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The Old Republic Can Challenge World of Warcraft

EA Games boss Frank Gibeau explains to Industry Gamers why he feels the Old Republic is capable of challenging WoW’s MMO space dominance, the main reasons apparently being that WoW is old hat, Star Wars has universal appeal, and there…

EverQuest 12-Year Anniversary Interview

EverQuest has been around for an impressive 12 years, so Ten Ton Hammer took the opportunity to interview SOE president John Smedley, assistant lead designer Alan VanCouvering, and associate producer Harvey Burgess about the past, present, and future of the…

Borderlands Sequel Interview

Game Revolution has a video interview with GearBox president Randy Pitchford, which is mostly about Duke Nukem Forever, but at the 6:30 mark Pitchford is asked about the future of Borderlands, in DLC or sequels. He reiterates that nothing is…

Infinity Engine Sale on Impulse

Impulse has put a chunk of its Atari catalogue on sale, which means 25% off of classic BioWare and Black Isle Studios titles: Baldur’s Gate Complete, Baldur’s Gate II – Shadows of Amn + Throne of Bhaal, Icewind Dale Complete,…

Flare Announced

This has been around for a bit but it’s the first time we’ve seen it: Flare is an indie hack ‘n slash game and engine, which looks quite nice for an indie. You can grab the 0.12 beta for free…

Dragon Age II PC v1.01 Beta Patch Released

With a pretty quick turnaround, BioWare has released the beta version of a v1.01 patch that fixes several issues with Dragon Age II. However, it is available for the retail PC edition only, so Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, and Steam…

Carbine Studios Staff Spotlight Q&A: Eric DeMilt

It’s been half a year since the last (and first) staff spotlight, and now Carbine Central offers a new spotlight interview with senior producer Eric DeMilt as they continue working on their MMO. What computer game, regardless of genre, seems…

BioWare Forum/Game Ban Explained

Yesterday we reported on a user finding himself blocked from installing his games after being banned from the BioWare forums. BioWare’s community manager Chris Priestly now offers on official response. Here is my official response. You will likely see this picked…

Risen 2: Dark Waters Previews

A couple more websites have penned their impressions of Piranha Bytes’ upcoming Risen sequel, Risen 2: Dark Waters, based on the game’s showing at the GDC a week ago. Atomic Gamer. Onto the style of Risen 2. Much like you’ve…

Report Claims Dragon Age II Utilizes SecuRom

Reclaim Your Game – a consumer organization for gamers – tested Dragon Age II for DRM and is reporting that it uses not just EA’s “online” DRM, but also carries Securom, despite no mention of Securom being made anywhere on…