Background Resources:
1. Wikipedia explains Massive Multiplayer Games (eng):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG
2. Wikipedia explains Massive Multiplayer Games (de):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG
3. Professor Edward Castronova about MMOG issues (eng):
http://mypage.iu.edu/~castro/
4. Different charts and analysis of the MMOG markets (eng):
http://www.mmogchart.com/
5. Player research is provided in the Daedalus Project (eng):
http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/
6. A rough cut through the history of online games (eng):
http://archive.gamespy.com/amdmmog/
7. Degree dissertation about online gaming (de):
http://www.mmorpg-research.de/
8. Swedish Massive Multiplayer Game Researcher (eng):
http://www.zackariasson.com/
9. Game Research (eng):
http://www.game-research.com/
10. Game Studies (eng):
http://www.gamestudies.org/
11. Online Data About Online Games at VOIG (eng):
http://www.mmogdata.com/
Knowledge:
12. Terms and acronyms explained on Wikipedia (eng):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG_terms_and_acronyms
13. Terms and acronyms explained on Wikipedia (de):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMORPG-Jargon
14. MMOGlossary.com (eng):
http://www.mmoglossary.com/
Informational Articles:
15. The history of Online-RPGs (de):
http://www.mmplay.de/index.php?seite=snews&tid=239
16. Wage slaves (eng):
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3141815
17. James Cameron's Game Theory (eng):
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_07/b3971073.htm
18. Are virtual worlds the best place to study the real one? (eng):
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/04/05/06/1929205.shtml
19. Sarcastic stories of the daily life in Everquest (eng):
http://eqdailygrind.blogspot.com/
20. The Role of the Everyday User in the Evolution of MMORPGs (eng):
http://www.driftreality.com/london/mmorpg.1.html
Massive Multiplayer Print Magazines and eZines:
http://www.gamerzines.com/mmozine/
http://www.massive-magazine.com/
http://www.beckett.com/beckettMOG/
MMOBLOGS:
Tobold's Blog
QJ.net
Raph's Website
MMODump
Keen And Graev's Gaming Blog
Broken Toys (by Lum the Mad)
WOW Insider
PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysis
Terra Nova - Exploring Virtual Worlds
MMORPGblogs
Massive Multiplayer Game Listings :
http://www.mpogl.com/
http://www.onrpg.com/
http://mmolist.blogspot.com/
Tools, Mods, Interfaces, Utilities for online games:
http://www.ogaming.com/data/3467~MMOInterfaces.php
http://www.screamingbee.com/
http://www.mmoger.com/
http://www.goteamspeak.com/
http://www.fraps.com/
Item, Spell, Quest, NPC - Database:
http://www.ogaming.com/data/3468~MMOGameDatabases.php
Beta Testing And Free Online Game Betas:
http://www.betawatcher.com/
MMO Server Emulators:
http://www.shardwire.org/
http://www.eqemulator.net/
http://dol.psykonikcorp.net/
http://www.l2jserver.com/
MMO Currency Converter:
http://www.gameusd.com/
MMO Patches And Files:
http://www.mmofiles.com/
Industry News:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
http://www.corpnews.com/
http://mmorpg.qj.net/
http://www.walkering.com/walkerings/
http://www.f13.net/
http://www.gamesetwatch.com/
http://www.gamespress.com/
Organizations And Conferences:
http://www.nogold.org/
Indie MMO Game Developers Conference
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