Archive for January, 2008

World of Warcraft Helps Vivendi Reach the Billion Mark - SDA India Magazine

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World of Warcraft Helps Vivendi Reach the Billion MarkSDA India Magazine, Singapore - 33 minutes agoVivendi's Blizzard Entertainment and its hugely successful World of Warcraft MMO once again was a major force in driving results. …World of Warcraft Pushes Vivendi Game Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007 TechShout!WoW Drives Vivendi Games' Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007 GameDAILY BIZBlizzard Hoards $814 Million in 2007 ShacknewsGamasutra - MCVall 10 news articles

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The Donnas, Journey, Cheetah Girls, Duran Duran Number One Virtual … - Emediawire (press release)

The Donnas, Journey, Cheetah Girls, Duran Duran Number One Virtual …Emediawire (press release), WA - 1 hour agoKicking off 2008 top news stories in virtual worlds, were music groups in first place,followed by big- money stories like World of Warcraft and venture …

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World of Warcraft Pushes Vivendi Game Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007 - TechShout!

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World of Warcraft Pushes Vivendi Game Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007TechShout!, India - 1 hour ago… on its whooping 10 million World of Warcraft subscribers, while its mobile and Sierra division sales went down due to unfavorable currency exchanges. …WoW Drives Vivendi Games' Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007 GameDAILY BIZBlizzard Hoards $814 Million in 2007 ShacknewsWoW Pushes 2007 Vivendi Sales To $1.51 Billion GamasutraMCV - GameSpotall 9 news articles

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World of WarCraft Hordes $1B/Year - Ve3d.com

World of WarCraft Hordes $1B/YearVe3d.com - 8 minutes agoVivendi is reporting that Blizzard's World of WarCraft hoarded over a billion dollars in subs last year (thanks Unofficial WoW Site): For the year ended …

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Why the shunning of nerds does not compute - Boston Globe

Why the shunning of nerds does not computeBoston Globe, United States - 1 hour agoBut Anderegg's promised land, where World of Warcraft players would be as revered as football heroes, lies far away. Instead, as our numbers of engineering …

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A Form of Internet Piracy That Involves Actual (Virtual) Pirates - New York Times

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A Form of Internet Piracy That Involves Actual (Virtual) PiratesNew York Times, United States - 48 minutes agoThe very reason people play any sort of role-playing game — Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft, Doctor and Patient — is to explore a fantasy. …Pirates of the Burning Sea Varietyall 3 news articles

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Blizzard Hoards $814 Million in 2007 - Shacknews

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Blizzard Hoards $814 Million in 2007Shacknews - 28 minutes agoThe numbers are attributed to the first quarter release of the company's first MMO expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, in addition to an …

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Posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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WoW Drives Vivendi Games' Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007 - GameDAILY BIZ

WoW Drives Vivendi Games' Sales to $1.5 Billion in 2007GameDAILY BIZ - 18 minutes agoAs World of Warcraft gained two million more subscribers, Vivendi Games' revenues passed one billion euros for the first time ever. …

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Vivendi Full Year 2007 Revenues Increase Significantly (+9.7%) 1 - Business Wire (press release)

Vivendi Full Year 2007 Revenues Increase Significantly (+9.7%) 1Business Wire (press release), CA - 26 minutes agoBlizzard Entertainment’s revenues increased strongly, driven by the continued momentum of World of Warcraft, its award-winning subscription-based massively …

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Spot On: Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition - GameSpot

Spot On: Guinness World Records Gamer's EditionGameSpot - 1 hour agoThe largest virtual beer festival takes place every year in World of Warcraft, when sworn enemies the Horde and Alliance get together for Brewfest, …

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