And you thought that the character roster for Dissidia was over? Ha! Not by a long shot, if you consider the non-main characters! The hero and villain rosters may be complete for those coming from FF to FFX. Today, the question of whether we'll be seeing other icons from other FF games is answered. First up: Final Fantasy XI, represent! Handheld brawlers-in-waiting, I introduce to you: Shantotto! "Eh, who the hell is that?!"

Is the magazine industry already bust? You've probably heard a lot of print media transferring to the e-format due to various reasons (mostly because of the lack of demand and rising printing costs). Earlier this week, the publication firm has revealed their plans to cease print circulation of PC Magazine, and opt for the e-publication approach. It was also noted that they're currently considering Electronic Gaming Monthly to follow suit.

Now they're truly your one-stop shop. 7-Eleven, the 24-hour convenience store, has announced that they are dipping into the gaming business by selling games in their branches. No, we don't mean those scratch-and-win types of games. Console ones. For real. Read up on it at the full article.

Should we even be surprised? Blizzard sends out a press wire stating that their World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King title has broken the Day-1 sales record. This, on top of making it to the top of UK Charts and setting a new record for biggest entertainment launch in UK.

Could it be that we're finally close to a decision on which ratings system should govern the UK game industry? The Byron Review consultation period ended yesterday if you've been following the news. So what's the early word from the participants? Find out in the full article.

As many of you already know, Cryptic Studios is the developer working on Champions Online and Star Trek Online. Some of you probably already know that these games are being designed to appear both on the PC and the Xbox 360.

Now here's something you probably don't know about yet: Star Trek Online and/or Champions Online might be getting a PS3 port.

While World of Warcraft gamers are celebrating its second expansion, the populace of Lord of the Rings Online can now enjoy their first. The doors of the Mines of Moria are now open and waiting for you.

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Console ports for MMOs seems to be quite the trend lately. So what about Blizzard's World of Warcraft? Aren't they worried that if someone beats them to the punch, they'll loose out. Not really, according to Mike Morhaime. Guess this means a World of Warcraft console port is still a looooooong ways off.

Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime was interviewed recently about the MMO leviathan, World of Warcraft, and what we can expect in the near future. The most important keynote: No changes to the subscription rates.

Good news for the PlayStation 3 crowd! Sony Online Entertainment has dispelled rumors that their upcoming spy-shooter MMO The Agency is canceled. The game is still alive and kicking.

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