Lazard Capital Markets has downgraded Activision-Blizzard stock from “buy” to “neutral” after the announcement that World of Warcraft has lost yet more subscriptions.  Blizzard’s third quarter results were lackluster and given the year-long trend of the...

Nexon’s recent update to Dragons Nest, Theater of War, adds on several new player vs. player (PvP) content upgrades.  New player vs. environment (PvE) updates were also included. A makeover to the older PvP modes has been undertaken, changing some of the clunkier aspects of the...

The unusual, even wacky turn-based MMO RPG Wakfu will see some new updates to include a new class, Osmodas Whip, and a new zone, Tofu Canyon.  The game is currently in closed beta and will release in February 2012.  The new class and zone will roll out in beta beginning this...

The Guild Wars 2 Extended Experience free mobile app for playing GW2 on your smart phone, will release to mobile and browsers  soon.  ArenaNet will be connecting the app to the game servers, allowing players to check on some social items like guild news, vaults, the auction house,...

The upcoming first person shooter for PS3 as a tie-in to EVE Online, DUST 514, will feature a game mechanic called the Rapid Deployment Vehicle (RDV).  These are drones that deliver vehicles to players on the battlefield as replacements or swap-outs for current vehicles. The RDV is...

The next game patch for Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will include a new dungeon called City of Brass, developers have announced.  This will be a progressive dungeon featuring 13 bosses.  The longer you survive in the dungeon, the greater the rewards. Other additions include: New Overland...

[Update 2011-12-21: Killer Guides now also provides an in-depth guide to Star Wars: The Old Republic that provides some nifty tricks and other details about the game.] The Legacy System for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been superficially revealed by the developers.  They provide...

League of Legends developers at Riot Games have announced that the game’s player base has grown to thirty million registered users with over 4 million playing on any given day.  Further explaining the numbers, the developers also say that of the 30 million registered, 11.4 million...

Bioware has released the Non-Disclosure Agreement on beta testers, allowing them to talk about the game’s specifics publicly.  This has meant a weekend full of flurried blog and forum posting regarding how Star Wars: The Old Republic plays and means that many unofficial guides from...

Parks Associates, a market research and consulting firm, says that the number of American gamers has doubled since 2008, thanks largely to smart phones, tablets, and social networks.  They show that the number of people who played a casual game for at least an hour a month rose from 56...

SEGA of America and SEGA Europe have acquired San Francisco-based design and development firm Three Rings Design.  The firm is responsible for popular games such as Puzzle Pirates and Spiral Knights. This is the third major acquisition from SEGA recently, as the company has been moving...

MediaSpark has shown off its latest MMO to the press.  The game, called GoVenture World, is an MMORPG that lets players pit themselves against educational challenges online.  It’s an all ages game aimed at the educational sector. GoVenture World is about setting up a business and...