Everyone knows that World of Warcraft is an addicting game. Nobody knows this better than Trevor Miller and his parents, James and Cindy – unfortunately for them, they learned this the hard way.

Seems that Trevor didn’t have money to pay for his account.  This WoW-starved gamer then decided to break into a cars and steal the owners credit cards to pay for the monthly subscription. A local detective from Trevor’s home of Buffalo Grove in Lake County, Illinois caught onto Trevor’s game once he noticed several fraudulent online orders and tracked them back to Trevor’s address.  Yes, this was a bad idea. How bad though, Trevor had no idea.

Authorities got a search warrant for the house and not only did they find the stolen credit cards, but also they cropped up the parent’s marijuana stash they were growing in the house. Busted. To read the source article on the WoW Player that got himself and his parents arrested, click here.

Germany publishers, Burda:ic, the minds behind such free-to-play MMOs Avalon Heroes and S4League, have recently announced a new addition to their line up – the RTSMMO Chaos Online">Land of Chaos Online, or simply, LOCO.

LOCOs open beta will begin August 3^rd and they are looking for testers to help develop the game.

We’re really looking forward to opening the floodgates to players who have yet to experience the pandemonium that is the Land of Chaos,” said Achim Kaspers, Managing Director of Burda:ic. “With this final test run, we’ll be working around the clock to collect feedback and valuable info as we prepare for the official launch!

LOCO lets you take control of over 30 characters spanning two factions as you struggle for control of the gaming world and boasts high-end graphics and a unique combination of RTS, Action and RPG elements.

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Dungeons and Dragons Online has recently a new screen concerning Update 6 and its new feature: Underwater Combat. The above pic is from the Into The Deep quest line that will be launched with the update. Added to this, a new area of the game will be opening up – the Red Fens.

This is only a small taste of what DDO has in store for fans in the upcoming weeks. Keep checking back to MMOCrunch for more details on DDO Update 6 as more news becomes available.

What’s up Trekkies? Executive Producer of Star Trek: Online, Dan Stahl, has beamed down this little number – a State of the Game for the upcoming launch of Season Two: Ancient Enemies.

The release also covered what has been going on in STO in the last 6 months, quickly recapping all the major updates like Character Respecing, Fleet Improvements, Veteran Awards and a host of other changes.

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Former professional pitcher Curt Schilling and his team at 38 Studios are moving. With their first project in the works, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Schilling is taking his team from its Maynard, MA home to Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Apparently, not everyone is happy with the move. Developers Demiurge Studios expressed their concern in a strange open letter addressed to Schilling and company.

“I write to you today to address the announcement yesterday that you are moving your company away from Massachusetts to Rhode Island.” Begins the letter written by Chief Executive Officer at Demiurge William D. Reed.

Reed’s letter expressed his concern over Schilling moving the Studio from its MA base to Rhode Island. Reed goes on to express how much 38 Studios will be leaving behind if it leaves MA and more or less begs Schilling and his team to stay.

Reed ended the letter with this statement, perhaps making the letter a ploy to lure Curt and his team away from 38 Studios or possibly merge? “Curt, we love our home state of Massachusetts. In the end, if you really move your company down to Pawtucket, it will be a loss for the Boston game community. If anyone on the talented 38 Studios team wants to stay in Massachusetts, where we play major-league ball, they’re more than welcome to join the team at Demiurge Studios, the state’s soon-to-be largest independent game studio.”

The entire letter is an odd sentiment. MMOCrunch dug deeper into the Internets to try and find out what this weird little communication was all about. It seems that 38 Studios will be getting $75 million in loan guarantees by moving the studio to RI, but is obligated to generate some 450 jobs by the end of 2012 for this service.

The open letter to Schilling and company is definitely out of the norm in terms of usual business practices – perhaps its just a letter to express care and concern between friends, maybe it’s the first move in trying to get Schilling to reneg on his move and partner up with Demiurge? Fans will have to wait and see what the potential move brings and how 38 Studios reacts to the letter.

For the full open letter, click here.

