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DC Universe Online Catwoman Update Released for PC and PS3

DC Universe Online has just received its first major update and add-on, which not only fixes a lot of issues but also brings new quests and campaigns.DC Universe Online is Sony Online Entertainment's most popular online role-playing game, even if it was launched at the beginning of the year.Now, the super-hero M...

23 February 2011
14:21 GMT

Lego Universe Gets Ninjas and Crux Prime Zone

Lego Universe, the recent toy-themed MMORPG from NetDevil, has just received a brand new zone for its virtual world, filled with new places to discover and the Ninjago, spinning ninjas that are part of the latest toy sets released by Lego. Lego Universe was one of the most peculiar MMORPGs of last year, transformi...

9 February 2011
14:51 GMT

DC Universe Online Hotfix Deployed, Solves Voice Chat Problems

DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment's brand new superhero-based MMO, has just received a brand new update, the second one since its release, which aims at quickly solving some of the problems that were left unattended by the previous patch. DC Universe Online has been launched for about two weeks, a...

27 January 2011
03:00 GMT

$50 Pack Christmas Giveaway

For all MMORPG fans, IGG has teamed up with Softpedia to give you a $50 value pack absolutely free of charge. The name of the game is Dreamland Online, the latest title from IGG, and the loot consists of a set of useful items, worth $50, available in the Item Mall of the game. The giveaway event starts December 20th...

30 December 2010
12:41 GMT

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Free 10-Day Trial Available

If, by any chance, you're a World of Warcraft subscriber and have yet to purchase the newest expansion, Cataclysm, Blizzard is running a special deal, offering a 10-day free trial for any player that already purchased Wrath of the Lich King and The Burning Crusade, the previous expansions of the online game. ...

20 December 2010
17:31 GMT

Titan Is the Next MMO from Blizzard

After a pretty embarrassing leak a few weeks ago, Blizzard has officially admitted that its new massively multiplayer online game project is codenamed Titan, and that it is currently hiring a lot of people to work on it. As you all know, Blizzard is the company behind the hugely successful World of Warcraft MMORPG...

20 December 2010
03:45 GMT

Free Microsoft MMORPG: Neosaurs

Neosaurs is a new gaming experience introduced by Microsoft earlier this month, which is currently available to testers. The game is in Beta at this point in time, with the Redmond company almost mute on the new offerings, save for the promise that it plans to share additional details soon. According to what little...

16 December 2010
10:01 GMT

World of Warcraft Still Has Lots of Potential, Blizzard Says

Right after Blizzard released the third expansion, Cataclysm, for its hugely successful World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online role playing game, Rob Pardo, one of the co-designers of World of Warcraft talked about the game and how it could still reinvent itself in the future. World of Warcraft is still gr...

9 December 2010
02:30 GMT

Tt eSPORTS Unveils Challenger Ultimate Gaming Keyboard, Complete with Hand-Cooling Fan

It seems like the number of MMORPG and RTS gaming keyboards is steadily on the rise as Tt eSPORTS, Thermaltake's gaming gear division, just announced their very own solution build for such types of games, dubbed the Challenger Ultimate.Boasting the same 256 back light design that seems to have already become sta...

24 November 2010
03:21 GMT

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Launch Events Detailed by Blizzard

Blizzard has just revealed a few more details about the global launch events it will be holding for its upcoming expansion, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, including ones from the USA and the UK.World of Warcraft is the most popular massively multiplayer online role playing game in the world, with over 12 million payin...

23 November 2010
17:21 GMT

Blizzard Lures In World of Warcraft Players By Offering A Free Week of Play

World of Warcraft players that suspended their subscription will soon receive a special email from Blizzard, which will offer them a free week of play, just before the game will receive its third expansion, entitled Cataclysm.World of Warcraft is currently the most popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Ga...

12 November 2010
03:37 GMT

Entropia Universe Player Pays $335,000 For Virtual Property

A new record was set in popular online multiplayer game Entropia Universe, as a player bought a virtual property with $335,000 real-life dollars from another one, marking the most a person has ever paid for a virtual asset.Entropia Universe is a popular online game which allows its users to convert real world finance...

