Video games are serious business for Blizzard CEO Michael Morhaime

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The company behind the Warcraft series has grown from three desks in an Irvine office into an industry heavyweight. The gig: Chief executive and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment Inc., maker of mega video game franchises including World of Warcraft, one of the most popular online video games in history with more than 11 million monthly subscribers. Morhaime and two fellow UCLA students …

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An Apple for a BlackBerry, it’s possible!

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Hundreds of thousands of free iPhones will be handed out to etisalat subscribers as compensation for an impending suspension of BlackBerry services.

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World of Warcraft might go free-to-play sometime in the future according to lead designer

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Blizzards World of Warcraft is still the biggest and most profitable MMORPG around, making more money per month than many third-world countries thanks to its millions of subscribers paying a $15 per month subscription fee. But recently, competing MMORPGs like Dungeons and Dragons Online have been having great success switching over to free-to-play, microtransaction-based models. [...]

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StarCraft 2 free for WoW players in Korea, loses 18+ rating

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Blizzard is tweaking the business model for its upcoming StarCraft 2 release in Korea. IGN reports that the RTS will be free for Korean subscribers to World of Warcraft there, as Blizzard reportedly wants to bolster the MMO’s player base overseas. Other players will be able to buy the game outright for the US equivalent of about $54, or pick up $8 monthly or even $1.60 daily passes for the game …

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Apple Stock Watch: Analyst: Apple to Sell 61.5M iPhones in 2011

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Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty expects Apple will sell some 61.5 million iPhones in 2011, or about 25 percent more than Wall Street estimates indicate. In addition, a survey conducted by the financial analysis firm indicates almost 17 percent of Verizons subscribers would likely switch to the iPhone if it was available on the carriers network. iPhone - Morgan Stanley - Apple - Wall Street …

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Activision 1Q profit up, shoots past expectations

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Continued strong sales of “Call of Duty” and a steady stream of revenue from “World of Warcraft” subscribers helped double Activision Blizzard Inc.’s first-quarter net income.

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EA Offers “Pay As You Go” MMO Pricing

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Ever wonder how many World of Warcraft or Ragnarok Online subscribers there are who hardly even play the game but are still forced to pay the same as everyone else? EA wants to change that….

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