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Massively Week in Review: June 24-July 1, 2008

This week was again a mixed bag from around the MMOGscape. Running neck and neck with continued news (and problems) from Age of Conan, was the news from Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational in Paris about Wrath of the Lich King and the new encrypted keychains. Join us as we run down the week's hot news and views from Massively! News Age of Conan tradeskills getting badly needed attention Unlockable Nictus Sword sneaks into CoX World of Warcraft originally planned as free-to-play EVE Online patch restores dual boxing alt play Huxley in-game footage reminds us of something Warhammer Online takes us to epic places Blizzard Authenticator adds new layer of security, for a price Vanguard offers free time to past subscribers Blizzard responds to amicus brief in MDY bot suit Discussion AoC is to WoW as steak is to McDonalds, says AoC director A Star Wars Galaxies history lesson: From launch to the NGE A Star Wars Galaxies history lesson: The post-NGE era The Daily Grind: Has AoC earned your money for another month? Anti-Aliased: Keep crying, sportsmanship is dead Which WAR faction favors more mature players? Comparing the expansion philosophies of World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online

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Diablo 3 information overload

After several days of conjecture, an evolving series of load screens, and more fanboy arguments than you can shake a mouse at, word has finally come down from on high that the newest Blizzard property will be Diablo III. With the announcement this morning, Blizzard has thrown open the floodgates with screen shots, concept art, video and more. If you're wondering about what this upcoming title has in store, check out coverage from around the network and beyond, or wander through the eye-candy goodness of the galleries! Liveblogging the Worldwide Invitational opening ceremony Splash page changes as WWI opening ceremony begins, announces Diablo 3 Watch Diablo 3 teaser and gameplay footage First Diablo 3 screenshots Highlights from the Diablo 3 FAQ Diablo 3 shipping simultaneously on Mac Who's Jay Wilson? WWI streaming reliability disappoints %Gallery-26340% %Gallery-26348%

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Massively Week in Review: June 11-17

It's been a mixed bag in the MMOG world this week, with wide-ranging news from Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, the huge DCMA takedown by Linden Lab (and the folks who got screwed) and more. Perhaps one of the biggest highlights in the Massively staff week was getting to jump into SOE's PlanetSide MMOFPS. We were able to take on regular players (and die quite a bit when large numbers of them figured out where we were) as the evil "Black Ops" faction in a wildly fun GM-run event. If you missed out on any of the headlines (or the fun) have no fear; we've got the scoop for you! News Are female characters really penalized in Age of Conan? First glimpse of Age of Conan PvP gear! AoC grinds out the fixes Linden Lab's big content takedown New Final Fantasy XI update drops big changes into Vana'diel AT&T says internet data caps and overage fees 'inevitable' Is Cryptic hinting at Star Trek Online The Agency under the scope, RMT not a part Dredging up the past - the Star Wars Galaxies NGE re-examined Discussion Player vs. Everything: The quirks of D&D Online Cinemassively: AoC vs. WoW Anti-Aliased: It will all be fine in ten minutes Why exactly is Hellgate:London so bad? Behind the Curtain: Why bother? Should EA Mythic offer an all-in-one pass for its games? Player Consequences: Pervasive Map Features MMOS X: How the MMOs and the iPhone can meet. The Digital Continuum: Live event adulation

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Massively Week in Review: June 4-10

It has been an exciting week for fans of EVE Online -- and for fans of Sci-fi MMOGs in general. First, the Sci-fi channel dropped the word that they're working on an MMO that will be combined with an unnamed-as-yet series. Now all the hungry EVE fans are finally getting to sink their teeth into new fierce Factional Warfare in the free expansion released today, The Empyrean Age. Miss out on any of the other goings on? Set your phasers on "awesome" and read on for all the latest from Massively! News Massively interviews Jon Van Caneghem about the Sci-fi Channel MMO G4 claims the Trion/Sci-Fi project revolves around Stargate [UPDATED] Horse goes homicidal in Age of Conan EVE Online blazes into The Empyrean Age Massively goes to WAR: Every Warhammer class explained Massively goes to WAR: Wrap-up EVE Online meets Half-Life 2 in machinima masterpiece Zon: the MMO that teaches you to speak Chinese Rumor: Dungeons and Dragons Online coming to consoles Come frag Massively in PlanetSide! Discussion Anti-Aliased: There's other people there too, ya know. Porn addiction more accepted than WoW? Why aren't there more console MMOs? MMOGology: There's no place like Azeroth EVE Evolved: EVE Online PvP vs Age of Conan PvP Massively goes to WAR: What worries us about Warhammer

