Welcome to yet another issue of the QJ.NET MMORPG Weekend Warriors. Whether you want to get more news about upcoming games such as Star Trek Online, DC Universe Online (PC, PlayStation 3), and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning or are more interested in industry news such as Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' impact on World of Warcraft and new laws governing our video games, we've got it all here. Hit the "read more" link to find out more.

More game legislation today. GamePolitics reports that, due to one consumer's difficulty in cancelling his MMO subscription, a new law has been passed in Illinois that essentially makes it illegal to have difficult unsubscription processes in MMORPGs. Find out what that spells for MMOs everywhere after the jump.

For those avid World of Warcraft role players or just role players in general, the Renaissance Faire might be a good place to visit.

Renaissance Entertainment Corporation hosts a variety of events in different locations in North America. As the name suggests, the Renaissance Faire is a medieval-themed event that features a market, sword wielding displays, performing troupes, and maybe a joust or two. They are currently also offering a 20% discount for tickets on the first one - Renaissance Pleasure Faire to be held in SoCal - for World of Warcraft players.

Interested? Hop over to the Renaissance Faire site by clicking the via link below. Grab the chain mail, sword, and a damsel in distress, and you're good to go. It may be a nice primer for World of Warcraft players waiting for Blizzcon.

Gamers are getting tired of one topic. Game addiction. We all know that studies have been made and gamers have turned into statistics more than once, but what do the guys that benefit from gamers think?

In Northern Illinois University, Heaven and Earth Interactive Gaming offers a place where students can play electronic games, including WoW. The World of Warcraft is populated with eight million subscribers (and still growing). Owners Abe Rednour and Rachel Kaufman have seen a good number (10%) of their customer base as WoW players especially since the launch of The Burning Crusade.

Rednour tried playing WoW and was able to get to level 34 in more than a month at three hours a day. He admits, "It hooks people more and more. By level 60, it draws you in. There's no escaping. And that's when you're capable of entering into quests. If you're playing it 20 hours a week, you're looking at a full-time job."

A licensed clinical psychologist at NIU, Dr. Troy Melendez thinks games as an escape from reality. According to him, "The key point is that when involvement in that fantasy starts to negatively affect your life actions, then it becomes an addiction."

What do the benefactors think? The owners unanimously did not take responsibility for controlling how much a student plays. "I believe it's everybody's own prerogative. It's their way to vent. It's none of my business," says Rednour. "We're a source of entertainment. We're here for people to come and take a break," says Kaufman.

Makes one think, eh?