Tag: WORLD-OF-WARCRAFT

According to 1UP.com, a new virtual horse generated about $2 million in sales within four hours of being made available to 'World of Warcraft' users at the Blizzard Pet Store. By Thursday at 6:30 p.m. EST, according to WoW.com, nearly 140,000 nerds had purchased a 'Celestial Steed' (which costs $25 and offers no extra abilities) like it was going out of style. So what would make a person ...

We couldn't make this stuff up if we tried: Lee Sheldon, a teacher of game design in Indiana, bases his entire teaching philosophy on the online game, 'World of Warcraft.' The nerdy professor coordinates several game design courses at Indiana University, and has now overhauled the grading system of his classes in an effort to better motivate students. Instead of traditional grades, IU game ...

Teenagers have been running away from home since, well, forever. But usually, the runaway is a rebel who's had enough of his parents' rules -- not a nerd who's addicted to 'World of Warcraft.' Leave it to a 16-year-old from the Great North to turn this classic stereotype on its head. According to The Globe and Mail, Andrew Kane, who lives with his mom and dad in Barrie, Ontario, left the house ...

Erik Estavillo has made a name for himself by suing just about every computer and video game company he can get his lawsuit-issuing hands on. First was Sony, over being banned from the PlayStation Network. Then, the professional plaintiff filed suit against Microsoft, seeking $75,000 in restitution for his red-ring-of-death suffering Xbox 360. Later, Estavillo asked Nintendo for $5,000 in damages ...

Monday marked the fifth birthday of the most successful, massively multi-player online game in history -- 'World of Warcraft.' 'WoW,' as it's otherwise known, is an expansion of the popular 'Warcraft' franchise, and has become far more successful than publisher Blizzard could have possibly imagined. With more than 12 million subscribers worldwide, 'WoW' is a phenomenon and pop culture icon. ...

According to a Swedish youth organization study, 'World of Warcraft' is the most addictive game on the planet. Which is cool if you're a gamer and immune to such things, but decidedly less cool if you're an addict who hasn't gotten out of your comfy lounge chair with your laptop balanced precariously on your stomach and pizza delivery boys routinely making sure you don't die of starvation ...