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Star Trek Online Open Beta Stardated
9:20AM Mike Fahey | Boldly go where only closed beta testers have gone before this January, when Cryptic launches the open beta test for Star Trek Online on stardate 63497. More »
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Activision Exec: ‘Expect’ Additional, Paid Online Modes
11:30AM Owen Good | Whoops. Kinda sorta missed this, another pearl of wisdom from this week’s BMO Capital Markets forum. Activision’s CFO told conferees that extracting more dough out of players, via charging for certain online play or features, is something we should expect. More »
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2:40AM Mike Fahey | Petroglyph and True Games have released a set of screenshots detailing the various environments found in the upcoming online action RPG Mytheon. Let’s take a tour of Colchis, The Dominion of Hades and The Shattered Isle. More »
A Visual Tour Of Mytheon’s Hot Spots
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Petroglyph and True Games have released a set of screenshots detailing the various environments found in the upcoming online action RPG Mytheon. Let’s take a tour of Colchis, The Dominion of Hades and The Shattered Isle. More »
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League Of Legends Beta Cracks Wide Open
4:40AM Mike Fahey | The evolution of Defense of the Ancients is now freely available, as Riot Games opens up the beta for League of Legends in advance of its October 27th “pre-season” launch. 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 »
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Online Status Check: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
9:00AM Brian Crecente | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a sure-fire hit for the Playstation 3. A must-have for anyone who owns the system. But how is the online component holding up now that the game has been out for a couple of days? More »
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3 Million Enlist In Combat Arms
7:40AM Mike Fahey | Nexon America is growing in leaps and bounds, and its greatly due to the success of Combat Arms, the free-to-play online multiplayer FPS, which recently surpassed the three million registered user mark. More »
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MMO Maker: Big Names Drive Small Fish To Free-Play Market
11:00AM Owen Good | MMOs smaller than the ones made by the heavyweight player— which is to say most of them—have fled for the US free-to-play market, the co-founder of MMO-maker Reality Gap told Gamasutra. More »
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | That’s the word, according to Blizzard’s Rob Pardo. They’re “looking into” it, although there is nothing to announce right now. More »
Blizzard “Looking Into” Aussie StarCraft II Servers
2:00PM David Wildgoose | That’s the word, according to Blizzard’s Rob Pardo. They’re “looking into” it, although there is nothing to announce right now. More »
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