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

Posted: 08.11.2012 by JonahFalcon

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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

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

World of Warcraft cities laid waste by first level priest

Posted: 08.10.2012 by JonahFalcon

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In a disturbing - yet darkly hilarious - "life imitates art" moment, the cities of World of Warcraft were laid waste - NPCs and players alike - by a level one priest, recalling the plot to the famous South Park episode "Make Love Not Warcraft".

5.1 update to Mists of Pandaria coming soon

Posted: 06.10.2012 by JonahFalcon

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Blizzard has announced on the official Battle.net blog that the developer is working on the 5.1 update to tweak World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. A preview 5.1 build will be hitting the test servers, though it will only contain a portion of the content.

Blinded-soldier and 'guide' honoured by Blizzard in World of Warcraft

Posted: 28.09.2012 by Technet2k

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Whilst serving on a tour of duty in Iraq, British soldier Ben Shaw was hit by a roadside bomb in Barsa. Shaw was an avid World of Warcraft gamer - an enhancement shaman if you really must know.

Tragically he lost his sight, and you'd think his ability to adventure in Azeroth. Not so. Another player, Death Knight Davidian, has been his 'guide' helping Shaw to keep on adventuring.