GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

Here are some of the stories that ran on GamesBeat this week. We’re running more articles exclusively in the GamesBeat section of VentureBeat, particularly when they’re mainly of interest to our game readers. The broader-interest posts will continue to run …

Blizzard launches World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta

Blizzard Entertainment has begun beta testing for the next World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

Annual Pass holders, the media, fansites, friends and family, and opt-in beta testers will all get a chance to experience the new content during …

Blizzard and Netease.com renew deal for World of Warcraft in China

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com have renewed their deal to publish World of Warcraft in mainland China. The deal will now last an additional three years.

That means millions of Chinese World of Warcraft fans can breathe a sigh of relief. …

Blizzard Entertainment reveals the next World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the fourth World of Warcraft expansion, titled Mists of Pandaria.

Speaking today at the sold-out BlizzCon fan event in Anaheim, Calif., Blizzard’s vice president of creative development Chris Metzen revealed the upcoming expansion set to deafening …