WORLD OF WARCRAFT

Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is expected to post strong profit in the third quarter thanks to a resurgence in the "World of Warcraft" user base and strong expectations for its "Skylanders" and "Call of Duty" franchises.

The Windows 8 release date is nearly one month away, and it looks as if one critic of Microsoft's upcoming OS could be warming up to the upgrade. A software engineer from Blizzard Entertainment confirmed on Monday that "World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria" will come to Windows 8, following previous comments from executive Rob Pardo criticizing the new software.

The World of Warcraft pact 5.0.4 has just been released, and it is expected to bring a host of new features to arguably Blizzard’s most widely perceived RPG. The patch notes for the 5.0.4 update includes everything from class changes to the addition of cross real zones.

Three months after the game's initial launch, "Diablo 3" is now experiencing a new kind of online scam-artist, one that's learned to defraud other gold farmers and profit off of illegitimate virtual transactions.

After a controversial launch of Diablo III, Blizzard is turning its attention back to World of Warcraft this fall with the release of Mists of Pandaria officially set for September 25. But is the new expansion enough to help the company recover from its recent blunders?

"Elder Scrolls Online" has certainly created a buzz throughout the gaming community, with some eagerly looking forward to the release and others left with skepticism. Despite the positive and negative reactions, the idea of an "Elder Scrolls" MMO has sparked questions among fans. How will the world of Tamriel translate into a different gaming genre? What can "Elder Scrolls" fans gain from an MMO based on their favorite action-adventure RPG?

World of Darkness is mostly based on the White Wolf tabletop RPG and focuses primarily on one major element of the supernatural world – vampires.

Blizzard has been slowly dishing out new details on its upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, “Mists of Pandaria.” The game with focus on the Pandaren race first introduced in Warcraft III, and it looks like fans might be seeing “Mists of Pandaria” sooner than they expected.

The role playing game, most commonly known as the RPG, has been a staple of the gaming community since its inception. Over time, this addictive gaming genre has allowed players to indulge in their plot-based obsessions even more accurately.

Pity Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) at your own peril. The world's fastest growing video game maker suffers from the sort of unenviable problems most companies pray for. Its 37 percent growth rate over the last three years, with 2011 revenue topping $4.8 billion, earned it No. 185 on IBT 1000, a proprietary list created by the International Business Times of the top 1,000 fastest growing companies in the world.

MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) is one most popular gaming sectors in the world at the moment. Here are the top 8 from the best of best MMOs.

Activision Blizzard Inc's quarterly sales beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday as the video game publisher lost fewer World of Warcraft subscribers than it did a quarter ago.

Activision Blizzard Inc's quarterly sales beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday as the video game publisher lost fewer World of Warcraft subscribers than it did a quarter ago.

Activision Blizzard's quarterly sales beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday as the video game publisher lost fewer World of Warcraft subscribers than it did a quarter ago.

Electronic Arts invested more money and firepower into Star Wars: The Old Republic than it has on any game in its 30-year history. Starting today, the company will find out if the bet pays off.

Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick told Reuters that stores may face a shortage of its new children's game this holiday season and tried to cast doubt on a rival's upcoming game that analysts say could eat into Activision's user base.

Six weeks before the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the game has jumped to the top of pre-order charts. Can the new massively multiplayer role playing game take the throne from the currently reigning king, World of Warcraft.

Activision Blizzard’s extremely popular fantasy MMO has lost another 800,000 subscribers as of Sept. 30. The player count is now down to 10.3 million players.

Activision Blizzard revealed it has lost almost a million users for its World of Warcraft cash cow, dampening enthusiasm for its blockbuster Call of Duty franchise and wiping 3 percent off its share price.

The DC comic based MMORPG becomes the latest online game

Amid slipping subscription numbers Blizzard tries a number of methods to attract old World of Warcraft players back into their Popular Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game. But are the new incentives enough to get lapsed playing back into WoW, or does it just cost too much to get back into the game.