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Sham Kickstarter Project Found Out, Closes Down

When the whole Kickstarter thing blew up earlier this year, there was always a very quiet suspicion. That amidst all the nostalgia and indie enthusiasm, someone would use the service to try and rip people off. Well, looks like we’ve got our first scammers.


March 31, 2011
News

Is EA Cooking Up A New Ultima Game?

Ultima IV, an oldie-but-goodie role-playing game from one of the PC’s most revered franchises, has been available for free since 1997. And nobody gave a hoot. Then, yesterday, EA suddenly gives a hoot.


April 9, 2010
News

Warhammer Online Bug Results in More Than $US300 Monthly Fees

A screw-up in EA’s Warhammer Online billing system has resulted in many players being charged upwards of 22 times for a one-month subscription, filling bank accounts with overdraft fees and the Warhammer forums with very angry players.


December 4, 2009
In Real Life

Forged By Chaos Explores The Darker Side Of Warhammer Online

Because there are two sides to every conflict, Mythic and Games Workshop publishing arm The Black Library have released Forged By Chaos, a novel that explores the fragile, deadly alliance of the forces of Destruction.


November 7, 2009
News

This Is The Warhammer Online Trial That Never Ends

Forget that old 10-day timed trial nonsense. Warhammer Online’s new trial lets you play any of the game’s 24 careers as long as you like, with the new streaming client keeping things all speedy-like.


September 30, 2009
News

WAR Comes To The Mac This Month

Mythic entertainment opens the world of Warhammer Online to a whole new group of players later this month, when the MAC version of the MMO goes live.


September 29, 2009
News

Everybody Back In The Britannia

Ultima Online celebrates its 12th birthday by inviting everyone who has ever played back to rediscover the joys of getting killed over and over again while trying to chop wood.


August 14, 2009
News

Dark Age Of Camelot Expansions Set Free

Mythic would like to remind everyone that they had an MMO before Warhammer Online, and if you’d like to come back and try it again you’ll get the two later expansions free of charge.


July 31, 2009
News

Warhammer Online Mac Beta Prepares For Battle

Massively-multiplayer RPG Warhammer Online just got a bit more Mac friendly, as Mythic announces the availability of the beta for the Mac version of the game.


June 27, 2009
News

BioWare Boss On Future Mythic Collaboration

So, EA decided to roll both their big RPG houses – BioWare and Mythic – together under the one command structure. It only took about 30 seconds before people started wondering: could the two ever work together on a game?