I admit, I only found out about the Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online MMORPG when reader megatenfan mentioned it on Twitter last week. Now seems to be a good time to get into the free-to-play MMO, though, as Aeria Games has just rolled out a new content update.

Although Blizzard has always been one to decline from giving out any release projections unless they're damn sure they'll meet it, StarCraft II's 2010 launch seems to be firmly set in stone. Not so for Diablo III, which was most recently given one hell of a wide release window.

Funcom is enticing former Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures players to come back with some free game time and, if they choose to renew their subscription, a guaranteed spot on the open beta test for the upcoming MMO, The Secret World (PC, Xbox 360). Details in the full article.

NCSoft has indicated that fans of its Guild Wars MMORPG may have to wait a couple more years until they get their hands on Guild Wars 2. The final retail version, anyway, as a closed beta could begin next year.

Better practice your Klingon, Star Trek fans. It turns out that "first quarter of 2010" release window that Cryptic Games gave Star Trek Online was right on the money. The upcoming MMO has been confirmed for a February release in both North America and Europe.

Want a purely cosmetic pet for your World of Warcraft character? Well, if you have ten bucks lying around you can buy one. And this isn't from shady gold-farming operation, mind you. This is an official Blizzard-approved transaction.

Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino thinks games are evil. He's said it before, and he's not afraid to say it again. This time, however, he does give credit to what he believes are technological advancements brought forth by video game hardware.

Blizzard relaunched a heavily upgraded Battle.Net earlier this year with the end goal of integrating all of their games under one banner service. There's also another update in the pipeline, and to prepare, Blizzard is asking all World of Warcraft players to upgrade to a Battle.Net account by November.

There has been some talk recently about Sony Online Entertainment workin on a new iteration of their MMOFPS, Planetside. Nothing official has been announced yet, but it looks like SOE boss John Smedley already has a working title in mind: Planetside Next.

While concrete details about Sam Raimi's Warcraft movie remain undisclosed, a possible hint has shown up on the ever-popular Internet Movie Database.