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Those who’ve been patiently waiting to get in on some Guild Wars 2 beta action will finally get their fix next weekend. NCSoft has confirmed that the first beta weekend will take place April 27th-29th, opening the floodgates to those who pre-ordered the game and acquired beta access as their reward. Previous beta weekends for …

It’s official – Star Wars: The Old Republic is the fastest growing MMO ever created, as EA announce that the title has sold more than 2 million copies since its December launch. The MMO currently has 1.7 million active subscribers playing around four hours a day. The remaining 300,000 owners have either not played or …

Blizzard has revealed it is investigating implementing in-game advertising in its next-generation MMO, codenamed Titan, sparking speculation its next game could feature a non-fantasy setting. The job ad calls for applicants prepared to “work with major consumer brands to facilitate product placement and licensing within the world of Blizzard Entertainment’s next-gen MMO that enhances the …

Star Wars: The Old Republic is the fastest-growing subscription MMO in history, EA have claimed. More than one million players registered for the online game in its first few days of release, says the publisher, with the first wave of players posting impressive play-time feats, including: • Logged 28 million in-game hours – roughly equivalent …

Bioware and EA have released new information concerning Star Wars The Old Republic, and we know how you all love stats! Over this past weekend, players continued to flood the servers of the fastest-growing subscription MMO in history, immersing themselves in the game for over 5.5 million hours. Star Wars: The Old Republic is also …

More than three years after announcement and (allegedly) over $100m in development, EA’s biggest ever video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, has gone live to the public this morning. According to analysts more than a million early access customers have already joined the MMO, and despite complaints of hefty server queues developer BioWare says …

Sony Online Entertainment has officially pulled the plug on LucasArts MMO, Star Wars Galaxies, after its contract with the latter came to an end. The closure, which happened following various closing events in the early hours of this morning, marks the end of eight years the subscription-based MMO has been in operation. Star Wars Galaxies …

Star Wars: The Old Republic early game access launched at midday today in the UK for customers who pre-ordered the title. Players will gain access to the title in waves, with early game access designed to help manage server volumes and ensure a smooth launch day experience when the highly anticipated MMORPG officially releases on …

Rescued and revived MMO, APB Reloaded, has today launched via Valve’s Steam digital service. Still in it’s open beta phase, the free-to-play MMO can now be downloaded by anyone via Steam, benefitting from the auto updates and community features it provides. APB is an interesting MMO in that it’s set in a GTA-inspired modern city …

The global launch the Star Wars MMO could trigger a mass-exodus of World of Warcraft subscribers, according to new analyst data. Lazard Capital Markets has downgraded Activision Blizzard’s stock from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ after a recent survey found that more than half of existing World of Warcraft subscribers have grown tired of the game. The …

Bioware have released a fantastic new Star Wars: The Old Republic trailer that’ll have your heart pumping in excitement for the epic battles bound in the upcoming MMO. This one shows a massive battle on an Imperial prototype ship called the Voidstar.

Bioware have announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic will allow same-gender romances with companion characters. Stephen Reid, the senior online community manager had this to say: Due to the design constraints of a fully voiced MMO of this scale and size, many choices had to be made as to the launch and post-launch feature …

A day late, cos that’s the way we roll, make way for the latest episode of G4′s fabulous MMO Report. This week there’s some big changes in the latest build of Guild Wars 2, the planned release window for Funcom’s new MMO The Secret World is discussed, and there’s even a small surprise waiting for …

It’s Friday, which can only mean one thing. It’s time for Casey Schreiner to descend upon the masses to share his knowledge with us meager humans. On this week’s MMO Report there’s a new trailer for Firefall, information on the new enemies in Minecraft, and of course there’s Uncle Casey’s Mail Bag. Now press play …

Comic Con 2011 is over, and as the dust settles Casey Schreiner is here to collect all the important MMO info from the biggest media event of the year. This week he’ll discuss the forthcoming beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic, the unorthodox PvP in Rusty Hearts, and of course he’ll respond to your …