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Virtual Gold Farming explained in 11 simple steps
WIred Magazine have written a simple overview of the booming virtual gold trade. World of Warcraft is the focus of the article - after a year or so involved with WoW I can vouch for how much work it takes to accumulate half-decent gold reserves, hence the burgeoning market in paying someone else to earn the gold for you. Virtual goods are a fast-growing market, with World … [Read more...] about Virtual Gold Farming explained in 11 simple steps
Wrath of the Lich King – has it been popular?
Its been a couple of days since Wrath of the Lich King was released, and its been difficult to get a grasp on how popular the expansion has been. Until this afternoon when I attempted to log in: This is the first time I've ever seen that message in the year I've been playing World of Warcraft - and the realm I play on (Draka) is a low population one. I then took a look at … [Read more...] about Wrath of the Lich King – has it been popular?
World of Warcraft demographics: no big surprises
Over at GamerDNA they've crunched some numbers on some key demographics of World of Warcraft players - the sample group are GamerDNA members combined with Armory data, so the sample is representative to say the least. The results aren't surprising but still interesting. The key points: 1. There remains a preference to sign up an Alliance character than a Horde one, … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft demographics: no big surprises
World of Warcraft to be overtaken as largest world?
Wagner James Au, writing for GigaOM, gives some interesting details on teen virtual world Habbo Hotel's ongoing growth. With 9.5 million active users it's sneaking up on WoW's more than ten million. Any Habbo users out there that want to talk about its appeal? … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft to be overtaken as largest world?