He disappears again, and then we find him in the uber-popular video game World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft (WoW) had lost nearly 1.8 million players over the previous 12 months.
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Activision Blizzard still makes from World of Warcraft, it is something of a big deal.
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Cyd is obsessed with an online videogame, a multiplayer sword-and-sorcery adventure similar to World of Warcraft.
Currently, there is no direct connection between World of Warcraft and the Hearthstone game.
The long awaited World of Warcraft patch 5.2 is here, the Thunder King patch!
We are not going after the kind of mass audience that World of Warcraft caters to.
The business of cranking out casual games--snack-sized alternatives to time-consuming fare like "World of Warcraft"--is mushrooming.
Netease makes most of its money from online multiplayer games such as World of Warcraft.
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The freedom-loving, Libertarian gaming world of World of Warcraft and Eve Online was aghast.
For my part, it feels very much like World of Warcraft has always felt.
In light of Guild Wars 2, however, World of Warcraft is beginning to show its age.
Still, the latest expansion to World of Warcraft is perhaps the most cartoony, kid-friendly installment yet.
Activision Blizzard says the number of subscribers to its World of Warcraft online video game has stabilised.
BBC: World of Warcraft subscriptions steady, says Activision
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) like World of Warcraft made gaming in chat rooms seem antiquated.
Mists of Pandaria adds new content and makes some big and small changes to World of Warcraft.
Currently, the most popular online game, Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, boasts more than 6.5 million users.
Last week, a Maine political candidate was vilified by her opponents because she plays World of Warcraft.
Blizzard announced on Thursday that its wildly popular World of Warcraft online game had reached 12 million subscribers.
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With its complex interface and blocky graphics, World of Warcraft has claimed many lives, both literally and psychologically.
In all "World of Warcraft" games, players get online to go on quests and socialize with other players.
But Blizzard hopes that Cataclysm will help fight stagnation in World of Warcraft and keep paying users playing.
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World of Warcraft is the reigning champ of English-language MMORPGs, with an all-time high of 12 million players.
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More than 10 million subscribers play World of Warcraft (WoW), almost half are believed to be in China.
Come to think of it, maybe even World of Warcraft could be designed to smell like your mom's basement.
These World of Warcraft declines are probably a bigger deal than many people imagine, even if they are anticipated.
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The game was Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, meant to be a World of Warcraft style sword and sorcery MMO.
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Is it worth playing World of Warcraft for the first time now, more than five years after its launch?
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After all, how hard could it be to make another World of Warcraft?
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These sorts of problems are common after game launches, and Blizzard has seen similar issues with World of Warcraft.
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