We’ve posted 5 new screenshots of Rift: Planes of Telara, Trion’s fantasy MMORPG in the works for the PC.

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Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that a new free adventure service is coming to players worldwide with the release of EverQuest® II Extended. The critically acclaimed PC franchise has liberated more than five years of impressive, award-winning content to online adventurers, absolutely free.

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An epic battle between creativity and chaos is brewing in LEGO Universe. Darklings are on the attack, and the Nexus Force is calling on all brave Minifigures to defend against the Maelstrom before it snuffs out the heart of LEGO Universe – Imagination.

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Today, NCsoft, the world’s premier publisher and developer of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), unveiled the official release date for Aion: Assault on Balaurea, the next exciting chapter in Aion that entrenches players into a rich storyline in which their actions will determine the fate of the world. Aion: Assault on Balaurea releases digitally to PCs in North America and Europe on Sept. 7, 2010, however, players looking for retail boxed copies of the full game featuring exclusive in-game pets will find them at select retailers in North America on Sept. 7 and on Sept. 10 in Europe.

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Sony Online Entertainment’s family-friendly virtual world, Free Realms (www.FreeRealms.com), announced its 12 millionth registered user just after the kick-off of its in-game virtual Summer Camp.

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The next update will bring Runes of Magic players face-to-face with gruesome challenges in the new Dungeon ‘Warnorken Arena’ which will throw open its portal in June.

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The LEGO Group and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced a distribution partnership for LEGO® Universe, releasing the second half of 2010. LEGO Universe will be the first MMOG – massively-multiplayer online game – based on the LEGO play experience for gamers of all ages. Under the deal, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be the exclusive retail distributor of LEGO Universe outside of LEGO channels.

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Since the main release of the third chapter of Runes of Magic -The Elder Kingdoms last week, a range of new features have been available to players, including the new ‘Set-Skill System’. This system allows players on level 50 and above to add new and diverse skills to their characters by collecting armor sets.

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Need for Speed World, the massively multiplayer online action racing game, will go live on July 20, 2010. Need for Speed World thrusts gamers into an enormous, socially-connected white-knuckle Need for Speed experience featuring an all-new power-up system and deep RPG style progression.

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Flying Lab Software has lifted the cover off the feature list for Power & Prestige™, the first major expansion to its critically acclaimed MMORPG title Pirates of the Burning Sea™ due for release in summer 2010.

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Frogster is pleased to announce that the time for epic battles in Runes of Magic has now arrived. The introduction of Siege Wars will further expand the online world of Taborea as guilds compete against one another to capture their opponents’ castle. The upcoming content update on 11th March will see the launch of the beta phase of the new Player vs Player mode. The definitive launch of the Siege Wars will then follow with the launch of ‘Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms’.

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We’ve posted 5 new screenshots of The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood, the MMORPG for the PC from Codemasters Online Gaming.

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Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, in conjunction with VanaFest 2010, a fan event for players of the hugely popular MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game FINAL FANTASY® XI, announced today the development of three new add-on scenarios, slated to launch throughout 2010. This content will introduce new stages for epic combat, providing high-level players with new equipment to collect and challenging monsters to battle.

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Sword of the New World, a premier fantasy MMORPG title of GamersFirst (http://www.gamersfirst.com/), today released the long awaited Volume 2 expansion of Echoes Of An Empire last updated in September 2009.

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Gamers worldwide can now log-in and immerse themselves in EverQuest® II Sentinel’s Fate™, the latest expansion from the massively multiplayer online game by Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE). Sentinel’s Fate is the sixth expansion for the groundbreaking EverQuest II franchise. This all-in-one compilation pack will be available at select retail stores on February 16, 2010 for the suggested retail price of $39.99 USD plus applicable tax and via digital download at www.everquest2.com beginning February 23, 2010.

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Global Agenda, the award-winning team-based shooter-MMO from independent developer Hi-Rez Studios, launches today.

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Zatanna Zatara is one of the world’s most powerful magic users, born of a long line of magicians who use magic against the dark forces of evil. She inherited her ability to cast spells from her magician father and mysterious mother, the mystical Sindella. She is a loyal and long-time member of the Justice League of America, and often works alongside the most powerful magic users on Earth, including Doctor Fate, Madame Xanadu, and Captain Marvel.

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We have 13 new screenshots of Fallen Earth, the MMORPG combining FPS-style combat with RPG elements.  It’s available now for the PC.

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Redbana US Corporation today announced plans to publish Mythos in North America. T3 Entertainment’s North American development and publishing arm, Redbana will bring the long-awaited online action RPG to US audiences, expanding the company’s offering of premier free-to-play online games. Fans are encouraged to check out new additions to the game at the official teaser site: www.mythos.com.

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Aeria Games announces a significant new content update for the critically-acclaimed free-to-play MMO, Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online.

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Uforia, a new online game publisher specializing in massively multiplayer online games, today announced its third closed beta test for it’s highly-anticipated online modern warfare first person shooter Mercenary Wars. The Closed Beta test starts November 16th at 5 PM PST and runs through November 19th 5 PM PST. The third beta test will give new players a look at all the new content including new maps, weapons, new cash shop and an anti-hack system. Players may obtain a beta key from www.shacknews, www.mmosite.com and www.onrpg.com. For more information, players can visit http://uforia.mercenarywars.com.

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Attendees at the Eurogamer Expo in Leeds and London this week were among the first to experience Global Agenda’s player-vs-environment (PvE) content, participating in four-person co-op missions that pit teams of elite special agents against the Commonwealth, an oppressive one-world government of the 22nd Century.

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Ndoors Interactive today announced the launch of a third closed beta for their new MMORPG, WonderKing. The third beta will give new players a chance to enter the world of WonderKing before the game’s official launch and see for themselves what over 50,000 other players have already had a chance to enjoy. Beta testers who have participated in previous beta stages will be allowed to retain their levels and equipment. The third beta will continue to help Ndoors improve the gameplay and optimize performance, ensuring the highest quality experience at launch.

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Ndoors Interactive today announced the start of the “Stimulus Package” reward program for Atlantica Online, the strategic, turn-based MMORPG. From October 14 to November 21, dedicated players can qualify for weekly Gcoin giveaways as their friends sign up and join them on their quest to find Atlantis and destroy the Oriharukon.

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Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in North America, today announced that FINAL FANTASY® XI Ultimate Collection will be released on November 10th in North America, in time for the holidays. A comprehensive compilation of all the content created within the title’s history, this new entry to the FINAL FANTASY XI catalog will be priced at $19.99 and available as a retail product for both Windows PC and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft, and as a PC download through select digital content distributors.

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