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Reckoning has proven itself a competitive RPG with outstanding gameplay, to be precise, the groundbreaking actions....

Although the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently rejected to incorporate game addiction into its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM-V), researchers still work hard to study this kind of 'mental-health issue'....

It's important to choose the one that's suitable to you and I believe gender lock will affect your choice....

It's inappropriate and prejudiced to say that 'the vast majority' of players from Asia, Africa, Russia, and the Middle East are 'cyber-criminals'....

Blizzard voiced its concern over Valve's attempt to trademark DOTA, a popular map of Warcraft III. Could Valve register the trademark, and what measures could Blizzard take to against Valve's attempt?...

A French Fast food restaurant launched a series of new products which themed after Star Wars.Look at this nasty-looking burger. Seems a little familiar? Yes its called the "Vador Burger" (apparently Sith Lords' names are spelled differently in France).And the burger's bun matches Darth Vader’s outfit. ...

Blizzard is selling its old retired server blades through Ebay to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.More than 350 server blades which had served tons of players in Europe and America will be sold from 14th October, to 14th November....

The road to TERA's official launch in North America is a little uneven. Although the lawsuit made the official launch suspense, En Masse Entertainment still concentrated on its pre-launch work. For one thing, it declared its policy on region-based IP blocking via its support website today....

As we reported yesterday, the lawsuit from MMO veteran publisher NCSoft early this month made TERA's official launch in North America suspense. This piece of news suddenly become top heatedly-discussed topic in players and MMORPG industry....

In order to facilitate the development of Mobile business, Nexon will combine with Nexon Mobile.Nexon and Nexon Mobile signed the Merger Agreement on 26th Jan. 2012....

JCE combined three sports game, Freestyle, Freestyle Football, and Freestyle2, into one collection called Freestyle Spots. As a pioneer of star marketing in the gaming world, JCE invited the hottest idol group, Girls' Generation, to be their spokesperson. ...

Red 5 Studios and its CEO, Mark Kern, have launched a non-profit organization for gamers and developers to help fight against anti-industry legislation like SOPA and PIPA....

Are you worried about SOPA, have you affected by it yet? Tell us what you think....

NCsoft did not have a happy start in 2012. They suffered a pretty big failure in the casual MMO field. Just a few days ago, they announced to close down servers for Punch Monster on Feb. 15....

After the end of this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft will leave the event. And the speech this time will be the last keynote speech from Microsoft on CES. The CEO of CES, Gary Shapiro called the departure a break which was the bilateral common decision. ...

Yesterday, League of Legends studio Riot Games just came out to denounce SOPA. Today, Runic Games, developer of the Torchlight series, has also come out against the SOPA....

Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the Kuma Reality Games developer, has been sentenced to death by the Iranian government on charge of espionage and working for the CIA. ...

It seems that Koreans are serious to games. During 2011, many controversial events happen in Korea game industry. Some reflect a sence of progress while some are incomprehensible ...

Instead of being an armchair strategist, Destructoid not only officially stands against SOPA but also has published a call to gamers to write to the ESA and its members, which include sample letters and contact details....

Cause the Game Rating Board of Korea did not perform well,after a year long controversy, the Korea officer finally passed the bill that transfers Game Rating Board(GRB)'s rating work to the private organization.Now the culture ministry has a year to classify the relevant documents for the new committee. Since then, all games, except arcade ones, will be rated by non-government institution. ...

Under the trend of multifunction, Shogun Bros developed Chameleon X-1 and release the specs last year. It is nothing special on the outside. But when you turn it over, you’ll see a gamepad which has a full slate of 14 buttons and force feedback support. It supposed to include a 5-stage adjustable 1600dpi optical sensor with 125Hz polling rate -- which admittedly sounds last gen -- that connects to your Windows PC over a USB dongle sporting 2.4GHz wireless....

With the end of 2011, the year 2012 is just here to say hello to all of us. Looking back on the gaming market in 2011, there are quite a number of games which deserve our anticipation. Now, I'll round up the top ten sexy MMO Games in 2011, which have all earned great popularity among players. Now without further ado, let's check out the list of the top 10 sexy adult mmos in 2011. ...

