World of Warcraft

Yes, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 posted a new sales record last week. But Activision Blizzard just can't keep a hold on fickle gamers. Guitar Hero hit a high note, then went silent, and now World of Warcraft is losing population fast.

If you're one of the more than 11 million players of the immensely popular online game World of Warcraft, you also are the target of numerous scams that prey on users' zeal for competition. Our partners at SiteJabber.com (whose search bar in featured on the Consumer Ally page) have visually...

StarCraft II, the sequel to one of the most popular PC games of all time, has been a dozen years in the making. But the wait has paid off. Game maker Blizzard Entertainment says it sold 1.5 million copies in the first 48 hours after launch.

World of Warcraft players chomped at the bit waiting for WoW servers to come back online after a 24-hour maintenance cycle left them hanging. And for game operator Activision Blizzard, time is money when it comes to the hugely successful subscription-based online role-playing game.

The publisher of HarperCollins imprint HarperStudio has left, leaving in jeopardy the future of an eccentric book operation with a small staff, lower-priced titles, profit-sharing with authors instead of huge advances, and a returns policy that rankled retailers.

When I grew up in the '70s and '80s, my parents needed a crowbar to pry me away from the TV set. But these days, parents are increasingly waging a similar battle against video gaming systems, and losing. More than 80% of U.S. kids between 2 and 17 regularly play video games, according to market...

Recently, fellow WalletPop writer Zac Bissonnette recently wrote about IBM's David Laux, who told the BBC that gamers make better employees. Laux cited the case of his daughter who, at age 11, was already dealing with complex business decisions and the implications of each choice by managing her...

Just when you thought you'd heard it all, IBM executive David Laux tells the BBC that video gamers make good employees. "We have found across the board, if you look at different categories of games, they all have the ability to develop unique skills."It gets worse: "That's from the casual games...

Let's face it: Credit and debit card security is in need of an overhaul. The current system, which relies on knowing a group of numbers, is too often exploited by individuals who commit fraud by making purchases which don't require a physical card to be present. Due to the limitations of the...