http://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/RSSElke minuut van elke dag bijgewerkten-usCopyright: (C) Reed Business Information.http://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPGblogsearch.com-MMORPG-games-to-play-take-your-pick-during-the-upcoming-holidays-19309Which mmorpg, mmo games and/or rpg games should you play during the holidays. Well here are some choices. Have fun.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Man-Poisons-His-Family-Over-MMO-Addiction-19307According to the Shanghai Daily, a 22 year old man poisoned his family over the online game Legend .  It seems that Hu Ange was struggling with mental illness, and played Legend excessively.  His family gave him 50,000 yuan (over $7,000) in March of 2007 to support his seafood business, but Ange spent that money on the game instead.  Though facts are somewhat unclear, it appears likely he spent the money on in-game micro-transactions, buying weapons and other items. yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Wicked-Announces-New-Details-for-Priston-Tale-2-19306Wicked Announces New Details for 2 Wicked Interactive has officially released some new details documenting some of the character class and details for the highly anticipated , Priston Tale 2: The Second Enigma. Considering the extreme popularity of the first Priston Tale, it is not surprising that so many gamers are chomping at the bit to get ahold of thyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Darkfall-Online-Really-Exists-19305The team at Aventurine has been hard at work bringing innovation to the world. With the tremendous amount of attention that the developers have received in recent years, it seems that the release of the Darkfall Online was based on smoke and mirrors. With no physical proof that a game actually existed with this name, there was much doubt and derision cast upon the developer.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Browser-Based-Games-Bring-in-Massive-User-Base-19304Florida-based Artix entertainment has seen a surprising amount of users lining up to play and participate in their extremely popular browser-based games. With more than 400,000 unique hits per day, the browser-based ’s have begun to rival the user base of even the larger games such as World of Warcraft. As long as this type of tremendous user base exists, it becomes excessively clear that there are all manner of possibilities in store for these typesyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Runescape-the-quest-for-info-19161Because of the skill system, is an extremely balanced game since all players can do all things. There are several combat related skills which include: Attack, Strength, Hitpoints, Ranged, and Magic. All these skills are accessible to both free and subscription members though ‘fletching’ which is required to make various types of arrows is restricted to subscribers. Combat is slow paced in Runyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Perfect-world-is-growing-fast-in-Asia-19115"Perfect World" ( ) a leading online game developer and operator in China, announced that it launched the online game "Zhu Xian" in Malaysia and Singapore today through its partner Cubinet Interactive(s) Pte. Ltd. ("Cubinet"). Overview of all news is onyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-Dofus-is-growing-fast-19012Dofus is a 2D fantasy MMORPG with a turn based strategic combat system and cartoony graphics. Dofus is run on flash player but don’t let that fool you — this is an in depth game with 12 classes, a crafting system, Faction/Guild based PvP and more. Dofus is a very popular game with over 4 million accounts created to date. Pros: +12 classes. +Faction based PvP war. +Optional tutorial. +Plenty of quests to do. +Unique turn based strategic combat. +Veyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-news-Online-Gaming-Good-For-Kids-19011New Study Finds Online Gaming Good For Kids A new study released today by the indicated that contrary to popular belief, online gaming is actually good for children. The study cited several different factors that contribute to the personal, mental and social development of a child when they take part in online gaming. Expertsyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Priston-Tale-Overview-19010Originally released in 2004 as a pay to play game, Priston Tale has since adopted the model. Leveling and earning money is difficult at first but as you progress things get easier. There is no tutorial but a special pet dragon guides players from level 1 to 10. Additionally, some gifts are given to new players to aid them. The land of Priston consist of 2 tribes, Morion and Tempskron, each with 4 class choices.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Atlantica-Online-awarded-Golden-Plume-Award-18991, the newly released turn based MMORPG, was awarded the Golden Plume award in China for the “Best Foreign Online Game”. The award was given by the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference (ChinaJoy) on November 4th in Bejing. For all of you wondering where Atlantica Online was made, it was made in South Korea by NDoors Inc.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/New-Study-Finds-Online-Gaming-Good-For-Kids-18990New Study Finds Online Gaming Good For Kids A new study released today by the indicated that contrary to popular belief, online gaming is actually good for children. The study cited several different factors that contribute to the personal, mental and social development of a child when they take part in online gaming. Expertsyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Chronicles-of-Spellborn-free-to-play-to-a-point-18989Chronicles of Spellborn: , to a point Acclaim has recently released new information regarding their upcoming MMORPG The Chronicles of Spellborn. The game is set to enter Closed Beta on November 27. Spellborn will be available in North America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.  