The criticism on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) which is just to be passed by the U.S. Congress has been fired up. Hackers group Anonymous also have appeared with a threatening message for Sony....

This picture is a real photo, not some PS entertainment.Senna, the famous F1 driver who was once undefeatable on the track did lift such a trophy. It stems from the cooperation between sports and video games. On Nov. 11, 1993, Senna won another big victory after he defeated his old opponent Alain Prost in the British Grand Prix. As a F1 driver, he had already won 3 world champion titles, but this one was still worth recording in Formula One’s history. Of course, it was not because SEGA or Sonic…...

Look back on 2011, you are certain to have your own unforgettable memories. Come on, share with us!...

We all love Mario. But this man must be the super funs of Mario, cause he share his love with this parrot. Now the parrot can sing the Mario song so well. ...

Recently, South Korean media paid great attention to a news private server running news in China. Blade and Soul which entered its second round of closed beta testing not long ago in South Korea has also landed in China through private servers. ...

It seems that Times Square became a hot place for game promotions. We have the Star Wars reality show and now is Hyundai's racing game. If you have an iPhone, and download the App, Then you can race a car on the big screen in Times Square. Awesome!...

Korean game companies seem to be confident in dominating the global gaming market. Let us just wait and see whether they can achieve this lofty goal. ...

According to South Korean media, the negotiations which started between Gamehi and Netmarble on the development of Sudden Attack 2 in October is stagnant again, and Sudden Attack 2 is likely to be delayed....

People often play games to enjoy themselves. However, games are like clothes. In the first few days, you may feel refreshing and pleasant, but clothes will wear out after a period and need to be patched. Likewise, no program is perfect. It is inevitable that bugs will appear in a game, and small programs have to be written in order to fix these bugs. These programs are the so-called patches....

Remember years ago we went to video arcade for racing games, and then PC racing games showed up. PC games ensure us extremely high freedom, especially in racing games. We can drive crazily on the road in Need for Speed series and plunder our favorite cars in Grand Theft Auto. With the popularization of the internet, some PC games are made into online ones. ...

The fact that the global game industry is troubled by frequent hacks in 2011 has become the focus of the global media. Particularly, the hacks which are intended to make fortune from user accounts and in-game items are really infuriating. Let's look back at these stories together. ...

A South Korean net cafe with 60,000 members conducted a poll between Dec. 8 and Dec. 22 to pick out the most popular in-game girls....

Progress is never stop, the old is sure to be replaced by the new, even the excellent game. Star Wars Galaxy closed down for good a week ago, making room for Star Wars the Old Republic. In memory of its 8-year operation, Sony Online Entertainment made one last gift for the fans: a Star Wars Galaxies memory book packed with the game's legacy....

At the mention of South Korea, most people must instantly think of Korean teleplay and Korean stars. They are collectively known as K-Pop (short for Korea-Pop) and enjoy a high reputation worldwide. Actually, it has entered a K-Game era. According to reliable data, the output value of K-Game industry is 14 times as much as that of K-Pop industry....

South Korean players seemed to be a quite surprised that the NO. 1 MMO in South Korea will go f2p in Europe. They argued that excellent games should adopt the p2p model instead of f2p model....

To end this mouse show we present you the A4Tech 3xFire XL-750F which is the cheapest of the gaming mices we introduced. The main gaming feature of this mouse is that it fires three times in the game when you only click once. It does not need a driver and features 6 DPI switch button with Color Indication 600-800-1200-1600-2000-2500DPI all hardware integrated. The design is nice and sleek, lines are clean and fits in hand rather nice....

'The Humble Indie Bundle' is a collection of many excellent small games. Players can bid it at any prince that they think the products are worth. Yes, you can offer only 0.1$ if you want. It is definitely authorized, cross-platform compatible and no digital rights. Also you will get the multiplayer code and the key on Steam. If your bid exceed the average level (5.33$ at present), you will get Gratuitous Space Battles and Doukutsu.Monogatari for free as gifts. Now is the fourth round, there are 12 days left. You can find more information here. BTW, part of the money you pay for them will assign to American Red Cross and Child's Play, and you are allowed to choose the proportion. And 0 percent is available if you don't trust the charitable organization....

