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Looking at recent Atari financials, Eurogamer comes to the conclusion that the company is being propped up by its subsidiary Cryptic Studios, whose switch to a free-to-play model for Champions Online to be really paying off. MMO maker Cryptic Studios has once again…

The newest episode of the Two Worlds II “Sordahon’s Journey” webisode is, well, about an office rampage, really. View it over on our Youtube channel, or hit the embedded version below:

IGN found itself fascinated by the element of permanent death in the upcoming free-to-play MMO Salem, and they talk with lead developer Björn Johannessen about it, in an article-format interview. If you do die, that may not be the end of…

EA has been losing grounds to its competitors, but CEO John Riccitiello firmly believes it is on the right track to regain its previous leadership position. One of the properties he cites is Star Wars: The Old Republic. Riccitiello also…

Gamasutra is reporting that studio VP and co-general manager Gordon Walton has left BioWare Austin, though that certainly doesn’t mean that work on Star Wars: the Old Republic will be coming to a halt anytime soon. Still, it’s a bit…

A new Maxis developer blog penned by Michael Arsers heads to the surface of the planet and highlights three of the first creatures you’re likely to meet in Nocturna. The Carrion Shambler is a particularly nasty inhabitant of Nocturna. He’s…

QA member Jerramen O’Donnell has penned a piece on the QA department of Guild Wars/Guild Wars 2 creator ArenaNet. It’s an interesting look at the inner workings of the studio even if a bit self-congratulatory. To build incredible online worlds,…