EVE Online has a reputation for having in-game crimes happen left and right. Most of it's even condoned since crime is an inherent part of the game's virtual economy. It's a different ball game when players actually take the virtual cash they steal and sell them for real world money, however.

Time to take a break from all the serious news for a while, so let's just chill with GodsWar Online game designer Ethan Pan as he takes us through the creation of one of the game's star villains, the mythical Medusa.

Gold farmers in China may not be out of business after all as it turns out. In the wake of the news that the government of China has now officially banned the gathering of in-game virtual money comes the clarification that there is no such desire on the part of the government to curb this activity.

Superannuation is reporting that Blizzard filed three trademark registrations for the title "Cataclysm". What is it? Nobody knows for sure yet, but the trademark did indicate that it covers "computer games, paper-based products (comic books, trading cards, coloring books), and online games." Sounds like they're getting ready to build a merchandising empire with this one.

We may not have seen it at E3, but it looks like David Perry is finally ready to show off his game streaming service, Gaikai, to the public. In a new video posted on his own website, Perry demonstrates how GaiKai handles, running games like Spore, World of Warcraft, and an emulated Mario Kart 64 on a standard computer with a home cable connection. Check out the video after the jump. It's pretty impressive.

Keen on curbing the growing industry of Gold Farming in online games like the famous World of Warcraft, China has now set up a leaner definition of the terms "gold farming" as well as officially banning its practice, and limiting the use of virtual currency only for virtual goods and services.

Pretty soon Australian gamers won't be able to access anymore those websites that host and sell games which the government deems to contain content "edgier" than what is allowed under an MA-15+ rating. Doesn't matter if you're above 18 not, if it's blocked, you're not getting to it.

A Map Editor's coming your way in Dawn of War II's next major update. For real. It's called the "World Builder", and here you'll be able to "create, edit, and play" on your own built wonderland.

The cartoon-styled MMORPG from IGG, Angels Online,  has just recently come out with their new expansion, and we've got a whole lot of screenshots to show you what it's like in their new world.

Some changes are also in store for RPG heavyweight BioWare and MMO studio Mythic Entertainment. Electronic Arts has announced that the two studios will be restructured into a single group that will handle RPG and MMO games development.