From Yulgang 2 to Blade and Soul that will enter the market grandly next year, China-made online martial arts games irresistible emergence always grasps numerous hearts of martial arts fans ....

Nowadays the game graphics grow more and more magnificent. Since 3D technology became widely used in game scene, requires of PC configuration improved. Wondering if your PC could meet the games’requirements? Here’s a software works in this way. ...

Hey Geronimo is an Aussie indie pop group. They were thinking about something funny for the MV of their new song "Why Don’t We Do Something?". Then this terrifying montage of iOS games acted out in real life showed up, you see. The awkward movements and cheerful melodies are quite to my taste. It’s so cute. ...

What a coincidence, we've just talked about pirate last week, now Croteam developed an interesting solution to beat the hell out of Serious Sam 3 pirates and the players who patronize them....

Will this game truly be able to create an intriguing, epic story arch for every player considering all the logistical issues involved in an MMO experience? See what the beta testers said....

With the approach of 2012, 5 blockbusters will come out one after another. Well, do you know how many years have these games been developed? Does longer development time mean better quality?...

Remember the article about Richard Garriott’s attitude towards social game? He regard it as a dark horse in game industry. And Wetopia made the first step.It is a new social game from Sojo Studios and let gamers directly fund initiatives to improve the lives of children. ...

Pirating is an old topic. Game companies have tried many ways to fight pirating. It seems whenever there is a rule, there is a way to get around it. Though we all fully understand that pirating is bad, but people never stop. Why? It’s easier. Once all troublesome matters about buying the CD from gamestop are the people who actually paid for the game really have to start jumping through hoops....

On 11/11/2011, a computer engineer,also a fans of Zelda, was making a propose in a special way. ...

No doubt Ubisoft is developing a new MMORPG, the question is a cross platform mmorpg or Wii U MMO? Ubisoft has many games at hand, which it will choose for an MMORPG? Assassins Creed Online? Rabbids MMO? Or a brand new title?...

You will not catch me making any predictions about Star Wars: The Old Republic. But I am very curious to see how much F2P SciFi gamers EA will be able to convert to P2P gamers and what part will come from outside the current pool of SciFi gamers, being complete newcomers as well as the subscribers to EVE Online, WoW, RIFT or any other triple A P2P MMO game. ...

Today, while MMO games are very popular, the creator of UO, Richard Garriott, has a different view of the game industry. He thinks a lot about social games and his new company Portalarium shifted its principal business to social games....

Recently, four videos related to the history of MMo are popular. The videos include reviews of MMO games from MuD to MMORPG. Information about early Korea games The Kingdom of the winds and NC soft are also presented on the video as well as partly charges mode....

Death is everywhere. Most of us try to avoid it; others can’t get out of its way. Death is no joke, except on game, there're group of players never stop spending their talents on finding better way to die. And here is an idler made a video which shows us 100 ways to die in the game. You may feel a little familiar if you watch the show 1000 Ways to Die. ...

Whether in solo or group play, assassins hold a distinctive foothold. Surely, lots of players reckon that assassins are too independent and can fully show their strength only in the games emphasizing solo play. Have you ever played as an assassin in MMO? And why you chose to play or not to play this class? ...

A designer, Greg Aronowitz, also a fans of Minecraft made a room of Minecraft with her team within two weeks. They made life-sized Minecraft characters. No Suspense, they standed out in the Minecon Fiesta....

Attention! Here comes the Blizzard Holiday Dessert Contest of 2011. Click here and upload the pictures of your masterpiece, you might just find something special under your tree from Greatfather Winter!...

Do you still remember Dr Gordon freeman and his bar? Recently a group of Half-Life fans made a live action short film short Half-Life Origins. Which may recall your memories of the first time stepped onto the Black Mesa Transit System and into the shoes of the unexpected hero, Gordon Freeman....

year-old player David Morales have to spend his life in prison on the charge of gun robbery. Early Tuesday morning, Freeman had just picked up his copy of the new video game at GameStop. He arrived back to his Kansas City apartment around 1 a.m. when a Ford Explorer pulled up behind Freeman, boxing him in....

The South Korean government is setting increasingly strict restrictions on its game industry. Will the prosperous game industry continue its glory or go to its doom? What policies suit the gaming industry in South Korea? ...

