Click! Flashback with me now! It’s time once again to dip into the ancient gamebunny MMO screenshot archives.
Here now, are six stylish screens from STAR WARS GALAXIES. These shots are from the summer of 2003, some taken within the first few days after launch. I loved it. I hated it. I couldn’t stop playing it. [...]

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According to a rather stunning report at Information Week - the government of China has banned the trading of virtual goods for real money.
The new ban even includes “prepaid cards of cyber-games”, which may cause serious ramifications for legit companies doing business in the country. It all seems a bit draconian, a good idea gone [...]

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Click! Flashback with me now! It’s time once again to dip into the ancient gamebunny MMO screenshot archives.
Today, we feature a half dozen shots from my brief time spent in the GUILD WARS Beta back in early 2005, perhaps late 2004. Marigold Moonbeam was my character’s name. Hmm, I still think that sounds rather pleasant.
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BATTLEFIELD HEROES: Like a commando under cover of night, EA and DICE have quietly launched BATTLEFIELD HEROES.
Hop over to the official site, create a quick account and get yourselves stuck into the free, fragging fun!
I’ve been playing off and on for the past few months and find the game to be a rollicking good [...]

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Some days are slow news days and it’s difficult to find something worth reporting. Today, is not one of those days. Let’s get right to the juice!
Firstly, comes word that “EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group…” and putting BioWare in charge. As as result - Mythic’s General Manager [...]

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Console MMOs - a topic that has intrigued and irked me for almost a decade. Where the hell are they? What’s taking so long? Will we ever see MMOs available on consoles with any frequency and variety like we see in the PC-space?
Blizzard’s Rob Pardo doesn’t think so. At least, not until the next generation [...]

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EVERQUEST: The U.K.’s Edge Magazine has written up a tale describing the creation of the old king of MMOs - EVERQUEST.
If you hop over to Edge Online you can read about the early days of Verant Interactive and what it took to create this huge “graphical MUD”.
Do you remember when your EQ characters had to [...]

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TORCHLIGHT: Alright, eyes-front! I need your focused attention! Today, I am very pleased to bring you my chat with various members of the Runic Games dev team - makers of the upcoming single-player RPG AND eventual MMO - TORCHLIGHT.
I fell in love with TORCHLIGHT at this year’s E3 and I’d like you all to join [...]

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FINAL FANTASY VII: Let’s step away from MMOs for just a moment. I’d like to direct you to a story featuring FINAL FANTASY VII, Game Director, Yoshinori Kitase looking back at the creation of the fabled PS RPG.
Kitase talks about the dev team’s great enthusiasm, moving from 2D to 3D and attempting to figure [...]

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CRIMECRAFT: Yo yo yo! It’s time for crime! Join in today as I chat with Mike Donatelli, Senior Game Designer for Vogster’s upcoming persistent world shooter - CRIMECRAFT.
The Q&A uncovers fresh details for this anticipated game which aims to bring something new to the massive online space. Can CRIMECRAFT even be considered an MMO? Find [...]

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WORLD OF WARCRAFT: Happy WoW Wednesday my friends and welcome to another set of recently uncovered WORLD OF WARCRAFT Rares.
Geez, new Rares are getting harder to find! Today, we feature Nimar the Slayer of Witherbark Village, Hearthsinger Forresten of Strathholme (difficult to see as he is a ghost in the dark) and ‘Wrath’ Rare - [...]

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JADE DYNASTY: Perfect World Entertainment have announced the start of Open Beta for JADE DYNASTY.
JADE DYNASTY is a free-to-play title, so Open Beta is about as good as a launch. The MMO is set in a fantasy version of ancient China and features five different factions, treasure hunting quests, fort battles and flying martial arts [...]

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Click! Flashback with me now! It’s time once again to dip into the ancient gamebunny MMO screenshot archives.
Today, we feature a half dozen shots from NCsoft and NetDevil’s expired gameworld, AUTO ASSAULT. These photos o’ autos were snapped during AA’s late 2005 Beta and early 2006 launch.

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NEO STEAM: Atlus Online have launched free-to-play steampunk MMO, NEO STEAM: The Shattered Continent.
NEO STEAM features multiple PvP modes, unique pets, mounts and vehicles, and of course - steam technology, baby!
I’m still waiting for a more robust, less-cartoony, Victorian steampunk world - but this could tide me over. Investigate.
“To celebrate the launch of Neo [...]

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FREE REALMS: Sony Online Entertainment’s all ages social MMO, FREE REALMS is the latest game to join the gamebunny World List.
Hop over and check out the new page. It’s your one stop shop to begin a FREE REALMS investigation.
“Free Realms is a free 3D virtual world where you can do whatever you want, whenever you [...]

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