Just a week after the in-game pets for World of Warcraft were announced, one of the two variations has apparently been sold out, just goes to show how WoW-crazy some people get. The Pandaren Monk, listed for US$ 10 on the Blizzard pet store, has now been "sold out" in the United States.

This one's definitely no rumor. Funcom itself has announced on their official homepage that they are cutting "around 20% of the staff...mostly in the Company's Norwegian subsidiary."

Great news to all Mythos fans out there! The MMORPG has finally found a savior in the form of Korea-based publisher HanbitSoft. This would be the same company that acquired rights to the embattled Flagship Studios.

Well, finally. Blizzard has announced the official release date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. They also revealed what will be included in the game's limited Collector's Edition.

Both Hellgate: London and Mythos have gotten a certain amount of popularity within the MMORPG community. Considering the recent problems Flagship Studios has been encountering, there has been a certain amount of uncertainty regarding what will happen to both games. Well, worry no longer for a developer has stepped up to take the reins in developing both game. Check out the full article for more information.

It looks like Flagship Studios is in some sort of bind right now: a significant number of employees getting laid-off, and now Hellgate: London's Korean distributor HanbitSoft is trying to take the reins of the game from the developing studio. What could make it even worse? Read all about it in the full article.

Okay, so you've got your agenda finalized. What's the next thing to do? Why, it's to announce the All-Star Speakers, of course.

Evergreen Events, the organizer of the 2008 ION Game Conference, has done precisely that. It's mentioned four important names to take note of. Find out who these four people are after the jump.

Take-Two Interactive Software, the distributor of Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) and other games, has given word that it is planning to expand into Asia Pacific markets. The company has tapped an experienced senior executive to help them establish a foothold in Asia. For more information, don't hesitate to click on the "read more" link below.

With a new update for Hellgate: London already on its way, Flagship Studios has something new to celebrate as it found over 1 million registered accounts in Korea who joined the open  beta bandwagon for the game. To find out more about the MMO title's monumental launch in the country, read our full article after the jump.

Audiences around the world have been playing and grinding to their hearts' delight in NFlavor's MMORPG Rappelz for quite some time now. This free to play game has been wanted by genre enthusiasts in Russia, and they'll be glad to hear that it's on its way. Details in the full article.