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Wrath of the Lich King smashes GameStop sales records

Just when you think the sales of World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King couldn't get more impressive... well, they do. This isn't a game as much as it's a juggernaut of money-making power; WoW is the sort of franchise that other companies dream about, and is probably the only thing that can justify the evil mind of Bobby Kotick. A leaked memo from GameStop details some of the records the game broke at the gaming retailer.

WoW: Wrath of Lich King Free For Ten Days

Well, it was bound to happen eventually. Now that World of Warcraft's second expansion Wrath of the Lich King has vacuumed up millions in sales, they're looking to ensnare all of the recovering addicts and other Johnny Come-Lately's with a free trial for ten days. Curse you, Blizzard.

Review: Wrath of the Lich King

Since shortly after its release in late 2004, World of Warcraft has held the position of the most popular MMO, quickly outstripping predecessors such as Everquest and Ultima Online, and continuing to hold the lead despite competition from contemporaries and newer offerings, like Warhammer Online. When World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade, was released, it built on an already rich world by using feedback from players and two extra years of design experience to work on condensing the game to focus more on the best parts. Now, with the release of Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard seems to have gotten themselves ahead of the curve; in addition to the many changes intended to remove the "grind" aspect that is so prevalent in this genre, they've gone on to effectively put themselves in the player's shoes and ask, "What would

The Wrath of Frustrated Online Shoppers, American-Style

On Thanksgiving, I wrote about a survey demonstrating the business impact of bad online customer service and poor Web site/contact center integration. The survey was conducted in the UK by Harris Interactive for TeaLeaf, which offers customer experience management solutions to companies.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Soundtrack

Music composed by Russell Brower, Derek Duke and Glenn Stafford. Cinematic music composed by Neal Acree.

HBOS risks the wrath of taxpayers with rewards for managers

While the demise of the HBOS business is in no way directly attributable to the many managers in the operation the news that 100 managers in the HBOS group have been flown to New York with their partners all-expenses-paid, has attracted major criticism from consumer groups. The government is also being pulled into the argument with suggestions that they should be reeling in excessive expenditure such as that seen in the "good times".

Blizzard offering free trials for Wrath of Lich King

If you're a WoW addict that's been trying to break the habit today's move by Blizzard probably won't help you:

Lord of the Rings: Conquest French Wrath Trailer

PS3 Price Won't be Raised in U.K. Despite Weakening Pound

Best Buy(R) Counts Down the Arrival of Wrath of the Lich King(TM) in New York City

World of Warcraft(R) Players to Meet Blizzard Entertainment(R) Developers and Be Among First to Obtain Their Copy at an Exclusive Launch Celebration

exodus of players

Upcoming Wrath of the Lich King bringing back large numbers of Age of Conan and Warhammer Online players.

Brown urges banks to pass on historic rate cut

Britain's bailed-out high street banks risked the wrath of the government last night after they refused to pass on to all their mortgage customers the full benefits of the Bank of England's decision to cut borrowing costs to the lowest level since 1951.

Hello! I'm on the train

MOBILE OPERATOR O2 has become the first to risk the wrath of commuters by enabling mobile phone signals on an subterranean train system.

Funcom: Age of Conan still going strong on Xbox 360

With all the great success surrounding Warhammer Online and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, we sometimes forget about Funcom's MMO.

Big video game fans crucial to the industry

Fans wait in line to purchase copies of the second expansion "World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King" at a midnight video game launch, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in Anaheim, Calif. Analysts believe that these type of die-hard fans will keep the video game industry afloat during the current recession.

Bartle Responds To Critics

MUD co-creator Richard Bartle has defended his comments about the torture quest in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft.

West Bank anger over Gaza raids

Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank have joined demonstrations after a call from Hamas for a "day of wrath" against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Android Susceptible To Apps That Turn On Roaming

fermion writes "If seems that Google's Android and T-Mobile have not learned from the bad experience and wrath Apple incurred with roaming charges on the iPhone. Applications can switch to roaming and data operation without the user's knowledge. Also, according to The Register, there is no way to switch off roaming. Given the backlash that Apple experienced over international roaming charges, one would think that T-Mobile would have built a phone to prevent such unexpected charges." From the wording of the article, the inability to turn off roaming seems to be on a per-application basis; users can evidently disable it globally.

NVIDIA posts new GTA IV PC driver

NVIDIA has issued new beta 180.84 drivers for Grand Theft Auto IV. According to NVIDIA, the new driver fixes compatibility issues with the game as well as World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, as well as SLI performance improvements for Left 4 Dead.

Economic sanctions on pak - By robot

We can’t say what India must do: IsraelPak acknowledges getting evidence on Mumbai terrorSC verdict important in Afzal Guru case: Gopinath Munde‘Hakim helped in assembling bombs’Chief Oz selector incurs media wrath for beach strollJaipal to PM: realtors must cut prices nowIndia hands over Mumbai evidence to PakLenovo unveils 2-screen notebookWon’t extradite suspects, says Qureshi, Pak daily says India may get to ‘grill’ themInfosys, Wipro get terror e-mails

Mozilla breaks 20 per cent market share

Avaya supports Women’s World Cup Ninemsn cans chat rooms 2009: The year ahead in the US Telstra ramps mobile network for New Year parties Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket Conroy delays ISP trial of Internet content filters Oxygen8 content aggregator escapes ACMA wrath SMEs shun wireless broadband technology? Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall User feedback drives new Hotmail design Most consumers research online before they buy Cloud offers shelter from financial storm ACMA proposes VoIP number management changes

World of Warcraft Subscriber Base Reaches 11.5 Million Worldwide

IRVINE, Calif., Dec 23, 2008: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®, its award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is now played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. This new high was reached following the November 13 release of the game's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich KingTM.

China lays claim to world's largest piracy bust

Mozilla breaks 20 per cent market share Avaya supports Women’s World Cup Ninemsn cans chat rooms 2009: The year ahead in the US Telstra ramps mobile network for New Year parties Netregistry deal with local domain name aftermarket Conroy delays ISP trial of Internet content filters Oxygen8 content aggregator escapes ACMA wrath SMEs shun wireless broadband technology? Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall User feedback drives new Hotmail design Most consumers research online before they buy Cloud offers shelter from financial storm ACMA proposes VoIP number management changes

VeriSign addresses SSL certificate flaw

Avaya supports Women’s World Cup Ninemsn cans chat rooms Telstra ramps mobile network for New Year parties HP launches iPhone photo app Intel adds to SATA drive range Mobile web browsing on the up Conroy delays ISP trial of Internet content filters Check Point buys Nokia security appliance business Oxygen8 content aggregator escapes ACMA wrath Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic SMEs shun wireless broadband technology?

Space odyssey made possible by magnetic shields

If you think Montreal winters are bad, try taking a trip to Mars. Scientists say that deadly space weather is the greatest obstacle preventing manned missions into deep space, including excursions to our red neighbour. Now, researchers at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire and the universities of York and Strathclyde have demonstrated how spacecrafts and their inhabitants may be protected from the wrath of cosmic solar rays.

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