Archive for April, 2008

State of the MMO: Industry Luminaries On The Genre, Its Future - Warcry.com

State of the MMO: Industry Luminaries On The Genre, Its FutureWarcry.com - 20 minutes agoIt's obvious that World of Warcraft has the market by the throat and have become perhaps the only truly global game in the MMO-space. …

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3-D printing: The next big thing? - LinuxWorld.au

3-D printing: The next big thing?LinuxWorld.au, Australia - 33 minutes agoThe initial 100000 prospects, meanwhile, amount to about 1 per cent of the 10 million World of Warcraft subscribers. 3-D printing is the low end of a market …

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Preview: Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - GamePro.com

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Preview: Sacred 2: Fallen AngelGamePro.com - 32 minutes agoFans of Diablo and World of Warcraft get ready! Sacred 2: Fallen Angel combines a colossal world with some killer combat in order to create what could be …

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Generation Virtual - Forbes

Generation VirtualForbes, NY - 1 hour ago… the reality of Generation V members using multiple personae (eg, Amazon reviewer, eBay seller, Second Life avatar "World of Warcraft" blood elf, digger, …

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Molyneux, WoW and more - guardian.co.uk

Molyneux, WoW and moreguardian.co.uk, UK - 21 minutes agoI've stuck my oar in too, and have taken a look at World of Warcraft and the potential competitors it may face this year. Warhammer or Conan anyone? …

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How The Sims put non-gamers in the top slot - guardian.co.uk

How The Sims put non-gamers in the top slotguardian.co.uk, UK - 38 minutes agoUntil a few years ago, EQ was the number one name in the genre … until World of Warcraft came along and, in a flash, took over the market. …

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World of Warcraft faces wily new opponents - guardian.co.uk

World of Warcraft faces wily new opponentsguardian.co.uk, UK - 53 minutes agoOrcs, elves and 10 million paying subscribers: World of Warcraft is a PC gaming phenomenon. Three years since its release and the online game is still …

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Can't ignore game's societal impacts - HeraldNet

Can't ignore game's societal impactsHeraldNet, WA - 21 minutes agoRather than this unrealistic bent on the phenomenon of "World of Warcraft," we would be better served to focus on the more prevalent societal impacts of the …

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Retreat into fantasy shows escaping is not what it used to be - Boston Globe

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Retreat into fantasy shows escaping is not what it used to beBoston Globe, United States - 31 minutes agoThink of the millions devoting the better part of waking days to online games like Second Life and World of Warcraft. The lure of other times and realms is …

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EA 'resident genius' leaving - San Jose Mercury News

EA 'resident genius' leavingSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 4 hours ago… throughout the industry has been so dramatic that some games, such as Blizzard Entertainment's online "World of Warcraft," amount to a "new literature. …

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