The European version is set to go live sometime in January 2009. Allyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/NeoFun-Reaches-Over-200-000-Registered-Users-18988Looks like theres another game publisher in town, NeoFun. I went over there and checked out their portal and it looks pretty nice, but they don’t have any original games yet. The only games they have on their portal right now is and .yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/RF-Online-is-Back-Global-Server-is-Open-18987yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOHub-Interviews-Exclusive-Interview-with-Tantra-Global-18986Interview with Vincent Haoson of Tantra Global 1. Hello and welcome to MMOHub. Thanks for taking a moment to answer a few of our questions. First off, would you please introduce yourself and your company to our readers? Hi! My name’s Vincent Haoson and I work as a Gayyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-MMORPG-Translations-Suck-18969I’ve played countless and I’ve noticed that almost every single one has something in common; garbage translations. Free released in the United States and Europe avoid this problem but it’s upsetting that so many good MMORPGs are plagued with poor translations. Games likeyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Top-Five-Graphically-Impressive-Free-MMOs-189685. just barely made it on this list. The game has absolutely gorgeous 3D anime inspired graphics. Holic Online definitely blows away every other “cartoony” game in terms of graphics. The only other “cartoony” game that can almost hold its own against Holic Online isyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Are-MMORPGs-becoming-too-accommodating-18967In order to compete in the rapidly growing market, developers are definitely trying out new things. When I first started playing games back in 1999, games like Ultima Online and Everquest offered no tutorials at all, and players had to figure out what to do. Games are becoming more and more user friendly and now involve more in-depth tutorials than ever before. Games like Eve Online andyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Top-5-MUST-have-features-in-MMORPGs.-18966With the explosive growth of the market, it’s upsetting to realize that a lot of MMORPGs are lacking simple features that would greatly enhance the enjoyment of that particular game. New games are coming out almost every week and developers still exclude some obvious must have features. Developers please take note of these features and try and include them in future projects. The top five must have features inyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMO-Questing-18965Most today offer an alternative way to gain experience other than grinding; questing. The problem with questing in MMORPGs is the lack of creativity and effort put forth by the developers. Almost every MMORPG has the standard “Go outside town and kill X amount of Y Monsters”. Replace X with a quantity and Y with a type of monster.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOHUB.org-MMORPGs-The-Leveling-System-18964Almost every today, or pay to play, has the same system of advancement, and that’s the leveling system. There are so many things wrong with the leveling system that I’m surprised it’s still the standard today. Games like Eve Online and Ultima Online both have unique systems based on skill gain rather than simply “leveling up” to get stronger. Playyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOs-Are-a-Breath-of-Fresh-Air.-18963When you look at they all feel so similar. I already wrote an article about how all MMORPGs are the same, and I’d like to be a bit more positive this time around and write about MMOs. Unlike MMORPGs, MMOs all feel unique, as they are all incredibly different. For all of you that don’t know the difference between MMORPG and , it’s simple; MMORPGs are role play games, while MMyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPGs-Are-All-the-Same.-18962I’m tired of getting excited about an and after playing it for a couple hours realizing that it’s the same thing as every other out there. It’s as if every single game runs off the same system, but each game has its own character models, classes and setting. Other than those three things, almost every game plays the same way. I’d love to see developers try anyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-or-just-MMOG-18961today lack any sense of role playing and story. I remember when I first started playing Everquest, I felt as if I was thrown into an actual world, as NPCs actually interacted with you. I remember when I walked down the streets of Qeynos, a town in EverQuest, one day I heard two guards discussing the politics of the town, and I heard another guard arguing with another NPC. If you walked around town long enough you would learn a lot about whyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Free-MMORPGs-are-way-too-similar.-18960Every time I download and play through a new I usually spot a few similarities in that particular game that I’ve seen in other games, which is perfectly normal. I actually prefer that games borrow successful features from other games, but when a game looks almost identical to another game, there is definitely something wrong. developers are definitely getting lazier and lazieryyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-Growth-Consoles-or-Cell-phones-18959With the explosive growth of on the PC, people are probably asking themselves when MMORPGs will come to consoles. Unfortunately, I don’t see that happening… ever. Sony gambled by releasing their famous “Everquest” title to the Playstation 2 and the end result was failure. The game simply didn’t attract enough attention from gamers.