City of Heroes has finally switched to a free-to-play model with City of Heroes: Freedom. Starting right now, everyone who is even mildly interested in this MMO can try it out at no risk to their wallets. The game has been broken into player tiers – free, premium and VIP. Each tier has its benefits, but there is plenty of free content to try before taking the plunge.

AION players are going to be able to expand and enhance their game experiences starting today, with Assault on Balaurea. That’s the new expansion, which you can get for free. It is available starting today (September 7, 2010) and after players download it they will have access to a number of new features.

You may be wondering why AION: Assault on Balaurea is showing up in stores and online stores as well though, since it’s supposed to be a free expansion…

A man in Hawaii (US) is suing NCsoft, the creators of the popular Lineage and Lineage II, claiming that, because of his addiction to the game, he can’t function properly in his everyday life and that even taking a bath or getting dressed is a problem for him.

He believes NCsoft was irresponsible by not warning him appropriately about how the game could become so addictive. So, obviously, he believes the company has to pay.

Charismatic game developer Richard Garriott, known as “Lord British” to his legions of fans, won $28 million from former employer NCsoft on July 29. 2010. According to the Austin-American Statesman, a federal court jury took Garriott’s side in a dispute over how he left the company…

Here’s another reason as to why you should consistently practice safe online gaming. Antivirus company Symantec has revealed that they’ve uncovered a staggering 44 million stolen gaming accounts. What’s even more surprising was that these accounts were being validated by a Trojan called Trojan.Loginck that was being distributed to infected computers.

According to Symantec’s blog, the server that housed these stolen accounts is part of a distributed password checker that targets Chinese gaming websites. The stolen info comes not only from logins of specific games, but also user login accounts from sites that host online games.

Monday (April 28, 2008) marked the 4-year anniversary of Cryptic Studios and NC Soft’s City of Heroes set in the fictional city of, Paragon City. To celebrate the success of City of Heroes, NC Soft is releasing a new game calendar. The calendar can be downloaded from the City of Heroes web site and will feature each of the 12 issues that have been released since the game’s launch back in 2004. Players will also be treated to a series of new maps, a new mission creator and other yet-to-be-named goodies…

NCSoft showed off Tabula Rasa, Richard Garriott’s (of Ultima fame) sci-fi MMORPG today (July 12, 2007) at E3. The title features a mixture of FPS style controls and typical MMORPG gameplay with an emphasis on storytelling and atmosphere. The game is slated for release on October 15, 2007, on the PC.

The new trailer featured a look at some of the unique play mechanics and showed an example of the moral choices that will pop up as part of the storytelling throughout the game. So far, it’s shaping up to be a very …