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GDC Online 2010: Reps from BioWare, Turbine, EA Mythic, Sony Online Entertainment, CCP, and Nexon explain how they keep online worlds alive years after launch.
GDC Online 2010: Reps from BioWare, Turbine, EA Mythic, Sony Online Entertainment, CCP, and Nexon explain how they keep online worlds alive years after launch.
Riot Games wins five categories including Best New Online Game and Audience Award; Ultima Online receives first spot in the Hall of Fame; MUD creator Dr. Richard Bartle honored.
Ultima creator wins out against former employer for breach of contract and fraud.
Spore and Fable II creators join Bing Gordon, Lorne Lanning, Ed Fries, and Rusel DeMaria for a discussion on the education possibilities, potential pitfalls, and global connections of games.
Space tourist and Tabula Rasa creator wipes slate clean by resigning position at MMOG studio to pursue "new interests"; publisher reports quarterly income down 50 percent year over year.
Several video game designers have launched aerospace projects--some with spectacularly fiery results. However, it wasn't until Sunday that the first game developer actually made it into space proper. That's when ...
In the second half of GameSpot's interview, Frank Gibeau talks about his WOW habit, refusing to green-light single-player games, the Wii, the next Medal of Honor, and the possibility of ...
Publisher heralds genre-defining MMOG's first decade with in-game events, free two weeks of play for all past subscribers.
EA releases graphical overhaul on eve of venerable MMOG's 10th anniversary.
Quintet of heavy hitters join Dynasty Warriors: Gundam and downloadables such as Super Puzzle Fighter II and Ghouls 'n Ghosts; Guild Wars and Medieval II expansions also due.
Gaming giant gives a glimpse of what it has in store for Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot, and Warhammer Online.
The ubiquitous auction site is canceling auctions for all virtual items and property...with one major exception.
EA Mythic schedules nine 2007 gatherings for each of its long-running massively multiplayer games.
Kingdom Reborn set for release next year on PC; updates classic game with revamped graphics, new content, and retooled user interface.
METI is surveying major gamemakers in an attempt to address real money trading and other illicit behavior in online games.
"Dirty money" yanked from gameworld, more than 180 accounts terminated for exploiting the system.
Sony Online Entertainment's chief creative officer talks about the future of MMOs, communicating with users, and what a game needs to excel in the genre.
Does trying something new make any more business sense for Electronic Arts than it does for Castaway Entertainment or Destination Games? Part 2.
Electronic Arts ships Samurai Empire; expansion includes new professions, new continent.
Japan-themed expansion pack to popular MMORPG set to ship November 2; EA announces in-game preorder incentive.
Associate producer and team lead Jessica Lewis explains what you can expect from this expansion pack for Ultima Online.
EA reveals new details on its next Ultima product.
Two new professions and a new Japanese-themed area are on tap for EA's massively multiplayer RPG.
EA to mark 7th anniversary of Ultima Online by releasing a bundle containing the original game, five expansion packs, and other goodies.
On a tear to consolidate its studio operations, EA says it will close down Ultima Online developer Origin Systems.
Electronic Arts announces that the next expansion pack for Ultima Online will add new professions and locations to the popular online role-playing game.
Biz newsletter claims EA is shutting its Austin studio; officially, the publisher has "no changes" to announce.
[UPDATE] PSP prototypes, Pokemon patches, and another Xbox price-cut round out the week's whisperings.
Origin Systems' marketing chief talks about the company's new pricing scheme for two unique, persistent-world titles.
Andy Hollis, the veteran designer responsible for many MicroProse and Jane's flight sims, is recruited to head EA's Austin studio and oversee the Ultima franchise's next steps.
EA will soon raise the monthly fee for its long-running online RPG from $10 to $13.
Electronic Arts announces that its latest Ultima Online expansion is now shipping to stores in North America.
EA announces that the Ultima Online expansion is ready to ship in mid-February.
Here's a look at the upcoming Ultima Online expansion that adds a new continent, two player classes, and an interface to design player houses from the ground up.
EA launches a Web site with new details on the online RPG's upcoming Age of Shadows expansion.
Origin will soon open the first new server for the game in four years.
Origin's next online role-playing game expansion will let players design and build their own houses.
EA's World War II action game retains the lead in NPD's latest weekly list of best-selling games.
Electronic Arts is holding a prize giveaway to promote the latest addition to Ultima Online, its online role-playing game.
The latest installment in Origin's online role-playing game will soon be available.
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