Welcome to the new listeners this week and thank you for downloading the VirginWorlds weekly MMORPG news podcast.  This week we have a bite sized show of massive goodness for you.

Topics:
-The Agency: How persistent is it?
-38 Studios: A new kind of studio?
-Darkfall: Beta? Huh?
-Gods and Heroes: Apocalypse Now?
-Metaplace: Raph Koster announces the plan!
-Pirates of the Burning Sea: Pre-order date is announced
-Special gifts: What could it be?

Finally.  A normal week.  One host.  MMORPG news.  A clinking headset.  Crickets.  Raw info.  Here are the topics:
-Auto Assault Ends
-EverQuest 2 GU 38
-Second Life Documentary
-Tabula Rasa release date and first impressions
-NC Soft and the PS3
-WoW and Southpark Win
-Gordon Walton on post-WoW MMORPGs
-Profile of the Week: Damion Schubert

-New blogs:
 Off the Record by Scott Hartsman
 Finding Fiero in Game Design Lisa Boleyn

-New Podcasts:
 Keen and Graev
 ChannelMassive
 Epic Dolls

-New Sites:
 GaxOnline.com (MOGArmy)

Austin GDC 2007 has come to close and Brent has all the details.  This two hour epic podcast includes details on the keynote speech from Mike Morhaime President of Blizzard Entertainment, David Perry CEO of Gameconsultants.com and his MMORPG projects, EVE Online's economy and voice communication technologies, White Wolf's World of Darkness, Icarus Studio's MMORPG development platform, a presentation on online gaming's biggest opportunities from industry leaders, a discussion on alternative game press and much more.  Enjoy.