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Massively Week in Review: May 28-June 3

This week Massively's own co-lead Michael Zenke headed out to EA/Mythic headquarters to get the inside scoop on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. From guilds to crafting to conquering other cities, we've got all kinds of hot new information for this exciting upcoming title. Read on for the highlights of a news-packed week from Massively! News Massively goes to WAR: Your Warhammer questions answered Age of Conan update re-adds Traders, fixes another leveling exploit June 10th marks the dawn of EVE's Empyrean Age White Lion confirmed as final High Elf career The top 20 most influential people in the MMO industry Age of Conan: Senior CSR responds to the recent mass banning Grimwell on fearing the silence of the majority Discussion The Gaming Iconoclast: Old (Un?)-Faithful Player vs. Everything: Why won't you just take a break? Anti-Aliased: Crime and punishment in MMOs The death penalty and you The Digital Continuum: Crafting conundrum Player vs. Everything: Online Games and Sex Maybe one has to be immature to enjoy mature content

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Massively Week in Review: May 6-12, 2008

This week has seen news across the MMOGosphere -- Age of Conan information, lots of City of Heroes and City of Villains information on upcoming Issue 12, the skinny on APB, and exclusives in Vanguard. Of course, added to this was the not-so-small media blitz by Blizzard with both Wrath of the Lich King information as well as the news that there will indeed be a Blizzcon '08 in October. If you missed any of it, don't worry; Massively has got you covered! News Exclusive Vanguard Game Update 5 mounts video Blizzard unleashes a storm of Lich King information Exclusive Vanguard Game Update 5 interview with Lenny "Tiraslee" Gullo CoX Issue 12: Journey to Cimerora The top five subscription MMOs in the US Massive PvP battle to end the Age of Conan Open Beta Funcom addresses Age of Conan beta concerns BlizzCon 2008 announced Discussion Anti-Aliased: Don't worry, no one will read it anyway... EVE Evolved: EVE's skill system demystified Ask Massively: The Alpha and the...um... Beta? of MMORPGs Have Clone, Will Travel: Ambulation in the EVE tutorial Player vs. Everything: Pointless mini-zones Behind the Curtain: Are you frightened? MMO MMOnkey: MMOs as conditioned learning engines Player vs. Everything: Putting raiding on your resume

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Massively Week in Review: March 18-24, 2008

It was a mixed bag in the MMO world this last week. We saw drama break out as the admin of EQ2Flames leveled a series of accusations at SOE, and then we heard even more rumblings about it later in the week. Elsewhere on Planet Earth, we picked up an awesome video tour of Blizzard's swank new digs. With Holidays and bad guys and even a player council in EVE, there's a little something for everyone this time. News Losing influence with SOE: EQ2 Flames admin "LFG" tells all Online shooters have discovered MMOs' secret formula Blizzard studio tour makes jaws detach from faces Elections for EVE's player council begin in May Preview WAR's Elven starting areas Smedley: PS3 has "massive advantage over PC" for MMOs German WAR box confirms CE and preorder info Jack Emmert emphasizes story in Champions Online Massively surveys MMO Easter events Discussion The Daily Grind: Devs behaving badly TurpsterVision: Battle of the Beards More games that shouldn't be MMOs: Classic Edition Behind the Curtain: How nice are you? How EQ3 could change Norrath forever The Digital Continuum: MMO features in the year 2013 Interesting idea: Your very own crafting supplies NPC WAR's must-have expansion races: Lizardmen

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Massively Week in Review: March 11-17, 2008

