Weekly News Recap: Jan. 12, 2009

We apologize for this delayed weekly recap, but the Allakhazam team was incredibly busy attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this past weekend. You can check out some of our exclusive interviews from the event below, and you can expect to see more coverage throughout the week, including an interview with John Smedley, president and CEO of Sony Online Entertainment. He had some interesting EverQuest news to share with us, so be sure to keep an eye out for that. There's more links after the jump.

Allakhazam Features:

CES 2009: An Allakhazam Look at DC Universe Online : Editor-in-Chief Andrew "Tamat" Beegle gets a first-hand look at DCUO with Creative Director Jens Anderson. Check out our video for some in-depth gameplay footage.

CES 2009: Interview with Fatal1ty : Tamat talks to professional gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel about World of Warcraft. He'll possibly be sponsoring WoW professionals underneath the Fatal1ty brand.

Pre CES: Interview with Brett Close : Tamat speaks with Brett Close, president and CEO of 38 Studios, about the project simply known as Copernicus. Close is tight-lipped about the game, but says 2010 is when we'll hear more.

An Evening with Thrall : Before conducting all these interviews at CES, Tamat was brave enough to talk to the biggest name of all: Thrall. The World of Warcraft character bares all in this exclusive interview.

Noteworthy news stories:

10th Anniversary Artwork Unveiled at CES : Sony Online Entertainment unveiled the cover art for "EverQuest: The 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition" at CES with the help of Firiona Vie.

PTR Patch 3.0.8 Notes Updated : Blizzard has updated the World of Warcraft 3.0.8 patch notes (which are currently in beta) and there are numerous changes, including one-hit mining.

45-minute Time Limit Added to Arenas : Blizzard has set a time limit on Arena battles in World of Warcraft to avoid drawn-out fights. Both teams will lose 16 arena rating points if the time limit is reached.

Experience Enhancements: Phase V : The experience requirements needed to attain ranks 20-33 in Warhammer Online have been reduced. Advancing through Tier 3 will now take less time.

STO Questions Answered, Screenshots Released : The Star Trek Online team talks about topics such as ships and art design, and we get to see two new screenshots.

Cryptic Answers Questions, Asks for Design Ideas : The Champions Online team cover numerous topics, such as powers and character customization. They also ask for your input on designs for your ideal character.

City of Heroes Now Available for Mac Users : The title says it all. If you're a Mac user and want to play City of Heroes, now you can. The digital-only special edition is available online now.

New Record: 45,186 Users On at Same Time : Even though EVE Online's been out for 5 years, the MMO is still going strong, having just hit a new record for peak concurrent users.

10th Expansion Apocrypha Set for Release March 10 : Shortly after breaking its record for most users online at once, CCP announced the next EVE Online expansion will be released March 10, the same day the game will be released as a boxed product in stores.

New Fallen Earth Video Teaser Released : This post-apocalyptic MMO may still be in the alpha test phase, but you can watch a new teaser outlining the game's factions. There's no gameplay footage, though.

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