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Sony Online Entertainment is introducing EverQuest II Extended — a free-to-play version of the popular massively multiplayer online game that exists separately from the subscription model.

Fear not, PC gamers — Relic Entertainment hasn’t forgotten you in its rush to create a third person action shooter for consoles. Publisher THQ just sent out a press release confirming a simultaneous release for Space Marine on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in early 2011.

Back when we saw DC Universe Online at Sony Online Entertainment’s office in Austin, TX, they weren’t ready to tell us who they’d lined up for voice acting. Today, just one day ahead of San Diego Comic Con 2010, they’re ready to tell us who they’ve got.

The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a group of 58 Hollywood studios and technology companies, is pinning its hopes for the future of entertainment on UltraViolet, an online digital locker that would allow you to buy a movie once, and stream it over the Internet for free on any other compatible devices.

ICANN has approved XXX as a top-level domain. The adult entertainment industry will soon have its own glaringly obvious domain, but unfortunately that doesn’t necessarily mean that dot-COM domains will suddenly be porn-free.

Microsoft updated its Bing iPhone app, adding social network integration, visual scanning, and restructured entertainment sections that may lure people away from Google. Version 1.2 of the Bing iPhone app is now available at the App Store and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (no word yet on when or if Android will receive a similar update). Here’s a rundown of Bing’s new features.

To give Bing a boost, Microsoft’s bringing in the muscle of its modest entertainment empire.

High energy. High optimism. Never a dull moment. That’s what Maile Keliikoa says she likes best about working at Las Vegas-based resort operator Harrah’s Entertainment. The business is running 24/7, “and so are we,” says the lead systems analyst.

Microsoft will unveil new features next week to enhance the Bing search engine’s capabilities to search for entertainment-related content, specifically in areas such as music, television, movies and online games.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is underway in Los Angeles and we’ve already seen some hardware revisions and new products come out from Sony, Microsoft, and of course, Nintendo. As E3 is now largely a media event, there’s increased pressure on media sites to provide the latest news.