This week not only did we get to welcome back an old-school blogger to the fold (the awesome Jennie Lees) but we immediately set her to work covering all the great news at Connect08. While there, she landed one hot piece of news right after the other, starting with the big announcement that Turbine will be publishing their first paid expansion for Lord of the Rings Online, and continuing on to land excellent news on Jumpgate Evolution and a preview on some of the new things coming to Dungeons & Dragons Online. Of course, the rest of the team has also been tearing up the coverage on the home-front with lots of great news from PMOGs to Blizzard's Invitational. Check it out! News Connect 08: LotRO expansion announced: "Mines of Moria" Connect 08: Kate Paiz discusses DDO's Module 7; Monk demo at Connect 08 Connect 08: First LotRO: Mines of Moria images unveiled Connect 08: More on Moria: Massively interviews Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel Connect 08: Jumpgate revelations: Massively interviews NetDevil's Scott Brown Connect08: LotRO Q&A with Jeffrey Steefel PMOG beta opens up for passively multiplayer fun Philip Rosedale stepping down as Linden Lab CEO Blizzard Invitational tickets on sale this week! Gaia Online costs $25 million a year to run Discussion Connect 08: First Impressions: Jumpgate Evolution TurpsterVision: Don't tell Adam but I've been fooling around with EVE How many times do you have to prove it? The top ten features of MMOs Under The Hood: The Depths of Space MMOG Podcast Roundup: Feb. 15th - Mar. 14th MMOGology: A touch of class Should MMO developers try not to get us hooked?

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Massively Week in Review: March 4-10, 2008

This week saw a glut of news on Funcom's upcoming title Age of Conan. Meanwhile from the EA/Mythic side of the house, we heard that their Q2 release, Warhammer Online has a release date that is "set in mud." (We wonder if aliens haven't taken over EA. It doesn't sound like them.) For those who have been wondering which would reign supreme, this certainly makes the race a bit more interesting. From there, we touched on everything from the legality of actions in Virtual Worlds to the potentiality of a Grand Theft Auto MMO. (Have they not seen the sexiness above that is APB?) News NTU study on MMO gender selection to be published SXSW08: How gamers are adopting the wiki way RUMOR: Some Age of Conan pre-orders to get early access WAR's Q2 release date "set in mud" Activision exec discusses Call of Duty MMO Second Life tool suspended, author blames Linden Lab's DMCA procedures, mentor piracy Age of Conan trailer is up, and it's bloody Rockstar founder calls GTA MMO "the Holy Grail" Age of Conan FAQ reveals system requirements Blizzard takes third in comprehensive best developer of 2007 list Discussion The Daily Grind: Which game has the best admins? TurpsterVision: An Episode of Great Impotence Ask Massively: A column by any other name... Under The Hood: Strategy on a Massive Scale Behind the Curtain: Rehashing an old argument? Tabula Rasa + Vista SP1 = what exactly? The Digital Continuum: A fork in the road for WAR What do you want play more: The Agency or Warhammer Online? The Sky News debate: Do real world rules apply in virtual worlds? MMOGology: Identity crisis

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Massively Week in Review: Feb 26 - Mar 3, 2008

This week saw some fairly interesting developments in the clash between current and upcoming free-to play titles -- especially those aimed at the tween/teen generations. We've seen updates on Disney's plans to release a series of youth-targeted MMOs, Cartoon Network gave Massively's own Akela Talamasca the scoop on their upcoming title Fusion Fall, and we saw some other primarily Asian MMOs branching into the Western market. (More cel-shaded games than you can shake a stick at, really!) We also landed a hot Legends of Norrath scoop, dug up even more Champions Online news, and got the word on several upcoming events. Check it out! News The Sims Online closes, relaunches as EA-Land GDC08: Cartoon Network's FusionFall 38 Studios using BigWorld to make its big world Exclusive look at LoN: Inquisitor's loot cards The future of Disney Online: An interview with SVP Steve Parkis Warrior Epic now in closed beta; accepting applications Pong creator Nolan Bushnell to enter MMO space NCsoft Europe's Ultimate Heroic Weekend! Come back to DDO for the price of free Champions Online developer post roundup Discussion Practical Marketing: The new media, the old messages and you TurpsterVision: Lord of the Dings Microtransactions, an Asian perspective Ask Massively: And now for something completely different... The Digital Continuum: Cops & robbers Investment of $1 billion+ wouldn't dethrone WoW, exec says Games that shouldn't be MMOs Choosing your race in Middle-earth: Dwarf and Hobbit Behind the Curtain: Should raiders get special treatment? The Daily Grind: Does WoW really need to be 'beaten'?

