Microsoft’s $68.7 billion all-cash deal to bag gaming giant Activision Blizzard faces closer antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. where the country’s market watchdog has just announced it will m
At a special meeting today, Activision Blizzard stockholders approved Microsoft’s proposal to acquire the gaming company for $68.7 billion. This all-cash transaction values the creator of games
Gaming giant Activision Blizzard, under the gun from investors over sexual harassment controversies and ongoing executive turmoil, has pulled the escape cord: The company has agreed to be acquired by
If you can't read a good book without stopping every few pages to tweet about it, you might be what we call Extremely Online. You unabashedly distinguish between real life and digital life by using ph
One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company. California’s Department
Put away the Jolt, Blizzard is limiting the time gamers will be able to play the World of Warcraft: Classic demo. Basically, after playing for an hour, players will be logged off and will have to wait
Blizzard — the company behind massive game titles like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone — is getting new leadership. After 27 years, Blizzard President Mike Morhaime is stepping down
On our premiere episode of the TechCrunch GameCast, I was joined by PR guy (and former games journalist) Ed Zitron to talk about two of our favorite games that came out in November: World of Warcraft:
On Thursday, Goat Simulator's developers are releasing a new expansion that will give fans of the game a whole new world to explore (and completely destroy) as one of the game's absurdly powerful goat
The next time you're looking to party with a dark elf Rogue in World of Warcraft, think twice: that could be an NSA agent in disguise. According to new documents from the Snowden leaks, both the NSA a
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pitchblack.jpg" />Who will survive the Tomb of Immortal Darkness? It's a new five-man dungeon coming to <a href="http://www.crunchgear.co
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blizzcon2011.jpg" />This just in: this year’s <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/blizzcon/">Blizzcon</a> will be on October 21 and
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/wow47.jpg" />And now for some <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/world-of-warcraft/">World of Warcraft</a> news. Blizzard says that t
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/kinectwow.jpg" />Following up that <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/12/28/poll-only-21-percent-of-%e2%80%98likely-us-voters%e2%80%
SteelSeries’ second go at creating such a mouse, the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse (yes, it’s a mouthful) could make a fine gift this holiday season for the WoW player in your
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/titanmmo.jpg" /><a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/blizzard/">Blizzard</a> has confirmed its next-generation MMO. It's currently call
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/wabiy1.jpg" /><a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/world-of-warcraft/">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</a> has become the fastest selling
This is a quick one. We already have a level 85 player, a Human Paladin, in World of Warcraft. The best part is that she dinged 85 a good three hours before the game was even live in the US of A.
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cataqq.jpg" /><a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/world-of-warcraft/">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</a> is now live all around the worl
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cataclysmdec7.png" />Not sure what to get that World Of Warcraft player in your life? Here's a list of 5 items (good or bad) that that'll
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