Feature Best of 08: Paul Sams Blizzard's COO on the Activision merger, success in Asia and developing for consoles Dec. 15, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Lord of the Rings Online social networking site begins beta My LOTRO available for a limited time for North American users Dec. 11, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Confusion over Star Wars MMO business model CEO discuses "micro-transaction" model for title, but corporate insists no decisions have yet been made Dec. 10, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Massive to make MMOs for Ubisoft Guillemot suggests plans to start small in online market Nov. 14, 2008 Oli Welsh
News CCP hints at EVE first-person shooter Petursson admits developer has a "game console strategy" Nov. 10, 2008 Oli Welsh
News China to tax virtual goods income Report suggests 20 per cent tax on assets to help deter virtual money trading Nov. 4, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Dutch court convicts teens of virtual theft The 15 and 14-year old culprits sentenced to 360 hours of community service between them Oct. 23, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Lord of the Rings Online to get social networking site Turbine boss reveals plans to support MMO with community features, to go live this year Oct. 10, 2008 Oli Welsh
News All future Sony MMOs console-bound Monthly-fees may be waived for PlayStation 3 users Oct. 6, 2008 Oli Welsh
Feature Getting to know the Real U Inside the new Singapore studio that's aiming to break ground in MMOs Oct. 2, 2008 Oli Welsh
News New Xbox 360 front end coming in November? Rock Band 2 ad reveals month of New Xbox Experience Sept. 25, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Warhammer Online beta struggles in Europe Account registration and authentication issues spoil first day of anticipated MMO trial Sept. 8, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Steefel: LOTRO is most likely to rival WoW Turbine executive producer believes Tolkien title can achieve mass-market success Sept. 2, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Funcom shares halve following Conan release Investors concerned how game will retain players in the long-term despite initial sales success July 28, 2008 Oli Welsh 2 comments
News Mythos beta closes down MMO is currently on "hiatus" following the closure of Flagship studios July 21, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Wright: Spore has more species than Earth 100,000 creatures created in 22 hours, one million in first week July 15, 2008 Oli Welsh 1 comment
News Mythic drops EA from its name Warhammer Online developer will revert back to Mythic Entertainment July 11, 2008 Oli Welsh
Feature Blizzard's Paul Sams Warcraft developer's COO talks about Activision Blizzard, success in Asia, and whether or not the company will develop for consoles June 30, 2008 Oli Welsh
News A billion virtual world users in 10 years Researchers predict a booming population worth $8 billion by 2018 June 5, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Valve announces Steam Cloud New feature allows for remote storage of game data such as save files and screenshots at no charge to players May 30, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Digital overtaking retail for Valve Valve's president says the company will soon be making more money from downloads than from retail sales May 30, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Valve not concerned about piracy in PC market Steam platform and service provided to its customers protects Valve from piracy, says Gabe Newell May 30, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Age of Conan nets 400,000 players Funcom announces large numbers of players taking up its new MMO since launch May 27, 2008 Oli Welsh
Opinion MMO Week: Life After Fantasy Oli Welsh on the importance of diversification May 7, 2008 Oli Welsh
News Electronic Arts to close EA-Land Virtual world previously known as The Sims Online to shut this August April 30, 2008 Oli Welsh