Reuters reports that the introduction of the Wii has led to a massive outbreak of domestic violence worldwide. Nintendo has grown concerned, both about the phenomenon itself, and about the possible legal repercussions for the Kyoto-based company, and has issued new guidelines in an attempt to limit the problem.

Reaction to the new World of Warcraft patch, Before the Storm, has been generally positive. Most players seem to be having fun trying out their new talents. Major cities are filled with warlocks running around ostentatiously with their new Felguard minions, frost mages summoning water elementals, and druids shuffling round in tree form.

The Cyberathlete Professional League’s founder and president, Angel Munoz, has stated that a new provision in the tournaments terms and conditions will include testing players for performance-enhancing drugs.
“The potential for drugs being an issue absolutely concerns me, it should concern anybody in eSports, because as the stakes get larger, as in any sport, people will [...]

Napster founder Shawn Fanning has announced plans for Rupture, a social networking site aimed at players of MMORPGs. He intends to start with the biggest, World of Warcraft, and is currently seeking “qualified World of Warcraft guilds to participate in our closed beta.”

Codemasters have announced that their recently released MMORPG Archlord will no longer require a monthly subscription fee as of January 4th, in an effort to attract more new players to the game.
The developers are still contemplating other revenue sources but at this stage it seems most likely to be charging for items in the games [...]

It’s a big week for the World of Warcraft. Blizzard are introducing “Before the Storm,” which they describe as their largest content patch ever, preparatory to the release of The Burning Crusade expansion early next year.
The game could certainly do with an injection of new life. It’s had a funereal air for some time now. [...]

It only took a few days, but thanks to the Playstation 3’s ability to run Linux, users have already found a way to rip entire Blu-ray movies onto their PS3 hard drive.
The fault lies with those committing the crime as the majority of those who download Terra Soft’s Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 are likely doing [...]