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Blizzard Auctions Off Entire Worlds Of Warcraft For Charity

6:20AM October 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Own a piece of World of Warcraft history and help a good cause, as Blizzard prepares to auction off more than 2000 original server blades for St Jude’s Childrens’ Research Hospital. More »

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Rift Combats Massive Player Influx With Massive Server Additions

7:20AM March 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The response to Trion World’s MMO Rift has been overwhelming, with the 17 servers allocated to North America for last week’s head start blossoming into 39 to combat long login queues. The game launches tomorrow, with more servers on the way. More »

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New Type Of Memory Could Boot Your Computer Instantly

6:00AM January 21, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Imagine turning on your computer from a powerless state and instantly seeing your desktop without having to wait through a lengthy loading process. NC State researchers have developed a device that could make that happen. More »

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Halo 3 Multiplayer Servers Will Survive Halo Reach’s Launch

4:00AM February 19, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Once Halo Reach hits, bringing with it a brand new multiplayer experience and separate severs, does that mean Halo 3′s multiplayer servers will be shut down? More »

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MAG Beta Off To A Rocky Start

7:20AM January 5, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Zipper Interactive has launched the promised open beta test for the PlayStation 3′s MAG, but early server issues are causing frustration for players unable to connect. More »

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Aion Gets Rid Of Idle Shopkeepers To Lessen Queue Times

3:40AM September 26, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Aion general chat has one less thing to complain about this morning, as NCsoft takes steps to prevent folks from abusing the personal shop system in order to remain online during peak hours. More »

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Hope On The Horizon For Aion’s Server Woes

2:20AM September 24, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Players are none too pleased with the massive, multi-hour queues affecting most of the newly-launched MMO Aion’s servers every evening. We spoke with NCsoft about plans to sooth the teeming masses. More »

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Section 8 Allows PC-Hosted Xbox 360 Servers

12:20AM August 13, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The Xbox 360 version of Timegate’s Section 8 is getting a multiplayer boost, allowing players to create their own dedicated Xbox 360 server on their PC. More »

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Sierra Closing 21 Game Servers

4:00PM October 9, 2008 | Stuart Houghton

Now that Sierra has been swallowed by the maw of Actiblizzard, the great behemoth has spat out a few bones.

On November 1st, Sierra will be closing 21 of its game servers, cutting off supports to games such as AvP2, Homeworld and Vampire.

None of the games affected are hugely popular, but doubtless someone out there will be a bit put out by this. Comments, anyone?

Full list after the jump.

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