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Blizzard has taken a big step in luring more gamers to World of Warcraft addiction. With one eye on the spread of free-to-play MMOs, it’s announced a new way in to the game called World of Warcraft Starter Edition. It’ll allow you to download the game and play until your character reaches level 20.

There are some other restrictions – gold is tops out at 10 and trade skills at 100 plus the Auction House, mailbox and player-to-player trading are blocked as well as public and voice chat. As a free player, you’ll also be barred from joining guilds. Hit level 20 and you’ll need to upgrade to a paid subscription. Blizzard is betting you’ll be hooked by then.

Out now | From £free | World of Warcraft

call of duty profits help activision blow off the chartIt seems as though Activision is minting its own money with each quarterly report recording unprecedented profit levels. The game studio’s first quarter profits sounded to the tune of $503m, up from $381m during the same period last year. Even sales were up from $1.3b to $1.4b, leading us to ask — can anything stop Activision’s money train?

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In our digital age, predicting what’s going to sink and swim is a dodgy business: you’re at the mercy of a connected community who change their minds at the drop of a hat. Folks have been making bad tech predictions for more than a century, and still don’t learn that going out on a limb can often backfire. In celebration of those who sacrificed said metaphorical limbs, we’ve gathered together some of the worst, most off the mark tech predictions ever, from the failure of the telephone to wonky iPad predictions and the definite flop of the Huffington Post. Read on!

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Now Bungie isn’t making Halo, it’s on to the next project and it’s finally announced what that is. Not details, of course, but the five words which should get a lot of gamers excited.

Trumpets please! Bungie is working on “a massively multiplayer action game”. That’s big news and something Blizzard with its World of Warcraft empire. What exactly is Bungie doing? We’ll find out at E3. In the meantime, let the speculation begin!

Out TBC | £TBC | Bungie (via IGN)

If you’re going to be gifting gadgets and games, it wouldn’t be right to leave them patterned in fluffy snowmen. Here’s our top five must have’s for wrapping prezzies for the geek in your life this Christmas.

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WoW Cataclysm review roundup

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WoW Cataclysm is quite literally the most earth shattering expansion pack for World of Warcraft since its launch half a decade ago. As well as new levels for hardcore players to reach and new characters, the whole of Azeroth has been reshaped. Cos, it’s a cataclysm, innit. What do the online RPG experts make of this mid-life booster for Blizzard’s MMO? Find out in our WoW Cataclysm review roundup.

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US Update: WoW, Apple gaming, DROID 2 explodesStarting off your weekend just right is your daily dose of tech news. Today we break down the details of World of Warcraft coming to an Android handset near you, take a look at Apple’s move to the console gaming market and more. Sit back and relax, it’s time for your US Update.

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World of Warcraft (WoW) for Android: game on!Just when you thought Android was behind the curve when it came to mobile gaming, GameString has thrown us a curveball. World of Warcraft (WoW) is coming to Android smartphone! In a alpha demonstration using GameString Platform’s remote play technology we get to see this bad boy in action, ready?

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