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Blizzard acquired 'Project Blackstone' domain November 26th

Posted: 30.11.2012 by Technet2k

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A web domain for 'Project Blackstone' was once owned by a Texas resident but they let it expire last year, according to WHOIS records, but now Blizzard has snapped it up this week.

There are no webpage connections to the domain as of yet; Blizzard are just sitting on it. There's little to no reference to 'Blackstone' in any lore created by the studio.

Blizzard calls lawsuit "frivolous"

Posted: 12.11.2012 by JonahFalcon

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Blizzard has reacted to the class-action lawsuit aimed at the company accusing it of profiteering off Battle.net's insecurity by selling $6.50 Authenticators, and mandating online access to non-MMOs. Predictably, the studio is calling the suit "frivolous", dismissing it out of hand.

Blizzard facing class action lawsuit over Battle.net security

Posted: 11.11.2012 by JonahFalcon

Comments: 12
 
Two gamers have filed a class action suit on Blizzard, aimed at the company's alleged poor security and its profiting on the sale of Authenticators, which are used to combat keylogging.

World of Warcraft paid subscriptions rise to 10M, Diablo 3 sold 10M copies

Posted: 08.11.2012 by JonahFalcon

Comments: 2
 
Activision has announced in its investor call that the publisher enjoyed $226M in profit for the fiscal quarter just past, up from the $148M during the same period in 2011. Much of it is thanks to a rise in paid subscriptions for World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft starts yearly Halloween celebrations

Posted: 19.10.2012 by JonahFalcon

Comments: 1
 
World of Warcraft has started its annual Halloween celebration with its Hallow's End content.