Industry
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Notch vs. Bethesda – Trial by Combat?
Indie sensation Notch has proposed a solution to Bethesda regarding the “Scrolls” trademark dispute: trial by combat, specifically Quake 3. Remember that...
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Turbine Dates D&D Online Update, Reveals Isengard Raid Boss
MMO developer Turbine is making quite a showing at this year’s Gamescom, starting with the announcement that Secrets of the Artificers, the next...
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THQ Restructuring
Times are tough, and game developer and publisher THQ has decided to streamline its operations. This includes some changes in its portfolio...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Editions and Pre-Orders
Electronic Arts has announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be offered in three packages, a Standard Edition, a Collector’s Edition,...
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EA Acquires PopCap for $650M + Stock
It’s official–EA has finalized its acquisition of PopCap Games for a whopping $650 million + $100 million in EA stock. “EA and...
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Age of Conan The Latest MMO To Go Free-to-Play
It seems that it’s a weekly occurrence now for a previously subscription-based MMO to adopt the free-to-play (F2P) model in some shape...
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Call of Duty Gets a Con(vention)
As the gaming world continues to expand, so too does the call for more industry events. Outside of massive conventions such as...
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Test Drive 20 Levels in World of WarCraft, Free
Hot on the heels of their big 4.2 update, Blizzard has announced that their free “Starter Edition” program for World of WarCraft...
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World of Warcraft Feeds The Flames in Patch 4.2
The World of Warcraft machine forges forward with the latest patch, Rage of the Firelands, which adds a crap ton of new...
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Supreme Court – Video Games Protected By 1st Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 that video games qualify for First Amendment “freedom of speech” protection. Why is this a...
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Rusty Hearts Closed Beta Starts Soon
If you haven’t heard of the upcoming MMO Rusty Hearts, the upcoming closed beta might be a great way for you to...
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Star Wars Galaxies Shutting Down On Dec. 15th
With Star Wars: The Old Republic nearing release, LucasArts and Sony have decided to shut down Star Wars Galaxies this December 15th....
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Hellgate Reopens as Free MMO; Open Beta Starts June 30th
T3 Entertainment is inviting gamers across North America to check out how their Hellgate renovations are coming along. Born from the ashes...
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Shadow Cities MMO Spreads Across Globe
More and more MMOs seem to be making their way to the iPhone and Android. Shadow Cities was released in May 2011...
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MMO Lego Universe Adding Free to Play
Have you been tempted to play Lego Universe, but found your MMO subscription money diverted to other venues – such as buying...
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PopCap Acquired?
Reports are coming in that PopCap is the prize in an acquisition deal. Full details haven’t been released yet, but the rumored...
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Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 10 Arrives
Turbine has announced that Update 10 is now live for its popular MMO Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited. The new update,...
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Pockie Ninja to See Chapter III in Mid-June
Naruto/Bleach-inspired “Pockie Ninja” is slated to get some new content soon, adding to the game’s storyline while introducing some new features...
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Metin2 Adds New Mount, Powerful Hair, Trailer
Free-to-play MMO Metin2 has released a trailer highlighting some of the content added in its just-released June patch. Specifically, some limited edition...
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Vindictus Update Adds Karok, Removes Tokens
Online action brawler Vindictus have delivered some new content today – adding a new playable character to its roster while at the...
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Dungeon Fighter Online Act X: Rebirth Detailed
Nexon has revealed the final details of the upcoming summer update to side-scrolling MMO action-brawler Dungeon Fighter Online. The massive update will...
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Spiral Knights Storm Steam
SEGA has announced that free-to-play MMO Spiral Knights is now available for download on Steam. The previously released title now enjoys the...
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2K Games Dumps PR Company For Threatening Duke Nukem Critics
It seems like pig cops, topless women, and gamers’ wallets won’t be the only casualties of the Duke Nukem Forever saga. In...
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Pockie Ninja Events Announced
NGames has announced today its second wave of fun events for players of its free-to-play browser-based fighting game Pockie Ninja. The hit...
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THQ Closes Kaos Studios And THQ Warrington
Word is coming in that THQ has decided to shut down its THQ Warrington site and Homefront developer Kaos studios. THQ neglected...
