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Issue #5 - 95 More Until The Cool 100.
Gamespy has posted a preview of City of Heroes: Issue #5. Vin Diesel arrived for some City of Heroes villain arse kicking, but before he started he said:

"The good news for everybody who still fights on the side of law and order is that NCSoft isn't resting on their heroic laurels when it comes to their incredibly fun superhero MMO. Since its release in April of 2004, the game has undergone a steady stream of large-scale content upgrades. Dubbed "issues" in honor of the game's comic book roots, these content upgrades have changed the world of Paragon City, adding limited Player vs. Player in the Arena, new Epic-level powers, the chance to play as the alien Kheldians, and, of course, capes. The latest upgrade prepping for release is "Issue 5 -- Forest of Dread.""

You can read the entire City of Heroes: Issue #5 Preview at GameSpy.

Nine out of ten beta testers prefer Dark & Light!
Dark and Light's official site now sports a testamonial from a beta tester, commenting on a recent build. Apparently this MMORPG is going to have more GM involvement in the way of lots of intelligently controlled quests and events. We won't hold our breath, but it is a cool idea.

"The most exiting part though is the events that AD does with us. A recent one I participated in started for a dieing man calling for a long lost love, and ended with us bringing her back from the dead to see him. Little events like this happen throughout the tests with AD controlling the characters. Big ones that involve all the beta testers in big battles have happened too. Another one I recently did had several Darkies trying to cheat a man (A character played by a GM) out of his fortress, and almost succeeded until the lights came to rescue him. After a big battle the light ended victorious, but the man we were guarding didn’t. Poor Dotarius."

Read the rest of this beta tester's testamonial at Dark & Light's Official Site.

Tears of joy stream from basements everywhere.
Turbine has announced that the Dungeons and Dragons Online Alpha has begun. Bugbears dodging magic missiles sent in the following:

"Turbine is pleased to announce that the public Alpha for Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Stormreach has officially started! This is the first phase of the public Alpha and we are very excited to share our work with our fans. Following our successful showing of the game at E3 and the incredible response we received from players, we have made quite a few significant improvements and additions to the game. We look forward to hearing the feedback from our Alpha players and incorporating it to make Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Stormreach even better."

You can read the entire Dungeons and Dragons Online Alpha Announcement at The Official Site.
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Eternia, not to be confused with Ehernia.
GameSpot is reporting that the Tales of Eternia has begun. This will be Namco's first MMOG. Monty Python studios has raised issue with the carrying of the dead feature, claiming it infringes on their "Bring out your dead...." skit from "They Holy Grail":

"TOEO uses a symbol encounter system similar to the original TOE, wherein the player enters battle mode whenever he or she bumps into an enemy symbol that's moving around the field map. The players fight in real-time using the series' Linear Motion Battle System. Players can perform combination attacks if they execute moves in a certain order in an allotted time span. If the character dies in battle, TOEO's "piggyback system" lets characters carry around the deceased. If they make it to a church, the dead character can be resurrected with no experience penalities."

You can read the entire Tales of Eternia Beta Article at GameSpot.
You can view some new Tales of Eternia Screenshots at GameSpot