Erictric Free McDonald’s WiFi At Most US Locations – Fast Food And MMORPGs Together At Last izGadget Hey World Of Warcraft fans, are you tired of having to lug all that fast food to your house and missing out on those high level instance runs …

What’s Next For The Virtual Economy Forbes World of Warcraft’s operator says this thing is $100, but more people join and it’s now worth $200. If you buy it, then I have $100 I can go spend on …

E! Online Activision Blizzard Swings to Profit Wall Street Journal Chief Executive Robert Kotick said the third quarter’s results were driven by “Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,” ” World of Warcraft ” and the “Guitar Hero” and …

MCV Earnings Preview: Activision Blizzard Forbes OVERVIEW: Activision ( ATVI – news – people ) is best known for games such as the popular “Guitar Hero” franchise, ” World of Warcraft ” and the “Call of … Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009 istockAnalyst.com (press release) INTERVIEW – Activision UK (Part One) MCV all 8 news articles??

CNET News A Bureaucratic World of Warcraft Wall Street Journal World of Warcraft — a phenomenally popular online fantasy game — currently finds itself at the center of one such battle. Concerns that it could be banned … Chinese Regulators Battle Over Computer Gaming Industry Forbes China Nixes Foreign Investment in Online Games Escapist Magazine Tencent Leads China’s $906 Million Q2 Online Game Market Gamasutra GamesIndustry.biz ?- msnbc.com ?- Reuters all 27 news articles??

Gamasutra Chinese Regulators Battle Over Computer Gaming Industry Forbes “NetEase went ahead and commercially launched World of Warcraft on September 19 without receiving approval from the GAPP, although it had already received … China Nixes Foreign Investment in Online Games Escapist Magazine netease Shares Fall As China Restricts Online Gaming Wall Street Journal Tencent Leads China’s $906 Million Q2 Online Game Market Gamasutra GamesIndustry.biz ?- msnbc.com ?- Reuters all 26 news articles??

Dividend.com NetEase shares sink after 2Q report Forbes The analyst expects that the popular game ” World of Warcraft ” will be relaunched publicly in September. Earlier this year, NetEase won a three-year license ..

PC World Activision 2Q Profit Soars, But Revenue Seen Dropping Wall Street Journal Videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) reported soaring second-quarter profit on Wednesday, as big titles like “Prototype” and ” World of Warcraft ” helped the company gain market share and beat its own downbeat forecast. …

CNET News Activision’s billion-dollar quarter beats expectations GameSpot By Tor Thorsen, gamespot $1.038 billion in revenues yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to “first half of 2010″; Modern Warfare 2 most pre-ordered game to date. ..

Gamasutra Activision Profit Rises Sevenfold as ‘ Warcraft ‘ Increases Sales Bloomberg Sales soared with the addition of subscribers to “ World of Warcraft ,” the multiplayer online title that was part of Vivendi’s game division. Another online title, “StarCraft II,” will be delayed until the first half of 2010, leading the company to cut … Activision 2Q profit edges past expectations Forbes Activision Blizzard Announces Better-Than-Expected Second Quarter ..

World of Warcraft has, as you have probably heard, been offline in China for a while now.

The9 cuts earnings on loss of ‘ World of Warcraft ‘ Forbes,?NY By AP , 07.01.09, 08:29 AM EDT The9 Ltd. said Wednesday it will take impairment charges wiping out as much as three quarters of its reported 2008 earnings because of the loss of its license to operate ” World of Warcraft ,” the popular online game. …

Forbes Coolest Massively Multiplayer Games Forbes,?NY So far, the genre’s undisputed champion is ” World of Warcraft ,” devised by Activision Blizzard ( ATVI – news – people ). It boasts 11.5 million subscribers worldwide.

Forbes Coolest Massively Multiplayer Games Forbes,?NY So far, the genre’s undisputed champion is ” World of Warcraft ,” devised by Activision Blizzard ( ATVI – news – people ). It boasts 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. But hold tight, gamers–many more games that will let you do everything from wield a ..

Premarket roundup: Abercrombie & Fitch, The9 Forbes,?NY NEW YORK (AP) – The9 Ltd. was downgraded Thursday by an Oppenheimer analyst, who predicted several quarters of operating losses after the company lost its license to operate ” World of Warcraft ,” the popular online video game. …

Gamasutra NetEase.com Eyeing Expansion in Online Game Sector Trading Markets (press release),?CA The Beijing-headquartered company is gearing up for the operation of the popular World of Warcraft in Mainland China.

Gamasutra NetEase posts higher 1Q profit, revenue Forbes,?NY Earlier this year, NetEase won a three-year license from Activision Blizzard ( ATVI – news – people ) Inc. to run ” World of Warcraft ,” the world’s most popular multiplayer online game, in mainland China once a previous license deal with a competitor …

Earnings roundup: Blue Nile, General Motors Forbes,?NY NEW YORK (AP) – Fueled by strong sales of its “Call of Duty,” “Guitar Hero” and ” World of Warcraft ” franchises, video game publisher Activision Blizzard ( ATVI – news – people ) Inc.

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Blizzard , Hardware Yes, as you may have noticed in the update on our post the other day , it’s confirmed: NetEase will be taking over operating the World of Warcraft in China as of June — their new homebase over there can be found at wow.163.com . And while we originally reported that The9 would be turning over their software, hardware, and staff to run the game, apparently that’s not completely true.

Movers roundup: The9, Caterpillar Forbes,?NY AP , 04.16.09, 02:21 PM EDT NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of The9 Ltd. fell Thursday after the Shanghai-based online game operator said its license to operate the popular game ” World of Warcraft ” will be granted to a competitor after it expires. …