The turn around in PC gaming is due in large part to World of Warcraft and its 8 million online subscribers, but the industry is also receiving a boost from the hardware sector. Microsoft has made PC gaming more popular with console-like features and easier online play. The online element is important...

Joystiq has up a post on the BBC’s coverage of gold farming in World of Warcraft , with a reporter ‘live from Ironforge’ addressing the issue. We’d fear for our own jobs when MSM begin competently portraying game news — thankfully, gold farming is old news and has already...