World of Warcraft’s servers have been down for a couple of month now, but the end appears to be in sight. GamaSutra reports that the Chinese government has now approved a “limited beta” to start on July...

To lose a million users may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose 6 million looks like carelessness. World of Warcraft may be in imminent danger of losing its crown as the largest massively-multiplayer online role-playing game...

The Chinese Ministries of Culture and Commerce announced on Monday that the trading of virtual currency for real world cash is to be banned outright, in the name of reducing illegal gambling and money laundering. From the...

Writing in the Financial Times today, John Gapper talks about way global brands are increasing rising in the East rather than in the West. He cites some particularly startling numbers for Nokia: "revenues last year of €5.9bn...

Two recent stories have demonstrated how the real-world economies of massively-multiplayer online games are thriving. TechCrunch reports that Playspan has raised $16.8 million to expand its virtual goods marketplace. The money came from existing investors including Easton...