Massively Week in Review: January 1 - 7, 2008

While it's been a relatively quiet week news-wise, the news is starting to pick up steam again with yesterday's announcement of the pre-order boarding party for Pirates of the Burning Sea opening up. You just can't beat those large-scale naval PvP battles with friends -- or answering the question of just where the rum did in fact, go. Arr!

News

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• CES 2008: discussion panel on virtual worlds and the "MMO explosion"
• Indian computer hardware sales driven with MMOs as "killer app"
• TR demolitionist shows how a novelty build goes boom
• The myth of the bloody Webkinz murders
• Cinemassively: Illegal Danish - Escape from Orgrimmar
• Disney investing a cool $100M in virtual worlds
• Tradeskill developer for EQII Emily "Domino" Taylor chats about her role
• Hernandez drops HK IGE - Florida Economic Crimes Office investigates
• Ragnarok developer waking up to a Bloodymare
• Stargate Worlds Trailer plus further details on classes, story, and more
• Blizzard developers excited about WotLK PvP-only zone
• Linden Lab responds on fraudulent funds griefing
• Vana'diel and its RMT Special Task Force

Discussion

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• Ask Massively: The beginning
• Predicting the MMO landscape in 2008
• The 'high fidelity' nature of MMOs
• As the Worlds Turn: Learning from the past
• Building a better MMOusetrap: Starting over
• Our 2008 Tabula Rasa wish list - it's sci-fi-tastic!
• MMOGology: Keep it simple, stupid