12 November 2010
02:35 GMT

Square Enix Wants To Earn Back Trust of Final Fantasy XIV Players

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has just revealed that his company wants to earn back the trust of PC gamers who recently purchased its newest game, the Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG, after the title's troubled launch.Final Fantasy XIV was set to be Square Enix's big push into online gaming, after the surprising suc...

8 November 2010
04:27 GMT

Lego Universe

Whenever I mention the word LEGO I imagine myself stacking blocks of all types and colors and building robots and cars. Nothing compares to the excitement you get after you've built your own castle or race track and this is what makes childhood memories so enjoyable. Reviewing the early days of my youth I can c...

3 November 2010
16:31 GMT

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Available for Pre-Order From Battle.net Now

World of Warcraft Cataclysm, the latest expansion for the massively successful online role playing game, is now available for pre-order right from its developer, Blizzard, using the Battle.net online service.Blizzard is pushing into digital distribution realms with the launch of Cataclysm, as it will actually offer p...

29 October 2010
15:51 GMT

World of Warcraft Cataclysm PC System Requirements Revealed

The hugely successful World of Warcraft MMORPG is set to get its third expansion this December, in the form of Cataclysm, so Blizzard has just decided to unveil the minimum and recommend PC systems requirements.World of Warcraft has just reached the impressive 12 million paying subscriber milestone earlier this month...

21 October 2010
04:09 GMT

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Gets Cinematic Introduction Video

World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Cataclysm, has just received a stunning new cinematic introduction, showcasing the events that will change the game's landscape and add whole new things to the extremely popular online role playing game. World of Warcraft has just received a new testimony to its huge...

18 October 2010
04:00 GMT

Guild Wars 2 Gets Hall of Monuments, Will Reward Longtime Players

MMO fans are definitely excited about the upcoming Guild Wars 2 launch, as the new game promises to deliver one very interesting experience, plus the fact that it won't charge a monthly subscription like the most popular MMORPG on the market, World of Warcraft.Now, the team behind the game, ArenaNet, has reveale...

12 October 2010
02:34 GMT

World of Warcraft Reaches 12 Million Subscribers

World of Warcraft, the world's most popular massively multiplayer online role playing game, has reached a new milestone in terms of subscribers as it now boasts over 12 million players.World of Warcraft is currently one of the most popular and most profitable games in the world, netting its developer, Blizzard, ...

8 October 2010
02:24 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Gets Smuggler Class

Star Wars: The Old Republic, one of the most ambitious MMORPGs set to appear in the near future, has just seen another one of its classes get detailed, and this time we can meet the new Smuggler one, alongside its two specialties, companions and star ships. For those that prefer to act a bit more sneaky and like g...

28 September 2010
02:52 GMT

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online Ranged Combat Detailed

A recent interview revealed Vigil Games' intention regarding the ranged combat in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online. The developer promised that it will not be the same as in other MMORPG, but it will not handle like a third person shooter either. Tim Campbell, executive producer at Vigil Games, told Rock...

25 August 2010
15:51 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Has Optional Non-Human Species

BioWare has revealed that Star Wars: The Old Republic will include optional non-human species for each of the classes available, both on the Sith and Jedi sides. The company has talked about Rattaki Bounty Hunter, Chiss Imperial Agent or the Twi'lek Smuggler before, but a recent news post on the official website...

9 August 2010
08:01 GMT

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Developer Will Move to Rhode Island

38 Studios, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's online gaming outfit, will be moving out of Maynard, Massachusetts and will be heading to Rhode Island. This was prompted by Rhode Island agreeing to sign a 75 million dollars loan guarantee for the developer as part of the state's strategy to become a mor...

28 July 2010
14:21 GMT

Dungeons & Dragons Online Becomes Free-to-Play in August for Europe

Dungeons & Dragons Online will finally go free-to-play in Europe next month, as Turbine will assume control of the European servers from Codemasters. Dungeons & Dragons Online Unlimited, as the free-to-play version is entitled, is currently available only in North American, but European players have been able to acce...

20 July 2010
17:01 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Begins Game Testing

 Star Wars: The Old Republic seems to be well on it way to a retail release, as BioWare has commenced game testing. In the piece of news on the official site there is no mention of beta, so we may assume that those lucky enough to be selected by the developers will get their hands on a quite early version o...

