The making of the World of Warcraft

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wow.com - 8/12/2009

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Eurogamer has a nice long look at the early days of World of Warcraft , way before Northrend and Outland and even Molten Core, back when the question wasn't just how big the game would get, but whether Blizzard, a company known for their polish rather than their size, could pull off an entry in ...

eurogamer.net - 8/12/2009

Article: The Making of World of Warcraft

— eurogamer.net — Part One: From concept to launch. Eleven million players. Two expansions. $1.2 billion a year in revenue.... 16GB of your hard disk. Billions of hours played. Acres of ... (more) Article: The Making of World of Warcraft

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blizzard.com - 8/11/2009

Ozzy Osbourne to Rock BlizzCon® 2009

— blizzard.com — Ozzy Osbourne to Rock BlizzCon 2009 IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Prince... of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, will headline the closing concert at this year’s BlizzCon , which will take place August 21-22 at the ... (more) Ozzy Osbourne to Rock BlizzCon® 2009

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tobolds.blogspot.com - 8/11/2009

Why do we play? - Challenge

— tobolds.blogspot.com — When looking into the question of what motivates people to play MMORPGs, you could either ask people... for their motivations, or observe what they are actually doing in these games and draw your own conclusions. And you will probably find that today's ... (more) Why do we play? - Challenge

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