Activision is set to release the next title in the Call of Duty series, World at War – scheduled for release this Fall.  The game will be available on PC, X-Box 360, Nintendo Wii and the Playstation 3.  The time line for this game is going …

Major console systems like the Nintendo Wii, the Sony Playstation platform and Microsoft’s X-Box 360 all seemed to be suffering from the same affliction that has hit our beloved MMORPG genre of PC games – no or low risk game design.  Games like the Grand Theft Auto series are to the console as games like …

GameSpot just did some research into what it takes to run Age of Conan and what it takes to run it well.  Unfortunately, the page with the full article appears to be down so I can’t get in and read what the post says – but I can read between the lines.  Having played AoC …

I was just reading an article by Kevin Murnane over at Massively about greed.  Kevin’s right in that there is a lot of greed in MMO’s – friends stabbing friends in the back for epic loot and the like.  With that in mind I started reflecting on end game content and …

I remember the thoughts that ran through my head when I first started reading pre-release info about Star Wars Galaxies, my first step into the MMORPG world.  Before this I was an FPS ’stat’ whore and competition shooter.  I only played first person shooters, mostly in the Delta Force series from Novalogic back in those …

InfinityWard has released the next big patch for their Call of Duty 4 game for the PC.  Patch 1.6 features a few bug fixes and some much needed updates to the killcam. But what was even more needed is fresh content for this title and InfinityWard delivers …

Definitely a rarity in the MMOG universe, Eve Online is set to release there latest content upgrade in the form of a free expansion, Empyrean Age.   The most anticipated addition in this expansion is the new PVP system, Factional Warfare.  This allows for all out war between rival factions and encourages players to form militias …

This is the official retail trailer video for Age of Conan released last month. This shows a lot of the features coming including the amazing world itself and a good look at mounts.

While waiting for Age of Conan to arrive, I thought I’d delve more into my thoughts about what I thought Star Wars Galaxies should have done.  At this point, I’d be happy if it were any space MMO that could pull off some of the stuff I’m mentioning, but Star Wars would of course take …

With a little more digging, I found that there is a special offer you may be interested in if you are planning on buying Age of Conan anyway. If you pre-order the game you will get your choice of two mounts, a Killer Rhino or the War Mammoth which you’ll be able to mount after …