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Read More »Skylanders iPhone game heads to retail
There are two Skylanders mobile games in the works, and one is even heading to the High Street. The Skylanders Battlegrounds Starter Pack includes a special wireless Bluetooth Portal of Power that ‘brings figures to life’ on iOS, and three physical characters: Jet Vac, Series 2 Cynder and Double Trouble …
Read More »World of Warcraft claws back 1m subscribers
Mists of Pandaria expansion helps halt decline with 2.7 million copies sold in first week
Read More »Activision Blizzard Q3 revenue climbs to £530m
Ten million sales of Diablo III and strong Skylanders performance raises full-year expectations to nearly £3bn
Read More »Debt-free Activision posts strong numbers
Activision Blizzard has announced its financial figures for Q3 2012, with the firm showing increases seemingly across the board. The publisher reports $841m earned in net revenue during the period ending on September 30th. The total outshines both its outlook of $740m and the $754m made during the same period …
Read More »Diablo III crosses 10m units sold, expansion in the works
A shaky launch and less than stellar critical reception hasn’t stopped Diablo III from selling like any other Blizzard effort. Activision CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that the latest in the action RPG franchise had sold over 10m copies thus far between digital and retail. "Year-to-date, Diablo 3 is the top-selling …
Read More »Activision launches social games platform
Publishing giant joins the war for the small screen
Read More »New World of Warcraft expansion shifts 2.7m copies
Mists of Pandaria – the latest expansion pack in the World of Warcraft series has sold 2.7m copies worldwide. The PC add-on has also boosted the game’s subscriber numbers, up over 10m users worldwide, the firm says. World of Warcraft has seen a steep drop in subscribers over the last …
Read More »European World of Warcraft launch event will be live streamed on YouTube
Blizzard is hosting seven major launch events across Europe for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. The festivities take place Monday evening (September 24th) in Paris, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Cologne and Stockholm. But for those that are unable to attend, Blizzard is live streaming the event over YouTube. The …
Read More »WoW virtual worlds patent lawsuit moves ahead
Worlds Inc. claims MMO infringes patent regarding virtual world interactions
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