Players lose interest as cash row delays China expansion agreement.

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.

But Blizzard expansion dispute still not resolved.

We own your software, not you

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

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

World of Warcraft gamers go head to head.

Little impact from 'stolen fonts' case.

Better the devil you know, apparently.

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

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

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.

Blizzard title achieves one million concurrent users.

Equivalent of Austrian population now online.

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?

Deal will value new firm at US$9.85bn.

We rank the top 7 old school video game theme songs of all time, with a little help from Youtube.

Rootkits, Smarties and strategic marketing make up the news this week. David Kidd rounds it up.