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.

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But Blizzard expansion dispute still not resolved.

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

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

Equivalent of Austrian population now online.

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

Korean company claims patents on anti-hacking technology.

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The Australian round of the World Cyber Games series cranks up a notch this weekend. The inaugural Trans Tasman Challenge sees traditional sporting rivals Australia and New Zealand face off on the digital battlefield.

Ownership rights to booty from online games 'too complicated'.

Virtual goods proof soft target.

It's to the video game arm of the Star Wars franchise what "The Phantom Menace" was to the films.

RTS gaming for grown-ups.

A familiar plot – meddling with forces beyond our control – and some new weapons greet you as you once again enter the Mars UAC facility.

What could have been the perfect RTS game is marred by poor performance.

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

Usually with a basis in resource management, strategy games tend to focus player efforts on a steady build-up of forces. As the players arsenal and armies reach an appropriate level, the tactical phas