Ohai Demos Speedy Game Expansion; Help Liz and Om Fight Off “PR Zombies”! (Salon.com)

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Ohai has grand ambitions of jumpstarting an industry for social massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. Think World of Warcraft crossed with FarmVille — engaging and rich, but also easy to use and social.

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GDC: Blizzard’s Core Game Design Concepts (Gamasutra)

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In a lecture Thursday at GDC, Blizzard EVP of game design Rob Pardo shared Blizzard’s core design concepts, offering examples of places where the World of Warcraft developer succeeded and failed in creating compelling multiplayer experiences. Pardo offered a plethora advice to the designers present, stressing that these lessons may not necessarily gel with other studios and suggesting that …

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GDC: Taking Inspiration from EVE Online’s Espionage Metagame (Gamasutra)

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Independent consultant and lawyer Alexander “The Mittani” Gianturco gave an impassioned talk Thursday at GDC, urging developers to examine the inherent “espionage” metagame of EVE Online and take inspiration from it for other products. “In my opinion, espionage is the ultimate in user-generated content,” said Gianturco. “You don’t constantly have to crap out new raids, players will amuse …

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Dragon Age could go MMO - Neoseeker

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Dragon Age could go MMONeoseekerNevertheless, it would be exciting to see something truly different in the arena going head-to-head with World of Warcraft.and more »

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You meet the neatest people on the Internet - Kansas City Star (blog)

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You meet the neatest people on the InternetKansas City Star (blog)The two of them had met online while playing “World of Warcraft.” After the boy decided they weren’t the “share naked photos” kind of friends, …Massachusetts man charged with attempted kidnapping Pierce County HeraldMan faces federal charges for trying to kidnap Madison teen he met playing … WKOW-TV.comMassachusetts man faces attempted kidnapping charges over online game Wisconsin State Journalall 7 news articles »

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EA drops fat cash on The Old Republic - CrunchGear (blog)

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EA drops fat cash on The Old RepublicCrunchGear (blog)What’s it going to take to dethrone World of Warcraft? One of two things, I’d say: one, an asteroid smashing directly …World of Warcraft Will Not Move to the Xbox 360 and PS3 SoftpediaStar Wars: The Old Republic is EA’s Most Expensive Project Ever Terminal GamerStar Wars: The Old Republic EA’s Most Expensive Game Ever Ve3d.com Kotaku.com (blog)  - Videogamer.com  - 411mania.comall 9 news articles »

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New Site Unmasks Chatroulette Players - New York Times (blog)

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New Site Unmasks Chatroulette PlayersNew York Times (blog)… schoolwork and television shows in AOL chat rooms and chattering with my World of Warcraft guildmates about their families, jobs and weekend plans. …and more »

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