12 July 2010
08:00 GMT

Guild Wars 2 Will Not Have a Dedicated Healer Class

Guild Wars 2 will not base its combat mechanics on the traditional tanking, healing and damage-per-second combination that is present in most current massively multiplayer online role playing games. According to Jon Peters, one of the game's designers, his team's intention is to really change some of the fa...

9 July 2010
05:01 GMT

Warhammer Online European Servers Turned Over to EA by GOA

As we reported at the beginning of the week, Electronic Arts changed the name of Mythic Entertainment to BioWare Mythic. Furthermore, EA officially announced that Warhammer Online: The Age of Reckoning's European publishing and operating rights would be turned over from GOA, the France Telecom subsidiary which h...

8 July 2010
05:51 GMT

Ten-Day Rise of the Godslayer Free Trial for Age of Conan Veterans

Funcom has announced that both active and inactive Age of Conan players will have the opportunity to try out the first expansion of the game, Rise of the Godslayer. The offer includes ten days of free access to Rise of the Godslayer, as well as ten days spent in the original title for free for inactive players; it ma...

7 July 2010
15:51 GMT

BioWare Has Already Planned the End Game for SW: The Old Republic

In a recent interview, BioWare's James Ohlen, the lead designer of Star Wars: The Old Republic, has revealed that his company is hard at work on the plan regarding the end game of the massively multiplayer online role playing title and that BioWare fans have nothing to worry about.“I know some people are w...

6 July 2010
14:21 GMT

Warhammer Online Developer Now Known as BioWare Mythic

Mythic Entertainment has been recently renamed BioWare Mythic by its owner, Electronic Arts. Mythic was already under BioWare's management after EA’s decision last year to merge the two subsidiaries in one big massively multiplayer online/ role playing game division under the leadership of BioWare co-found...

5 July 2010
14:21 GMT

Central Interference: China Bans Children from Using Micro-Transaction Systems

The Chinese government increased the legal restrictions it imposed on video games by prohibiting minors to use the micro-transaction systems that fuel the highly popular free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing titles in the country. This comes just as a new law has been issued regarding Internet cafe o...

24 June 2010
08:01 GMT

SW: The Old Republic Voice-Over Content Larger than 50 Star Wars Novels

When BioWare said that Star Wars: The Old Republic would add the pillar of story to the massively multiplayer online role-playing genre, it was clearly not lying. The creative director of the game, Daniel Erickson, has recently said that there will be a massive amount of content when it comes to the number of dialogu...

21 June 2010
02:54 GMT

Tales of Fantasy: Eight Final Classes Unveiled

Most online RPG fans usually stick to a single class from the moment they start the game and all the way to the end, mostly because they've already encountered similar warriors in other titles. From the paladin to the druid and sorcerer, there are only a limited number of options that game developers can exploit...

4 June 2010
14:01 GMT

No Guild Wars 2 at E3 2010

ArenaNet has announced that it will not have a booth at this year's E3 trade show. This means that there will be no news about the highly anticipated Guild Wars 2 during the convention. Chris Lye, from ArenaNet's marketing department, wrote on the company's blog that it would be skipping E3, as it is a...

3 June 2010
14:21 GMT

Tales of Fantasy: New Content Released for Open Beta

The IGG development team for Tales of Fantasy has worked long and hard to fix the reported bugs from the open beta test phase of the online role playing game. It would appear that they have made significant improvements thanks to those that reported the problems and now they are confident that the open beta is even ...

1 June 2010
08:31 GMT

Age of Heroes Online Hits Android

Age of Heroes Online, one of the most rapidly developing mobile MMORPG, is now available for mobile phones running under Google's Android operating system. The game enjoys five working servers, a mobile audience that already includes more than 800,000 players, with over 3,000 new registrations a day, and the av...

28 May 2010
09:26 GMT

Tales of Fantasy Gets Wings

Developer IGG responsible for Tales of Fantasy has decided to spice things up a bit in the Beta release of the game, thus adding some new and interesting features that will surely give players something to think about. According to their own admission, they got the idea from box office movies that have left a positiv...

7 May 2010
02:05 GMT

Tales of Fantasy Instances

Tales of Fantasy has made a name for itself by creating a truly unique virtual universe where anyone can create a customized warrior and join the online community in search for fame and glory. Although it's still in its beta stage, IGG is working hard to add new features and improve the gameplay as much as poss...

