Having always preferred playing against other gamers to playing against computer opponents, I'm often surprized at how distasteful some people find PvP, especially when it comes to roleplaying games. PvP ... Read More

Blizzard Entertainment announced yesterday that World of Warcraft now has over 4 million players globally, and more than 1 million subscribers in North America, making it the largest MMORPG in ... Read More

First-person shooters are still a mainstay of entertainment for online gamers, in part because they don't normally charge monthly subscription fees, and in part because broadband Internet has made them ... Read More

Online poker has taken off in a way few could have imagined 5 or 10 years ago, making Texas Hold 'Em one of the hottest games around. There have always ... Read More

Back in 2001, World War II Online gave us massively multiplayer war simulation on an unprecedented scale. While the user base is relatively small, it has been enough to keep ... Read More

The word from Turbine's CEO on the Asheron's Call 2 site is that the MMORPG will be shut down at the end of December. "In spite of our hard work ... Read More

We've had a couple months to play Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley, the first 2 Battlegrounds for World of Warcraft, and they're clearly a worthwhile addition to the game. Had ... Read More

In an effort to prevent people from becoming addicted to online games, the Chinese Government is implementing a system that will penalize those who play for more than 3 consecutive ... Read More

Codemasters has announced that Rising Force Online will be released in North America and Europe early next year. The setting blends fantasy with science fiction, and the game already has ... Read More

Walk-a-thons in real life have proven to be a good way to raise money for charity, so the American Cancer Society has hooked up with Second Life to see if ... Read More

Star Wars Galaxies is scheduled to expand again on Nov. 1st with the release of Trials of Obi-Wan. "From the very shores of molten lava where he defeated Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan ... Read More

New Scientist is reporting that a man has been arrested in Japan for using a bot to kill and loot items from other characters in Lineage 2. A bot is ... Read More

Thanks to Adam for bringing my attention to this amusing thread on the World of Warcraft Forums, where a mom catches her son posting at 3:29 AM, which is apparently ... Read More

Can table top Dungeons & Dragons be transformed into a good massively multiplayer online game? D&D Online: Stormreach won't be the first computer game to use the D&D rule set, ... Read More

The EverQuest 2 economy underwent rampant inflation last weekend as the result of a duping bug which hackers used to duplicate large quantities of the game's currency. Sony monitors the ... Read More

QuakeCon 2005 is now underway, and they've posted a few shots of the setup process on the official site. Looks like they have almost enough network cable to reach the ... Read More

CNN reports that a South Korean man died of heart failure after playing computer games for almost 50 hours straight, taking only bathroom breaks and short naps on a makeshift ... Read More

Sierra and Monolith have released a demo of First Encounter Assault Recon, their upcoming paranormal-themed shooter. The demo is single-player, but there is a good preview of the multiplayer side ... Read More

Although the Chinese government is actively encouraging the growth of its online game development industry through investment, they've taken the bold step of banning all minors from playing online games ... Read More

Blizzard has released a small update for World of Warcraft which fixes some issues in Blackwing Lair. A full list of changes is available in the patch notes. If you ... Read More

If you've signed up to test Dungeons & Dragons Online, you may have an invitation to the alpha waiting in your email. There's also still time to visit their site ... Read More

High-tech mech battles are the order of the day in War World, a new action game that is now available for purchase online. The graphics are good for a budget ... Read More