Welcome, Hyborians, to yet another episode of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Weekend Warrior. This week we've got patches, the promise of even more content, and yet another rant about the trolls which seem to come out of the woodwork no matter how good a patch is. To read more about it, head on over to the full article

The July 17 Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures patch notes have been released and it looks to be the largest one yet. The patch drops the prices for basic mounts, has a ton of bug fixes, and much more. Head on over to the full article to check out the notes for yourself.

Just when you thought RuneScape's subscription fee couldn't get any cheaper, Jagex Ltd implements changes to keep your pockets happy. Payments made through PayPal now take a different process, which leads to a price drop. Find more details at the full article.

Rumors have been going around in World of Warcraft regarding a drop in the price of epic mounts to 3,000 gold on the PTR. Unfortunately, this isn't the case, as mounts still cost 5,000 gold each.

Still, there is hope for those who hate the grind as a price drop may be coming in the next expansion. Before you dismiss this rumor, it has been given quite some weight by none other than Blizzard Poster Drysc:

Depending on how mount riding skills are going to progress, the most likely point for a price drop would be with the release of the next expansion, just as the ground mount prices dropped when Burning Crusade was released. Again it would likely depend on a few factors, and may actually not change. But that's a question for a later time.

Come the next expansion, there is no doubt that this topic will be reopened once again as Blizzard decides on whether or not to drop the price on epic mounts. Hopefully, they'll vote to lower it, because a lot of people would rather play the game and not waste time grinding.

Although average consumers might not have much of an excitement for next week's E3 Media & Business Summit, analysts, investors, and the media are milling in anticipation. Hot off the presses yesterday was the all-out ruckus over a PlayStation 3 price drop across the board, and analysts still believe - despite denials - that Sony may still drop the slash-bomb smack-dab in the middle of the event.

 

Some analysts also believe that it won't only be the PlayStation 3 camp scoring a victory in market price change, stating that Microsoft might also be readying itself to spend a little bit more to kick up the hardware base expanse of the Xbox 360. Although US$ 1 billion was a lot to shovel for the Redmond giant's extended warranty expenses, third-parties are sure that such a move would decisively blunt Sony's price shindig - making it all too inviting.

Nintendo is still a star in game industry investors' eyes, and industry analysts believe that in absence of any price cuts, the Japanese gaming giant might reveal improvements to the Wii - possibly those promised by the company's CEO earlier this year. "They are also inching their way into online gaming. They are not as focused on communications as they should have been," said IGN's Peer Schneider, vice president of content publishing.

Though SCEA hasn't been shy as to what games would be featured in the invite-only event, other publishers have been readying their own collection of games to showcase to the industry's community. Analysts believe that the new games being pushed out could invite investment to publisher's shares, many of which have suffered a decline or stayed their value for the first few quarters of 2007.

Electronic Arts and Activision are still expected to be the shareholders' favorites, although positive feedback and forecasts eye a 20% rise in revenue for the entire game industry in FY 2007, a step up for the US$ 30 billion-worth sector.

Shopping for some consumables in Blizzard's World of Warcraft? Some Primal Might maybe? Well, you're in luck as we just got the Curse Gaming's Auction Reports for this week.

Auction reports can get pretty handy especially when you're looking for something you need at the Auction House (AH) and have no idea what the current *reasonable* prices are. Think about it as an anti-rip off and scam list. As usual, the price list includes best selling items like consumables, trade goods, recipes, and others. Prices may vary per server and are based on median sale value.

A number of items, mostly trade goods and books experienced a price drop. Anyway, check out the list:

High Selling Consumables
Flasks

• Flask of Fortification - Global Value: 87G 31S 88C each
• Flask of Relentless Assault - Global Value: 85G 33S 25C each
• Flask of Mighty Restoration - Global Value: 68G 99S 50C each

Elixirs

• Elixir of Major Firepower - Global Value: 30G per 5(6G each)
• Elixir of Major Mageblood - Global Value: 28G 97S 50C per 5(5G 79S 50C each)
• Elixir of Major Defense - Global Value: 20G 25S per 5(4G 25S each)

Potions

• Major Arcane Protection Potion - Global Value: 30G per 5(6G each)
• Destruction Potion - Global Value: 30G per 5(6G each)
• Haste Potion - Global Value: 20G per 5(4G each)

The entire list comes after the jump!