Week in Review: Downshifting from Fan Faire

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Our very own Karen Bryan was on the scene at Sony Online Entertainment's annual Fan Faire, rushing around like a frenzied kobold to snatch up all of the latest news and community reactions. Whether it was talking with a bearded female Dwarf about community relations, learning about exciting new downloadable content for DC Universe Online, or digesting the OMG-awesome-crazy EverQuest II news, she had our back. And now we all owe her a Wookiee life debt. Pay up!

Join us past the break for a glimpse into this week's other top MMO stories!

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And from our sister site, WoW Insider...

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Reader Comments (6)

That picture is both hot and horrifying at the same time

@ployer

I fail to see the horrifying.

@JuliusSeizure I fail to see the "hot" in bearded women.

Guess the spambots found us :(

@Furdinand
No kidding, at least 4 spam bots in as many hours.

It sounded like there was a lot of cool news coming from Fan Faire, but I didn't see one mention of EverQuest: Next. I wasn't expecting them to steal the thunder from EverQuest 1 or 2, but I'm a bit surprised that they didn't expand upon what was shown last year. Or maybe I missed something?

Week in Review: Downshifting from Fan Faire

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