Megan and Eric Kellermeyer must really be into their Skyrim. Well, one of them at least. They’ve named their child Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer. That’s Skyrim speak for Dragonborn Tom Kellermeyer. He was born on Skyrim’s release date. Actually it’s Bethesda’s fault. Back in February,they threw down a challenge: if anyone delivered a child on 11.11.11 and named him/her Dovahkiin, they would provide free Bethesda games for life. This teaser was welcomed by Elder Scrolls fans, and a couple really named their child Dovahkjin. And Bethesda did not break their promise. They gave the proud couple a lifetime’s worth of Bethesda games....

Call of Duty series sales has created miracles one after another. Starting from Modern Warfare, each Call of Duty installment has been hot-selling on the market. I bet every stand-alone game player knows about Call of Duty. As a “weather vane” for the gaming industry, this series franchise is widely received by thousands and millions of gamers around the world...

Have you played World of Warcraft or RIFT, or just know something about these two games? How will you make your choice? Come share your views with us!...

Among the MMORPGs with all kinds of pet systems I've tried, Eudemons Online is definitely a good one....

When vampier fervor gone, zombies become the hotest element. An the new movie of Resident Evil series put the mania to the summit. Many MMOs introduce zombie elements in succession. FFXIV even made a zombie mode. But if there are zombies in reality, what would you do? Don't worry the designer Austin Fleming made a special tent to let us live in hidden in a group of zombies...

Here is a video released by the player of Skyrim--FieryTiger Wolf. He killed tons of Trolls in the game and collected over 1000 Troll skulls in his home. And he made the following video just for show off....

TERA’s November edition of the monthly Twitter dev chat has been posted on the game’s official site; Questions involving the current alpha test and the upcoming closed beta are answered seriously. The team indicated that the current testing is going quite well, and the first public preview will start in early 2012....

Just like the technology transfer, Southeast Asian games market booms followed Euramerican.According to "2011 Southeast Asian Game Market Regional Report" the number is expected to reach nearly $1 billion by 2015, based on sales generated from an estimated 100 million gamers....

November 20th, the controversial policy "nighttime shutdown" policy came into operation in Korea.On the day of the enforcement, 50 teenagers gathered in Seoul and held a rich propaganda activity themed by healthy behavior of internet use and improvement of cyber culture....

Get rid of those stereotypes in your head and take you into the minds of women who game online....

If I ask you to name 10 MMO games in 10 seconds, chances are, only 1 out of those 10 games are not in the medieval-fantasy genre (and I seriously mean chance, so you can stop trolling your answers now). This has been a question lingering in my mind for the longest time now. Are MMO gamers and developers fickle when it comes to selecting their desired genre?...

Someone can not help but wondering where are the parents? Why not should they get their children go to bed late at night but government?...

Maybe playing MMO games is an important role in your life, but do you really know its affects on your body?...

If you have seen the movie Real Steel you must be impressed by the fierce fighting scenes. Now a new product by Hammacher Schlemmer may let you experience the fight yourself.It is the Bionic Bopper Car which will let you enjoy fighting and bare the pain for you. Maybe years later you will be a skilled robot fighter....

If I didn't make it wrong, she's the Spellsword class in the game. Spellsword are dark elves who have been a big part of Kingdom Under Fire series since the very beginning....

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the original Xbox. Xbox became the best seller in North American the first year it reached the market. Now xbox360、Xbox Live and Kinect for Xbox 360 have spread all over the world. Members of Xbox LIVE reached 35 million and make 2.1 billion online hours every month. And Kinect, released last year, a warm reception as well. It sold 8 million within 60 days. ...

Wealth gap is a hot spot in contemporary society. In reality, the richest 1% America controls the 40% of the wealth. And there is no exception in game world. A demographer,as well as a funs of wow, conducted a survey showed us the inequality of distribution in wow, which will surprised you....

There are many P2P MMOs out there are going to F2P nowadays. And many of them get enormous success after transformed to F2P....

Have you ever seen a 3000 words self-criticism for playing at work? Did you lose the game and blamed by your partners 'cause your boss is coming? Helpless? Angry? Heart-broken? Congratulations, a study published at the National Center for Biotechnology Information website may save you!...