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Imbalanced-MMORPG-Classes-18958With so many new out on the market there are bound to be games where one class is either extremely over powered or absurdly gimp. The biggest problem with class imbalances are that developers rarely fix them. This isn’t a new problem either. Some MMORPGs have been plagued with class imbalances for years and they choose to ignore them.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Reviewing-MMORPGs-18957Once you’ve played a few , you’ve pretty much played them all. I’m not going to rant about all games being clones of each other again, but I’d love to see an do something revolutionaryyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPGs-Are-All-About-Community-18955One of the biggest appeals of s and MMOs is the massive community in the game world. The more players there are in a game the better the gaming experienceyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/The-Free-MMORPG-Genre-18954As I’ve mentioned in my previous articles, the industry is growing by leaps and bounds every year. New MMORPGs and games are being released on an almost weekly basis here in the United States. Games like and eachyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-Addiction-18953All gamers know that playing an MMORPG is significantly different than playing an FPS or any other video game. Other video games simply don’t have the same sense of community and progression as MMORPGs or the same sense of accomplishment when leveling up.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/The-Social-Aspects-of-MMORPGs-18952It is often claimed that video games is an anti social hobby. This label may be true for most videos games but I feel it does not apply to .yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPGs-Can-Improve-Your-Typing-and-Reading-Skills-18951I remember when I first began playing MMORPGs It took me forever to type simple sentences as I was only 12 years old at the time. The game I began my career with was Ultima Online, and like every other MMORPG the game had a community, and if I wanted to find some people to hunt with or trade with, I’d have to talk to them. The only real way to get better at something, it to keep doing it; and playing MMORPGs forces you to interact withyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Playing-as-a-Female-in-MMORPGs-18950When ever I tell my friends that I made a female character in a new , my decision is often met with an awkward silence followed by bouts of laughter. Why would a young man choose to play as a woman? There must be something wrong with me, right? Well maybe there is but I feel playing as the opposite gender gives me the unique ability to see how the other half lives.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Top-5-free-Under-the-radar-MMOs-18949Big companies have big budgets to promote their games, but don’t go missing out on the smaller budget titles; they can be a lot of fun. Sure everyone has heard of big name titles like , ,yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Three-World-of-Warcraft-Spoofs-18948Everyone knows how wildly successful World of Warcraft has been around the world, and I’m surprised developers waited so long to make knock offs of it.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Tales-Runner-an-MMO-Adventure-Racing-Game-Releases-New-Content-Updates-18947Gala-Net Inc. has released a plethora of new content to their latest release, Tales Runner, through the gPotato game portal.  Tales Runner recently enjoyed a successful Open Beta launch, and since Open Beta, this MMO racing game has taken off with the addition of over 25 new maps and over 100 new itemsyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-and-MMO-GAMES-reviews-MMORPGs-Are-All-About-Community-18945Welcome to MMOHub.org! We will be your #1 Source for free online Mmorpgs and MMOs. Browse through our and find the best free MMORPGs and MMOs available on the net! Today you can read and watch some videos likeyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-mmo-game-Jumpgate-is-beta-and-grows-dramaticly-18449Codemasters Online & NetDevil today announced that BETA signups for the highly anticipated elite space combat MMO, Jumpgate Evolution have now exceeded 150,000 with numbers climbing rapidly! Gamers can continue signing up for the chance to participate in the upcoming BETA at . More news onyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOHUB.org-MMORPG-When-mmorpg-players-return-the-party-starts-18437Over half of the subscribers that left World of Warcraft to play Funcom's rival PC MMO have since returned to World of Warcraft, developer Blizzard has revealed, adding that the return rate from Mythic's is currently at 46%. More info onyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMORPG-news-Eve-online-goes-retail-Atari-exclusively-18382Atari and CCP, one of the world's leading independent game developers, today announced a partnership which will see Atari exclusively distribute boxed versions of CCP's award winning PC MMOG, .yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Last-Chaos-is-going-to-invade-Europe-18273Leading European MMOG publisher gamigo AG announces the upcoming release of the successful action role playing game “Last Chaos” for additional European countries. In addition to Germany, players from France and Spain can look forward to the game, which will enter closed beta test around christmas.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMO-GAMES-PICTURES-18254Welcome to MMOHub.org! We’ll be your #1 Source for free online Mmorpgs and MMOs . More info; Now you can find tons of in ouyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-MMORPG-Atlantica-Online-is-doubling-unique-players-18252News from ; Atlantica Online is a 3D turn based fantasy MMORPG where players control several characters in combat. Atlantica Online has a huge game world modeled from real life places. Players can explore Korea, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, India and more. With fast paced combat and leveling, Atlantica is a fun game with great environments and graphics.