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I have super powers! I can fly! I choose to wear tights?
WorthPlaying has posted their City of Villains review, taking a look at the recently released NCSoft title.

" ...there are some conclusions that I can draw, based on extensive experience in the Massively Multiplayer genre, and on previous experience with City of Heroes (also somewhat limited). I think it unfortunate that many gamers who may have played City of Heroes will judge CoV unfairly based upon the reputation of it predecessor. I played CoH for several weeks and came away with what seemed to be a common opinion of the experience; it is a terrific, appealing idea, with beautifully crafted environments. The title had perhaps the single best character-generation system that was practically a game in itself, and the product as a whole was easy to learn and fun to play. However, CoH seriously lacked any significant content with little or no end game; in short, the game was boring. You can only put the beat-down on so many bad guys before it gets tedious. "

• TTH First Impressions of City of Villains
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News Flash: MMO Gamers like Star Trek!
In one of the biggest porkbarrel market research studies ever conducted, Perpetual Entertainment has indeed found that there is a market for their 2-year-out take on the Star Trek universe.

This just in: massively multiplayer online role-playing game players are interested in a Star Trek MMORPG. That's the not-so-shocking conclusion of a market study conducted by Nielsen Media Research and Perpetual Entertainment, developer of the forthcoming PC MMORPG, Star Trek Online.

Check out the earthshattering Nielson survey results at Gamespot.
Do you have a lifelong aspiration to join in a Vulcan mindmeld with an major MMO developer?

• Read some older STO news- and/or...

• Head over to the shiny new Star Trek Online site

Your Hummer Isn't Complete Without a "Blood-Sprayer."
MMORPGDot.com reports
that there are some new screenshots available for Auto Assault:

Gameplay Monthly has some new a shiny Auto Assault screenshots for
your viewing pleasure.

• Take a Look
  for Yourself
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Something Need Doing?
Sci-Fi novelist Keith R.A. DeCandido (Star Trek, Andromeda) is bringing a little
more than upgrades to Warcraft players. He is writing a series of novels devoted
to the World of Warcraft series. The first book will be called "World of
Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred." A very fitting title given the books contents:

The Burning Legion has been defeated, and eastern regions of Kalimdor
are now shared by two nations: the orcs of Durotar, led by their noble Warchief,
Thrall; and the humans of Theramore, led by one of the most powerful mages alive
-- Lady Jaina Proudmoore. But the tentative peace between orcs and humans is
suddenly crumbling. Random attacks against Durotar's holdings suggest that the
humans have renewed their aggression toward the orcs. Now Jaina and Thrall must
avert disaster before old hatreds are rekindled -- and Kalimdor is plunged into
another devastating war. Jaina's search to uncover the truth behind the attacks
leads her to a shocking revelation. Her encounter with a legendary, long-lost
wizard will challenge everything that she believes and illuminate the secret
history of the world of...

• Check it Out at Blizzplanet.com
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  for Your WoW Fix!