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Earthrise: Exclusive Screenshots, Week 4

February 26th, 2010
Every Friday during the month of February, the team from Earthirse will provide us with three new screenshots from their upcoming MMO.

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Star Trek Online: Star Trek Online Review

February 26th, 2010
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood puts Star Trek Online through its paces in this latest review.

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Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest Winners!

February 26th, 2010

Congratulations to the winners of our Valentine’s Day Screenshot Contest! We’d like to thank everyone who participated for submitting such an entertaining collection of screenshots. All of our entrants obviously love LOTRO and took full advantage of the opportunity to show us just how much!

Read more to find out who our winners are!

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Review: Might & Magic – Clash Of Heroes

February 26th, 2010
Review: Might & Magic – Clash Of Heroes

Format: DS
Release:
Out now
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Capybara Games

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Aion: Producer’s Letter: Next Game Update in Q2

February 26th, 2010
Aion Producer Chris "Kinslon" Hager has published the February edition of the Letter from the Producer on the official Aion website. In the letter, Mr. Hager discusses his role in communication as a producer, the game's next update, the blight of gold sellers, account security, addresses a number of criticisms surrounding Aion events, and more.

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World of Warcraft: Twitter Dev Chat Today!

February 26th, 2010
Blizzard has announced that the next Twitter dev chat for World of Warcraft will kick off today at 5PM PST. Questions will be directed at WoW's lead designer and lead systems designer, with a focus on the Icecrown Citadel and other Fall of the Lich King content.

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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited: Over One Million New Players

February 26th, 2010
Turbine has announced that since relaunching as a hybrid free-to-play/subscription MMOG in September of last year the game has added over one million new players, more than doubling the game's original population. Turbine is also announcing the success of the DDO Store, with the rate of transactions since the September re-launch tripling the industry average, and adding over 500% to the franchise's revenue.

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Battle of the Immortals: Mount Details and Screenshots

February 26th, 2010
Battle of the Immortals Senior Social Media Marketing Coordinator Sam "QforQ" Houston previews BoI's mounts in this latest update to the Perfect World Entertainment blog.

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The Friday Game: Simplicity

February 26th, 2010
The Friday Game: Simplicity

God of War III is coming out soon, and I know exactly what I want from it. And yet, the more I think about it, what I want is a little bit contradictory.

First off, I want complexity. I want Sony’s Santa Monica Studios to turn out a technological marvel. I want eye-catching textures that pedantically represent the subtle differences in various types of stone, and elegant, seamless animations that allow characters to respond believably to whatever I subject them, whether I’m slicing them in two or smacking them around with a hammer.

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Games Meet Film

February 26th, 2010
Games Meet Film
Walking into Theatre Seven at Pinewood Studios, there was a faint sense that we were entering an awkward high school dance. The game speakers sat on the left and the film speakers to the right, resolutely separate. And yet, there was an atmosphere of excitement. The first event of its kind, UK game trade association TIGA's Games Meet Film sought to provide a forum in which audio luminaries from both industries could meet and discuss their work and methodologies. We learned a lot from the process, but perhaps most of all that the two industries face very similar challenges.
 

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