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Massively Week in Review: Feb 19 - 25, 2008

What a crazy week it was! As you already know, last week was the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, where Massively landed their share of fantastic stories as well. If you're hungry for more GDC goodness beyond all the great things you saw here on Joystiq this week, be sure to check out the full Massively GDC 08 coverage for even more news and views. And who can forget the mid-week bombshell about Cryptic's new title, Champions Online, based on the Champions tabletop RPG! News GDC 08: Entertainment content convergence in online worlds LOTS more LotRO to come; Turbine extends LotR license Molyneux laments the state of PC gaming, blames WoW and The Sims GDC08: EVE Online's space stations Champions Online and Cryptic Studios information bonanza Peter Moore talks smack about Activision-Blizzard Criminal profiling is coming to a MMOG near you GDC08: The how, what, and why of LEGO Universe The PC Gaming Alliance is here to save the day GDC08: An evening with Will Wright minus friends (video) Discussion Lessons in online gaming circa 1997 hold true today The top 5 free MMOs TurpsterVision: London is HELL! The war of words for Sony's PlayStation Home and Second Life users begins The Digital Continuum: Superhero standoff The Daily Grind: When will you be done with WoW? Outdoing WoW at its own game Behind the Curtain: How far is too far? Movies that could make good MMOs: Highlander Marvel Universe Online: how would it have worked?

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Massively Week in Review: Feb 12-18, 2008

It's been a somewhat quiet week in the MMO world with many companies and devs ramping up for GDC. What news there was, we found it -- even when it involved seeing some things we really don't think were meant for most eyes. We've heard conflicting reports on NCsoft's take on Tabula Rasa and the Austin offices, we've gotten the scoop on the new Legends of Norrath online crack TCG too. And for those of you who enjoyed pen & paper RPGs, we even got word that Cryptic is creating a superhero MMO based on the Champions system! Add in all the great new exclusive Massively features like TurpsterVision, and we'd say it wasn't bad for a quiet week! This week we've got several people on the ground at GDC along with the Joystiq crew, so be sure to check in with us at Massively! News Twofish to make microtransaction economies easier with middleware Upbeat Age of Conan state of the game letter notes cut features NCsoft's first console game to be announced this year Second Life on an iPhone Blizzard founder talks about WoW mobile PS3 vs. PC action unlikely for The Agency Cryptic announces Champions Online, their new superhero MMO Hello Kitty Online: I have no mouth, and I must scream Blizz announces WoW arena tourney with $75,000 grand prize TR guilds say game over to the endgame Sony Online Entertainment is looking for interns Did you give the gift of a hacked account this Christmas? Metaverse U conversation: Raph Koster, Cory Ondrejka, Howard Rheingold Tabula Rasa down in the dumps? with follow-up Tabula Rasa not in the dumps after all? GDC08: Leigh Alexander introduces us to Worlds in Motion GDC08: Age of Conan Preview GDC08: Exercise - the MMO? GDC08: What if your mana bar was green? Discussion TurpsterVision : Dancing in the Endless Forest The intersection of Spore and MMOs Getting around in LotRO: a transportation guide First Impressions: Sword of the New World Jumpgate's evolution(ary) inspiration Lawyers representing gold farmers threaten Lum the Mad Under The Hood: Player Economics 101 David Perry posits 70 Million player massive game Practical Marketing: Keeping your PR out of the trash MMOGology: Control yourself! Wrath of the Lich King could be very very sneaky

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Massively Week in Review: Feb 5 - 11, 2008

