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WoW Economist Looks at Catacylsm Guild Economics
What could cataclysm bring about for guild talents
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Posted on Sat, November 7, 2009 by Xerin
What could cataclysm bring about for guild talents
The WoW Economist is back, if you already didn't know, and has a few top notch articles already out there. The latest one, about Guild Economics in Cataclysm, has a really good line about what if...
Aion Weekly Newsletter: The Fanboi versus The Hater
Will you choose sides?
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Posted on Fri, November 6, 2009 by Savanja
Will you choose sides?
While most of the Aion playerbase stays quietly tucked away in their blanket of innocence, and epic battle grows between the two sides of the vocal minority as we watch it play out on gaming...
- Aion
Free Character Moves for Select PvP Realms
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Mem
In an attempt to balance a few select realms Blizzard will be offering free character transfers. These transfers became available today (November 5) at 11:15am PST and will be ending Thursday,...
- World of Warcraft
New Blizzard Store Items
Get yours today
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Mem
Get yours today
Today Blizzard released two unique purchasable pets: Pandaren Monk, and Lil‘ K.T. Each pet is ten dollars each and can be found on the online store in the Collectibles tab. Half of the proceeds...
- World of Warcraft
Aion Clings to Digital Top 10
Still topping sales charts a month after release
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Savanja
Still topping sales charts a month after release
After topping digital download charts for pre-orders and continuing to dominate after release, Aion is finally dropping to the bottom of the top 10 a month after release. Direct2Drive and Steam...
- Aion
Dragon Age: Origins - Inspiring Musicians
Crossing over into the mainstream.
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Dalmarus
Crossing over into the mainstream.

Gamers aren't the only people creating everything they can to show their appreciation for BioWare's latest RPG masterpiece, Dragon Age: Origins. Musical groups have gotten on board to show...
- Dragon Age Origins
Lavasoft Develops New Version of Ad-Aware for Online Gamers
New anti-spyware program made for gamers.
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Martuk
New anti-spyware program made for gamers.
Lavasoft, makers of the popular Ad-Aware Internet security software have developed a new version of Ad-Aware specifically aimed at gamers. The latest version offers real-time anti-virus and...
Aion Veteran Rewards Now Available
Subscribers finally reap the rewards of membership
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Posted on Thu, November 5, 2009 by Savanja
Subscribers finally reap the rewards of membership
The first month of veteran rewards are now available for players to activate on their Aion accounts. These rewards will generally be available on the first of every month for active players, but...
- Aion
Champions Online : New Patch Today
Cryptic updates CO with another patch.
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Posted on Wed, November 4, 2009 by mattlow
Cryptic updates CO with another patch.
Cryptic updates their superhero MMOG, Champions Online, with another patch today. The main purpose of this patch is to fix stability issues with their databases.

You can read the patch notes here.
- Champions Online
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Screenshot Video Montage
Travel the lands of Telon from the comfort of your own home.
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Posted on Wed, November 4, 2009 by Dalmarus
Travel the lands of Telon from the comfort of your own home.

Games that have rocky starts are rarely given second chances, especially if that start was as disastrous as that suffered by Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. If it's been a while since you've...
- Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
New PTR Patch Notes
Arena points without the Arenas?
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Posted on Wed, November 4, 2009 by Messiah
Arena points without the Arenas?
One of the things that stands out as the strangest item I have seen in a patch is the addition of arena points to battlegrounds. Huh? Aren't arena points by definition supposted to come from...
- World of Warcraft
- Wrath of the Lich King
World of Warcraft Fifth Anniversary Sweepstakes!
Five years already?
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Posted on Tue, November 3, 2009 by Messiah
Five years already?
It seems like it was just the other day... Wow, does time fly when you're having fun. Blizzard is getting ready to celebrate 5 years of WoW. Check out the news post for more details.

This...
- World of Warcraft
- Wrath of the Lich King
MMOG Gamers Target of Worm Attacks According to Microsoft Security Report
Worm attacks target MMOG gamers.
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Posted on Tue, November 3, 2009 by Martuk
Worm attacks target MMOG gamers.
Make sure that Internet security is up to date. MMOG gamers seem to be the target of Worm and malicious software attacks according to a recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report called...
2009 Blizzard Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners
At least some people have hobbies other than playing WoW
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by Messiah
At least some people have hobbies other than playing WoW
It looks like these people have some serious time to devout to hobbies other than playing WoW 24/7. Pumpkin carving at this level is a very serious skill! Awesome work guys.

We're frightened....
- World of Warcraft
- Wrath of the Lich King
Interplay Countersues Bethesda in Fallout MMOG Debacle
The plot thickens.
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by Martuk
The plot thickens.
Bethesda isn't the only one with lawyers. Gamasutra is reporting that Interplay has filed a counterclaim against current Fallout owner Bethesda for breach of contract. The company is alleging...
AoC: Letter from the Game Director - October 2009
Craig Morrison talks about community promotions and Rise of the Godslayer.
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Posted on Mon, November 2, 2009 by Martuk
Craig Morrison talks about community promotions and Rise of the Godslayer.
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures' Game Director Craig Morrison has released a new letter to the community this week. The latest update is mostly about community related stuff and how community ...
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Aion Newsletter - The Perks of Community
Does a game's community team play a vital role in that game's success?
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Posted on Fri, October 30, 2009 by Savanja
Does a game's community team play a vital role in that game's success?
MMOGs are all about community. After all, there really isn't much point in playing one if you are oblivious to the players around you, right? Does this unique aspect of community make Aion's...
- Aion
Join Runes of Magic for the Halloween Pumpkin Festival
New Halloween event comes to Runes of Magic.
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Posted on Thu, October 29, 2009 by Martuk
New Halloween event comes to Runes of Magic.
Runes of Magic's latest update adds a new Halloween event with the Pumpkin Festival. The new festival will let players collect candies, hunt for the pumpkin, or even take part in the monster...
- Runes of Magic
Torchlight Officially Launches
Torchlight welcomes players as game launhes.
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Posted on Thu, October 29, 2009 by Martuk
Torchlight welcomes players as game launhes.
Torchlight has officially launched and the long awaited Diablo-style action RPG from Runic Games is now available to those who want to enjoy the new world of Torchlight. You can order the...
- Torchlight
WoW: New Dungeon System
A newer better Looking for Group system
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Posted on Wed, October 28, 2009 by Messiah
A newer better Looking for Group system
In the next patch to the World of Warcraft there will be many changes made to the game, one that will affect almost everyone is the change to the dungeon instance system. Instances will behave...
- World of Warcraft
- Wrath of the Lich King