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Skin in the Game

The rise, fall and future of the company behind World of Warcraft

by David Brancaccio , Nic Perez and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 8, 2024
A new book by reporter Jason Schreier explores the history, successes and deep-rooted challenges of Blizzard Entertainment.
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Can an army of nerds save the Warcraft movie?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 10, 2016
Scott Johnson, host of "The Instance" podcast, makes me smart about Warcraft.
Fans attend the premiere of 'Warcraft' in Hollywood, California, on June 6, 2016.   
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Shelf Life

Felicia Day and the guild of geek

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 21, 2015
A million hats weren't enough for her, so the producer-performer wrote a memoir.
"I have signed on for the career of a million hats," Felicia Day says.
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After 11 years, 'World of Warcrack' is less addictive

by Marketplace Contributor
May 28, 2015
Subscribers are dropping as more "World of Warcraft" players move to mobile.
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World of Warcraft competes in a 'freemium' world

by Molly Wood
Nov 13, 2014
With a shrinking subscriber base, World of Warcraft tries a new strategy.
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The NSA’s virtual spies in 'World of Warcraft' -- on a fool’s mission?

by Dan Weissmann
Dec 10, 2013
Virtual worlds already have “bad guys” -- and company spies.
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Apple brings manufacturing of Macs back to the U.S.

by Molly Wood
Dec 7, 2012
Apple's Tim Cook says some Macs will be assembled in America again, and a former Russian banker tries to make currency trading in video games a regular thing.
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