BELLEVUE, Washington – Gamers got a first taste of NCsoft’s epic new MMA Guild Wars 2 during a public weekend beta recently. The new game features brand new gameplay that’s been designed to open up the genre to new fans. But at the heart of this new experience remains a rich mythology and lore. Jeff Grubb, the man in charge of this story, talks about what’s in store for online gamers when this much-anticipated PC game ships this year in the exclusive video interview below.

Online game publisher Bigpoint has had massive success with its first big Hollywood license. Battlestar Galactica Online is celebrating its one year anniversary with nearly 10 million registered players worldwide. Based on the internationally popular Syfy television series produced by Universal Cable Productions, Battlestar Galactica Online (BSGO) is a free-to-play, browser-based space combat MMO that combines high-quality graphics with intense gameplay.

ArenaNet has spent the past five years creating a brand new type of massively multiplayer online (MMO) game with Guild Wars 2. The developer, along with publisher NCsoft, has opened the game to fans for the first time over the beta open weekend. Whether playing the game over a weekend or when the final game ships, here are the Top 10 things to do in the new-and-improved fantasy world of Tyria.

Yesterday, within 64 seconds of the first redemption going through, all 100 of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 graphics cards available in the PLEX for Graphics Cards program were sold out. The PLEX for Graphics Cards program allowed players to exchange 20 PLEX units for an EVGA GeForce GTX 560 video card, and have it shipped to their home. As first described at EVE Fanfest 2012, the joint program with Nvidia and CCP shattered all expectations in terms of player demand.

CCP Games and Nexon have expanded the science fiction MMO game EVE Online to Japan as part of its preparation for the launch of the PlayStation 3 exclusive DUST 514 later this year. The new localized version of EVE Online has entered the world’s 4th largest gaming market with CCP’s own in-house localization system and with Nexon as its pre-eminent local marketing partner. Japan joins EVE Online’s growing localized selection alongside English, Chinese, German, and Russian-based game clients. In addition to full language support, the launch features a full range of core game services in Japanese including local billing, customer support, an official Japanese EVE site, forums and more.

CCP Games and Sony Computer Entertainment are collaborating on the world’s first cross-platform MMO shooter/strategy game with DUST 514. The game is the first console game to link players in real time with a multiplayer universe on the PC, CCP’s award winning sci-fi MMO EVE Online. Check out the game in this exclusive video interview below from CCP’s Iceland FanFest event.

REYKJAVIK -- Thousands of EVE Online fans have converged on the island nation of Iceland located 65 degrees North of the equator and they were in for a treat as CCP Games revealed a lot more about their upcoming console MMOFPS DUST 514. During the DUST 514 keynote speech, CCP developers showed off a "Shock and Awe" style coordinated orbital bombardment of a DUST battlefield by an EVE player in realtime. CCP also showed off the orbital command center and surface command centers which enable communication between the two games as well as the orbital artillery that lets DUST players retaliate against EVE players in orbit. It was an amazing first look at what CCP is envisioning in its innovative EVE and DUST 514 hybrid gameplay. We talked to DUST 514 Executive Producer Brandon Laurino to get more insight and details about DUST 514 in this exclusive video interview.

Nexon America’s MapleStory has gone live with its new content update, Alliance Unbound, which features mysterious earthquakes and a space alien invasion, and an expansion of Ellin Forest where players can travel back in time. Additionally, the Resistance class has been revamped and the Aran and Evan character class skills have been updated and rebalanced.

Now, even more gamers can experience the massively multiplayer online game that is taking the world by storm. Starting this Thursday, players around the world will be able to jump in and experience Star Wars: The Old Republic in the first Weekend Pass Free Trial. This limited time opportunity will give individuals who don’t already have a previously-active Star Wars: The Old Republic account a chance to experience the groundbreaking, story-driven MMO from EA, BioWare and LucasArts for up to four days for free, with no payment method required.

SAN FRANCISCO – The cloud gaming service Gaikai cut deals with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to begin the streaming of the Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons Online to players across North America directly from each game’s own website. For the first time ever, Gaikai is streaming massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) from the cloud, straight to players without the need for any download or installation.

Players of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Rift, set the world record for the most in-game marriages in a 24-hour period. Officially recorded for the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition, 21,879 marriages were confirmed between 9am PST, Feb. 14 and 9am PST, Feb. 15. Trion Worlds now adds this record to its record-setting online fantasy game, which has already earned over $100 million for the publisher.

Two of Blizzard Entertainment’s most popular games are coming home in a new form. USAOPOLY, under license by Hasbro, Inc, used the 109th annual New York International Toy Fair to announce a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to release fresh takes on two classic board games. MONOPOLY: World of Warcraft and RISK: StarCraft combine tried-and-true foundations with new designs and gameplay elements inspired by Blizzard’s popular gaming universes. Those who dare to engage will discover a new chance to claim supremacy, both over their friends and over the battle-torn lands of Azeroth and the Koprulu Sector.