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Killer Guides has released a new guide that covers the top leveling strategies in Lord of the Rings Online. The LotRO Guide to leveling, quests and gathering is probably the most comprehensive resource on the market for the game. For players who are also interested in a LotRO gold guide as well as current and future class guides, all of their Lord of the Rings Online game guides are also available in a bundle set. Players planning to play multiple characters probably get the best bang for their buck by taking advantage of the one-time purchase that makes all future guides free.
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New information on Final Fantasy XI specifically about their new website

"The promotional site for the eagerly awaited FINAL FANTASY XI expansion has been updated with a new section detailing the massively multiplayer battle system known as "Campaign". To learn more of the Allied Forces of Altana and their epic struggle to fend off the armies of the Beastmen Confederate, as well as exclusive information on other expansion-related issues, click here!"

You can now also get an in-depth strategy guide for the Wings of the Goddess expansion.


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Joymax has announced that as of October 30th, there will be four new pets available for the MMORPG, Silkroad Online

SAN JOSE, CA - October 26, 2007 - Joymax, an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, has announced today the upcoming release of new pets for its historical massively-multiplayer online role-playing game, Silkroad Online. Available on October 30th, the latest update includes companion animals that will be available for purchase in the game's item mall. Each creature offers a unique ability that will help players face the many perils lurking in Silkroad Online.

The four pets in the update include:

*Cat: An ability pet, the cat aids players by automatically picking up items within range and storing them in its own inventory slots. Ability pets are available for four weeks at a time and cannot be killed in combat.
*Penguin: Growth pets like the penguin provide assistance during battle. At level 40, the penguin will evolve into its final evolutionary stage, proving deadly to any enemies. Like other growth pets, when the penguin is killed, it can be revived with the grass of life.
*Fierce Tiger: The tiger is the finest vehicle pet available, and can carry the player across the Silk Road faster than any horses.
*Five Horned Rhinoceros: Transport pets like the rhinoceros help traders carry goods during trade runs. With increased speed and hit points, the rhinoceros can survive even the most treacherous routes.

Along with these additions, the update includes a new potion that doubles experience points for your pet.

An even quicker way to get your hands on those is to get your hands on a few neat Silkroad Exploits.

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EVE Online: Trinity: Get a load of these beauties (or instead of spending the cash on a new graphics card, got a load of Eve Online ISK...)

We are so excited about our next expansion, EVE Online: Trinity, we have to show it off. Don’t be fooled by the sleek lines and sheer beauty of these ships. Trinity is not just a pretty face. It’s absolutely bursting at the seams with new content: agent missions, combat advancements, Tech II ships and more. We’ll unveil the full list when we debut the Trinity Features page (similar to the Revelations II Features page) but until then, feel free to stare at the images below, courtesy of the graphics update that’s at the core of Trinity, with wanton lust. Unlike other notable hotties (i.e. Jennifer Garner and Jessica Alba), these will be within your grasp soon™. » Read More

Ultima Online Producer Chris Rabideau has posted a letter to the community in the UO Herald, informing the citizens of Britannia that the Ultima Online team will be moving from their offices in San Francisco to the EA Mythic studios in Fairfax, Virginia. At the same time, new UO exploits and UO bots emerged.

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Citizens of Britannia,

I wanted to share with you a significant change that is about to take place with the UO development team. Over the next several months, we'll be moving the team from its current location at EA's headquarters outside of San Francisco, CA to the EA Mythic studios in Fairfax, VA.

So what does this mean to you? This is a big move for the team, but we expect it to have very little impact on the game and community in the short term. Planned development and operations will continue with minimal interruption.

In the long term, we believe this move will be a big win for UO and will allow us to better support the game as we move into its second decade of operation. By having all three MMO teams together here in Virginia, we'll be better able to focus on Ultima Online’s development and ensure a long and lively future for the game."

Blizzard has announced the edition of character name changes to World of Warcraft thanks to recent advancements in gnomish engineering.
"We're happy to announce that through the wonders of modern gnomish engineering, you are now able to change your characters' names. Finally, you can turn the moniker that seemed like a good idea at the time into something more befitting your true standing in World of Warcraft.

Visit Account Management to begin the paid character-name-change process. The fee is $10 per name change. As with our recent addition of voice chat to the game, this feature is being rolled out across all realms in several phases. The first-phase realms are listed in this forum post. Enjoy this new feature and the subsequent effect that your bold new name will have on friends and foes alike."

For new wow shamans, old-time wow rogues and rediscovered wow warlocks, this means busy times ahead.
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Looking for more details about Pirates of the Burning Sea?  Check out MMORPG.com's interview. 

Rick Saada from Flying Lab Software took some time out of his development schedule to take part in this developer profile Q&A. In it, he talks about Pirates of the Burning Sea, some of the history behind the game and why you should play it.

Another good resource on the MMO is the Pirates of the Burning Sea Guide.
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The folks over at TCoS have released this alpha footage from their upcoming MMO.  It's an internal combat stress test in one of the starting areas. » Read More

Long after the first Twelve Sky silver sellers have shown up...

Twelve Sky has launched its closed beta today with a very small selection of players to help us ensure there are no major issues with the game. We will be ramping up very quickly though, so if you have not yet received an invite to closed beta, do not fret! We will continue to send many more beta invites over the course of this week and next. If you have not yet dont so already, Sign Up for Beta by following the link below.
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Set largely in the dungeons and caverns of the lands of Tyria that players first explored in Guild Wars Prophecies, Guild Wars Eye of the North will have 18 large, multi-level dungeons, 150 new skills across all 10 Guild Wars professions.  Learn more in our overview...read on. For those interested in being well prepared in terms of items and currency, you can grab some last-minute Guild Wars gold at mmobux.
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