
The gargantuan sales of World Of WarCraft have yet to stop other developers tossing their hat into the Tolkienesque ring of me-too fantasy MMOGs, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that some plucky developer has stepped up to the challenge and gone bow-to-bow with Eve Online – a game which is now one of Iceland's major exports and supports a playerbase larger than that country's own population.

LEGO Universe developer NetDevil has apparently laid off a large number of staff, with stories already circulating that the company has been closed.
GamePron is still searching for an official statement from NetDevil or parent company Gazillion, but studio founder and former president Scott Brown has called out to his former colleagues via social media.

Hit-Reset's Davejm takes a look at what has happened to the highly anticipated follow up to Jumpgate.

Remember Jumpgate Evolution? The space based MMO that promised some amazing space combat. So where is Jumpgate Evolution? This is the question Codemasters have been asking and so far they're still without a game. Legal action us now underway.