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Article | 28/07/2010 World of Warcraft expansion gets approval in China
Months after being caught in a dispute between Chinese regulators, World of Warcraft is having a smoother time clearing government hurdles in China. L...
Article | 13/07/2010 Aftershock: Blizzard's Real ID policy gaffe rattles on
Blizzard announced it would rescind a prior announcement last Friday, allaying hordes of angry gamers, but the aftershocks are still rumbling several ...
Article | 10/07/2010 Under pressure, Blizzard gives 'real ID' policy the chop
Whether gutsy, forward-thinking, or just plain scatterbrained, Blizzard's plans to force you to use your real name when posting to the company's offic...
Article | 9/07/2010 Blizzard: Thou shalt be anonymous no longer
Forcing anonymous gamers to de-cloak (well, sort of) Blizzard says it'll soon require them to use their real names when they log on to the company's o...
Article | 1/07/2010 StarCraft II region lock angers Australian gamers
Video game manufacturer Blizzard Entertainment is facing a wave of dissent from Australian gamers furious about the company's decision to lock Austral...

Features about blizzard

Article | 3/08/2010 Five things we love about Starcraft 2 (and a few things we don't)
Just about a year ago, we wrote that Starcraft 2 had been a long time coming and that we were looking forward to getting our hands on a copy. That tim...
Article | 15/07/2010 Blizzard's real problem with Real ID and how to solve it
One week ago, Blizzard announced plans to change its forums, requiring users to post under their real names using as system called Real ID. Six solid ...
Article | 9/07/2010 Rival MMOs cash in on Blizzard’s anonymity ban, proclaim 'beginning of the end' for WoW dominance
Video games publisher GamersFirst has pledged to protect gamer identities in the wake of Blizzard Entertainment banning anonymous users from message b...
Article | 23/04/2010 Virtual horse rakes in $2.5 million per hour for Blizzard
Last week, Activision-Blizzard released a new in-game item for its mega-hit MMO, World of Warcraft. This time out, it was the Celestial Mount and it w...
Article | 18/08/2009 Hands on: StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty
Earlier this month, we were invited along to Blizzard's headquarters to have a crack at the single player campaign of StarCraft 2, and have a look at ...