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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 races.
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 site Wow.com is quoting...
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 of other improvements...
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 Centre in London,...
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 series of RTS games...
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 will bulk up...
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 within the game....
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 1500 euros (around...
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 enable gamers to change...
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, with 24 servers being...
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 a lifetime subscription...
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 published in...
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 King on 13 November.
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, skiing, bobsleigh...
Lily Allen promotes new album with casual game
Attempt to reach new audience 18 December 2008 18:04 GMT
Lily Allen is the latest star to be immortalised in an online casual game to help promote her new album.

"Escape the Fear" has been created by brand entertainment specialist Matmi, and is based on content from Lily's new album and first single "The Fear".
Second Life-inspired movie in the works
To show "detrimental effects of role-playing" 18 December 2008 17:22 GMT
Universal Studios and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski are set to make a film about a man who loses his life due to an addiction to an online virtual world.

The idea for the film came from a Wall Street Journal article that the studio has now...
Runes of Magic enters open beta
Popular free MMORPG now available to everyone 16 December 2008 17:43 GMT
Frogster Interactive has announced the multiplayer online RPG Runes of Magic has now gone into open beta.

The game already has 190,000 gamers registered, and the start of the open beta will see Frogster activating all implemented content.

To make...
Warhammer Online gets first big patch
Goes live 12 December in Europe 11 December 2008 19:31 GMT
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is in the middle of receiving its first big content update since its release back in September.

Update 1.1a is now live for North American gamers, however European operator GOA has said that it is expecting the patch to go...
Warhammer Online unlocks two new character classes
Will now be accessible to everyone 4 December 2008 15:08 GMT
Two new character classes have been added in the latest patch for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

The Blazing Sun and Black Guard careers had previously only been available to those players who completed the Heavy Metal live event. However apparently, they...
Funcom confirms redundancies in the US
Reports suggest 70% workforce let go 25 November 2008 12:29 GMT
Funcom, the developer behind popular MMORPG Age of Conan, has confirmed it has made some redundancies in the States, but has said it "does not want to mention any specific numbers".

Even so, a report over the weekend has hinted that QA and customer services...
Wrath of the Lich King becomes fastest selling PC game ever
Sells 2.8 million copies worldwide in first 24 hours 20 November 2008 15:09 GMT
Blizzard has said that the World of Warcraft's second expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first day on sale.

Its performance has earnt the game the title of fastest-selling PC game of all time, eclipsing the record...
Boy, 15, collapses after playing WoW for 24 hours straight
Suffers epileptic seizure due to lack of sleep and food 18 November 2008 16:10 GMT
A 15-year-old boy collapsed and had to be taken to hospital after he played the new World of Warcraft game, Wrath of the Lich King, for a reported 24 hours straight.

The teen from Sweden was playing the game with his friends when he went into convulsions, suffering...
WOW: Wrath of Lich King launches
Thousands of fans queue for midnight debut 13 November 2008 10:02 GMT
The second expansion pack for the World of Warcraft has gone on sale giving fans of the online game a chance to explore new territories, characters and booty.

Over 2000 gamers queued through the day to be one of the first to get their hands on the new expansion...
Hellgate: London return is Asia only
Namco Bandai confirms US and Europe will close in January 6 November 2008 11:47 GMT
Just as we feared, the news that Hellgate: London is to return does not include the US and Europe.

Namco Bandai clarified that the expansion pack planned and announced by HanbitSoft would not reach the West, because Namco Bandai still owns to the rights to the...
Hellgate: London set to return
Expansion planned, but only for Asia? 4 November 2008 17:37 GMT
For any gamers distraught at the news that the Hellgate: London servers are set to close at the beginning of next year, the South Korean company that now owns the rights to the game has announced that it will be making a comeback.

HanbitSoft has said that a...