Ten Ton Hammer - Taking MMO Gamers to the Next Level!

Starting with Nick Yee's research in 2002 and manifesting itself in countless surveys and research inquiries from academics intrigued and maybe a little frightened by how gamers play and interact online, MMORPGs are fertile ground for sociologists both professional and amateurish, like us. The Daedalus project alone claims to have interpreted the survey results from over 40,000 MMO gamers., but has any of this work predicted where MMO gaming is going, or are we just seeing where we've been? Or want to be?

That, breaking news on Lego Universe, two Cryptic Studios panel videos on Champions Online and Star Trek Online from NY Comic-Con 2009, an Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn review, the latest edition of Top 10 Free-to-Play Games, and two newly revamped WoW spells guides are on the bunsen burner in today's Loading... What Has Science Done?