Star Wars: the Old Republic has been open to the public since just before Christmas and is one of the most talked about and played games in current MMOs.  As with all new games, of course, it’s going to have growing pains.  Usually this means relatively rapid updates in the...

Star Trek Online and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that the free to play (F2P) version of STO is now live.  Cryptic Studios, which develops the game for PWE, has updated the game to F2P and rolled the changes out to all servers. The game, suffering under its subscription...

Red 5 Studios has pledged $50,000 in seed money to begin a new organization to advocate for developers’ and gamers’ rights they’re calling League for Gamers.  LFG is billed as an alternative to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which has recently been taken...

Star Wars: The Old Republic will be seeing a patch update, says BioWare.  The update is coming this week and has several changes.  Most are bug fixes and content tweaks, but some are notable. Biochem All Energized, Exotech, and Rakata adrenals and stims now require 400 Biochem for...

Tomorrow, says Red 5 Studios, the beta of the Firefall MMO will go dark with servers shutting down on the 18th for 24 hours in protest of SOPA legislation in the U.S. Congress that would shut down free speech on the Internet. REd 5 is taking it one step further, according to Mark Kern,...

Update 22, dubbed Death Incarnate, will be coming soon to City of Heroes promises Paragon Studios and NCSoft.  This update includes a host of content changes and additions as well as new powers, costumes, VIP content, and end game trials. Players level 50 or higher will have access to...

The Invasion of Pirates expansion has launched for Conquer Online (Conquer 2).  The new expansion adds, as its tile might suggest, the pirate class to the game.  A Jolly Roger flag making contest is being held in which a plyer could win up to $3,500 in prizes and see their flag adopted...

On Thursday, news splashed across the blogosphere that Rift was going to be merging several of its servers.  The rumor even included a list of alleged merge plans.  These were based on a Message of the Day that was misinterpreted. Trion Worlds did not immediately respond to these...

En Masse Entertainment has announced that beta signup for TERA are now being accepted.  Developers are indicating that several “closed phases” will be held in which players may attend by invite only.  These will be similar to the beta events of last year in Korea. Everyone...

EverQuest II has added Flight Wings to gameplay, allowing players to soar the skies of Norrath without need of a flying steed or mount.  The wings come in tow types and can be purchased in the EQ Marketplace. The Pegasus Feather Flight Wings and the Nightmare Flight Wings are virtually...

DC Universe developers announced that, in honor of the game’s first birthday, all players checking in on January 11-15 will receive a First Year Anniversary Cape. DCU has seen a lot of changes over the past year, growing quickly into a game that is defining the genre.   Milestones...

The Age of Conan: Unchained has seen update v3.2 House of Crom added.  The patch rolled out across servers yesterday and officially went live.  The new update prominently features the high-level playing area for which the update is named. There are two dungeon areas on HoC.  The...