A player of the popular MMO Runes of Magic has hacked the game's databases, made demands of its German operators and is effectively holding the personal details of its users hostage.

German a cappella metal band Van Canto makes the free-to-play MMO Runes of Magic look more exciting than it has ever been in this music video for "Magic Taborea."

Runes of Magic publisher Frogster brings the spectacle to Gamescom in Germany next month, with a Runes-themed fashion show, a costume contest judged by model Gina-Lisa Lohfink, and a performance by a cappella metal band Van Canto.

As U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro battles the Defense of Marriage Act in Boston, he can rest assured that gay and lesbian marriage is alive and well in free-to-play MMO Runes of Magic, or will be once update 3.0.3 hits.

Frogster's free-to-play Runes of Magic turns the page today with Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy, opening up new lands and filling the world of Taborea with scantily-clad, mailbox dancing Elves.

September's Chapter II update for Runes of Magic isn't just adding elves to the game, but a rather large chunk of new real estate as well.

What's a massively multiplayer online fantasy roleplaying game without playable elves? It's Runes of Magic, at least until the September release of Chapter II - The Elven Prophecy.

Less than two months after the game officially launched, Frogster's massively derivative online role-playing game Runes of Magic now boasts more than a million registered users.

Frogster continues to throw all the gameplay they can possibly find into Runes of Magic, introducing a suspiciously kart-like horse racing mini-game, complete with mystery power-ups.

After months of beta testing both open and closed, Frogster Interactive finally officially launches the first chapter of their massively multiplayer online game Runes of Magic.