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Guild Wars 2 players targeted in phishing attacks

Guild Wars 2 players targeted in phishing attacks
  • Posted September 10, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security, Gaming
  • Guild Wars 2 is suffering from phishing attacks by hackers believed to be in China who so far have compromised scores of user accounts since the game launched a couple of weeks ago. ArenaNet, the game's developer, insists its servers and web portals remain secure...

Opinion: The subscription MMO is dead - long live free to play?

Opinion: The subscription MMO is dead - long live free to play?
  • Posted August 27, 2012, 2:17 AM by Kate Cox | Filed in Gaming
  • The era of the subscription-based online game has well and truly ended in 2012. It had a good run, really. Fifteen years is quite a long time for anything to stay static in the land of gaming. Ultima Online introduced the idea back in 1997, when those of us who had internet access were mostly still on dial-up and got booted off...

MMO Gaming Mice Compared: Razer Naga vs. Cyborg M.M.O. 7 vs. Logitech G600

MMO Gaming Mice Compared: Razer Naga vs. Cyborg M.M.O. 7 vs. Logitech G600
  • Posted August 13, 2012, 1:55 AM by Mike Fahey | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • Massively multiplayer online gamers have different needs than those of first-person shooter or real-time strategy fans. They need social interaction. They need extremely comfortable chairs. But most of all they need buttons. So many buttons.

    PC peripheral manufacturers have sensed this need and have responded with specialized MMO mice featuring so many buttons. Today we take a look at three of them — the Logitech G600, the Razer Naga 2012 and the Cyborg M.M.O. 7 from Mad Catz — to determine which is most worthy of your MMOney.

Logitech G600 Gaming Mouse features 20 MMO-tuned buttons

Logitech G600 Gaming Mouse features 20 MMO-tuned buttons
  • Posted June 14, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Gaming With Video
  • Logitech has started taking pre-orders for their G600 MMO Gaming Mouse. The new pointer includes a mind-boggling 20 physical buttons which can be fully programmed to accomplish any task – and that isn’t even including the G-Shift function which allows…

Star Wars: The Old Republic set for December launch

Star Wars: The Old Republic set for December launch
  • Posted September 27, 2011, 3:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Bioware and EA today announced the release date for its new massively multiplayer game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The launch is set to  take place just before the Christmas holidays on December 20 in the US, and two days later…

Weekend game deals: 20% off 60+ MMO titles

Weekend game deals: 20% off 60+ MMO titles
  • Posted January 7, 2011, 2:10 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Tech Deals
  • After being spoiled by holiday promotions over the last several weeks, the latest batch of sales are almost depressing. Steam doesn't have any specials except 10% off preorders of The Witcher 2 and Monday Night Combat -- and the former…

MMO News: Cataclysm release date set, DC Universe delayed

MMO News: Cataclysm release date set, DC Universe delayed
  • Posted October 5, 2010, 8:00 AM by Mike Fischer | Filed in Gaming
  • Blizzard Entertainment fans can rejoice as a release date has been set for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for their hugely-popular MMO. Set for a December 7th launch, the game will feature two new races, goblins for the…

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