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‘World of Warcraft’ Patch 3.0.8 Applied & Crippled

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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‘World of Warcraft’ Patch 3.0.8 Applied & Crippled

Blizzard have patched the king of the MMORPG genre to version 3.0.8, mostly bringing fixes and tweaks that fans have been eagerly awaiting for. The most prominent change is that of the Death Knight, which now allows players to create it on any server, as long as they have a level 55 character on any other [...]

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Free No More: GameTap’s Free Games Headed for the Vault

Monday, January 19, 2009

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Free No More: GameTap’s Free Games Headed for the Vault

Online gaming service GameTap said it will put a large portion of its free games into the GameTap Gold vault, making previously free games inaccessible to all but paid subscribers to the service. Ninety seven games will be immediately affected by the move. Free users of the service have until Thursday, Jan. 22 either to complete [...]

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World of Warcraft: Now With 11.5 Million Subscriptions!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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World of Warcraft: Now With 11.5 Million Subscriptions!

According to Blizzard, World of Warcraft is now played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. (They define subscriber as “individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access.”) Thanks [...]

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Wrath of the Lich King Trial Is Go

Friday, December 19, 2008

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Wrath of the Lich King Trial Is Go

Blizzard have finally let the Wrath of the Lich King trial loose. Four easy steps is all it takes, as long as you already own World of Warcraft and the first The Burning Crusade expansion of course. Following the setup steps will allow you to visit Northrend for 10 full days, which should be enough to [...]

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American McGee’s Grimm Launches First Episode Free on GameTap

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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American McGee’s Grimm Launches First Episode Free on GameTap

Episodic gaming's newest addition has finally hit GameTap's online shelves, with the launch of American McGee's Grimm, available today for zero dollars. GameTap and McGee are, indeed, providing the first of 24 twisted fairy tales free of charge -- you needn't even be a GameTap subscriber. In fact, American McGee's Grimm offers no less than [...]

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Online Subscriptions Contribute $1 Billion to U.S. Game Industry — PC Gaming is A-Okay?

Thursday, May 8, 2008

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Online Subscriptions Contribute $1 Billion to U.S. Game Industry — PC Gaming is A-Okay?

While plenty of gamers seem to enjoy drinking to the death of PC gaming, I won't be the first to point out that their kool-aid typically consists only of lackluster retail sales figures, with little or no thought towards digital distribution or the all-important subscription revenues of blockbusters like World of Warcraft. But starting [...]

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