If anything, MMOs are created to be played almost ad infinitum, constantly awarding your efforts with better gear, higher levels and an all around more fun gaming experience. There’s never really an end in sight, and that’s probably what attracts most gamers.

But a Taiwanese man has gone as far as to proclaim himself the first person to “finish” World of Warcraft, and it’s not a stretch if you think about it.

The man’s character, Little Gray, is the first to successfully complete all of WoW’s 986 achievements. To get to this point Little Gray had to kill 390,895 creatures, accumulate 7,255,538 878 points of damage, complete 5,906 quests (an average of 14,62 quests per day!), raided 405 dungeons and hugged 11 players. If that doesn’t give him bragging rights among WoW gamers, I dunno what will.

Technically, Little Gray did cheat. According to the player he’s missing one rare, event-tied achievement called the “BB King”. He avoided this by exploiting a glitch to award himself one extra, and false, achievement point. I say he needs to get back on his ass and get the final achievement before he gets full bragging rights. Read more on MMO-Champion

Microsoft has just just confirmed the  first Halo Wars add-on, titled Strategic Options. It’s due to to release in the “coming weeks”, and will include new game modes, achievements and more besides.

Full details after the cut.

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It seems gamers all around the world are finally getting their wish granted: More Marvel Vs. Capcom. Or, at least a new release of Marvel Vs. Capcom.

Achievements for an XBLA version of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 popped up on a very official looking Xbox 360 achievement site, starting speculation that the game’s port is already well in development.

Capcom hasn’t confirmed the game, but they have previously mentioned that “more 2D fighter reboots” are on the way following the release of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix.

Welcome to the first in what will hopefully become a regular feature here on TGV – The Achievements Vault. In each instalment, we will take a look at the Xbox 360 achievements for an upcoming title.

Mirror’s Edge, the unique wall-running game from DICE and Electronic Arts, with an art design to die for, gets the honour of being the first game featured.

Feel free to share your thoughts on the game’s achievements. Do you think they’re varied enough? Maybe you think they’re lazy and could be improved upon? Whatever your thoughts, let us know!

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It has been recently revealed that Halo 3 will receive 30+ new achievements through the two downloadable map packs. This new tier of achievements will challenge more players in campaign and Xbox Live matches. Below is a small taste of what is to come.

Double Double – On a Legenday Map, get two Double Kills during any ranked or social match. 25g

Alas, Poor Yorick – On a Legenday map, get 3 oddball melee kills during any ranked or social match. 25g

Ghost Patrol – On Longshore, get 3 kills with a Ghost during any ranked or social match. 25g

The new achievements will add 750 extra gamerscore to achieve. It has yet to be said when these new achievements will be released

A comprehensive collection of secrets for Soul Calibur IV, as well as a complete list of the game’s achievements for the Xbox 360.

Click the link for the full list of secrets and achievements:
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