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOhub.org-Amazing-Runescape-Secrets-Adds-100-Million-Runescape-Gold-To-Your-Runescape-Account-In-L-18233For all Runescape fans, finding the latest Runescape secrets is an all-important part of playing the game. More info can be found here; <a href="http://mmohub.org/2008/runescape" target="_blank">Runescape</a>yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/MMOHUB.org-GAIA-Online-Launches-new-Casual-MMO-Game-called-zOMG-18232GAIA Online has one of the largest online communities on the Web; site reps described it to me as an online hangout for teens, where they can play games, post on forums, and chat with friends. zOMG! blends the social aspects of GAIA into an MMO format, giving users a fun medium to play with friends. zOMG! is free and Web-based, so you can play it on both Mac and PC systems and don't need a souped-up gaming rig. The game's storyline begins in the world of zOMG! , whyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/CASUAL-GAMES-ARE-GOING-SOCIAL-15957Question; Is social gaming really the most powerful gaming revolution since the release of Pong? Online games are joining forces with social networks to make a play for mass audiences. After fundamentally changing the internet and the ways people communicate and interact, the entyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/LiveCastr.com-is-on-the-market...events-are-key-15341The reason why I write about is because I am doing research for the perfect businessmodel for this company. Funding is not the problem. How can you make revenues, how should you set up the marketing. Eventyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/a-href-http-technorati.com-claim-vwc2nwds5-rel-me-Technorati-Profile-a-15296<a href="http://technorati.com/claim/vwc2nwds5" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a>yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Vigster-a-New-and-Unique-Social-Network-for-Video-Gamers-15286is a social network for video games where users can build virtual game shelves to show off their video games collection, connect with friends, discover new and exciting video and computer games, rate and review video games,yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Online-casual-games-a-worldwide-gameplay-of-dollars-11830said it will be expanding its , focusing in particular on casual, handheld and mobile games, according to Variety. It makes sense because the mothership is ayyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Zen-and-the-art-of-capturing-mass-audiences-11546The last few days I had some time and look around over the Internet. As you know, there is a lot of news about companies like andyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Two-year-Deal-with-CotterWebs-InboxDollars-and-SendEarnings-Loyalty-Marketing-Sites-Focuses-on-Incr-11536yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Column-Online-Casual-Games-becomes-mature-in-2008-11478Online Casual Games becomes mature in 2008! Online Casual Games, a real industry! If you look back over the years how fast everything has gone for the online games industry, you will get amazed by its fast growth. In 2005 the industry leaders still belieyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Ubisoft-acquires-the-Tom-Clancy-name-11463Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announces that it has concluded an agreement with Mr. Tom Clancy to acquire all intellectual property rights to the Tom Clancy name, on a perpetual basis and free of all related future royalty payments, for use in video games and ancillary products includiyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Mobile-Gaming-in-India-2004-2009-11462Mobile gaming is a rising star in India’s fast-growing wireless business. Gaming is a key element in operators’ and content developers’ strategies to develop new, high-value wireless revenue streams, beyond basic voice services and simple text messaging.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Online-Casual-Games-Developers-Embrace-NeoEdge-for-Ad-Supported-Games-ingame-adverting-11439NeoEdge Networks, Inc., an innovator in delivering advertising solutions for casual games, today announced that more than 30 top game publishers are working with NeoEdge to monetize more than 300 games. The announcement -- made at the annual Game Developers Conference in Sanyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Buying-Online-Casual-Games-Becomes-Easier-11437XIHA Games ( ), a digital games store supported by a large international online community, now offers a selection of over a 1000 casual game titles and adds bank transfer to the payment options as the first pan-European online store.yyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Online-Gaming-Update-Report-11412As you could read it the emails I send over the past months, there is a lot of interest being expressed in online gaming - particularly casual online gaming. Credits to World of Warcraft, who got everyone started to think about online gaming on a bigger scale or lets thank the Wii Games, which took us to another level of gaming experienyyyy-MM-ddhttp://www.hotfrog.nl/Companies/MMOhub-org/Casual-Games-is-a-booming-and-becomes-a-serious-business-The-Online-Casual-Gaming-Industry-11411Hey you, yes, you! You are responsible for that huge buzz about online casual games! Since you are playing online games everywhere, whenever and so many times, you were helping in the past years to get a whole industry started. Do you actually know the term “casual games”, “ingame advertising”, “return onyyyy-MM-dd