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Syfy has announced that it has begun casting for the television show that will tie in (and vice versa!) with the Trion Worlds' MMO, Defiance. According to Deadline.com, the first cast member to be announced is Grant Bowler. Bowler may be remembered as a cast member in both Ugly Betty and True Blood.

Set on a future Earth, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a world where humans and aliens live together on a planet ravished by decades of war and transformed by alien terra-forming machines. It centers on Jeb Nolan (Bowler), the law keeper in a bustling frontier boomtown that is one of the new world’s few oasis of civility and inclusion. Nolan is a former Marine who fought in the alien conflict and suffered the loss of his wife and child in the war.

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Salem has a lot of appeal for people as a game that brings back "the good old days" of MMOs with features like permadeath and a real focus on crafting. We had the opportunity to chat with Creative Director Björn Johannessen about Salem. Keep reading and let us know what you think in the comments.

MMORPG: Tell us a little bit more about Salem! How did you come up with the premise? Why Salem?

JOHANNESSEN: When my code gnome Fredrik Tolf and I first were invited to pitch a game idea to the people at Paradox I had three ideas that I presented to Fredrik. I had one idea about making a game in a gothic, occult wild west setting — lots of ghost dancing and stuff like that — one idea to make an MMORPG based on the Baron von Münschausen stories, and one set in gothic Colonial America with headless horsemen and shadows over Innsmouth. We needed some sort of frontier to make the game, and the last idea just ended up being the one we found most inspiring when we discussed it before pitching the idea to Paradox. No one had done it before and it seemed like we could More >

The SteelWar Online team has released a pair of concept shots that show off some of the battle locations in the forthcoming robot-themed SLG (a hybrid strategy/simulation/RPG) from PopPace. Check them out!

Wondering what an SLG is? Find out on the SteelWar Online site.

Funcom has announced the successful launch of ‘House of Crom‘, a new update for the MMORPG ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’. This massive content update is available to both Premium players and those enjoying the free-to-play offering, giving everyone the opportunity to explore the ancient halls of The House of Crom, a location that stretches over two huge in-game dungeons.

In the House of Crom update brings new epic locations, encounters, weaponry, characters and storylines to ‘Age of Conan: Unchained’ and brings the players exciting adventures to explore what remains of the temple created by the ancient Atlanteans. Here they must discover for themselves the true nature of the evil curses that beset the ancient race thousands of years ago. House of Crom comprises two vast dungeons, one social, and one instanced.

The social dungeon supports multiple groups at the same time, allowing players to experience an open and shared MMO experience that harks back to the early days of MMO exploration, where players must co-operate in order to succeed. These areas are the largest indoor dungeons yet created for the game, and provide a fantastically epic, and massive, backdrop to the player’s latest adventures.

“We are very excited to see such a great More >

Gamigo has announced that countless testers have taken part in the first phase of closed beta testing of UFO Online – Fight for Earth in the past few weeks and put a stop to the aliens. The players have been making constructive suggestions, and the first beta phase have ended today.

The feedback from the community will be implemented into the continued development of the turn-based strategy MMO. Gamigo would like to thank all the testers for participating as well as for the countless suggestions and is looking forward to seeing everyone again in the second phase of beta testing, which will be announced soon.