World-of-Warcraft

UK dials up scrutiny of Microsoft’s $68.7BN Activision deal over antitrust concerns

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

Activision Blizzard stockholders vote in favor of $68.7B sale to Microsoft

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

Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

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

Gift Guide: Extremely Online books

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

Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit

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

‘World of Warcraft: Classic’ demo limited to 60 minutes of playtime

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 co-founder Mike Morhaime is stepping down

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

TC GameCast Episode 1: Jumping Into World Of Warcraft And Wreaking Havoc In Far Cry 4

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:

Goat Simulator Satirizes World Of Warcraft With An MMO Expansion

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

NSA And Other Intelligence Agencies Got All Up In Your World Of Warcraft, Xbox Live

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

Pitch-Black Dungeon Hits World of Warcraft, Blizzard Brings Kinect To StarCraft 2

<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

Blizzard's Blizzcon 2011: October 21 & 22. Bring Healthy Snacks.

<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

Blizzard: We've Sold 4.7 Millions Copies Of World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm (And Now We're Hiring)

<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

Video: Playing World Of Warcraft With The Kinect (And Won't Somebody Please Think Of The Children)

<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%

Review: SteelSeries World Of Warcraft Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse

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

Titan: Blizzard (Reluctantly) Confirms Next-Gen MMO

<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

World Of Warcraft: Cataclsym Becomes Fastest Selling PC Game Of All Time: 3.3 Million Copies Sold In First 24 Hours

<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

Ding: World Of Warcraft Player Reaches Level 85 (Before Cataclysm Even Went Live In The US!)

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.

World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Goes Live Around The World, People QQ To No End

<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

Gift Guide: The 5 Best World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Gifts

<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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