its two expansions, The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich king. …

Blizzard has announced that the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion for PC and Mac will be released on December 7th, alleviating fears that it could miss 2010 altogether. A Collector’s edition SKU will be available from retail, while the game can also be purchased digitally from the Blizzard store. …