Diablo III sales and World of Warcraft subscriber count revealed in Activision earnings report

Buried among the dividend dealings and funny terms (challenge: use “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” in normal conversation) of Activision’s latest report to its shareholders are two intriguing info-nuggets for a pair of Blizzard mega-franchises: Diablo III sold more than 12 million copies through the end of 2012, and subscriber numbers for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria dropped to 9.6 million according to “internal estimates” at the publishing giant.

Though Diablo III’s community troubles were renewed with the recent exit of Director Jay Wilson, the raw numbers still firmly place the gear-grinding RPG as a multi-record breaker. Its latest update, 1.0.7, implements long-awaited PVP duels and additional crafting features.

On the other paw, the launch of Warcraft’s fourth expansion originally pushed player counts above 10 million as eager heroes swarmed into the new zone of Pandaria and tried out the Monk class. The most likely culprit for the slippage, we assume, is players exhausting or growing bored with end-game offerings, including repeatable content such as pet battles and daily quests. The incoming 5.2 patch aims to fix things up with new world bosses, raid encounters, and more quest hubs. sell cheap diablo 3 gold

If you’re yearnin’ for more earnin’, check out the rest of Activision’s report here.

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Guild Wars 2 cross-breeds a new PvP map

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There's a new PvP map coming to the wild lands of the Norn in Guild Wars 2, and it's a smash-up of two popular zones to create a whole new flavor. Spirit Watch combines a capture-the-flag mechanic with a conquest template, all set against dizzying drops of cliffs and crags.

There are three capture points in Spirit Watch that influence the score of the "flag" (in this case, a shiny orb) coming home to roost. Players running the orb have a movement penalty and must make a choice as to which capture point to head toward: Capture points that a team control offer up 30 points per orb, enemy and neutral capture points offer 15 points per orb, and enemy capture points that have an orb tossed into them will be converted to a neutral point.buy guild wars 2 gold

The Spirit Watch PvP map will come with the hefty update planned for later this month. You can get a quick eyeful of it with a video after the jump, however.
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