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Face-Off: Mass Effect on PS3

The editors over at Eurogamer have taken a closer look at the PS3 version of the Mass Effect trilogy, comparing the series of titles to that of their Xbox 360 counterparts across a variety of elements that include graphical fidelity,…

MechWarrior Online Preview

There’s a brief hands-on preview of MechWarrior Online over at The Gamers Hub this evening, just in case you were still curious about how Piranha Games’ action-heavy ‘mech MMO is looking during its ongoing beta test. A taste: If you…

The Burning of Star Wars: The Old Republic

I really haven’t ventured into Star Wars: The Old Republic a whole lot since it was launched less than a year ago, so my curiosity was piqued as I read through this three-page editorial on Gamasutra that talks about the…

Crowd-funded Role-playing Game Round-up, Continued

As it’s a relatively slow news day, I thought it might be about time to continue my Kickstarter and IndieGoGo role-playing game round-up from a couple of weeks ago and share the latest crowd-funded role-playing projects that I was able…

Chaos Chronicles Teaser Trailer

bitComposer and Coreplay’s forthcoming turn-based RPG Chaos Chronicles has a new teaser trailer, and while it’s fairly short, it paints a relatively good picture of what we can expect from the game’s combat mechanics and environment design. Check it out:

EverQuest Gets Steamed

Sony Online Entertainment has gone all-in with Valve’s Steam service it appears, as EverQuest, the game that took the 3D fantasy MMORPG craze to a fever pitch, is now available for download as a free-to-play title.  And, hey, every expansion…

Elemental: Fallen Enchantress v1.1 Patch Released

Stardock has cranked out a new v1.1 patch for Elemental: Fallen Enchantress that provides a significant jump in the effectiveness of the game’s AI, a substantial number of balance tweaks, and the usual assortment of fixes. There’s no better time…

Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings Returns From the Ashes

In what has to be the most unexpected and yet welcome news we’ve seen all year, Turbine has announced that Asheron’s Call 2: Fallen Kings (and one would assume its Legions expansion pack) has been resurrected on a lone server…

Neverwinter “Chasm” Video

One of the many quests we’ll be undertaking when Perfect World and Cryptic Studios’ Neverwinter hits next year will involve the closure of a gateway within a chasm outside the grand city’s walls. This new 86-second video spotlights that chasm,…