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Ultima Online celebrates its twelfth birthday by inviting everyone who has ever played back to rediscover the joys of getting killed over and over again while trying to chop wood. More »
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Apparently 7 free levels weren't enough to entice players to pay up, as Acclaim raises the free-to-play level cap for The Chronicles of Spellborn to 9.9. More »
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Over the weekend, approximately 400 nerds descended on Akihabara. They weren't there by games and whatnot, but to protest against those who discriminate against otaku culture and reclaim Akiba as the dork "holy land." The 1.5km march was led by three groups: Otakuism Alliance, Japan Revolutionary MOEnist League and Revolutionary Rejects Alliance. Wacky! Note: these kind of protest marches aren't totally uncommon in Japan, and this festival-like march seems like pomp and circumstance than anything else. But still, standing up to otaku discrimination? Otaku culture has been mainstream for a couple of years now — it was even considered "cool" a while back. Shame these folks couldn't spend their time any energy protesting actual real problems in Japan. Then again, perhaps that wasn't the point! More »
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Wired's Clive Thompson puts forth a burning question: Who are these mythical 40-hour gamers? Thompson, like most, wants to tear through an involved game title, but doesn't have the time to play for 8 or 9 hours at a stretch in order to finish it. A job, family, etc. make only short bursts possible for most, and gaming comes an hour at a time. Thus, the problem writes Thompson: More »
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