23 Jan, 2012

Guild Wars 2 is anticipated by many to launch a real challenge to WoW and we’ve now got confirmation that the closed beta has just completed, leading to an official confirmation of a 2012 release. What this means is that in March and April the size of the beta tests will increase where you can have a go too! Whether or not beta will be completely open is...

21 Jan, 2012

Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the most successful MMO launches in quite some time. I’ve been having a good time leveling up my characters, but as I was browsing the SWTOR subreddit, I noticed this little nugget. It has got to be one of the more hilarious collections of machinima-based sketches this side of Coruscant. Check it out, and meanwhile,...

19 Jan, 2012

Menace of the Underdark is the name of the first expansion to the free to play MMORPG D&D Online. One of the few free to play MMORPGs to survive, DDO’s achievement is truly remarkable when you consider it is in direct competition to the almighty WoW. Menace of the Underdark boasts new features including the Forgotten Realms, the subterranean expanse...

19 Jan, 2012

Well, first the good news: the previously delayed patch, 1.1: Rise of the Rakghouls, landed earlier today. It fixed some of the games vital issues, such as frame rate performance issues and quest-breaking glitches. And the bad news? Well, if today is anything to go by, Bioware will have no subscribers by the end of the month. In the open PvP world of Ilum, many...

16 Jan, 2012

Riding on the back of the most successful MMORPG launch in history, Star Wars: The Old Republic is making sure that the 1 million+ new subscribers stay for the duration. Entitled “Rise of the Rakghouls”, the first large game update adds a new flashpoint, “Kaon Under Siege” and an additional operation to the outer rim world of Taris. The...

11 Jan, 2012

It all started when Interplay tried to develop a Fallout MMO, and ended when Interplay and Bethesda settled out of court. Bethesda now officially gains all Fallout Intellectual Property rights, and Interplay gets US$2 million. Both sides will end up footing their own legal bills, so it’s hard to say just how far US$2 million will go for Interplay. Maybe a...

4 Jan, 2012

Square Enix has been working with Ankama over the last year on a new MMORPG title WakFu, and today, they have moved the title into open beta for those that want to try out this new title. The thing that differentiates this title from other MMORPG titles is that players are voted up to become governors for sections of the land. As a governor, you will be able...

23 Dec, 2011

Trion Worlds has admitted that personally identifiable user information has been compromised, including user names, encrypted passwords, dates of birth, email addresses, billing addresses, and the first and last four digits and expiration dates of customer credit cards. Currently, they have no evidence that full credit card information was accessed, but they are...