Champions Online Goes Gold2009-08-27 00:00:00Last week we posted a cool teaser trailer for Cryptic Studios' new MMORPG Champions Online, which showed off some of the bigger boss battles players will be getting to play. Today, official word (via the European side of the business) informs us that the game has now gone gold on PC, prepping for its release next month.Cryptic Studios – creators of the award-winning City of Heroes and City of Villains MMOs – has taken the massively multiplayer role-playing game genre to new heights with Champions Online.The experience begins with...
World of Warcraft Could Promote Conservation2009-08-15 00:00:00World of Warcraft is now the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) on the planet, played by more than 11 million people worldwide. Under these conditions, it would stand to reason that this single application could potentially have a tremendous impact on the lives of many individuals, and that's why it should also be used to do good, Stanford professor Byron Reeves believes.
Over the years, the scientist has suggested the creation of an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) that would incorporate smart meter technologies, in a bid to make the user more aware of various issues facing the environment today, and to create the feeling that individuals have to get involved, even if simply from behind their computer screen.
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