We own your software, not you

$18.8bn merger creates new titan in the gaming industry.

Players lose interest as cash row delays China expansion agreement.

But Blizzard expansion dispute still not resolved.

Better the devil you know, apparently.

The Mozilla Foundation has released a new version of Firefox, codenamed Namoroka, downloadable online now.

World of Warcraft, the online role-playing game from Blizzard Entertainment, has reached 1.5 million subscribers worldwide.

World of Warcraft gamers go head to head.

Blizzard Entertainment has sewn up a huge potion of the strategy market with its Warcraft series, and the keenly awaited World of Warcraft looks set to carve out a nice piece of the MMORPG scene for fans of the franchise.

Deal will value new firm at US$9.85bn.

New studio will be staffed by key developers from competitor Blizzard.

Blizzard title achieves one million concurrent users.

Grinding for gold

Would you put the "Diablo III Overture" on your playlist, or perhaps "Legends of Azeroth"? We're not quite sure if we'd kick back to a Wow soundtrack, but if that's your cup of tea, Blizzard game themes are now appearing on iTunes.

No, Wrath of the Lych King is not taking players, despite what your email might be telling you.

Sure there's the Death Knight, but what about new haircuts, shorter dungeons, and spider tanks?

Players can now buy account upgrade keys and download the game client.

Technically competent but repetitive and dull, Diablo turns in its grave.

Is Stephen Sinofsky the right man to be in charge of Windows at Microsoft? Also: remembering the Atari, photos of Blizzard's fascinating HQ