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CCP Games , producer of sci-fi MMO EVE Online , had a great start to this year.

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CCP Games contributes to "Inspired by Iceland" video campaign

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Take to the skies once again in this follow-up to Ubisoft’s aerial combat game. Fans of the original Tom Clancy’s HAWX will be happy to know that much of what made the original game entertaining–fast-paced aerial combat–is still on display in HAWX 2, but the development team has made a number of improvements to deliver a more fleshed-out flying experience

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Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2: First Look

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While some gamers in the US may not be immediately familiar with Codemasters , we know our readers across the pond will immediately recognize them as the company with the rights to publish Lord of the Rings Online , Dungeons and Dragons Online , and (the “who-knows-when-it-will-release”) MMO Jumpgate Evolution overseas. With that said, last year we heard that the COO at Codemasters , Tony Williams , decided to step down from Chief Organizational Officer. Not too long after that, there were rumors that Warner Brothers was looking into buying the company .

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Indian company purchases fifty percent stake in Codemasters

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Filed under: Fantasy , Trailers , Video , MMO industry , New titles , News items , Free-to-play , Allods Online Free-to-play publisher Gala-Net has released the official trailer for Allods Online , the company’s newest MMORPG. Allods launched late last month amid a firestorm of controversy and fan outcry regarding high cash shop prices . The title, which features player-crewed flying ships and a soundtrack by renowned video game composer Mark Morgan ( Fallout , Fallout 2 , Planescape: Torment ), was developed by Russian game maker Astrum Nival and is the largest video game project in the country’s history

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Gala-Net releases Allods trailer

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I know most of you are probably console gamers but maybe some of you still game on a PC like me. I used to be a console gamer only then about four years ago I slowly switched to PC gaming and I’m hooked.

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Falcon Northwest rocks the gaming computers

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If you thought you could hide online, think again.

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From Azeroth to Canada: Tracking down a fugitive in World of Warcraft

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If you’re a game theory/design nut, or you just really love talking about MMOs in an academic sense, or even listening to others talk about MMOs in an academic sense, then we’ve got the opportunity for you! This week is finals week for many universities around the country and Kim Chihuly’s (real life’s Kim Gregson ) Games & Society class at Ithaca College is taking the opportunity to present their final posters and presentations inside of Second Life for the public. The presentations will cover a wide swath of topics from gold farming, to MMOs versus single player experiences, to Second Life versus Casual MMOs and much more.

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Ithaca College hosts panels and posters on MMO topics in Second Life

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It’s no secret that MMOs have started to see a larger and larger share of the market, but the actual amount is always a difficult number to pin down. Gamasutra recently reported on a study by TNS and Gamesindustry.com, a pair of market research firms, which found that about 20% of all US game spending goes to either MMOs or online game portals

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One-fifth of US game spending goes to MMOs and game portals

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We can see for miles and miles in this huge open-world action game. But that’s only when we’re not tormenting enemies with a grapple hook. Just Cause 2 is a game that fits neatly in the open-world action vein

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Just Cause 2 Hands-On Impressions

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EA’s upcoming browser-based golf sim looks promising, as we found out when we played nine holes at St.

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online Hands-On

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