The commencement of official service for FINAL FANTASY XI on the Xbox 360 begins on April 20, 2006*, and so we must say farewell to the extremely popular beta test (ending at midnight PST on April 2, 2006). As was previously mentioned in Topics, it will be possible to transfer characters from the beta server to an existing World. The procedure for transferring characters will be explained in an upcoming announcement.

A release is just around the corner!

This section keeps you up to date with the latest developments in the world of Anarchy Online. From patch news to community updates, all the news you need to keep in touch with the evolving world of Rubi-Ka will be released here.

There is a LOT going on in AO, and you can check out all the updates right here.

Hitting newstands around Azeroth once again is the latest, most informative and entertaining magazine in all of Azerothian history: the Gadgetzan Times! This month, Gadgetzan Times takes its readers into the mysterious world of the magi. Often confounding, frequently amusing, and always informative, the brave goblin reporters of the Gadgetzan Times bring you the latest and most comprehensive coverage of magi and magic!

Check it out right here!

We have sent out the first round of invites for Alpha testing. If you have signed up but were not selected, you do not need to fill out or update your application to be considered for future pools of Alpha testers or for any phase of Beta. If you have not applied yet, we are still looking for Alpha and Beta applicants for consideration in future pools of testers.

Check out more here.

CARY, N.C.- March 3, 2006, -- iEntertainment Network, (BB:IENT.pk), an award winning online publisher, developer and community management company, announces today that Legend of Mir 3, a renown Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing game with over 1 million worldwide players, has been launched in Open Beta on IENT's gaming service. Mir 3 provides great gaming fun for online players with over 40 maps, 15 extended Quests with over 100 stages, and continuing Daily Quests.

Check out the official site here to sign up!

The Grand Olympiad competition has started! Noblesse who have completed the third class transfer can participate in the Olympiad competition. Competition periods are 8:00 PM CST to 12:00 AM CST (8:00 PM GMT+1 to 12:00 AM GMT+1 on the Teon server). Will you be one of the first Heroes of this era?

If you don't know what the Grand Olympiad is, go here!

This section keeps you up to date with the latest developments in the world of Anarchy Online. From patch news to community updates, all the news you need to keep in touch with the evolving world of Rubi-Ka will be released here.

Check out the new updates right here.

We've launched our official on-site forums for Reclamation. Here you will be able to discuss Reclamation and its development and even apply to be a tester. What are you waiting for? Be the first to get in on the discussions and help shape Reclamation into a great game.

Wow! It's been almost 9 months, so it's good to finally see an update on the Reclamation site! Check out the news posting at the official site.

We're releasing the first Darkfall gameplay video today. We pieced it together from in-game footage taken during internal testing. We hope you enjoy it.

I have to say that the game's world is absolutely gorgeous. The combat system seems a little iffy though, but I really can't wait to see more of this game. You can grab the movie for yourself off the official site.

WESTWOOD, MA, February 13, 2006 – Turbine, Inc. announced today that DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINETM: StormreachTM has gone gold and is in final production. The world's first online roleplaying game based on the legendary pen and paper DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game, and voted the "most-anticipated MMO," by IGN.com readers, is currently scheduled to ship on February 28, 2006. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).

Check out the full press release at Game Industry. Can't wait to see how well this title does in the already packed MMO market.

Gemima Gearshifter hated venturing into the Commonlands, but this trip was necessary. As part of her research into the decay of autonomic floogisterons, she needed to sample some of the soil in which they were found. Floogisterons were sometimes used as substitutes for grease, making it imperative that she understand how long it took them to wear out.

Check it out at the official site.

Something is in the air in the major cities of Azeroth. Some call it love, and some just call it friendship and admiration. Whichever it is, many guards and townsfolks now spend their days giving and receiving tokens and gifts to other amorous citizens. The more skeptical, however, are suspicious of the strange "love sickness" clouding the hearts of so many...

Check out the full event info over at WoW Official.

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony" will be performing a live concert in Chicago at the Rosemont Theater on Saturday, May 27, 2006 to kick off their North American tour. This symphony will feature world-class orchestras and choirs performing music from different video games, including World of Warcraft! We're very excited to be part of this special event, and hope that each of you can attend. To learn more about this concert and the entire tour, please visit www.play-symphony.com.

If video game music is your bag, then don't miss this opportunity!

Thief, Master Burglar. Such a general statement for a class that is so often underplayed, and on the rare occasions it is used, often ends up ganking lowbies. It doesn't have to be this way, but few people have the ambition, the creativity, or the reflexes to play the class at its full potential. You have in your arsenal some of the most powerful abilities in the game. Your success with them is limited only by your desire to succeed and your ability to think outside of the sometimes tunnel visioned playstyle of some other characters. By the time I'm done with you, you will perhaps be prepared to head out into Aerynth and take what is rightfully yours; everything. On many occasions I am asked why I play a thief. "You can't effect this game at all" they say. However, this is far from the truth. I play a thief because it gives me the ability to control almost any situation.

Check out this amazing guide on the SB Forums!

Chronicle 4: Scions of Destiny will arrive on February 8, 2006!

As a reminder, please be aware that certain event items, the manor system, the Seven Signs, and clan and alliance wars will be affected by the launch of Chronicle 4.

Get reeeeaaaady!

..and it looks fantastic! They did a great job with the update.

We'd like to welcome everyone to the new look and the new features of www.guildwars.com. Explore the site, and check out our newly expanded Gameplay Info and Lore sections and visit the new Awards page, as well. In the future we will be expanding content and adding new features, so keep the site bookmarked and check back often for news about Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions!

Point your browser to http://guildwars.com/ and see what's new!

-The user interface will be increased in scale by approximately 20% to compensate for small characters on some HDTV displays. Standard TV displays will not be affected.

-It will now be possible to enter numbers from the numeric keypad when using a USB keyboard. This change will not affect game controls that already utilize the numeric keypad.

If you are part of this BETA (you lucky dog) or just want to know what's going on, check out the detailed page here.

Rather than working your way through 20 levels before choosing your subclass, you'll be selecting your final class at level 1 during character creation. There are now two uniquely good or evil islands instead of the Isle of Refuge, known as Queen's Colony and Outpost of the Overlord. Your chosen race's village or district in Qeynos or Freeport will involve you more in the lore of that particular race. Additionally, new quests and adventures await in the Adventure Yards surrounding your home city.

There is a lothere.