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Publisher EA has said close to 1.5m people have signed up to become potential beta testers for BioWare’s upcoming MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. "It’s a great indicator in the interest level in the franchise," CFO Eric Brown said at the Lazard Capital Markets Technology & Media Day …

Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that its still unofficial and unnamed ‘next generation MMO’ will be based around completely original IP. He also discussed ‘Project Titan’, and confirmed that the game would be based around completely original IP. Internally we think of that as a next generation MMO," …

The powerhouse Transformers IP will next year get a brand new MMO following an agreement between casual behemoth Jagex and rights holder Hasbro. The game has been pencilled in for a 2012 release in Europe, North America, Latin America, New Zealand and Australia. Transformers is one of the most iconic …

The release of Rift marks the start of a new era for up and coming MMO publisher Trion Worlds. Arriving on shelves today (Friday, March 4th), the game is the company’s first release and culminates five years of work on its unique MMO infrastructure. Promotions kicked off in October, targeting …

As has long been speculated, developer Bungie has confirmed that its currently in-development mystery Activision-published game is an MMO. The news comes from Bungie lead network engineer David Aldridge who the title as a "massively multiplayer action game" at GDC, as reported by IGN. However, Aldridge dismissed the idea that …

RuneScape studio Jagex has signed an agreement with TripleACodes to distribute the game in Eastern Europe. TripleACodes will offer digital subscription codes in areas of low credit card penetration such as Poland. This means Eastern European players will now have the option to sign up to the MMO’s paid-for service …

MMO developer and publisher Trion Worlds has announced that more than one million user accounts have been registered with the company to date. This massive audience suggests a high level of interest for the firm’s first release, MMORPG Rift, which arrives on March 4th. The announcement was made as the …

After enjoying great success with its free to download Doctor Who: The Adventure Games series last year, the BBC has lifted the lid on its next project – a free-to-play Doctor Who MMO. Called Doctor Who: Worlds in Time, BBC Worldwide says the game "allows players to enter the TARDIS …

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