The Gods & Heroes Online blog has been updated with an in-house Q&A covering all things quest-related. Devs cover four questions about diety-specific quests, favorite quests and how quests are updated and changed as the game evolves.
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Warhammer Online devs have announced that v1.4.1 will be deployed on all servers on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The new patch will bring several important changes including a new claim window for account entitlements, armor changes and something called "scenario shakeup".
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The City of Heroes team has been updated with the second in a continuing series called The Intrepid Informer. The Floating Fortress will make its debut in Issue 20 and the article focuses on its creation with art lead Gilbert Martinez.
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European players are being invited to a Welcome Back Weekend by Codemasters to herald the start of the unlimited free play version of the game. During the Welcome Back weekend scheduled for March 3-7th, players will receive double XP and new players will receive 250 points to spend in the LOTRO Store during the weekend.
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced that applications for the G.I.R.L. Game Scholarships are now being accepted. Winners are selected from a pool of applicants and are awarded up to $10,000 in money to be used for educational expenses. Winners also receive a 10-week internship with SOE.
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LG wins preliminary injunction in patent suit; all imported PS3s to be confiscated for next ten days.
European customs officers have been ordered to seize incoming shipments of Sony’s PlayStation 3, after rival electronics firm LG was awarded a preliminary injuction in the ongoing patent battle between the two.
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How the Hakkar’s Corrupted Blood incident helped epidemiologists plan for a real-world outbreak.
As part of the Serious Games Summit, Rutgers University epedemiologist Nina H. Fefferman tells how the World Of Warcraft plague, Hakkar, was a useful case study for real-world disease modelling.
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Riot Games’ Tom Cadwell and Steve Snow on the pitfalls of tweaking Defense Of The Ancients.
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Wolfire Games’ Jeffrey Rosen and John Graham on how to make a million dollars for charity.
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In The Free Zone this week, Richard Aihoshi takes a look at a recent announcement that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was taking a look at iTunes free to play games. At issue is the in-app purchases made by children, one to the tune of $1,400.00 by an eight year old. Check out what Richard has to say about the investigation and any implications he sees for the MMO market. Be sure toadd your thoughts.
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