Developer Turbine Inc. Sees Layoffs
The gaming industry is far from immune from troubling economic struggles. The most recent instance of studio downsizing comes from the Warner Bros Entertainment owned developer, Turbine Inc.
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And the Award for Best MMO Goes to??
The annual Golden Joystick Awards took place this past Friday (October 26th) in London. The award show, started in 1982, takes the opportunity to honor the best the gaming industry had to offer from the year previous.
MechWarrior Online – Open Beta Starts Today
MechWarrior Online begins open beta testing starting today. Join in on the true mech combat action!
City of Steam – Closed Beta Dates Announced
After a successful alpha testing in August, Mechanist Games is ready to bring City of Steam to closed beta.
Who’s Pumpkin Is Best – MMOpinion
Which pumpkin should win the office pumpkin carving contest?
League of Legends – New Twisted Treeline Beta is Live
The brand new version of the 3v3 Twisted Treeline map in Riot Game’s, League of Legends, is now live for players. There isn’t just a sheer, little tweak here or there, they have completely redone one of the entire game’s modes.
Runescape – Bonus XP Weekend Begins Saturday
Jagex Games has announced the Bonus XP Weekend for this upcoming Saturday for the most popular free-to-play game, RuneScape.
Silkroad Online – Three New Player-Designed Fellows Being Added
At the end of October, the game will see plenty of new updates including player designed fellows, Halloween events and new prizes to win.
Knight Age – Successful First Siege Warfare Weekend
Joymax cheers for a successful weekend in Siege Warfare in their newest MMORPG, Knight Age.
Your Thoughts On Permadeath – MMOpinion
How do you feel about permadeath? Do you play games with permadeath on? If not, why? If so, explain to the people why it’s so exhilerating!
Hawken – Closed Beta Weekend Giveaway
Fans will need to register on the CVG website but will be issued with their key almost instantly.
RaiderZ – Open Beta Begins
The next phase of testing has begun after the closed beta test of RaiderZ.
Dragonica Gets Into The Halloween Spirit
Gala Networks Europe is celebrating the Halloween season by launching a themed in-game event in their action-packed MMORPG, Dragonica.
Soul of Guardian – Confirmed Plan To Merge Servers
Soul of Guardian, a free-to-play action RPG by WSGame, has confirmed their plan on merging two of their servers together.
Dark Blood – Introduces New Update
Dark Blood, the hardcore, side-scrolling, dungeon crawler, fighting MMO, has given players an opportunity to have their own Battle Pets.
LAN of the Dead – Student Hosted Gaming Event This Weekend
The students of the University of Windsor are hosting the biggest LAN tournament in South Western Ontario in hopes of bringing awareness to the ever-growing community of e-Sports and having fun while doing so.