Some changes are also in store for RPG heavyweight BioWare and MMO studio Mythic Entertainment. Electronic Arts has announced that the two studios will be restructured into a single group that will handle RPG and MMO games development.

Although not officially confirmed yet, the grapevine has named the casualties of Electronic Arts' "cost-cutting measures." Studios that experienced significant layoffs are Mythic Entertainment, the guys behind Warhammer Online, and EA Tiburon, the studio responsible for Madden and other titles under the EA Sports banner.

Patch 1.05, otherwise known as the Combats and Careers patch isn't here yet, but we've got some advanced party. Mythic GM Mark Jacobs revealed some of the highlights you can expect from the said patch for Warhammer Online, and we've got them over at the full article for your perusal.

Electronic Arts and Mythic Entertainment have revealed the launch date of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning as well as the subscription prices and free swag that the people who pre-ordered the game will be getting. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

If you haven't had the opportunity to pre-order Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning yet Then you might want to check out the new pre-order FAQ that the guys over at Mythic Entertainment have released. To find out more about this, head on over to the full article.

The Gamestop website has been updated with a release date and pre-release package for Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Want to find out more? Then click on the "read more" link below.

When Mythic Entertainment revealed that four capital cities and a number of classes were going to be cut from Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning the MMORPG community started asking if they will be selling the additional content as an expansion or releasing them as a free update? Head on over to the full article to find out what Mark Jacob, the CEO of Mythic Entertainment, had to say about it.

The creative director of Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Paul Barnett was at the Develop Online conference where he spoke about the launch woes of their MMORPG and their struggle to avoid the influence of World of Warcraft while designing their game. To find out what he had to say, check out the full article.

To play Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, you will need skill, determination, finesse...but more importantly, a system that can run the game. The developers from Mythic Entertainment have finally released the minimum PC specs needed to run the game and list of the video cards the game supports. To find out more, check out the full article.

Some saddening news today for Warhammer Online fans. We've just learned that four classes and four racial capital cities have been removed from the game. Learn why this change occurred after the jump.