Tag: mmorpg
VIDEO: New Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer shows off Hoth, Wookies and Jedi ass-kicking
Star Wars and MMO gameplay; a match made in heaven, no? You'd have thought so, but after the disaster that was Star Wars: Galaxies, we're still a little cautious about Star Wars: The Old Republic. The sprawling MMORPG by…
DC Universe Online confirmed for January release
DC Universe Online, the long-awaited comic-book MMORPG, has finally been given a concrete release date. PS3 and PC owners will be able to get their hands on it simultaneously, as it launches on January 14th of next year. The first…
World of Warcraft developer Blizzard working on brand new MMO IP
Blizzard, the development team behind Starcraft II and World of Warcraft, are working on a brand new massively multiplayer online role playing game based on an original intellectual property. Activision CEO Booby Kotick broke the news last night during the…
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Bounty Hunter screenshot gallery
Along with a hands-on preview of the latest build of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Bioware this week also handed over a batch of screenshots of the Bounty Hunter class in their ambitious MMORPG, including some-never-before-seen shots. Boba Fett wannabes…
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Bounty Hunter hands-on preview
Somewhere a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Bioware have actually gotten around to releasing their highly anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG. While we were left no clearer as to when the game will…
Next Elder Scrolls to be a MMORPG, ready for 2011?
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remains one of the biggest and best single-player experiences available on the current generation of consoles. But in a bold step, it seems the next entry into the series could be about to go all World…
Star Wars: The Old Republic coming Spring 2011
If there are two things that almost universally set the hearts of uber-geeks a' racing, it's Star Wars and Massively Multiplayer Online RPG's. So, sorry Mr Uber Geek, steel yourself for a potential heart attack, as word trickles in that…
Final Fantasy XIV beta keys up for grabs from Square Enix
Square Enix are taking the Final Fantasy universe online once again with FFXIV. If, like us, you just cant wait to start the MMO grind afresh, Square Enix are now taking applications for the FFXIV beta phase. Applicants must be…
Top 10 Tuesday: Ways to spend Valentine's Day with your partner in World of Warcraft
If you don’t play World of Warcraft, or a similar MMORPG, then you might not want to read this. You’re going to thin. But there’s actually a lot of fun to be had playing World of Warcraft with a significant other, especially if circumstances mean that you’re unable to be in the same place on the special day.
Of course, World of Warcraft holds its own “Love is in the Air” event, but we’re not just going to limit ourselves to that, oh no. There’s a whole world to see, so we’ll pick out some of the nicest spots. Click into the post to begin the countdown.
FCC Commissioner brands WoW as a leading cause of college dropouts
This is something that I’ve seen evidence of first-hand. The US Federal Communications Commissioner, Deborah Taylor Tate, has seen fit to label World of Warcraft as one of the biggest enemies of the education system:
“You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college drop-outs in the U.S. is online gaming addiction – such as World of Warcraft – which is played by 11 million individuals worldwide”
Now it’s true that World of Warcraft, when taken to extremes, can annihilate everything else in your life. However, it’s not an addiction – the vast majority of players know how to get the work/play balance right. Don’t condemn the many for the actions of a few.
(via Kotaku)
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