Can’t make BlizzCon this year? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Fortunately, Blizzard has your back. With the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket you get 50+ hours of expanded live, HD coverage over 4 Internet channels. Added to this, there’s a BlizzCon 2010-exclusive World of Warcraft in-game item, access to exclusive BlizzCon merchandise, complete coverage of panel discussions, tournaments, and game-related announcements, plus exclusive interviews and epic closing ceremonies and Enhanced video on demand and DVR functionality.

The BlizzCon Virtual Ticket is $39.95 and offers all the above centered around BlizzCon which takes place October 22-23.

For more information on this Blizzard deal, head on over to the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket FAQ.

Pirates of the Burning Sea recently announced that its Power & Prestige Expansion will be released on August 24^th.

The beta testing phase is wrapping up and the Burning Sea team has been very pleased with the results, saying, “We’re very grateful for all the useful suggestions and insights our beta testers have given us, and we’re excited to release Power & Prestige with all the polish it deserves. To that end, we have decided to spend some extra time polishing the final build, and we’ve also decided to sneak in a few additions based on feedback from our beta test.”

These new goodies include: a Career Awards exchange shop, Junk Buyer exchange shops and a client-side preference for auto-face target in AvCom.

For a full list of all the new features coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea Power & Prestige Expansion, click here.

The open beta is still available to join if you want to get a crack at the new features before it goes live. Click here for more details.

The 3^rd person shooter MMO MicroVolts, which appears to be a mix of Toy Story and The Matrix, recently announced that its closed beta will be taking place August 12^th.

If you signed up on the MicroVolts website for the beta, be sure to check your email and see if you were among the lucky ones picked to get a first crack at the game.

Starting tomorrow, MicroVolts website will also be featuring regular updates and news about the unique free-to-play MMO.

Keep checking back to MMOCrunch for the latest on MicroVolts Closed Beta as it unfolds.

MMOCrunch.com was lucky enough to get the chance to chat with Allods Online development team and they provided some interesting insights into their popular free-to-play MMO. Let’s get right to it.

MMOCrunch: The big news with Allods Online is the recently released patch, Revelations of Gipat. Can you tell how the launch of the patch went? What are some of the bigger changes the team thinks are playing out nicely?

Allods Online: The launch was both an exciting and challenging one for us. The Allods Team has been working incredibly hard for the last two months to make sure the launch was as smooth as possible.

Patch 1.1.0 brought a ton of improvements, new features, and completely overhauled some mechanics that many of our players were used to in the previous version. One of the bigger changes was the removal of Fear of Death and the introduction of a new type of death penalty – the cursed item system. It’s no secret that some members of the Allods community were not pleased with this change, but we’ve been doing our best to keep players educated and informed about how the entire cursed item system works.

To date, Patch 1.1.0 is the biggest Allods Online patch, and in terms of new features, Patch 1.1.0 introduced a new zone called Gipat.  From ghostly beasts to a worm-faced army, the monsters in Gipat are incredibly awesome.

The patch also added new audio, new animations, significant UI changes, and a complete rebalancing of certain archetypes. The new mounts – The Xadaganian Steed and the Kanian Runner have also been huge hits.

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TERA Online recently announced that it will be at Comic-Con 2010 in San Diego this year and is welcoming all its fans to stop by their party.

Join developers En Masse on Thursday, July 22^nd, Comic-Con’s first night, where En Masse will host a party at 923 Bar and Lounge from 7-9 PM (PST).

Why go? Well, surly gamer. “During the event, En Masse will make a special presentation of new, exclusive information about the game. Guests will also have the chance to win TERA prizes and mingle with En Masse Entertainment staff over drinks and appetizers. Video of the event and our presence at our booth in Comic-Con will be produced and made available after the convention ends.”

This is an invite only event, to get on the guest list you must be a TERA Online player. Head over to this official forum thread to sign up for the event. Nobody under 18 can be permitted and the guest list will only cover the first 100 people to sign up – so get moving!

For more information, including directions, head here to view the offical Comic-Con TERA Online post.