http://www.mmocrunch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 16:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lets face it, many of us who are MMO gamers would probably consider ourselves hardcore gamers. And what do hardcore gamers like? Tech toys. So it's probably reasonable to say that a higher percentage of MMO gamers might have dual monitors compared to casual gamers. ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/16/dual-monitor-support/ We have done lists in the past that show some of the best MMORPGs on the market, but I thought it would be fun if we flipped it and took a look at the top 6 worst MMORGPs based on the composite scores at gamerankings.com. I'm going to come ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/15/top-6-worst-mmorpgs/ There are many free MMO trials out there for you to enjoy. It seems to be an advent that has occurred in the MMO gaming space that works fairly well for most developers out there. After all, they attract gamers who want to try something new and, in turn, the ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/14/the-downside-of-free-trials/ We'll we're down to the final week before Age of Conan is released, so I wanted to see who was planning on getting it, who's waiting for the reviews, and who's going to pass. Playing through the beta I enjoyed the game, but didn't really get far enough into ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/13/one-week-until-age-of-conan-whos-getting-it/ In an interview posted by The Seattle Times, John Smedley President of Sony Online Entertainment, gave his thoughts on MMORPGs and where they fall in for PS3. Q: Does the realignment of your group, from Sony Pictures to Sony Computer Entertainment, mean that you're going to try boosting PlayStation 3's online ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/12/sony-aiming-at-mmorpgs-market-for-ps3/ Rupture the social networking site aimed at gamers, has been purchased by EA for a reported $30 million. Rupture was founded by Shawn Fanning, creator of Napster and has never gone past the closed Beta phase. So what does this mean for Rupture and online gamers? We'll it's no secret ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/09/rupture-gets-bought-out-by-ea/ Remember when Realtime Worlds bought back the rights to their upcoming GTA-inspired MMO, All Points Bulletin? It made quite the flurry of news as people gasped and pondered what would become of the new franchise. Anybody who reads MMOCrunch regularly would know that this blogger speculated that perhaps Microsoft would ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/08/apb-being-sold-off-to-rockstar/ Starting tomorrow until May 12th players who have left LOTRO will have the ability to come back for free for during these 4 days. LOTRO has changed quite a bit since it first was released and Turbine is looking to boost it's subscriber numbers by giving players the ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/07/lord-of-the-rings-online-welcome-back-weekend/ As surely as the day turns into night, MMOCrunch was there, albiet somewhat haphazardly, for the open beta of what can only be considered one of the most anticipated MMORPGs ever to be released. With over 500,000 beta sign-ups, it is conservative to say that the MMO is on many ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/05/crunchpreview-age-of-conan-the-necromancer/ Not to say the game isn't any fun, but, rather, I wouldn't know if the game is any fun or not. You see, I was able to get into the "open beta" because I am a fileplanet subscriber. Needless to say, I was very excited that I was going ... http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/05/02/age-of-conan-falls-flat-on-its-face/