Some answers will be 'no, thank you' without delay, and some will like to wait and see....

THQ CEO Brian Farrell Speak in an earnings call following the company's second-quarter results that it's most expensive MMO Warhammer 40k Dark Millennium Online will have a "flexible" business model. ...

After so many days expecting, Hunter Blade Open Beta Test has started on 28th October. From now on, a time for hunters is just started. Here we introduce some new features of Hunter Blade OB....

Not only males but also females can be mighty attackers in games. Females have gradually become a new force to be reckoned with in the game industry....

G-Star 2011 is highly anticipated. Well, what are heatedly discussed before the opening of G-Star 2011? Upcoming games on display for sure! Check them out!...

At BlizzCon 2011, a World Of Warcraft video containing homophobic comments offended many of Blizzard's forum users and LGBT advocacy group GLAAD. As a result, Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Morhaime made a apologize for the homophobic video....

The competition in the MMORPG market has gotten remarkably intense in the recent years with more and more top notch games being developed or preparing to hit the market. Recently, Korean players selected 21 MMORPGs that are highly anticipated both in Korea and the world wide. Do note that this is not a top 21 list, so they are organized in a random order. Let's take a look at them!...

BlizzCon 2011 stirred up quite a ruckus. A new World of Warcraft expansion was announced and was received with mixed feelings. The cause of these lukewarm feelings stemmed from several features of the expansion, but one in particular has truly gripped gamers in a perpetual loop of disdain. Pandaren....

In an interview at BlizzCon 2011, Blizzard chief operating officer, Paul Sams has revealed that the World Of Warcraft developer has teams already working on mobile and tablet, and the company would consider making its titles free-to-play. ...

It's obvious that EA is eager to beat Call of Duty, however, it's still ugly that they took fire for trying to manipulate Battlefield 3 review scores....

Zynga wants to give you more of a World of Warcraft feeling, but packaged up in something you can understand in three clicks and five or 15 minutes. ...

What is waiting for gamers in 2012? No one knows for sure. But what we indeed observe is the transfer of the ownership and use right of in-game items. It proceeds gradually but may cause huge waves next year....

Gamers and gamerettes, once in a while, out comes the inevitable top ten/twenty/100 list of amazing games. Usually, magazines and websites hold it every year in honor of the best and the worst videogames of the year. Upholding the same tradition, we're making a list of the 10 most recommended MMO shooters out there....

Are you a fan of films directed by James Cameron? Still remember his epic film Avatar came out in 2009? He is currently working on two Avatar sequels that will debut in 2014 and 2015. In an interview, James told IGN that Avatar is a perfect IP for an MMO. ...

As some of you may have noticed, pay-to-play mmos have been making a bit of a change lately. It isn't with the style of gameplay, or waves of new ones coming out, but with their pay model. ...

Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy are considered as two milestone Japanese PRGs. However, the glory has gradually faded. The MMO series adapted from these two RPGs disappointed players again and again. Square Enix, the developer of these two series is on the brink of collapse....

Users can use it to read news, watch videos, or even send SMS. The mirror will give advice on the type of tie which matches the user's shirt. If the user is sick and during the period of taking medication, the mirror can offer drug instructions through scanning the RFID tags on the bottle to help the user know how to take the drug....

From Gamescom to PAX Prime, ArenaNet has unveiled quite a lot of information about its upcoming highly-anticipated MMO Guild Wars 2. But why only its guild system aroused my interest? That's all because ArenaNet talked about the guild system setting in one of its seminars at PAX Prime 2011....

Blizzard chief system designer Greg Street, acknowledged in an interview that WoW has entered a recession. Well, if WoW lost its dominant position, which game could be able to lead MMOs into a new age? Let's discuss about the following titles and see which one is likely to replace WOW? ...

An article themed by a "single-player PVP system" was recently posted on the official site of the South Korean anticipated project Blade & Soul, which caught numerous players' eyes....

We have all seen the news about Diablo 3 Auction House allowing you to sell your items and gold for real currency....

Sandboxes are special games, so special that you can even count with your fingers how many mmo sandboxes exist right now. If you see a sandbox under development, you are watching a very rare episode inside the mmo industry. It is very rare to actually see a sandbox game that is also a mmo....