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World Of Warcraft “Lacks Approval” To Operate In China

2:20PM Luke Plunkett | Courtesy of some alleged “gross violations” of national regulations, China’s General Administration of Press and Publication have ordered that World of Warcraft once again be suspended in the country. More »
Media

An Early Look At Interplay’s Fallout MMO

12:00AM Brian Crecente | The legal back and forth between Interplay and Bethesda over the rights to make a Fallout massively multiplayer game had some interesting… fallout recently: Concept art. More »
Culture

J!NX Aion Shirts Give You Wings

2:00AM Mike Fahey | World of Warcraft clothing creators J!NX has been spreading its wings lately, introducing the first in a new line of t-shirts for NCsoft’s recently-launched Aion. More »
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Global Agenda: Two Ways To Pay; Two Ways To Play

7:00AM Mike Fahey | Hi-Rez Studios has revealed the innovative pricing model for their upcoming persistent-world online shooter Global Agenda, which allows players to choose which type of game they want to play – online shooter, or MMO. More »
Media

Star Trek Online Video: “Klingons Being Klingons …”

11:00AM Owen Good | This video discusses the backstory leading into Star Trek Online. In a nutshell, Romulans, Remans, Klingons and the Gorn are all assholes, and their inability to resolve their differences creates fertile opportunity for combat. That’s where you come in. More »
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Free Realms Holds Halloween Spooktacular

8:20AM Mike Fahey | Many MMO games host special Halloween events, but only Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms has the guts to use the words Super Spooktacular, which is at least 10 times as awesome as a normal Spooktacular. More »
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Turbine: Free Model Boosted D&D Online Subs 40 Percent

1:40PM Owen Good | Since moving to a free-to-play model, Dungeons & Dragons online has seen a 40 percent increase in subscribers, the developer Turbine said in an interview with Ars Technica More »
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THQ*ICE Opens Dragonica Online In Grand Fashion

4:40AM Mike Fahey | THQ*ICE’s first free-to-play MMO Dragonica Online is holding a grand opening celebration tomorrow, with special events and contests running all weekend long. More »
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Earth Eternal Finally Makes It To Open Beta

2:20AM Mike Fahey | Earth Eternal, the browser-based anthropomorphic animal MMO I’ve been following since early 2007 has finally reached the open beta stage, and the time of man has officially passed. More »
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World Of Warcraft Players, You’re Gonna Need A Battle.net Account

12:20PM Michael McWhertor | There’s no avoiding it. If you play World of Warcraft, you’re going to need a Battle.net account, as Blizzard has set a drop dead date for the great account switchover. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt a bit. More »