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ESRB unintentionally exposes email addresses of people who filed complaints over Blizzard’s Real ID system
via WoW.com by digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gaming_news/ESRB_exposes_emails_of_gamers_who_filed_privacy_complaints’; During the recent Real ID catastrophe on the forums, many players decided to appeal to an industry source that might have been able to sway Blizzard to change its mind. These players contacted the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) as a Better Business Bureau-type middleman in this situation with [...]
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Blizzard’s Frank Pearce predicts renewed subscriber growth with Cataclysm, China
via WoW.com by If you’ve been following World of Warcraft’s published subscriber numbers for a while now, you know that we haven’t seen a rise in WoW subscribers since late 2008. Blizzard’s been holding steady on a figure of 11.5 million subscribers. But, according to Frank Pearce, Blizzard’s Executive Vice President of Product Development, that’s [...]
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MMO-Champion removes all Cataclysm alpha content at Blizzard’s request
via WoW.com by The title says it all. MMO-Champion, at the request of Blizzard, has removed all Cataclysm alpha content from their site. Boubouille posted a note on the main page saying that it’ll all be back after the NDA is lifted. He and his moderators are also banning anyone who posts screenshots or links [...]
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How flaws in Blizzard’s billing department are being exploited
via WoW.com by In our continuing series on account security issues present within Blizzard’s offices, we bring you news that lax training in Blizzard’s billing department is being exploited by those attempting to game the system and illegitimately acquire more gold and high value in-game items. The critical flaw in Blizzard’s system is that billing [...]
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