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Blizzard announces Lich King midnight launches
UK event at HMV in Oxford Street 31 October 2008 10:46 GMT
For those you that want to get your hands on World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King at the earliest possible opportunity, Blizzard has released details of midnight store openings worldwide

The UK event will take place at Oxford Street's HMV in London, where...
World of Warcraft tops 11 million subscribers
Since its first release in 2004 29 October 2008 13:12 GMT
Popular MMO World of Warcraft now has over 11 million subscribers playing the game.

Blizzard has announced its milestone ahead of the release of the new expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, which is due out on 13th November.

"It's been very...
Games developers get zombie-happy
Zombies crop up in three top titles 27 October 2008 13:45 GMT
Games developers are really just big kids deep down, and with Halloween fast approaching, it seems they just can't help themselves but to have a bit of zombie-related fun.

First, players of GTA IV reported a zombie "infection" in the game last week. Zombies...
Woman arrested for "killing" virtual husband
Hacks MMO account and deletes character 24 October 2008 19:14 GMT
It seems its been quite the week for MMO crime. First two Dutch teens were convicted of virtual theft, and now a Japanese woman has been arrested after offing her virtual husband on the free MMO, MapleStory.

The 43-year-old teacher was married to a man in the...
Dutch teenagers get convicted for "virtual theft"
Bullies get 360 hours community service 23 October 2008 19:37 GMT
Two teenagers from Holland have been convicted of stealing virtual items in the children's MMO, RuneScape.

Yes, its seems gone are the days where bullies would steal your lunch money - the 14 and 15-year-old culprits instead pressured a 13-year-old boy into...
LucasArts confirms Star Wars MMO
Choose your side... 22 October 2008 17:26 GMT
LucasArts and BioWare have confirmed that a new Star Wars MMO is being developed for the PC.

Called Star Wars: The Old Republic, we've been told to expect "immersive storytelling" and "dynamic combat" and interestingly, "intelligent companion characters".
SteelSeries unveils 15-button WoW mouse
For one-handed MMO play 13 October 2008 16:23 GMT
SteelSeries is all set to release this 15-button wonder mouse made especially for World of Warcraft.

The idea behind the mouse is that you'll be able to control everything with one hand, eliminating the need for a keyboard.

How easy it will be to...
Riot Games announces first game in development
MMORPG strategy game - beta due 2009 7 October 2008 14:39 GMT
Independent online games developer and publisher, Riot Games has announced its first title, League of Legends, is in development.

The MMO will be a mixture of role-playing and strategy gaming elements and according to the developer, players will compete against...
Blizzard gets $6m in Warcraft bot case
But still wants more 2 October 2008 15:50 GMT
Blizzard, the studio behind popular MMO World of Warcraft, has won $6m (around £3.36m) in damages against MDY Industries, the creators of the WOWGlider software "bot".

Blizzard lodged a case against MDY stating that the company's World of Warcraft Glider software...
Sony Online considering PSP for MMOs
Think its a "world-class device" 30 September 2008 17:44 GMT
Sony Online Entertainment is considering the PSP a "viable platform" for fully-fledged MMO games, according to SOE boss John Smedley.

He said: "I think PSP is something that we're definitely looking at; 34 million worldwide really opens your eyes, and they're...
Warhammer Online bags over 500,000 players
Milestone reached in just over a week 26 September 2008 17:49 GMT
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has clocked up over 500,000 players since its launch last week.

Mythic and EA have released the figures, which includes North America, Europe and the Oceanic region.

EA has very cleaverly labelled it "the fastest-selling...
Warhammer Online gets September release
Just six weeks to wait... 6 August 2008 17:28 GMT
EA has announced that its MMO game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be ready to launch on 18th September.

All servers in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand will be go live at the same time so there's no room for complaints.
Funcom shares halve post-Conan
Drop from $54 to $24 in a few months 28 July 2008 17:03 GMT
Age of Conan developer Funcom, has seen a sharp fall in its shares since the MMO game launched in late May.

