Now that the holidays are over and all the presents have been unwrapped; we'd like to show you what you may have missed this week.

Allakhazam Features

Jim Lee's Universe, Part One : We sit down with Jim Lee, famed DC comic book artist, to talk about his Sony Online Entertainments upcoming MMO, DC Universe Online. In the interview we talk with Jim about his role on the project, his past, and of course the game itself.

Jim Lee's Universe, Part Two : Part Two of the interview with Jim Lee.

Jumpgate Evolution Media #4 : We give you our final look at Jumpgate Evolution in 2008 with four brand new exclusive screenshots.

For our final batch of Jumpgate Evolution screenshots for 2008, we've saved some of the best for last! From  a  shot of a Solrain ship approuching a pirate base for combat to the one you see here that shows a Solrain fighter heading towards the Solrain Core Space Complex and flying past New Soria, the chief Solrain planet in the "Solrain Core" sector.

Check out the final four exclusive screenshots for 2008 and if you happened to miss any of our previous weeks, you can view all of our exclusives from December by clicking here.

It's about that time again for more exclusive Jumpgate Evolution Media! This week our four screenshots take a look at fighters class ships and factories that are used in crafting.

This screenshots display various Solrain ships, from Haulers to Scouts to Fighters all stationed at a manufacturing factory in Solrain space. You use these factories in the game to do crafting, where you can build weapons and equipment etc.

Check out our four exclusive screenshots for this week and if you happened to miss last week you can view all of our exclusives from December by clicking here.

It's that time again for another recap of some of the most noteworthy news stories and exclusive items posted this week on Allakhazam. Since we already introduced this new series last week, let's get right to the links. There's even more after the jump.

Noteworthy news stories

• Allakhazam is hiring! : Have you ever wanted to work for Allakhazam? We have positions open for two part-time editors.
• 1st Video Documentary Released : LucasArts and BioWare have released the first Star Wars: The Old Republic documentary with gameplay footage. Check it out and let us know what you think.
• Tauren Burger with Fries : A World of Warcraft-themed restaurant just opened in Beijing. Watch the video to see what it looks like.
• Fan Fest Forum Topics : The Allakhazam team was at the Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival 2008 and our forum is full of discussion regarding the event.
• Station Cash is Now Available in EQ and EQII : You can now buy in-game items using real cash in SOE's new microtransaction service. What do you think about the service? Let us know.
• Atari's Parent Company to Acquire Cryptic Studios : The Star Trek Online and Champions Online developer will be acquired by Infogrames Entertainment.

It's about that time again for more exclusive Jumpgate Evolution Media!

Check out our four exclusive screenshots for this week and if you happened to miss last week you can view all of our exclusives from December by clicking here.

Welcome to the first in our new series of weekly recaps to keep you posted on some of our most noteworthy news stories, interviews and other exclusive items. At Allakhazam, we strive to bring you current news for a wide variety of MMORPGs, whether they have a ton of subscribers or they're just entering the alpha test phase.

While this new recap series will showcase a variety of articles, we invite you to visit www.allakhazam.com to browse through all of our daily updates. You can also click the news archives link near the top of the left menu on that page to look through all our posts since 2001.

Keep reading after the jump for this week's noteworthy news. For example, if you haven't already, check out part one and part two of our interview with Warhammer Onlines's Destin Bales, or our interview with Project Lore's Zand Broumand. There's even more links below, so keep reading.

Allakhazam Features

• Warhammer Online: Moving Forward, Part One : Destin Bales, Live Producer on Warhammer Online, talks with us about the current state of the game, hardware recommendations, realm balance, and many other issues.

• Warhammer Online: Moving Forward, Part Two : Bales discusses the game's economy, customer service, competing with World of Warcraft, and other topics.

• Allakhazam Watches Project Lore - Zand Broumand : Broumand talks with Tamat about his new soloing segment in Project Lore, as well as gaming in general.

• Jumpgate Evolution Media #1 : Codemasters has supplied us with four exclusive Jumpgate Evolution screenshots. We'll be getting more each week in December.

It's been a while since we've brought you a new Jumpgate Evolution feature. Fortunately, December is a time of giving and the folks at Codemasters have decided to send Allakhazam four exclusive screenshots to share with our community, each and every week in December. The Jumpgate universe is huge so even though these new screenshots show a great deal of new content; Codemasters is only letting us scratch the surface.  If you missed our interview with the team back in October; please be sure to give it a read.

One of the features that Jumpgate promises is 'epic, real-time, large scale battles with thousands of people at a time '. These screenshots certainly get me excited about that!

Check out all four exclusive screenshots at the following link.

The Jumpgate Evolution team recently added four new pieces of concept art to their site.

Check out the concept art page for drawings of a manufacturing building, a C.R.O. base, and other shots.

Also, just for fun (or even a cheap, creative holiday present), the team has provided fans with instructions on how to build a Halcyon Solrain Shuttle out of paper.

All the information on how to complete the project, as well as photos of the end result, can be found here.

The Jumpgate Evolution team has been busy updating their site with a lot of new information regarding the game.

A Galactic Records section has been added to the Galactic Database to include miscellaneous information about Jumpgate Evolution. It currently contains entries on the post-shift calendar and the Tri News Network. Expect more updates soon.

Also, the overview of the Solrain Sector, the home area of the Solrain Commonwealth nation, is now online. More in-depth information about each of these sectors will be released in the near future.

Jumpgate Evolution has surpassed the 150,000 Beta signup mark! This announcement comes three months after the signup program began, and Codemasters Online and NetDevil expect this number to continue to climb. Players should be invited into the Beta in the coming months.

"We encourage everyone looking to get into BETA to sign up as soon as possible to avoid disappointment," Edward Relf, director of marketing for Codemasters Online, said in today's press release.

Visit the game's official Web site to sign up for the Beta before it's too late. You can also check out the full press release here or after the jump.