16 April 2010
14:11 GMT

Download WoW Test Realm Patch 3.3.3 for Mac OS X

When it was released in February, the latest World of Warcraft Mac client patch updated the popular MMORPG to version 3.3.2. With the new test realm patch now available, fans of the game can have a peek at what’s coming up next. The test realm patch notes only apply to features that exist on the public test re...

23 March 2010
07:33 GMT

Win an Apple iPad with Tales of Fantasy

On March 9, IGG successfully launched the official Alpha Test client for Tales of Fantasy and after getting more than positive feedback both in-game and on the official forums, they decided to reward their dedicated followers with some very interesting gifts.According to their forum, all you have to do to qualify for...

22 March 2010
04:34 GMT

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Hit WoW Gamers

World of Warcraft users won't be happy to hear that hackers have managed to pull a man-in-the-middle attack on several servers hosted in Europe. This happened even with the extra security barriers added by the use of an external authenticator. The attack is suspected to have came from China or/and Malaysia.The a...

3 March 2010
10:05 GMT

Death Penalties Could Come to Star Trek Online

Death in video games is a very abstract concept, and each genre punishes players in different ways for carelessly throwing away their lives. Single-player games tended to force the re-load screen upon them, but, without such a feature in online titles, death and defeat needed to adapt, developing actual punishments f...

19 February 2010
05:14 GMT

World of Warcraft and Alcohol Don't Mix Very Well

Swans may be some of the most graceful and beautiful birds on the planet. But something that Tchaikovsky and his Swan Lake never warned us about was just how vicious and brutal these creatures could be when they had had too much to drink and they were playing World of Warcraft. One such Swan, named James, was trying ...

18 February 2010
06:43 GMT

Frogster Announces the Third Chapter of Runes of Magic, The Elder Kingdoms

Ever since World of Warcraft proved to be an overwhelming success, MMORPGs have become the one thing that every publisher must release. As such, the market was soon flooded with games of the genre, an over-saturation that forced the titles to mutate in order to survive. The free MMORPG is usually a somewhat downsized...

12 February 2010
05:12 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Client Patch 3.3.2 for Mac OS X

As expected, Blizzard Entertainment has issued a new client patch for players of its popular massively multiplayer online role-playing-game (MMORPG), World of Warcraft. As usual, Dungeons & Raids receive enhancements and tweaks, as does PvP, and a number of classes (Druids, Shamans, Warlocks, Warriors). Technical sup...

3 February 2010
08:09 GMT

Star Trek Online's Open Beta Provides Crushing Numbers

For quite some time now, Cryptic has been working on Star Trek Online, and the game is getting ready to be launched. After releasing the pre-order incentives and announcing that lifetime subscribers will be the only ones to have access to the Liberated Borg special race, the game is beginning to draw a line and take...

20 January 2010
03:14 GMT

Blizzard Admits Common Points Between Warcraft and Tolkien

Elves, dwarves and orcs are becoming such a common feature in fantasy games these days, that some are actually beginning to make a selling point out of not having them. But since the most popular MMORPGs around use these creatures to their full potential, it's pretty safe to say that they're still liked, an...

19 January 2010
09:09 GMT

It Doesn't Look Like Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Be a 2010 Release

While some Star Wars fans were expecting the next BioWare addition to the franchise to be more in the lines of a Knights of the Old Republic 3, the fact that it's a massively multiplayer online role-playing game still has people on the edge of their seat. While some might continue to complain and bicker about th...

12 January 2010
06:49 GMT

World of Warcraft Might Come Back Online in China

While most games rely on it, no other genre in the industry abuses it quite like the MMO. Addiction and obsessive repetition are the foundation that holds every MMO on its feet and generating subscriptions, and no one does it better than World of Warcraft. The game has already surpassed 11 million monthly subscriptio...

4 January 2010
03:43 GMT

Age of Conan's Free Trial Becomes Eternal

The massively multiplayer role-playing game soldiers are back on the field, and the generals from Funcom have decided to take the initiative once again and be proactive. After they released a special “long-term commitment” offer, where subscriptions over longer periods of time would bring increasingly inc...

15 December 2009
04:21 GMT


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