Funcom's sent out a press release today announcing the discounts they are offering for your Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures subscriptions. You asked for it, you got it. Details after the jump.

This is a category that's especially close to my heart, kudos to those who dared to risk all, who colored outside the lines and put the extra thinkin' effort into giving us something fresh.

Once again, a lot of our editors agreed on one very special title... Unreal Tournament III... just kidding!

This week saw a lot of changes in Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa. NCsoft have released the Weekend Wrapup which gives gamers information on a new known issue, an event called the Blind Race, as well as a preview on patch 1.5. In addition, it also gives a few details on both the Mid-week Massacre and Friday Night Fights. If you're lagging behind on intel, head on over to the full article to update your information log.

Ever since Flagship Studios' dark demon-slaying MMORPG Hellgate: London went live last Halloween, players have been enjoying their time battling monsters and other baddies in post-apocalyptic London. However, the developers are reminding gamers that time is almost up to subscribe to the game and use their retail registration key if they want to continue playing the game.

Read more about this in the full article after the jump!

Community Manager Missy Hatch has released information about the latest hotfixes, new equipment, and updates on the Halloween events in EA Mythic's MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot.

DAoC gamers might want to know that the old versions of the Infiltration quests have been disabled via a hotfix. Players who previously accepted the quest but haven't completed it should talk with their realm's Storyteller. The NPC will give them a new quest directing the players to the realm's capital. Once in the capital, they will be able to partake in the Infiltration quest.

Here are the other hotfixes implemented:

• (Classic Servers) The Thane Dragon Armor reward table has been fixed.  The quest was giving out the entire armor set instead of offering the player a choice of the items each time they complete it.
• The Midgard and Hibernia versions of Mission: Infiltration now display their waypoints correctly.

Current subscribers to the Dark Age of Camelot newsletter can now pick up a disguise potion from the Editor-In-Chief NPC in the capital cities. In addition, players who haven't received the original newsletter rewards consisting of a Realm Ability Respec Stone, Realm Specific Dragon's Revenge Themed Cloak, and random Trifecta Pet reward (levels 40 and up only) will be happy to know that they can still pick-up these items as well.

As for Halloween events, Campacorentin Station, Aegirhamn, and Mag Mell are now haunted. Hatch also gave word that players can now use most of the costume potions anywhere until the afternoon of November 1. Be advised though that the good pixie, evil pixie, ghost, and spirit potions are still subject to the guild/housing restrictions of use.

Judging from all the changes, EA Mythic must has been pretty busy sprucing up the MMORPG. If you have an active Dark Age of Camelot account, you might want to log on and try out all of the changes that were added recently.

The folks at Funcom have updated Anarchy Online yet again, as we've just found out that they're now on patch number 17.6. Specifically, they seem to have hit patch number 17.6.4, which adds some tweaks that should resolve certain issues associated with new Halloween items they've put in for the season.

In any event, below are the full patch notes for patch 17.6. Feel free to check the associated source link at the end of the article if you'd like more information.

17.6.4 Release Notes

• Resolved an issue with Battlesuits that could cause some users to crash.
• Players logged off in Halloween Morphs should no longer experience rendering issues when logging back in.
• Resolved issue with the drop level ranges of The Grinning Devil and the Uncle Pumpkinhead Doll.
• Resolved issue with the drop level range of The Vagabond Cloak.

More patch notes after the jump!

The folks over at Sony Online Entertainment recently took down the Everquest servers to prepare for the launch of Everquest's14th expansion Secrets of Faydwer.

As you can probably guess there were quite a few changes to the system, which is why we're lucky that Sony also released the patch notes! The changes include a graphical update of the Steamfront Mountains as well as some new hot zones.

Furthermore, Secrets of Faydwer also has some Halloween treats in store for the gamers in the form of new quests and enemies. In any event, below are the latest patch notes for the game. Enjoy!

Highlights

• Steamfont Revamp: The sounds of gnomish cheers and clockwork gears echo across the continent of Faydwer as the Steamfont Mountains transforms its appearance.
• Halloween Events: Citizens and denizens of Norrath and beyond will encounter new and old ghoulish tasks and fiends as the spirit of Halloween takes over EverQuest this eerie season. Visit the EQPlayers website for more information about the Haunted Activities.

The full set of patch notes after the jump!

If you're a fan of 2-D side-scroller MMOs, then you'd best listen up. We've just found out that Pi Story, the 2D horizontal scroll action anime MMO developed and published by NCONY Enterprise, will be having its second beta testing session from October 31 to November 2. The servers for the said beta test will be online from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. GMT during this time.

To add to the fun of this Halloween beta test phase, there will be special limited-edition items that can be acquired by players during the beta phase. Players can buy these items via the Mission Shop using their mission points once you complete specific dungeons. Furthermore, participants in the first Pi Story beta test can log in to their game accounts now to find a special in-game item presented to them as thanks by the NCONY staff.

All in all, it certainly looks as if more people will be having a ton of fun during this second beta test phase. For more information, feel free to visit the Pi Story website via the link below.

NCsoft has just announced a new in-game event for MMORPG Lineage II. The event is called Trick or Transmutation and is a very well fitting celebration for the upcoming Halloween celebration. It will run from October 26 until November 6. Players who will engage in this activity are sure to get rare rewards.

Here's a little backgrounder for the MMORPG's Trick or Transmutation: Sir Edward the Alchemist has just finished his research on Philosopher's Stone creation. All the information are kept in the Alchemist's Chest but the keys to the chest were lost due to a recent monster attack. Other basic information include:

• Players can learn about the Trick or Transmutation event by speaking to the Alchemist's Servitor.
• The Alchemist's Chest Key drops during specific event drop times.
  
• Once players have obtained an Alchemist's Chest Key, they can open one of the Alchemist's Chests that are situated around the Alchemist's Servitor. The Alchemist's Chests contain the items required to create a Philosopher's Stone.
• Players must have all required Philosopher's Stone creation items and they must register the appropriate Transmutation Circle Recipe to their General Recipe Book in order to create the corresponding Philosopher's Stone.
• Once players have created Philosopher's Stones, they can double-click the stones to receive random event rewards. The rewards vary depending on what color Philosopher's Stone you're using.

The Read link below will take you to Lineage II's official page for the event where you can learn more about drop times, prizes, and other event-related schedule.

Good news for folks who were hoping to get more freebies out of Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London. They've just announced that, contrary to earlier information given, Achievements in Hellgate: London will no longer be a subscriber-only feature. Instead, it'll be made available to everyone who's playing the MMORPG.

Not sure what these so called Achievements are for Hellgate: London? Then here's a quick recap: Achievements are long-term goals for players that can be unlocked through normal play. For example, after killing a certain number of zombies, your Achievement log shows a potential achievement for zombie killing that can be unlocked by killing more zombies. Rewards are numerous and varied, ranging from a tag you can add to your name to particle effects that can be made available for your character.

In any case, this news is certainly delightful, as it can motivate players to have more fun in the attempt to fulfill a goal they've set. Hellgate: London will be made available to players everywhere come Halloween.