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The bestselling book of all-time is finally getting a quality game adaptation to go along. The best-selling novel, The Bible, tells the story of an omnipresent creator named God and his mystical Caucasian son, Jesus of Nazareth, whom grows up in the Middle East around the turn of the 1st century A.D. The Bible Online tells the story through the loving touches of an MMORPG, a genre of games which really adheres itself well to the fantasy genre. Over the... Continue reading

This is a topic close to my heart as I’ve been a pretty hardcore WoWer for several years now. I’ve crossed the line between Horde and Alliance several times throughout my Warcraft tenure and have tried mentally listing the differences between the two factions. Lia from ForeverGeek does a good job of listing some of the main differences between the players and environments of the grand World of Warcraft. 1. Alliance player aren’t all the bad. I had this misconception... Continue reading

All of you tree-hugging druids out there are about to get your own custom bear form and honestly, it looks pretty neat. The Tauren is getting their own, why not the Night Elves as well? Blizzard is slowly rolling out the models for the new form changes coming soon to your nearest World of Warcraft screen. The models have definitely been cleaned up, with sleeker fine edges and shiny night elf eyes. Exciting? I think so. Link

While World of Warcraft still reigns supreme as king of the MMOs, Blizzard has an unusual competitor entering the market: NASA. The government space agency is developing an MMO that takes place around 2035 and focuses on “being in a habitat on a planetary surface and doing things like mining Helium-3 for fuel, operating a hydroponics facility to grow plants and create oxygen and operating robots and vehicles.” Sounds pretty entertaining if you’re interested in outer space. The working title... Continue reading

Say goodbye to Google’s attempt at making a virtual social network. Announced back in July, Google is now closing the door on its Google Labs project “Lively” at the end of this year and says it wants, quote: “to ensure that we prioritize our resources and focus more on our core search, ads and apps business.” I guess it’s back to Second Life for me. Maybe I’ll start an online band and perform for other users of Second Life. I’ve... Continue reading

In Japan, you apparently can be charged with illegal access of a computer and manipulating electronic data if found guilty of intentionally “killing” someone’s MMO character. Some guy divorced his online wife’s avatar in Maple Story and in her anger she killed his character. Now, she faces a prison sentence of up to five years or a fine of up to $5,000 dollars. Yowch! I believe a few lessons can be learned here. Firstly, never marry in a video game.... Continue reading