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New Content, Plus 14-Day Promo for Returning MembersThose who once sank their teeth into the MMORPG Age of Conan, are now being called upon to return. With this major update, the game is significantly different, with new features, an increased focus on lore, and a lot more high-level content including raids and story. Will all this, paired with an offer to revive inactive accounts with 14 days of free full access, help Conan compete in an increasingly barbaric online RPG marketplace? By Nathan Hawks |
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TweetCraft is a Twitter client for World of Warcraft. You can take a screenshot and Twitpic it, and incoming tweets show your contacts' avatar images. In other words, it has more functionality than half of the Twitter clients for the Linux desktop. In this article, we sing both the high and low notes for TweetCraft. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 08:35 |
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The people in charge of the official economy of China have finally taken notice of the unofficial economy that gamers have been talking about for years. Late last month, China passed new regulations that forbid real world shopkeepers, waiters, and customers from treating monies used in online RPGs such as gil, kamas, and L$, as if they were yuan. The move is a shocking confirmation of the degree to which Chinese businesses take advantage of virtual exchange systems. The law doesn't ban buying virtual currency, it bans converting that virtual money back into Chinese legal tender. According to a CNN story, the Chinese government fears that black market economies accepting virtual tender could damage the sanctioned economy. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 July 2009 10:03 |
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Cryptic's Avatar-Customization Obsession Finds a New Outlet
A teen-friendly RPG based on a tabletop superhero game will go online this fall. It is under development by Cryptic, the makers of City of Heroes and the also-upcoming Star Trek Online. Champions Online will have features that continue our predicted trend of increasing the personalized storytelling feel, an RPG staple which has generally been lacking from the online RPG genre. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 July 2009 12:04 |
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