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  • VIDEO: PS3's Sodium One shown off in swish demo video

    VIDEO: PS3's Sodium One shown off in swish demo video

    Get a glimpse of the new Home extension 24 December 2009 14:51 GMT

    We've brought you news of Sodium One previously, so when this demo vid showed up in the PlayStation YouTube feed, we thought we'd share it with you.

    Sodium One is an extension to the Playstation Home social gaming environment. Users can step...

  • Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

    Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

    Next WoW expansion detailed 24 August 2009 9:34 GMT

    Exactly as we predicted, Blizzard has announced the next expansion pack for the world's largest MMORPG - World of Warcraft. Titled "Cataclysm", the pack will see major changes to the world of Azeroth, as well as increased level cap (to 85) and new playable...

  • New playable races for World of Warcraft leaked

    New playable races for World of Warcraft leaked

    Goblins and Worgen rumoured as playable 12 August 2009 10:52 GMT

    The next expansion for World of Warcraft has been the subject of intense speculation, ever since developers Blizzard trademarked the term "Cataclysm". Now, it appears that two new playable races have leaked - Goblins and Worgen.

    Community...

  • World of Warcraft gets 3.2 patch

    World of Warcraft gets 3.2 patch

    Call of the Crusade 5 August 2009 10:39 GMT

    World of Warcraft servers in Europe are - at the time of writing - down for a substantial content update. The patch - titled Call of the Crusade but known to most players as "patch 3.2" includes a brand new dungeon and battleground, as well as plenty...

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    Addiction therapists sign up for WoW

    Go in-game to find work 28 July 2009 15:21 GMT

    There are reports that therapists are trying a new tactic to reach people that they think are "addicted" to online games like World of Warcraft - they're joining the game themselves.

    Dr Richard Graham, a consultant psychiatrist at the Tavistock...

  • Warcraft movie gets director

    Warcraft movie gets director

    Sam Raimi signed up 22 July 2009 15:49 GMT

    The forthcoming live-action film based on the massively multiplayer World of Warcraft will be directed by none other than Sam Raimi, Variety is reporting.

    The MMORPG, which has more subscribers than the population of Greece, is based on a...

  • Empire of Sports adds UK City

    Empire of Sports adds UK City

    In partnership with Ian Rush 10 July 2009 11:46 GMT

    Empire Of Sports, the virtual world dedicated to sports, has announced that it's opening up a brand new city for the game - the UK - as well as a partnership with "legendary" Welsh footballer Ian Rush.

    The company hopes that the new UK location...

  • TweetCraft puts Twitter in World of Warcraft

    TweetCraft puts Twitter in World of Warcraft

    @illidian you r not prepared lol #lichking 3 July 2009 14:49 GMT

    You might think combining the hyper-social Twitter with the (arguably) antisocial World of Warcraft would be a bad idea, but someone's gone and done it anyway.

    TweetCraft is an add-on for World of Warcraft that will let you use Twitter from...

  • Empire of Sports announces online tennis tournament

    Empire of Sports announces online tennis tournament

    MMO offers cash prizes in The Kangaroo Open 2009 20 January 2009 18:47 GMT

    Sporting MMO Empire of Sports has announced its first online tennis championship with real cash prizes up for grabs.

    The Kangaroo Open 2009 has just begun and will run for two weeks, until 1 February.

    The cash prizes go up to...

  • WOW character re-customisation launches in Europe

    WOW character re-customisation launches in Europe

    Get a sex change if you fancy it... 15 January 2009 16:27 GMT

    World of Warcraft gamers in Europe will now be able to get their hands on the character re-customisation service that launched in the US last month.

    The service is accessible from the "Manage Account" page on the official website and will...

  • Funcom to cut Conan servers by more than half

    Funcom to cut Conan servers by more than half

    Mergers to be completed by the end of the week 14 January 2009 16:38 GMT

    Funcom has released the list of server mergers for popular fantasy MMO Age of Conan, that will see the total number of servers for the game cut from 49 to just 18.

    North America and the Oceanic regions will be worst off with the closures,...

  • Charity draw offers free lifetime WoW subscription

    Charity draw offers free lifetime WoW subscription

    Donate for a chance to win 31 December 2008 12:16 GMT

    If your a World of Warcraft fan, you'll know how pricey it can get to play. You have to pay for the game, your monthly subscription fee and then all the expansion packs as well.

    So it's a nice bit of news that a fundraiser is giving away...

  • First Arabic MMO to enter open beta in early 2009

    First Arabic MMO to enter open beta in early 2009

    Closed beta ending on 30 December 29 December 2008 16:56 GMT

    The first Arabic online MMO game is set to enter its open beta test in early 2009, after its second closed beta finishes on 30 December.

    Arabic Rappelz, published by Game Power 7, is an Arabic version of Rappelz, a famous MMORPG that is already...

  • World of Warcraft hits 11.5 million subscribers

    World of Warcraft hits 11.5 million subscribers

    Wrath of the Lich King helps hit milestone 24 December 2008 14:08 GMT

    Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its MMORPG World of Warcraft, is now being played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide.

    This new high was reached following the release of the game's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich...

  • First sports-based MMO enters open beta

    First sports-based MMO enters open beta

    Try Empire of Sports out for free 23 December 2008 17:58 GMT

    The first sports based MMO RPG is set to enter its next phase of development, and open the game up to the general public to try out.

    Empire of Sports is an online world entirely dedicated to sports-based game play, including tennis, football,...

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