In-game and real-life events are the main features in this week's latest update of NCsoft's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa. Kicking the week off with a Double XP event, players can also enjoy themselves by listening to the latest TabulaCast from John and Matt. You can read about the specific details on these new updates by reading our full article after the jump.

Haven't been keeping up with what's been happening in Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa ? Well, you'd better check out the recent Weekend Wrapup which details the events of the last Friday Night Fights and the Atrus Manus contest on Pegasus. It also showcases a new fan video. For more on this, check out the full article.

Being a relatively young MMORPG, we'd all like to see Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa realize its full potential. In this week's Feedback Friday, the game's Lead Designer talks about some of the things we can expect from the game in the future, including clan-owned control points, new instances and maps, and even the long-sought for PAUs. Details after the "read more" link below.

Here's a quick heads up for all the Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa players out there in MMO land: patch 1.7 is now live and waiting for you to download it. Hit the full article for more info.

In this week's Feedback Friday in Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, the devs explain the Prestige system that will be added in the game once build 1.8 kicks in. Prestige? What's this now? Click the "read more" link to find out.

The Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa screenshot of the week has been revealed. This week's release is called Atta under the Microscope and shows off some an Atta as it gets examined by the Bane. To see the screenshots for yourself, head on over to the full article.

NCsoft's John Erskine, Director of Studio Services, has an insightful post about developing support systems for persistent massively multiplayer online worlds. With Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa and Lineage 2 under its banner, we can only imagine how hectic it could be in the support end for NCsoft. Erskine listed factoids that allow us to learn how the MMO giant does things, and you'll see them at the full article.

Last week we saw an ASF soldier do a bit of tomb raiding for Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa Screenshot of the Week. The latest visual feature for the week of April 16 from NCsoft throws us back into the heat of battle with a new hardcore action shot from M. Tandy. You can take a look at the new screenshot by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

In this week's edition of Feedback Friday, Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa lead designer Paul Sage gives us the lowdown on two new features that are currently being readied for launch: an improved "looking for squad" system and clan-owned control points. Sage also gives us a bit of an update on PAUs, flashpoints, and command opportunity. Hit the full article for all the info.

Tabula Rasa gamers, better watch out for some anomalies while playing if you've already updated to the patch that was released today. It seems that NCsoft has found a few issues with the patch. Details in the full article.