EVE Online: 18148 concurrent players!

Another proof that EVE Online is growing steadily: on Sunday afternoon (evening in Europe), more then 18,000 concurrent players were logged into the game/virtual world playing, trading, fighting and having just plain fun! Cheers to CCP and the success of EVE!

The Escapist - Gaming as a social catalyst

Ever wondered how gaming affects society? How most of todays teenagers aren't watching as much television, and instead are immersing themselves in challenging dynamic problem solving situations? In video games that is. Well this week The Escapist looks into this very issue in a very eye opening way, as usual.

Read on!

• Game Design in the Transfigured World
• Theory of the Gaming Class
• Video Games and Pornography
• Gaming for Grades
• How I learned to stop worrying and love the Xbox

This reminds me of "Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever" (Google Book Search Results), a book I had wanted to get, but never ended up buying. Hey it's Christmas in a few weeks isn't it! Might buy myself a gift!

RF Online Newsletter is here!

Just got the latest RF Online newsletter and it's stuffed with goodies. A new Lore section was openned up on the website, so we will probably see more of it over the next few weeks.

As for the BETA, well it looks like I wasn't the only one who applied. Looks like I might have to wait a while before I get access to the BETA. So far I've beta tested a number of games, amongst them: Earth & Beyond, EVE Online, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft, and Car Wars. The only one that kept me entertained was EVE, and I'm still playing, still being entertained. Let's see about this one; IF I get in!

I must say that the 2 new videos they've just released are breathtaking. If their quality is any hint of the quality of the game and the developers, than were in for a lot of fun!