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Images: Online gaming worlds going mainstream

Online world building is picking up steam with Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom and the eagerly anticipated "Lord of the Rings" game.

Online gaming worlds going mainstream

A music mixing game-within-a-game is part of Disney's new Virtual Magic Kingdom.

Credit: Disney

Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom

Online gaming worlds going mainstream

The "World of Warcraft" by Blizzard Entertainment has helped revitalize the massively multiplayer game genre.

Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

Warcraft

Online gaming worlds going mainstream

An early look at a redesigned "Tabula Rasa," from Ultima Online creator Richard Garriott's NCSoft.

Credit: NCSoft Austin

Tabula Rasa

Online gaming worlds going mainstream

Turbine's "Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar" game is due in early 2006.

Credit: Turbine

Shadows of Angmar