Failed MMOs

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/3767/page/1

Interesting essay on failed MMOs.

It does not mention Earth & Beyond, which was such a failure that it does not even merit notice.

Gold Farmers

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/3740/page/1

Interesting article on the ongoing battle between MMO providers and gold farmers.

MMO Industry Layoffs

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/3726/page/1

Interesting article on player perspectives of MMO industry layoffs.

DJ Hero

Gushy review from The New York Times (link here).

Available for both PS3 and Wii.

Five Worst MMO Launches

http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/3679/page/1

Interesting that I played two of the five worst MMO launches:

Star Wars Galaxies
Anarchy Online

And, yes, I played them at launch.

Audrey's Door

http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/booknook/Audreys_Door_an_entertaining_ghost_story.html

More than just another King knockoff?

MMO bans players

As of a month ago, a Chinese MMO company has started banning accounts of male players that play female characters in their game. Only a few news sites outside of China have picked up on the ruling.

- GamePolitics.com (link here)

Stupid does not even begin to describe this.