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EVE Online Breaks the Bank… Literally

Did you know EVE Online has a bank? Like, a fully developed financial institution run by the game’s players themselves using the in-game currency? Well, when someone takes that fake money and embezzles it, that causes a slight problem. The game’s economy oddly mimics that of real life in that the bank shutting down has [...]

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Lord of the Rings Online Becomes First DirectX 10 MMORPG

You don’t have to wait until this March for the recently announced Codemasters Online Connect 2008 event in Birmingham, England to hear about the shiny new DirectX 10 graphical update coming to LoTRO… because you’re hearing about it now. Funny how that works, eh? MMORPG.com has some comparison shots showing off the new graphical wizardry [...]

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Eve Online Gets Super Computer, Free Expansion

Eve Online is basically Ultima Online in space. This is a good thing. Too few MMOs have aped UO’s unprecedented freedom, opting instead to follow the strict leveling treadmill structure of Everquest. Flying in the face of convention has benefited Iceland’s CCP Games, with Eve Online currently sporting 195,000 subscribers and with a single server [...]

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