Lord of the Rings Online just got it's latest update, known as Book 11, earlier today. This was one big freakin' update, folks. Of couse, with an update this big, some significant changes are afoot (and no, that's not a hobbit pun), so this is mostly good news. Among the most significant new aspects of the game? Consider:

• Player Housing (this is huuuuuge for many MMOers)
  
• Some very significant Loremaster changes
• Equally significant Minstrel updates

There's also new epic quests, new areas, new raid content...oh, hell, going through this update line by line would require a news post the size of The Silmarillion. If you've got 6 or 7 hours with nothing better to do, you can read it all, in detail, right here.

Will this update cure the "I use a sword to play my lute" animation? 

[Pic:  Some political blogger] 

Ooooh, put uber super powers together with yummy weapon customization features and you get an all new game update for City of Heroes. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then hit the jump to check out a new video over on the community site. Floyd "Castle" Grubb narrates and the trailer spotlights the power sets that will be introduced in Issue 11: A Stitch In Time. In the video you will also see a bit about the new Weapon Customization feature.

There's a whole page dedicated to the new coolness that is to be CoH. So check it out, you'd be crazy not to. Here's what you can read more about:

• Ouroboros System
• Weapon Customization
• 2 new power sets
• New Inventions
  

Judge Judy: The Perfect Person to Rule on a Case Involving Video Games.

You don't see this every day: Judge Judy, self-important TV small claims arbiter, rules on a World of Warcraft case.  Note:  she doesn't know jack about WoW, MMOs, video games, or anything that's happened in American culture since the 1950s.

I'd really like to come up with some ironic commentary to add at this point, but the bottom line is that there is nothing, nothing more ironic than Judge Judy ruling on a World of Warcraft small claims case.

Check the video right here in our own Theatre of Doom.

...but not in a good way. Right now half of California is on fire and one company that depends on service for it's MMOs (Sony Online Entertainment) is making a statement and it goes something like this....

"Technical, In-Game and Account support will be in limited operation on Monday, October 22nd 2007 due to wildfires in the San Diego area. During this time, support will be available but response time may be delayed. We will keep you updated with any changes in the situation.

For your convenience our Self-help knowledgebase is also available at www.station.sony.com/kb with answers to your questions. E-mail support is also available any time at www.station.sony.com/kb."

SOE posted on their website today. SOE, all I have to say to you is this:

Keep up with SOE on this one by hitting their site for updates.

Stargate Worlds has a tentative release date of Q4 2008, which means that I don't have to sit in my pajamas on Tuesday's watching reruns of SG:1 on Scifi channel, eating popcorn and toast. That will make my family happy!

To see whats up with the Stargate Worlds and to read various SGW dev interviews, check out TenTonHammer's archives.

One of the challenges in SGW, hitting golf balls through the gate....

Welcome to my blog. I'm Ryuuna~

Just as my avatar, yoyo & cici is my favourite ^o^ . What about yours?

I'm fond of Scions of Fate and KartRider, if you too, feel free to share your opinions with me ~~

We're back at E for All today, so check back on the site for the latest and greatest coverage of the show.  We'll be bringing you news, pics, and everything else we can find out about your favorite MMOs right from the show floor all day and deep, deep into the night.   Well, at least until they kick us out of the Convention Center.

In the meantime, check out some of our coverage so far:

There's this picture gallery of all the happenings on the E for All show floor.

We've also got an additional gallery of pics, many of which feature the MMOs Entropia Universe and Warhammer: Age of Reckoning. 

And there's this article describing the show overall.  Hint: E4All ain't you're momma's E3.

As you know, your faithful Wandering Goblin staffers spent the weekend in Los Angeles at the E for All gaming expo.  While there we got to spend considerable time doing what few others have had the chance to do:  we played Warhammer: Age of Reckoning.

WAR is quite possibly the most hotly anticipated MMO on the horizon.  Although we've seen and heard a lot of speculation about this game, much of it from the fanbois and fangirls that wait oh-so-patiently (NOT!) for its release, we actually got to experience this game ourselves.  We took our time, got bloody and dirty, and explored the game as thoroughly as time would allow. 

Like gravity, Warhammer sucked geeks into the EA Mythic booth, never to release them.

Can any game live up to this much hype?  Much to our surprise, we found that this one is on track to not only live up to the hype, but might actually exceed it.  It's funny, it's ultra-violent, it's over the top.  Read more of our impressions right here.

The cross-pollination of TV and MMO gaming is definitely on the rise.  Today we have word that an upcoming episode of CSI: New York will feature a crime involving Second Life. 

This special episode will take “the plot of an upcoming CSI episode into the virtual environment of Second Life.” The production company has established a private sim (or “island”) in Second Life, and characters from the series will actively pursue the perpetrator of a “first life” crime through the virtual world. Additionally, the virtual presence will allow viewers to participate in the drama by visiting the lab, the scene of the crime, and other locations from the series. The producers have apparently crafted fully rendered views of exact scenes seen in the TV series, and the action will move more or less seamlessly from one world to the next. Naturally, a cliffhanger is involved.

We've also got word via the Hellgate official site that on October 23rd, Hellgate will be featured on the new supernatural thriller show, Reaper. 

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The names of this woman, as well as her gigantic cat, have been changed to protect the innocent.

It seem that