The developers and publicists at Perfect World Entertainment sure know how to keep a journalist busy! With three well-established MMOs under their belts, and a fourth in beta, PWE has proven itself a productive and innovative entity. While building momentum in their current arsenal of MMOs, the company has been lighting a fire under their newest, Heroes of Three Kingdoms. In many ways, HoTK is a reflection of PWE’s experience with their flagship MMO, Perfect World International, as well as ..read the full article

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that DC Universe Online is now accepting beta applications for both the PS3 and PC versions of the game.

Head on over to the official website and sign up now!

BioWare has promised a secret reveal at Comic-Con for Star Wars: The Old Republic this year if they can get 200,000 Likes on their Facebook page, and 30,000 Twitter followers.

They are still somewhat short of that number, and there is just one day left! Get on over to the SW:TOR Facebook page, and add them on Twitter before time is up!

The MMO Gamer and Wargaming.net, the developers of World of Tanks, are proud to present this beta key giveaway for World of Tanks!

World of Tanks is described as a team-based MMORPG focusing on armoured warfare featuring tanks from the period 1930-1950. The game is a $10m development and recently went into closed beta testing in Russia

The closed beta for World of Tanks begins on July 15, 2010. The registration for the World of Tanks closed beta starts on the 1st ..read the full article

MMOFPS Global Agenda from developers Hi-Rez Studios, which previously had a subscription-based part of the game focusing on guild vs guild PvP, has announced that it is removing the subscription fee completely. The game is available on Steam where it is currently sold on a 33% discount for $26.79 or €20.09.

“Hi-Rez Studios is committed to delivering the best value in PC gaming”, said Todd Harris, Global Agenda Executive Producer. “In addition to including all of the game’s initial launch content ..read the full article

Realtime Worlds have revealed the box art for their upcoming police/crime MMO All Points Bulletin. Take a look below!

Through a tip we’ve found that the Fallout Online MMORPG from Interplay has launched a website, www.fallout-on-line.com. The website, which loads very slowly, shows off some concepts of the game and then presents a information signup form. The website then redirects to the Interplay forums, though at the time of writing the website kept timing out. Check out the Fallout Online website here.

The latest solid news we had heard of the game’s development was its announcement as Project V13.

Vacation time is over. Today I get back to work, pounding the pavement of the Los Angeles Convention Center, and risking being caught in a riot at the Staples Center next door if the Lakers lose, all to bring you only the finest in gaming journalism.

If I can remember how to use this newfangled Twitter thing that the young kids are into these days, I’ll be broadcasting periodic tweets as to my disposition during the show, and commenting on anything ..read the full article

GameForce, publishers of free-2-play games such as Metin2, announced yesterday that they had signed a licensing agreement to bring casual browser based games based on the classic Star Trek licence.

“We are proud that the quality of our games and publishing services enabled us to acquire this license,” said Christoph Jennen, CFO of Gameforge. “Our upcoming Star Trek browser games will further expand our consumer base and market share on an international scale.”

GameForge runs the MMO portal MMOGAME.com, where you can find out more about ..read the full article

Update - The servers are under a lot of stress, it will be fixed as soon as we're done using the heat to keep the coffee pot warm.

Cataclysm Talent Calculator - Introducing WoWTalWoWTal.com is a new project we're launching for Cataclysm, it will ultimately replace the old talent.mmo-champion.com calculator. The class previews posted today are now available there!

I'm sure you'll find a lot of bugs, feel free to report them in comments!

Druid Cataclysm Talent PreviewBlizzard sent a preview of the talents of 4 classes in Cataclysm: the Druid, Priest, Rogue, and Shaman. Quote from Blizzard staff Balance Tree

Tier 1 (Left to Right) Starlight Wrath (5 points) - Reduces the cast time of your Wrath and Starfire spells by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 seconds. Genesis (5 points) - Increases the damage and healing done by your periodic spell damage, healing effects and Swiftmend by 1/2/3/4/5%.

Tier 2 (Left to Right) Moonglow (3 points) - Reduces the Mana cost of your ..read the full article

Priest Cataclysm Talent PreviewBlizzard sent a preview of the talents of 4 classes in Cataclysm: the Druid, Priest, Rogue, and Shaman. Quote from Blizzard staff Discipline Talent Tree

Tier 1 (Left to Right) Unbreakable Will (5 ranks available) - Reduces the duration of stun, fear, and silence effects done to you by an additional 6/12/18/24/30%. Twin Disciplines (5 ranks available) - Increases the damage and healing done by your instant spells and the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 1/2/3/4/5%.

Tier 2 (Left ..read the full article

Rogue Cataclysm Talent PreviewBlizzard sent a preview of the talents of 4 classes in Cataclysm: the Druid, Priest, Rogue, and Shaman. Quote from Blizzard staff Assassination Tree

Tier 1 (Left to Right) Improved Eviscerate (3 points) - Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 7/14/20%. Remorseless Attacks (2 points) - After killing an opponent that yields experience or honor, you receive a 20/40% increased critical strike chance on your next ability. Lasts 20 seconds. Malice (5 points) - Increases your critical strike chance ..read the full article

Shaman Cataclysm Talent PreviewBlizzard sent a preview of the talents of 4 classes in Cataclysm: the Druid, Priest, Rogue, and Shaman. Quote from Blizzard staff Elemental Talent Tree

Tier 1 (Left to Right) Convection (5 ranks available) - Reduces the mana cost of your shock, Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Lava Burst, and Wind Shear spells by 2/4/6/8/10%. Concussion (5 ranks available) - Increases the damage done by your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Thunderstorm, Lava Burst and shock spells by 1/2/3/4/5%.

Tier 2 (Left to Right) Call ..read the full article

Vol’jin Calls for Zalazane's Fall Quote from: Zarhym (Source) Not to be outdone by High Tinker Mekkatorque's showing of gnomish pride in calling for Operation: Gnomeregan to commence, High Chieftain Vol'jin of the Darkspear Tribe has announced his intention to see Witch Doctor Zalazane fall once and for all. With full backing from Thrall, the Darkspears have begun a series of ceremonies in Sen’jin Village while preparing to seize the Echo Isles and free them from the lingering dark voodoo of Zalazane's ..read the full article

MMO-Champion: The CataclysmSomething is happening to MMO-Champion... Something catalysmic.

Very soon, we will be migrating the forums from SMF to vBulletin. This is going to be a very big update to the website and will require at minimum 10 hours of downtime to prepare for it. We're all working very hard on our end to get everything in place and ready for use, but there's some things that you can all do to pitch in and help us with the transition. AvatarsAs ..read the full article

Blizzard survey hints at extra character slots ... potentiallyEarlier this week, a survey was sent to european players to gather data on ... tons of things related to WoW. Hidden among the general WoW questions was a fairly interesting one :

Apparently, Blizzard is seriously considering offering more character slots to players but you might have to pay for that. Just keep in mind that this is just a survey for the moment and it doesn't accurately reflect what we ..read the full article

Update - Small update on the contest, it wasn't very clear in the announcement but apparently only the guild master of the guild is supposed to send the mail.

Cataclysm Beta -- Guild Contest Quote from: Zarhym (Source) If you think you and your guildmates have what it takes to make invaluable beta testers, take a stab at our Cataclysm Beta -- Guild Contest. All you need to do is tell us in a short essay why you and nine of your ..read the full article