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A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers study has predicted that online gaming revenues will hit a monstrous $68.3 billion by 2012. A recent Gamespot piece claims these figure will exceed all other forms of online media business aside from online advertising.



I had a friend who once went over her online time, and she ended up with a $900 bill. But, that was way back before unlimited Internet access became the norm. But friends, that may soon change. It looks like the online habits of many may soon face a huge cutback.



It seems Uwe Boll isn't the only one who makes infamous recreations of video games. The company behind World of Whorecraft (Whorelore) now present, for your viewing pleasure, "Rage of Bonan"



Funcom announced today that more than 400,000 players have already signed up and entered the world of their new MMORPG, Age of Conan, making it one of fastest-selling ever for PC and on the MMORPG scene.



The new KOTOR game was announced on the most recent episode of the UncleGamer podcast by host Paris, who also happens to work for EA as a community manager for an upcoming MMORPG release from subsidiary BioWare.



Considering the cult Digimon following around these parts, I'm not entirely sure many of you will be prepared for this, but they are apparently plans to make a Digimon MMO available in the US. Just... wow. Imagine the potential. This reporter is lost for words, he's so deliriously excited about the idea! Details under the cut.



Mabinogi is a new MMORPG being released by Nexon, publisher of Maple Story. Mabinogi is a role-playing game set in a fantasy world. Mabinogi offers a multitude of skills to develop and a generally high level of diversity among players, skills, and environments.



This shall begin as a History of my FFXI life! After this post though, I will be writing up a story of my life in current Vana'diel. I hope that even if you do not enjoy the game, that you will enjoy my stories!



Online games may have many unusual features and fantastical cultures but one feature shared with the real world plays a big part in progression - this is the relative scarcity of money.



[sum]In early March, SquareEnix will be releasing the next Version Update for the Wings of the Goddess Expansion. So far, this update will add the finishing quests for Dancer and Scholar, allowing players to get the Artifact Armor for these jobs.[sum] New areas will also ...



MMOG has released their 2008 chart, and without a surprise WoW is still on top. The surprise comes after WoW; Runescape has taken 2nd place away from Lineage.



The Game Studio Operating out of Austin, TX and Beijing, China; Possibility Space is an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The founders have been key contributors to several hit titles. Some of their past projects include Battle for M...



It looks like Square Enix has been busier than we thought. According to the official Game Developers Conference website, Square Enix will be hosting a debate about the technology behind the Final Fantasy Fantasy series, and will be discussing a new MMORPG the company has in the works.



This is about as niche as you can get, but few communities are as solid, mature and passionate as the Myst Online community are, and it is going to come as a tragedy to many of them.



Two video game giants are set to merge in a deal which could send shock waves throughout the global video games industry. Activision and Blizzard plan to form "the world's most profitable games business". The deal is thought to be worth $18.8 billion (£9.15bn).



These days, the media is full of tales of people who fall in love online. Such so, it's now commonplace for a couple to delare they met online. Two or so years ago however this statement would often have been rewarded with silence. But now the times have changed.



Many British politicians believe that the growing number of virtual worlds from online toy sites to MMORPG's aimed at young people will undermine the basic human values many parents wish to install in their children. It is believed that many children/teenagers will l...



Since our last story, The American Psychiatric Association has revealed that, after careful examination of the subject and it's validity, addictive gaming is not going to be officially classified as a addictive disorder, declining to endorse the move at it's latest meeting.

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