Gaming Union Starcraft 2 Demo and free Beta Keys Coming to PAX East 2010 Soft Sailor (blog) Blizzard officially announces that the Starcraft 2 Demo will be presented at the NVIDIA booth along with World of Warcraft .

The Escapist cornered Rob Pardo at the GDC 2010 to ask if Blizzard has plans to license Battle.net to third parties. Rob Pardo responded it’s a theme the team has talked about and basically would be a lot of work and a challenge on their end to maintain

With all the news regarding the WoW Trading Card Game , avid players have been wondering exactly what’s going on, where the license is going, and who’s going to be producing new cards, if any. While there aren’t any answers to these questions specifically, it’s heartening to note that Blizzard just added a new Trading Card Game section to the official forums, solely for discussion about the TCG

EARNINGS INSIGHT: Return of World of Warcraft to China Boosts NetEase Q4 … DigitalEastAsia.com (blog) We are committed to the continued success of World of Warcraft ®, a game licensed from Blizzard Entertainment, which is evidenced by the highly positive …

Welcome to Spirtual Guidance with Fox Van Allen . Fox Van Allen is a caring nurturer, a member of several 12-step programs, but not a licensed therapist. He’s going to do a great column on shadow priesting today

World of Warcraft in China continues to walk a rocky path.

From Worlds in Motion we’ve learned that Blizzard has suffered yet another setback in China.

Though it took longer than expected to receive them and FedEx decided it was a wise idea to throw them into the mound of snow next to my well-shoveled porch rather than placing them on the porch or (gasp!) ringing the doorbell so I could accept them myself , my house now has two new guests. The Gryphon Hatchling and Winder Rider plushies now have resting places atop my significant other’s desk, where they stand vigilant to inflict cuteness on whoever may need it. In the gallery at the bottom of this post, you’ll find a number of pictures of them, held by my little sister because there simply wasn’t enough cute in the plushies alone.

TopNews United States China’s World of Warcraft Boss Steps Down Kotaku.com (blog) The company licensed to operate World of Warcraft in China – home to 4 million of the MMO’s global installation base – still can’t find smooth sailing after … NetEase Profit Beats Estimates on ? World of Warcraft ?

Sector Snap: China video game stocks mostly down Washington Post Glukhov had a mixed take on NetEase Inc., which licenses some major online games including Blizzard Inc.’s ” World of Warcraft ” and publishes them in China. … and more??

Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Video , MMO industry , News items , Legal It’s time for World of Warcraft players in mainland China to break out the party hats and streamers, because things are finally…

Upper Deck has issued their own news release statement regarding the dropped license of the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game .

Upper Deck Officially gives notice that their license on TCG is ending Today we recieved some further news on the future of World of Warcraft: The Card Game . This news came by way of a news release from Upper Deck International.

Pandaren Monk Sales raises $1.1M for Make-A-Wish Foundation Quote from: Blizzard ( Source ) On Tuesday, Feb. 16, we were honored to host a special event at our Irvine, Calif.

Happy Tuesday Morning, everyone. Right now, we’re sort of hip deep in holidays. Not only is Love Is In The Air winding down, but the Lunar Festival is in full swing.

Gevlon posted an article in which he argues that Blizzard secretly supports goldselling, “proof” being that they haven’t eliminated the practice yet.

The Future of World of Warcraft: TCG Quote from: Zarhym ( Source ) As some of you may already be aware, we will not be renewing the World of Warcraft: The Trading Card Game license with Upper Deck. We want to assure you that we are committed to supporting the TCG, and players can look forward to new content and strong organized play support in the near future.

We recently broke the news that Upper Deck would no longer be producing the WoW TCG , and Blizzard poster Zarhym has popped by to say that they still have plans for the TCG : “As some of you may already be aware, we will not be renewing the World of Warcraft: The Trading Card Game license with Upper Deck.

We recently broke the news that Upper Deck would no longer be producing the WoW TCG , and Blizzard poster Zarhym has popped by to say that they still have plans for the TCG : “As some of you may already be aware, we will not be renewing the World of Warcraft: The Trading Card Game license with Upper Deck. We want to assure you that we are committed to supporting the TCG, and players can look forward to new content and strong organized play support in the near future. We will share additional details about the game’s transition to a new partner as soon as possible.

We’ve discussed the reported death of the WoW TCG before, but its publisher Upper Deck reported that everything was good in the hood , so to speak, where the TCG was concerned. Today, however, Magic: The Gathering news site Mananation reported that Upper Deck and the WoW TCG are parting ways , citing confirmation from two sources.