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Americans Spent 2008 Playing World Of Warcraft, PlayStation 2 Games

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 12:00 PM on January 2, 2009

We get a fair idea of which games sell the most. But what about the games we play the most? Little harder to quantify. That hasn't stopped surveyors Nielsen from trying to find out!


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massively multiplayer

Play World Of Warcraft Free For The Rest Of Your/Its Life

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 2:30 PM on December 30, 2008

Boy, World of Warcraft can get pricey. You pay for the game, you pay a monthly stipend, you pay for expansion packs. So it's nice to hear of a charity that's giving away lifetime subscriptions.


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toys

New World Of Warcraft Figures For Your Purchasing Pleasure

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 1:30 PM on December 16, 2008

Nobody plays WoW, right? It's a niche title. No idea why DC Direct continue to try and market World of Warcraft figures, as though there was a willing audience of millions for them.


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real world

You Want Shardtooth Meat With That? WoW: The Restaurant

Posted by Stuart Houghton at 9:20 AM on December 12, 2008

A World Of Warcraft themed restaurant has just opened its gaping maw in central Beijing, serving WoW inspired food under Azeroth-themed murals.


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massively multiplayer

WoW Is Major Cause Of College Dropouts - FCC

Posted by Stuart Houghton at 5:00 AM on December 12, 2008

People drop out of college for all kinds of reasons - relationships, drugs, joining a band, deciding to follow The Dead around in a camper van.. the list is long and varied.

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massively multiplayer

World Of Warcraft Sex Change - Only $15

Posted by Mike Fahey at 5:30 PM on December 11, 2008

The day World of Warcraft fans have been dreaming about is finally here. Now players are able to pay a $15 fee to change their character's face, hair, skin colour, and most importantly, sex.


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industry news

Lich King Is EB Games' Biggest-Selling Launch Ever

Posted by Luke Plunkett at 4:00 PM on December 1, 2008

Doubt anyone - EB Games included - could have guessed the launch of the WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King would be the retailer's biggest ever.


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industry news

MUD Designer Unhappy About WoW Torture Quest

Posted by Stuart Houghton at 7:30 AM on November 26, 2008

Richard Bartle - co-author of the original MMO game MUD, but you knew that already, right? - has been playing Wrath of the Lich King and does not like what he has found.


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media

WoW Gets Mob Endorsement In US

Posted by Stuart Houghton at 5:20 AM on November 21, 2008

industry news

Lich King Launches In New York, London (People Show Up)

Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 8:00 PM on November 13, 2008

Not all World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launches are ugly! Besides the San Francisco signing event, there are only three other midnight Blizzard-sponsored launches in the US: Austin, New York and Anaheim. According to game site Multiplayer, there were 20 people lined up in 45 degrees Fahrenheit cold by 5:00pm with the first lining up at midnight the night before yesterday. Across the pound, things reached fever pitch at London's Oxford Street HMV. An estimated 2,000 or 2,500 people lined up for the WoW expansion pack, breaking the store record set previously by World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Anyone else experience lines?


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