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AT&T to FCC: gaming is not "broadband," but an added service
Source: Ars Technica

The computer/video game industry is peeved at AT&T for suggesting that real-time gaming isn't a core part of broadband like e-mail and Web browsing, but that it's instead an "aspirational service."

Second Life: The History of A Virtual Reality Dream World

Freedom of personal creativity, open communications, hardly any situational limitations, what more could online role players want? Second Life (SL), began as a creators dream June 23, 2003, an Internet-based virtual reality environment simulated to mimic the world that we live in …

Loyola Professor learns, if you exploit game community it can turn against you.
Source: broken toys

Myers' 'straying from the mainstream' involves using a seldom-used power called "Teleport Foe" in PvP by warping enemy players within range of insta-kill guards near his own side's base.

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Faction-Change Service in the Works
Source: WorldOfWarcraft.com

Faction Change coming to World of Warcraft

WoW, Casually: What Patch 3.2 means for casuals
Source: wow.com

What the 3.2 Patch will mean for the casual players for World of Warcraft.

Racism in Wold Of Warcraft.
Source: ixobelle.com

Oh, World of Warcraft.

Paul Barnet "War is Everywere and soon it will be in Korea"
Source: YouTube

Paul Barnet goes on to describe how war is every were and that very soon it will be in Korea.

World of Warcraft: Plastic Surgeon.

A good amount of my close friends and I all play World of Warcraft but we have different tastes in what we like about the game. Everything ranging from what we like to do in the game, what classes we enjoy and what races we use.

MMORPG - Make My Ordinary Reallife Pretty Grim

Most massive multi-player online role playing games tend to be frequented by the individuals that society forgets. MMO gamers are not really gamers they are addicts.

Virtual Currency: Gold Farming Website Sells For $10 Million
Source: Kotaku

The number three MMORPG gold-seller on the internet, MyMMOShop.com, has just made the ultimate transaction, with the website purchased by a private equity company for $10 million.

Wikipedia's War on Gaming History
Source:

Online gaming history has always been fragile due to the transitory nature of internet sites and web based information. Wikipedia was supposed to be one of the checks on that - a powerful catalog of information supported by good software and active maintainers.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King First Impressions
Source: IGN

A little over one week after launch, seeing level 80 players running around isn't such a rarity in World of Warcraft.

Tabula Rasa Shutting Down Servers in Feb
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To the Tabula Rasa Community,

Fans Flocking Back to World of Warcraft
Source: Tom's Guide

After trying other MMORPGs like Age of Conan and Warhammer Online, many who canceled their World of Warcraft subscriptions to play these games have now come back to the land of Azeroth.

Star Wars MMORPG announced, future console version eyed
Source: betanews.com

BioWare and LucasArts today officially announced the long-rumored story-based MMORPG for PC called Star Wars: The Old Republic. It was not long before an EA exec began talk of creating a console version.

Gamernode: News - WoW gamer has 36 personal accounts. Cost? $5711
Source: gamernode.com

One World of Warcraft gamer doesn't like to depend on other players when he conducts raids in the game. He believes he can do it all by himself, and we mean that literally.

Online Gamers Are More Fit Than The Average American (Physically If Not Mentally)
Source: technology.newscientist.com

The results suggest that adult gamers have an average body mass index of 25.2, compared to the overall American average of 28. The average gamer also engages in vigorous exercise once or twice a week, which the researchers say is more than most Americans.

Pentagon Researcher Unveils Warcraft Terror Plot
Source: Wired News

There's been no public proof to date of terrorists hatching plots in virtual worlds. But online spaces like World of Warcraft are making some spooks, generals and Congressmen extremely nervous. They imagine terrorists rehearsing attacks in these worlds, just like the U.S.

1 in 3 World of Warcraft Players Attracted to One Another
Source: Psych Central

Video game playingNew research suggests that online interactive game-playing, such as World of Warcraft, is not only "highly socially interactive" for most players, but on average, 1 in 3 players have found themselves to be attracted to another player.

Stumbling Into the Kingdom of Loathing
Source: The Escapist

The job was supposed to be easy. All I had to do was find some missing art supplies. That was, until I found myself being attacked by a goblin barbecue team. Next thing I know, I'm getting a severe tong-lashing (not a typo) from the chef.

WoW (World of Warcraft)

Well, I've gone and done it now. I have entered the world of MMORPG. I was happy playing my other games, like Zuma, Luxor 2, Chuzzles, and of course my SIMS.

Wow Characters and Other Online Game Avatars Now Have Their Own "Facebook"
Source: filefront.com

Avatars United, a community for game avatars of all worlds has just been launched. Anybody with a virtual alter ego is free to join but remember, real life identities are not allowed.

Who needs reality? New forum for your scantily clad online persona.
Source: Birmingham Mail

People who play online role playing games have often been accused of taking it all rather too seriously. After all the famous Everquest is often referred to as Evercrack because of its addictive qualities.

Age of Conan: Gamer Fury as Breasts Reduced
Source: Telegraph

Fans of the Age of Conan role-player game besieged internet forums with complaints after noticing that their custom-built characters had dropped several bra sizes.

WoW to introduce achievement system?
Source: CVG

An achievement system similar to the one used in Lord of the Rings Online looks set to become a part of World of Warcraft, adding achievements for PvP, exploration, questing and more.

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