MMO Watch

November 15: EverQuest II

Though should probably take that release date with a huge grain of salt, there's no question that it's indeed getting closer and closer to prime time. Newly-announced celebrity voice actors promise to add some glamour to the successor to the most famous MMO in the galaxy.

February 15: Middle Earth Online

The Turbine-developed Hobbit-focused MMORPG is due out just after Valentine's Day, so get hyped: you and your sweetie can farm Helm's Deep together. After you wake up from your dreams, that is.

"Hm... still needs to be Gryphoned by at least twelve percent..."

March 7: Tabula Rasa

Headed-up by Ultima creator Richard "Lord British" Garriott, this MMO features both an interesting sense of design, and a pleasantly open-ended character development system. Your curiosity is impossible to gauge! Isn't it?