Paradox Interactive and Seatribe today announced the opening of Beta sign-ups for upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, Salem. Developed by Seatribe, Salem is set in the New World when pilgrims were the norm and the frontier was still the greatest risk to a person’s health. Salem is a unique core gaming experience for MMO players and crafting enthusiasts, known best for its Pe... more.

International publisher Frogster Interactive Pictures AG has announced the upcoming release of Fires of Shadowforge, the fifth chapter to the fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Runes of Magic, for June 2012. The expansion will bring new zones complete with dungeons, as well as a brand new playable dwarf race, offering players a choice between two new original arcan... more.

Mail.Ru Games, publisher of the successful browser games Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, Allods Online and Juggernaut, presents some fresh features for their free2play browser game RiotZone. In the daily mission "Picnic at the lakeside" commanders fight the dictator's elite sniper unit "Black Panthers". In addition, the clan interface has received some updates. From now on players have the opp... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today announced that it is celebrating the 13th anniversary of its landmark massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), EverQuest (EQ), by transitioning the game to a free-to-play model. Recently inducted into the GDC Online Awards' Hall of Fame, EverQuest now offers a variety of options that cater to players' different needs and preferences so they ca... more.

A fallen enemy rises! The evil Darth Maul, long thought dead since his defeat by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the Battle of Naboo, has returned to wreak havoc during the Clone Wars! As Maul returns to menace the galaxy in the season four finale of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," he also appears in Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures. In addition to seeing the vicious Sith... more.

Rock Hippo Productions announced today the launch of its St. Patrick's Day themed update, The Pot O'Glow, for their highly popular free-to-play online multiplayer action game, Brawl Busters. The St. Patrick's Day themed update kicks off with in-game special clover-popping effects, holiday themed items, a new map called the Roof Court, new weapons & costumes and more. The update is ... more.

Blizzard has made major and exciting changes to the World of Warcraft Scroll of Resurrection, a feature that allows existing players invite old friends back to the game and receive epic rewards in the process. For a limited time, anyone who accepts a Scroll will receive the following benefits: A single character immediately boosted all the way to level 80 -- DING! A FREE upgrade to ... more.

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today announced that the third downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe Online (DCUO), The Battle for Earth, is now available for download on the PC and PlayStation 3. Featuring an all-new Earth Powers set, and new multiplayer and open-world content, The Battle for Earth delivers legendary adventures as players prepare for the ultimate showdown with Brainia... more.

Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company, today announced that Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, the free-to-play, family-friendly, online game based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has more than 10 million registered players. “Clone Wars Adventures is one of our original free-to-play games and it contin... more.

Paradox Interactive today released additional details as to how crime and punishment is handled in the forthcoming Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game, Salem. Developed by Seatribe, a new video of Björn Johannsen discussing crime and punishment in Salem. Salem is already known for its Permadeath mechanic where in-game characters that succumb to the harsh wilderness environment, or are m... more.