This week was a mixed bag of news from the MMO front. We finally were notified of some forward movement on the Warhammer 40K MMO (not to be confused with Warhammer Online) and there was a rumor that filtered out that Bioware's new MMO is not a Star Wars MMO. And in even more awesome news, we're looking for MMOre to join in the fun of being a blogger for Massively! On the bad news side, Marvel Universe Online is definitely vaporware. Sorry Spidey, looks like it's back to the comic books with you -- but hey, at least they ret-conned your world back to normal! News Massively is Looking for More Rumor: Age of Conan in bad shape Age of Conan ratings for all territories revealed EQ2 GU42 goes live today with extra video goodness Collision detection in WAR's PvP Rumor: New Star Wars MMO isn't from BioWare? Second Life: Money for lies. Again. IBM disses virtual worlds WAR designer says they could ship without all classes Marvel MMO officially put to rest WoW: The Burning Crusade wins MMO of the year from the AIAS Crafter epic cloaks obtained, screenshotted and guides written Promotion code grants 20% off ticket price for Connect '08 Update on the Warhammer 40k MMO Comic Watch: Full Frontal Nerdity rings in the LotRO references Discussion Are MMOs killing the single-player game? Star Wars the only IP that can challenge World of Warcraft? Grimwell gives one reason fantasy pwns sci-fi, we go "Huh?" Behind the Curtain: A new take on quests? Ask Massively: Putting the "emo" in em-em-o The Daily Grind: How many MMO subscriptions do you have? WRUP: Find the logos edition The Digital Continuum: Statistical Anxiety Separation First Impressions of Dragonrealms Why mainstream media hates the Internet, games, MMOs and you There and back again... A writer's return to Lord of the Rings Online

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Massively Week in Review: January 28 - Feb 4, 2008

Looks like a fairly standard news-week for us at Massively. We had a bit of rumor, some good (and bad) news, and covered a few events. We also threw our two cents in on pretty well everything -- but that's the fun part of the job! If you missed out on anything good, click on through for the top news and views from Massively. News PC titles only 14% of game sales in 2007, WoW leading the way WHA tellz you grots bout da' WAAAGH! The Secret World inspired by 'The Ring' Mabinogi hacked by a 16-year-old for $325K of virtual currency CES 2008: What the heck is Free Realms? Shadowbane resets with Patch 22, on test servers today Rumor: Warhammer Online collector's edition details leaked? Second Life: BBC documentary about virtual adultery IGE founders in legal battle Rumor: New Blizzard MMO to be Starcraft Online? Ladies and gentlemen: Flexiboobs Dungeon Runners releases characters in XML Liveblogged: Metaplace live developer chat today Blizzard defeats Peons4Hire gold farmers in court Sid Meier mentions possibility of a Civilization MMO Myst Online: Uru Live Tap-ped out again Discussion MMOGology: Group dynamics Penny Arcade digs on DDO, encapsulates modern MMO industry Building a better MMOusetrap: The age old debate 8 things NASA needs to get right Ask Massively: No really, ask us! Behind the Curtain: Something Unexpected Games that could be MMOs: Spore The Digital Continuum: Comparing core concepts of WAR and WoW Space for a new style of MMO? Dragonlance: A property ripe for the pillaging

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Massively Week in Review: January 21 - 27, 2008

It's definitely been an interesting week in the MMO news world. Massively landed the inside scoop on SOE's upcoming title The Agency while at CES, Funcom decided to push back the release of Age of Conan, Blizzard's World of Warcraft hit the 10 million subscriber mark and Valve and CCP entered into a partnership making CCP's PvP-heavy MMO EVE Online part of the Steam network. In case you missed any of the larger headlines (or great discussions) from the world of MMO gaming, we've rounded them up for you. Enjoy! News FunCom decides Age of Conan needs more time, aka delay Massively Exclusive: CES 2008: A covert intel briefing on The Agency World of Warcraft hits 10 million players EVE Online heads to Valve's Steam platform Massively goes Hands-on with DDO and the Shroud Cartoon Network to enjoy huge TurnOut Post-apocalyptic MMO Earthrise announced Switchblade adding support for Hellgate: London and Half-Life 2 Star Trek Online follow-up: Kohnke drops its lawsuit against Perpetual Rumor: Blizzard working on a cell application for World of Warcraft? Auran wants to make you their bitch Discussion MMOGology: Thieving hearts Could MMOs be a subsitute for high school spanish class? An argument for random battles Why Fantasy, and not Science Fiction, Part Eleventy-Billion The Daily Grind: Should crafting be risky? Ask Massively: Old games, Blizzard's next MMO and bugs How would a Starcraft MMO work? The Digital Continuum: This year, PvPing is the new raiding

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Massively Week in Review: January 1 - 7, 2008

