Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is having a pretty good first week for itself. So good, in fact, that the game has registered over 500,000 new players according to numbers released today by Mythic Entertainment and EA.
“In just one week we have a half a million people playing WAR online, and the ranks of Order [...]

Well, no on can say it’s unfair. Those annoying little gold farmers trying to make a quick buck off of other people’s laziness are apparently going to have a hard time pulling that off in Warhammer Online. Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs has written an extensive piece on the topic (cliff note: he hates it) and [...]

Trion World Network announced this morning that it has closed a Series C funding round in the amount of $70 million. The funding efforts were co-led by Act II Capital as well as an unnamed financial institution. In addition, all of the investors from the previous round also contributed.
“Trion is a pioneer in the video [...]

Square Enix announced this morning that Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories will make its North American debut for the PlayStation 2 on December 2. It will retail for $29.99.
Serving as a game that bridges the storyline gap between the original Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, this game was originally released on the Game Boy [...]

Funcom announced this morning that Craig Morrison has been named the new producer and game Director for their Age of Conan MMO. He replaces former director and Funcom co-founder Gaute Godager, who left the company earlier this year.
“Taking on the position as Producer and Game Director on Age of Conan is a great challenge but [...]

BioWare anounced this morning at the PAX 2008 that they will be releasing a toolset for their upcoming PC RPG, Dragon Age. The set, designed specifically for the PC, will give players developer-grade tools to produce custom content as they see fit.
If you happen to be at the show, you can check out the Dragon [...]

Square-Enix announced this morning that the upcoming Nintendo DS version of Chrono Trigger will be hitting stores on November 25.
A rereleased of the Super Nintendo original from 1995, Chrono Trigger DS “maintains all of the game’s original elements and spirit while introducing portability, dual-screen presentation and Touch Screen functionality.”
The new edition also managed to pick [...]

Electronic Arts confirmed tonight that BioWare’s next RPG, Dragon Age: Origins, will indeed be shown next week at E3. The game will be presented to the media via closed doors demos, where interviews will also be given.
For those hungry to see something on the game before then, though, GameTrailers TV will air the first trailer [...]

Flagship’s first release, the anticipated Hellgate: London, proved to be a disappointment for many. Max Schaefer, co-founder of the development studio, spoke with Eurogamer and explained the problems the game had when it launched.
“If we made a mistake with Hellgate, it was trying to do too many things for too many people… We ended up [...]

One would think that after an extensive wait for a sequel to the dungeon crawling PC staple Diablo II, fans would be rejoicing in unison to Blizzard’s announcement of a third game in the series. Leave it to the internet to make any joyous occasion a lackluster one. Fans of the series have begun a [...]