The fourth BlizzCon gaming convention is coming, Blizzard Entertainment’s just announced today. For this year, it will be happening on August 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
This year is gearing up to be bigger as the event has been expanded from three convention halls to four. Says Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder [...]

 
Just in case you haven’t had your fill of Lego games yet, don’t you worry. Joining the ranks of big console MMO names like DC Universe Online, The Agency, and Final Fantasy XI, is an unexpected newcomer, Lego Universe. According to the Lego Group’s Project Lead, console versions are planned for the [...]

Now don’t go thinking this is another one of those depressing economic news – it’s not. It’s just your average depressing video game convention news, like E3. A press release just went out announcing that this year’s Leipzig Games Convention has been canceled, mostly due to another trade fair, GamesCom, being held [...]

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) hasn’t exactly had a smooth-sailing history, suffering numerous subscriber losses in the past few years. Maybe that’s part of the reason they’re starting to turn their attention towards PS3 MMOs instead of the traditional PC-based ones.
Speaking to GameDaily, SOE president John Smedley said he believes that MMO gaming on the PS3 [...]

It’s official. Ziff Davis has sold 1UP to UGO Entertainment and has closed EGM. This was confirmed by no less than an official press release from both camps earlier today.
1UP Digital Network’s sale includes the website 1UP.com, MyCheats.com, GameVideos.com and GameTab.com. Unfortunately, the 1UP podcasts’ fate remains uncertain at this point. Creator Ryan O’Donnel and [...]

Filed under: Sci-fi, Lore, News items, Earthrise
Sofia-based Masthead Studios has released the March `09 newsletter for their upcoming post-apocalyptic MMO Earthrise. As with their previous newsletters, Issue IX points out where Earthrise has been discussed in the gaming press over the past few weeks, and shows off some of the game’s concept art. This month, [...]