www.Multiplayergames.com - Multiplayer Games

Kid Collapses After Marathon Warcraft Expansion Play

It seems Wrath of Lich King is a solid expansion. If not, a 15-year old Swedish boy probably wouldn’t have went into seizures during an overly long 24 hour binge play session. Doctors state the convulsions were the result of sleep deprivation and lack of food. The unnamed minor’s father states: They played all day and [...]

Continue reading...

KOTOR MMO Coming Soon?

Knights of the Old Republic is, in many people’s eyes, the greatest Star Wars game ever made. The extensive RPG could now be set for MMO glory is a rumor turns out to be true. The somewhat cryptic statement comes from EA CEO John Riccitiello who stated in an interview that they have: “… got two [...]

Continue reading...

World of Warcraft is Educational

Unschooling, a belief that traditional education doesn’t work and needs changed, has become the basis for University of Wisconsin-Madison Constance Steinkuehler’s study that Warcraft provides actual education value. She gathered up some eight and ninth graders for after school sessions of the game, and lo and behold, it seemed to have an effect. As the [...]

Continue reading...

Warcraft Players Always Coming Back

If you’re finally ready to give up your addiction to World of Warcraft for something you believe to be less addictive, chances are you’ll be back. Say that “less addictive” activity is Age of Conan. Well, the stats say you’ll be back to Azeroth 68% of the time. Maybe Warhammer is more your speed? Chances [...]

Continue reading...

Prison Inmate Sues for WoW Addiction

Chances are, you’ve heard of Johnathan Riches. He’s a prison inmate who has filed some of the most absurd lawsuits in recent memory, going as far as suing George Bush, Barry Bonds, and Eiffel Tower (?). This time, his target will be Blizzard, as their addictive World of Warcraft sent him on a crime spree, [...]

Continue reading...

Wrath of Lich King on DVD Only, Two People Angry

Still running a PC without a $10 DVD-ROM drive? Still like World of Warcraft? Sorry, you’re screwed. The next expansion will *gasp* require a DVD. Sorry those of you still stuck in a multimedia world circa 1993. It’s either time to move on to something else or pony up the cash to buy the necessary [...]

Continue reading...

Hellgate Done for October 31st

When Flagship Studios went under, it was inevitable that the Hellgate London was going with it. While we all knew it was coming, it was still up in the air as to when. Well, Namco stepped in to give players a little more time, and that time comes to a close on January 31st ‘09. [...]

Continue reading...

Age of Conan Servers Merging

At one point, it seemed like Age of Conan was doing pretty well for itself. Initially, 700,00 players jumped into the fantasy world, and apparently, not many of them chose to stick around when it came time to pay. With that being obvious, game director Craig Morrison posted the news to the game’s forums. While that [...]

Continue reading...

Gears of War 2 on PC? “No”

In an interview with TotalVideoGames, Epic Gears of War 2 lead Cliff Bleszinski discusses a number of items about the game, most notably the PC port… which won’t happen. When asked if it was happening, Bleszinski’s response was fairly straightforward: “No.” Well, that sounds firm now doesn’t it? He cites the usual PC developer fear of piracy. [...]

Continue reading...

Online Game Players Not Fat, Just Addicts

Look at it this way: If you play MMOs, you’re likely not fat. Congratulations. A new study (yes, someone paid money to find this stuff out) that the stereotype no longer fits. However, the study conducted by the Palo Alto Research Center, does have some other grim news for you. After quizzing 7,000 players, they [...]

Continue reading...

Bejewled and Warcraft: A Match Made in, well, Warcraft

Kudos to PopCap. Michael Fromwiller created an in-game Bejeweled clone in World of Warcraft to pass the time while waiting around for raids or when gold farming. Instead of PopCap dropping a lawsuit in the guys lap, the company instead hired him to do an official version of the puzzle classic. The game, now cleaned [...]

Continue reading...

PSP Review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1

It’s hard to argue about much when you’re getting 16 SNK titles in one compilation. The only thing that can go wrong is game selection and emulation, and while SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 does have some trouble with both, this is undoubtedly a fine compilation. If you’re looking into this set, then the games are [...]

Continue reading...