While it's been a relatively quiet week news-wise, the news is starting to pick up steam again with yesterday's announcement of the pre-order boarding party for Pirates of the Burning Sea opening up. You just can't beat those large-scale naval PvP battles with friends -- or answering the question of just where the rum did in fact, go. Arr! News CES 2008: discussion panel on virtual worlds and the "MMO explosion" Indian computer hardware sales driven with MMOs as "killer app" TR demolitionist shows how a novelty build goes boom The myth of the bloody Webkinz murders Cinemassively: Illegal Danish - Escape from Orgrimmar Disney investing a cool $100M in virtual worlds Tradeskill developer for EQII Emily "Domino" Taylor chats about her role Hernandez drops HK IGE - Florida Economic Crimes Office investigates Ragnarok developer waking up to a Bloodymare Stargate Worlds Trailer plus further details on classes, story, and more Blizzard developers excited about WotLK PvP-only zone Linden Lab responds on fraudulent funds griefing Vana'diel and its RMT Special Task Force Discussion Ask Massively: The beginning Predicting the MMO landscape in 2008 The 'high fidelity' nature of MMOs As the Worlds Turn: Learning from the past Building a better MMOusetrap: Starting over Our 2008 Tabula Rasa wish list - it's sci-fi-tastic! MMOGology: Keep it simple, stupid

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Massively Week in Review: December 11 - 17, 2007

It's been quite busy in the MMO world if you haven't been keeping up. Auran let their entire staff go after Fury bombed; Electric Sheep only let 1/3 of their people go; Linden Lab did something seemingly dodgy with their Chief Technical Officer. Meanwhile, Sony Online Entertainment transfered characters from test to live servers (and knew it); CCP accidentally deleted some file named Boot.ini when folks upgraded to Trinity; Perpetual is living under the spectre of a lawsuit claiming fraud. If that weren't enough, some guy in Florida is still tilting at the IGE gold-seller windmill in court and Square-Enix is doing a marvelous job of refusing to help any players whose accounts were compromised by hackers (read: gil-sellers) over the weekend. If that doesn't make you want to jump up and start singing carols (or drinking heavily spiked egg-nog) we don't know what will. Perhaps free stuff? We've got that too. Check it out! Contests Massively's holiday giveaways! Massively's holiday postcard contest News Massively exclusive: Age of Conan Product Developer interview, with gameplay video Perpetual plot thickens: lawsuit filed Auran goes into voluntary administration, entire staff let go Final Fantasy XI hacked; Square-Enix hides behind policy A legal, in-game "Wal-Mart" of virtual goods coming to an MMO near you Rumor: Entire guild Unhallowed Triad moved from EQ2 Test Server to live SOE caught red-handed: EQ2 Player / Dev relationship breached ethical boundaries Tabula Rasa three day free trial opened to everybody Mounted combat in Age of Conan (and Warhammer, too?) EVE Trinity: CCP's take on the boot.ini debacle Herndandez vs IGE - IGE withdraws motion to stay/dismiss Massively's exclusive insider scoop: Was Cory Linden fired, or did he quit?

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Massively Week in Review: November 20 - 26, 2007

Despite the last week involving an American holiday and a bit of a lull while everyone slept off food-comas, there was still quite a bit of hot news from the MMO world. One of the most notable for us being the declaration that the studio in charge of Star Trek Online, Perpetual, has filed for liquidation -- and that STO is being picked up by someone else. If you're curious, read on for a recap of the last week on Massively.News Perpetual disbanding, Star Trek Online in jeopardy City of Heroes & City of Villains: Issue 11 launch maintenance EVE Online: New Trinity trailer makes Sci-Fi geeks gasp in awe Beta update for Age of Conan, more invites sent Warhammer Online shares loads of new details Massively's Pirates of the Burning Sea mission preview Rumor Mill: EverQuest 2's Senior Producer, Scott Hartsman, leaving SOE First Impressions: Mythos The9 buys shares in... itself The Massively Guide to the Hellgate: London Mini-game Drew Carey goes on dates with fiancee inside Second Life Explore Richard Garriott's secret dungeons Massively's Pirates of the Burning Sea crafting hands-on Discussion Hard sell of the week: ads in games are good! MMOGology: End game means game over for casual players Adventures From the Back Row: the Specialist and her tools WRUP: Avoiding the relatives edition Behind the Curtain: Sex sells This just in: games are TiVo-licious NCsoft: has the focus shifted?

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