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As I had mentioned earlier on this blog, I have recently stopped playing LOTRO. So today I went and officially canceled my account, however while doing so I saw no option to remove my CC and billing information from their system. Having been a victim of random charges by unsaid company in […]

A lot of MMORPGs these days have begun to implement a lot of new ideas and gameplay aspects that promises to draw in millions of players and keep them happy for years and years. Sometimes these things are pvp related, sometimes they are pve related. One thing, however, that always seems to get left out […]

Ok, maybe not yet, but I’m laying it down right now saying that I guarantee that Blizzard will create a MMO out of the beloved Starcraft series. In fact if this site is still around by the time the game comes out I will give a free copy to everyone that posts in […]

Some very interesting news cropped up today telling us all that LucasArts and BioWare have teamed up, yet again, on an unannounced project. It was a very interesting read and one that hinted at a lot of possibilities for the duo. Naturally, I won’t bother restating what has already been said in the press release […]

Hellgate: London seems to be a pretty typical MMORPG when you look at the game and world. It has all the same elements of an MMORPG like quests, ability to play online, different armor, stats, levels, a number bar for your skills and spells. All very typical of your everyday MMORPG, but does that make […]

I stumbled upon Voig.com today while surfing the net and they have some very nice graphics showing many MMORPG stats such as subscription numbers, active players, genre along with a few others. So I thought it was interesting if I listed some of the stats here. All stats are up till Aug 2007.
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Kicking this website off to a start, we at MMOCrunch will begin a weekly series entitled “Before the Now”, where in, we will be taking a look at various MMORPGs and how they have evolved from their past into what we see today. Usually, in most games, only minor changes have taken affect but other times you’ll get […]

Rumors just keep flying in, this one coming from EGM’s December issue about a Halo MMOFPS.
“Microsoft may start a war–word is they’re making a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter for 360. Hmm, wonder what Bungie is up to?”
This is referring to the secret Halo project that Peter Jackson is working with Bungie on. […]

Primotechnology has an article about a rumor that a new MMORPG based in the Starwars universe is in the works by BioWare.   The story says that this new MMORPG will be based in KOTOR (Knights of the Old Republic), which was release in 2003 and later followed up with a sequel.  Having played both KOTOR […]

There has been much debate about what a MMORPG should be. Should developers do away with level grinding? How about gold and item farming? Include or don’t include PvP? Create a in-game story line or let the players roam free? How should the fighting system work? So I’ve decided to […]