Do spaceships and mining for minerals on distant planetoids beat the unparalleled synergy of orcs, humans and night elves? In the eyes of Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack it does. During an interview conducted by videogaming247, Dyack weighed both Blizzard's World of Warcraft and CCP Games' EVE Online on what he considered the superior MMO game. More details in our full article.

More than a year after the events of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' Hot Coffee scandal, game developers are still reeling from the effects the scandal's had on games in general. According to an MTV article, one of the long-term effects that have come about as a result has been the killing of creativity.

In addition to fears of getting sued, game developers have also had to endure protests and public demonstrations, as well as a tightening of censorship worldwide. The most prominent example of anti-game sentiment probably lies in the will of Jack Thompson, who has not only sued companies and tried to coerce its shareholders, but also appeared on variety of shows to pursue his agenda.

On the protest side, the Peaceaholics recently protested in front of Take-Two's New York office in preparation for the release of Bully, which some seem to think will be a schoolyard GTA. Lastly, censorship has been somewhat more pronounced, and developers have now begun to go the extra mile in filtering their games to pass scrutiny. As Denis Dyack, head of Silicon Knights, mentions, "We've seen signs that creativity in our industry is being chilled as a result of last year's political and media attention."