EDITOR'S NOTE

This afternoon's iTnewswire contains three exciting stories about game development: last night's World of Warcraft launch was so big, and so loud, that the police arrived; EA has released a competitor to WiiFit; and Nintendo is betting that Wii Music can beat Guitar Hero and Rock Band 2.

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Kathryn Small | November 14, 2008

So many people turned up to last night's Sydney launch of Wrath of the Lich King that the police arrived to ask organisers to turn the music down.

By Ry Crozier | November 14, 2008

Document management firm Recall has rolled out a carton-based RFID tagging system across its 20 local information centres and will now look at taking the system down to the paper file level as well.

By Staff writers | November 14, 2008

Unwired has taken the wraps off its corporate grade WiMAX offering which bumps wireless broadband speeds up to 10Mbps.

By Shaun Nichols | November 14, 2008

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has decided to go ahead with its plan to shut down EstDomains.

By Iain Thomson | November 14, 2008

Dell's chief technology officer Kevin Kettler has announced that he is leaving the company in January.

By Staff Writers | November 14, 2008

Electronic Arts unveiled its first personal training product on Thursday, tapping into the growing appeal of video games as fitness systems as seen with Nintendo's hit title "Wii Fit" earlier this year.

By John Gaudiosi | November 14, 2008

Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, nicknamed the "godfather of videogames," has hit a new note with "Wii Music," hoping to attract new players and fulfil his frustrated musical ambitions.

By Staff Writers | November 14, 2008

NetComm has hit the acquisition trail, with a purchase of Call Direct Cellular Solutions.

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