A couple of days following the news of the new Real ID policy in the forums, Blizzard Entertainment Co-Founder and CEO Mike Morhaime announced that they will not be implementing the policy.

The Real ID feature was aimed at stripping away anonymity on certain Blizzard forums, targeting the elimination of trolls and gold farmers. However, what Blizzard viewed as an improvement, most players viewed as a downside, citing threats to privacy as a major issue.

In an official forum statement, Morhaime said, “As a result of those discussions, we’ve decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.”

With all the tweaks and tune-ups emerging in the latest update for Final Fantasy XI, one thing’s for sure: Adventurers are free to explore the Walk of Echoes come June.

Designed for skilled 70+ players who have survived wear and tear, the Walk of Echoes leads to an otherworldly realm where floating structures and stairways appear overhead.

Previously used for various cut-scenes of the Wings of the Goddess missions, this zone unlocks new and exciting battlefield sequences and grants a “treasure trove of items” as rewards.

Just a little over a month after Season 1.1 was released, Star Trek Online is back again with another content update.

Season 1.2 builds up on the social dimension of the game with the introduction of the Squad Support system. Thanks to their special level scaling technology, you can now team up with a friend regardless of their level, whether they’re new to the game or has already advanced further.

The Accolade system, on the other hand, caters to those sporting a competitive streak. Accolades are pretty much in-game achievements, as it presents a new approach to monitor your stats.

It doesn’t stop there, Trekkies! More details can be found here.

Keep an eye on the ticket sales page to guarantee your entrance passes to BlizzCon 2010!

First batch of tickets will be released tomorrow, June 2 at 7PM Pacific Time. The second and last batch will be up for sale on June 5, 10AM Pacific Time. Keep in mind that a limit of 5 tickets, priced at 150 bucks each, per billing address has been set.

Can’t go? You won’t have to miss all the fun because DIRECTV will again broadcast BlizzCon in HD as a Pay Per View event, giving you extensive coverage of the 2-day geektastic affair.

Get a jumpstart on the much-anticipated Aion 1.9 patch! NCsoft has just announced that the first part of the update will be released on live servers today.

To lighten the load, 1.9 will go on incremental patching mode before the patch goes live on June 2. Your built-in NCsoft launcher will take care of this for you, as the patch will be subjected to automatic detection and download.

Now take note that even if you have finished downloading the full patch over the next few days, you will have to wait until the official release date to experience the changes.

Now you get to take a sneak peek of the female worgen with these recently released photos:

MMORPG.com has teamed up with AoC developer Funcom to present a special gift offerthe Loyal Crocodile. Best of all, it’s 100% free. You do need an MMORPG.com account to have access to the limited number of keys. If you want to be able to claim the croc, you have to register first. Hurry and good luck!

Gone are the days when you can stealthily go about Azeroth, as the Rich Presence feature allows Real ID buddies to view what games and modes you play once online. Secret characters cannot be kept hidden as well, as every single one of your toons will be shared to your Real ID friends. And we’ve barely even scratched the surface.

Don’t worry though, it’s completely voluntary and optional. Players must be in mutual agreement to be Real ID friends for such access to be granted.

Just to refresh your memories, Season 1.1 is introducing the Difficulty Slider, allowing for three different difficulties (Normal, Advanced, Elite) to be selected on a given mission.

In connection with this development, the new Injury System will be applied to those in Advanced and Elite modes, wherein players are given tougher penalties to make up for the better rewards they receive.

There are more changes so patch up and start playing, Trekkies!

Best of all, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. All you have to do is get a new friend to play and you’re all set.

Should you choose to hang on to the Zhevra, claim it now as it will officially be put to retirement once the Rocket is launched.