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Gamasutra’s latest feature examines the drop in World of Warcraft subscribers following December 2010’s launch of expansion pack Cataclysm — and lead systems designer Greg Street says “we struggle with” satisfying long-time players “all the time.” For the feature, Gamasutra spoke to players, academics, and Blizzard’s lead systems designer Street to get to the heart of what has lead more players …

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Blizzard’s ever-popular MMO has been in the news for a few reasons recently. First, because subscriptions have been dropping ever so slightly, though still staying above the 11 million mark. Second, because at Gamescom 2011 Blizzard talked about upcoming changes to World of Warcraft, including the D…

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Canada’s telecommunications regulator has asked Rogers to disclose by Sept. 2 whether it has tested any other games and apps to see if they have been affected by the “bug” that impacted World of Warcraft players.

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We want to believe that the pitch for Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond went something like this: “It’s sort of like World of Warcraft, except instead of waging battle against elves and dragons, you’re studying engineering and planning a flight to Mars!”

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Former video game addict Ryan van Cleave almost lost everything as his life became consumed by online gaming At the height of his addiction Ryan van Cleave had little time for his real life. World of Warcraft , a video game, had crowded out everything: his wife and children, his job as a university English professor. Before classes, or late at night while his family slept, he would squeeze in …

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