Terrorists will use any tool available to them. Even MMORPGs? Yes, a new presentation given at the Director of National Intelligence Open Source Conference in Washington gives a scenario on just how an MMO can be used to practice terrorist plots. First the White House... and then... the World! ...of Warcraft?

Building a balanced party in Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures seems like a simple thing to do for experienced MMORPG gamers. However, because of certain mechanics in the game, even the most jaded player will soon find that the task isn't as easy as expected. So I'd like to share with you guys a party build that has worked for me in the past. Read more about it in the full article.

We're happy to announce that the QJ.NET Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures blog now has a guild on the Wiccana server: The Ravens of Memory. If you want to find out more about the guild and how to join, then head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link.

It's no secret that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is one of the fastest growing MMORPGs in the market today. Now with the number of people playing the game, we couldn't help but put up a brand new blog specifically for the game. While on the surface it may seem like every other blog we have, we're throwing in a little twist to the mix. We're going to be focusing on you and the rest of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures community. Want to know more? Then go over the full introductory article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

If you've been getting bored of the same old instances in Lineage 2, then you might want to know that NCsoft Europe has revealed a new high-level area called the Steel Citadel. To find out more about this new raid, head on over to the full article for more information.

You've read all about the new Bey's Retreat stronghold featured in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, now you can finally get the chance to explore it in the upcoming in-game event scheduled by the developers this weekend. Check out the details of this exciting new event in our full article.

EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is perhaps one of the most ambitious MMORPGs in recent years. The game seems so huge that players will probably be overwhelmed at the number of locations available to them. Well, for those who like to live dangerously, Mount Bloodhorn might be a good place to start. For more on this, check out the full article.

If you're one of the many digital seafarers coasting the seven seas in Pirates of the Burning Sea, then this news bit might just be right up your poop deck. Well, figuratively speaking, that is. The Blackbeard server is now back online and ready for you to resume the pillaging. Check out the full details after the jump.

We've seen a lot of questions about the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. And today, we've got another one, this time from Arlia from Bloodscalp. The player asked whether there would be worthwhile solo content included in the new expansion.

As can be expected from World of Warcraft Forums, some players skipped answering the question and offered other not-so-constructive comments. Good thing Blizzard poster Nethaera stepped in and answered the question: "There will still be plenty of solo available content the same as we currently have. Grouping does tend to make things go a bit faster if you're looking to level more quickly."

Hmm... Come to think of it, the Death Knight quest chain is non-raiding so it might be safe to say that the devs are keeping the solo players in mind too. Anyway, we'll get you more definite answers on this question once it becomes available. Until then, stay tuned for more World of Warcraft news.

Some PvE supporters in World of Warcraft are afraid that PvE will be neglected in favor of Arenas. Well, if you're one of those players, you can relax because that's not going to happen.

It's understandable that this concern is going to arise one way or another considering all the attention PvP has been getting. To placate those who felt slighted by the situation, Blizzard's Nethaera addressed these concerns and gave Blizzard's official stance on the issue:

We are going to continue to develop both PvP and PvE content. PvE isn't being phased out for Arenas. These sorts of debates between PvP and PvE are inevitable given the nature of trying to balance two aspects of the game that some people feel conflict with each other.

Some people don't care for PvP and some don't care for PvE but the availability of both is still there for everyone. We try to cater gear for PvP or PvE as we feel is most beneficial as well. While there are some pieces of gear that people may find in PvE encounters that are viable for PvP, we don't want to make it so that people that don't wish to PvE don't have to do it in order to be competitive.

We want to continue to make it beneficial for people to do what they enjoy (either PvP or PvE) in order to get the gear they want/need to continue enjoying themselves and being competitive.

PvE will not be going away any time soon. Raiding and adventuring will be still there for those who want to pursue that path. Still, it would be nice if some of the more hardcore PvE players would explore other possibilities and try the Arena every once in a while.