Dungeons & Dragons ...

The much-anticipated addition of the highly popular Forgotten Realms setting for the tabletop Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons game is getting close for the online rendition of the most-loved role playing game.  When Update 13: Web of Chaos releases in the next few weeks, it...
Jan 31, 2012

3 People You’ll M...

There are three basic personalities you’ll meet in every game forum; no matter the game, no matter the forum’s moderation policies.  These three people, collectively, make up the bulk of forum posts and (often) blog commentary as well. These three forum users are: The...
Jan 31, 2012

Blizzcon 2012 Canceled

For vague reasons, Blizzard has announced that Blizzcon 2012 will not happen.  This annual fan convention has been a huge event for five years running and the cancellation comes as a complete surprise to nearly everyone. Blizzard cites a “jam packed schedule” as their reason...
Jan 30, 2012

Wakfu Will Launch Febru...

Square Enix and Ankama Games have announced that on this Leap Year, they will be launching their anticipated title Wakfu on the extra day in February, the 29th. The game will go to retail in all regions (around the world) on February 29th.  Current beta servers will go dark a couple of...
Jan 30, 2012

Star Supremacy Content ...

Barbily Games, which makes the popular browser-based Star Supremacy space real-time strategy game, has announced a new update and expansion for the game is coming.  Called War Version, the new content will feature a pair of new systems, Domination War and Alliance War. In this feature,...
Jan 28, 2012

RiotZone Goes Open Beta

Mail.ru has announced that RiotZone, their latest title, has gone into open beta.  The game is a player vs. player (PvP) game in which matches of 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 in death match battles are held. Raids on enemy territory can also be conducted. Conquests of resource-rich areas and some...
Jan 28, 2012

Bigpoint and gPotato Pa...

gPotato and Bigpoint have announced a partnership that will see some of Bigpoint’s largest browser titles being offered via the gPotato gaming portal.  This will include notables like BattleStar Galactica Online, likely the company’s most popular title. Players are being...
Jan 27, 2012

LOTRO Spring 2012 Rider...

The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) updates coming this spring are huge.  When Riders of Rohan releases, it will include massive changes to the way the game is played, including adding mounted combat and a promised monthly update model from Turbine. The Great River is the newest region...
Jan 27, 2012

Rift Wants To Set World...

One of the new features coming to v1.7 in Rift will be the marriage system.  This will allow players to marry in-game and Trion wants to use that to set a new world record for the most virtual in-game weddings in a 24-hour period. The date set for the record attempt is Valentine’s...
Jan 26, 2012

Jagex Games (RuneScape)...

Jagex Games Studio has won its two-year lawsuit against Impulse Software for developing and selling macro/bot software for use in the MMO RPG RuneScape.  The lawsuit may serve as a serious deterrent for bot-makers in games around the world. Impulse’s iBot allowed users to...
Jan 26, 2012

Aion Discontinuing Vete...

The Aion development team has announced that Veteran’s Rewards for long-time players will be ending in February.  When Aion 3.0 releases, they say, most of those rewards will become obsolete, so the system is going to be scrapped. The VR won’t be completely lost, however, as...
Jan 25, 2012

TERA Hitting Shelves Ma...

En Masse Entertainment and Frogster have announced that TERA will become public and be available for digital download and in-store purchase on May 1st in both the European Union and North America. Currently, of course, TERA is in beta testing and will open to public beta sometime next...
Jan 25, 2012