Massively reports that the company's shares on te Oslo Stock Exchange have falled from $54 on May 20th to $24 at the time of writing.

The...
World of Kung Fu to launch August 1st
Open beta gets last update before release 24 July 2008 14:14 GMT
The free-to-play MMO World of Kung Fu has had its last series of upgrades and a new server before its official release on August 1.

Having been in open beta for some months, it is now about ready for it official release. The new update features eight new maps...
Sony unveils 256-player MAG for PS3
SOCOM's developers behind the game 16 July 2008 21:11 GMT
If you thought the idea of a 60-player online matches in Resistance 2 was a bit excessive, then you'll think the announcement that Sony left for the end of its E3 speech is bordering on the ridiculous.

Still you can't say it isn't adventurous. The company unveiled...
Blizzard to sell WOW Authenticator
Keeps your account safe from hackers 27 June 2008 15:57 GMT
Blizzard has announced plans to sell an Authenticator device that will help to keep World of Warcraft accounts secure.

Described as "lightweight and waterproof" and attachable to a keyring, the Authenticator will generate a unique six-digit security code at...
Age of Conan patch causes "small" upset
Some character "assets" involuntarily reduced 3 June 2008 4:37 GMT
A recent patch added to Funcom's popular Age of Conan game has resulted in the involuntary reduction in size of character model assets, and in particular, the cup size of female characters.

This of course, has not gone well with players, and has resulted in...
Age of Conan knocks GTA IV from top spot
Tops charts in Germany and Sweden, second in UK 2 June 2008 13:56 GMT
Recently released MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures seems to be going strength to strength with its sales figures, and may just be living up to the press releases Funcom has put out about it.

The latest German and Swedish games charts show that fantasy RPG...
Age of Conan hits 400,000 players
In its first week of release... 27 May 2008 12:39 GMT
After racking up some serious pre-order figures, Funcom has now announced that Age of Conan is one of the fastest-selling PC games of all time.

More than 400,000 gamers have entered Hyboria since its release on 23 May (20 May in North America), making Age of...
Age of Conan breaks pre-order record for PC games
And the limited edition sells out already 19 May 2008 18:49 GMT
Funcom has announced that the Collector's Edition of Age of Conan is now completely sold out in all markets, and believes it has smashed the record for pre-order of a PC game.

Despite the fact that the game isn't released until 23 May (20 May in America), the...
Eidos releases final details for Age of Conan
Plus images from later levels 13 May 2008 13:01 GMT
Eidos has announced the final details of its latest gaming title, the Age of Conan at a launch event in Oslo, Norway.

The game, that hopes to take on the popular World of Warcraft, will be based in a fantasy world and offer gamers control over everything from...
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King announced at BlizzCon
Second expansion revists wasteland of Northrend 3 August 2007 21:57 GMT
Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new expansion pack for the World of Warcraft at its annual BlizzCon gaming festival.

The second expansion to World of Warcraft will be called the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and will open the forbidding wasteland...
World of Warcraft expansion discovered
Details of expansion found in US Patent Office 3 August 2007 10:50 GMT
Details of a World of Warcraft expansion pack, titled Wrath of the Lich King, have been found on the online database of the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The title has formerly been seen on the database of the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the...
World of Warcraft comic planned
Famed DC Comics at the helm 24 July 2007 0:01 GMT
As far as tie-ins go, a comic of the hugely popular World of Warcraft wasn’t a big leap of imagination. So, it should be little surprise that DC Comics has announced that it has something in the works.

The comic will be out in monthly instalments with the first...
World of Warcraft comic planned
Famed DC Comics at the helm 24 July 2007 0:01 GMT
As far as tie-ins go, a comic of the hugely popular World of Warcraft wasn’t a big leap of imagination. So, it should be little surprise that DC Comics has announced that it has something in the works.

The comic will be out in monthly instalments with the first...