The average age of a gamer is starting to edge higher. Gamers are also less healthy and more depressed than those who don't partake in our particular brand of entertainment. That's what a CDC survey suggests, at least.

It looks like NCsoft will be literally taking the kid gloves off in terms of its focus in the MMO genre. In an interview conducted by Kotaku with NC West president of publishing David Reid, he mentioned that they will be redoubling their efforts on large, triple-A MMO titles from now on. Check out the details of this interview in our full article after the jump.

It's time to pick up the pieces and move on. That's precisely what the folks from the former Flagship Studios are doing. Flagship Studios Seattle puts on a brave, new face and has now introduced themselves as Runic Games. See what's brewing in this new company at the full article.

One good rule of thumb for MMORPG developers is for them to always keep their customers in the know. Flagship Studios Seattle appears to be doing just that with regard to fans of Mythos. In fact, the developer enumerated a lot of things that it's been doing for the game. Take a closer look at what the company has been up to lately after the jump.

This summer is definitely going to be a hot one as super heroes and heroines alike will get the chance to meet the team behind NCsoft's City of Heroes MMO game. The team will be going around North America to do its run of trade show events for the summer to help promote the game. Find out where the events will be held by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

The 2008 ION Game Conference looks to be building up quite a line-up of keynote speakers. It was recently revealed that the first keynote speech will be delivered by none other than president of Sony Online Entertainment John Smedley.

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There has been a lot of buzz about the upcoming 2008 ION Game Conference. If you plan on attending the event, then you might be interested in knowing that early registration for the event has now been opened and will close by March 17 this year.

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The Dark Age of Camelot has just been updated with information regarding the time and venue for the first two legs of its Camelot Road Trip Program.

This tour will provide the MMORPG's gamers with an opportunity to quiz the developers on game related matters, even as they enjoy the free food that's to be expected in each event. Details are in the full article.

Ever since the Online Game Development Conference (OGDC) started, more than a few big names have graced the event. However, it won't be known as the OGDC for much longer. Evergreen Events has announced that it will now be known as the ION Game Conference.

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It's never too early to reserve a place in the next Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). It was announced today that the event will be accepting registrations as early as January 2008. The last PAX had 37,000 gamers roaming its floor. Tickets were sold out so early registration may be a good idea.

PAX 2008 will be held on August 29 to 31 and attendance is expected to double again. "Again" because attendance has been doubling ever since the first PAX. The attendance grew so large that the last event was held in the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle just to fit everyone in.

Next year's PAX will mark the expo's fifth year and will continue the tradition of game exhibitions, conference programs (about games of course), concerts, tournaments, freeplay gaming and general fun times for everyone and all in the gaming community.