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While the controversial legislation embodied by both the SOPA and PIPA bills has largely been tabled for now, they are not dead by any stretch. In today's Free Zone, we take a look at two trends that all who are concerned with government intervention in the Internet need to keep an eye on. See what you think and then add your comments.

SOPA or the "Stop Online Piracy Act" is working its way through the United States Congress with far-reaching implications around the world. In our latest Free Zone column, we take a look at whether or not SOPA -should- be stopped. Read on and then enter into the discussion in the comments.

There is one game in China that is swiftly closing the "WoW Gap" and approaching the billion dollars in revenue mark. Which game that is might surprise you. Check out The Free Zone and then leave your thoughts in the comments.

In The Free Zone today, we take a look at the recent stock offering by Asian MMO powerhouse, Nexon. Leave us your thoughts in the comments when finished reading.

Recently, games research company NewZoo.com released a report that took a closer look at the free to play market and its impact on the overall MMO genre. In The Free Zone today, we give our take on the report and offer a few opinions as well. Check it out and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

In this latest edition of the The Free Zone, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi examines some of the recent news on the free-to-play side of the MMOG genre.

During his visit to South Korea's GStar gaming convention, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi spent some time with the Webzen team to talk about their upcoming and existing games. Richard has the full report on his visit to the Webzen studios. Read on!

As part of our continuing coverage of Webzen titles that were showcased at GStar 2011, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi had the opportunity to find out more about MU Online, an MMORPG from Webzen. Richard sat down with MU's producer, Jun Hyeok Im. Find out more about MU Online in this informative interview.

As part of our continuing coverage of Webzen titles being showcased at GStar 2011, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi had the opportunity to find out more about Continent of the Ninth Seal, or C9. C9 is a new in-development MMORPG from webzen. Richard sat down with C9's producer, Choong Gil Yoo, and product manager, Denis Kim. Find out more about Continent of the Ninth in this informative interview.

As part of our continuing coverage of Webzen titles being showcased at GStar 2011, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi had the opportunity to find out more about Arctic Combat, a free online first person shooter. Richard sat down with AC's producer, Jungseok Park, and product manager, Sam Oh. Find out more about Arctic Combat in this informative interview.

GStar has kicked off in a big way this week and MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi will be there gathering news for our readers. As part of his prep-work for the convention, Richard had the opportunity to chat with S.J. Hong and Robin Lee of the ArchLord team about the game, where it's been and what the future holds. Read on!

In his latest Free Zone column, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi has gathered the best news from the F2P MMO-niverse from around the web. Included in the news is Lineage II's F2P announcements, the latest layoffs and LEGO Universe shutting down. Read on!

Later this week, Korea's G-Star convention gets underway. To lay the foundation for his visit to Korea, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi had the opportunity to connect with Sung Jin Hong, Executive Producer for Archlord X and Paul Doo, Archlord's Product Manager to chat about Archlord X. We've got an exclusive firsthand look at Archlord X through the eyes of the dev team. Check it out!

In this week's Free Zone, MMORPG.com columnist Richard Aihoshi examines what we can expect from this year's G-STAR gaming event in Korea.

Last week, Mark Jacobs, formerly of Mythic, announced the foundation of City State Entertainment. City State is a company that will focus on casual games, though no specific game information has been revealed. In today's Free Zone column, MMORPG.com's Richard Aihoshi talks with Jacobs about his new venture and about the F2P trend in today's games. Read on and then let us know what you think in the comments.