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Guild Wars Factions Review

The folks at GotFrag EXE have written up a four-page review of Guild Wars Factions, giving ArenaNet’s standalone MMORPG add-on an overall score of 88 To give you an “in a nutshell” experience of the game, here’s the focus: You…

D&D Online: Litany of the Dead, Part One

Turbine’s official Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach website has been updated with a quick preview of the game’s upcoming Litany of the Dead module. The Necropolis: Several centuries ago, the Blood of Vol splintered, and a group of cultists formed…

Golden Joystick Award Nominees Announced

The Golden Joystick nominees have been announced, with Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion making it into five different categories. GOLDEN JOYSTICK AWARDS 2006 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED First Stage Of The Voting Period Ends As Top Ten Games Are Unveiled! The…

Mage Knight: Apocalypse Screenshots & Trailer

WorthPlaying is offering up twenty-one new screenshots and a new cinematic trailer showing off Namco’s Mage Knight: Apocalypse. The trailer is pretty short, providing only a glimpse at the five-headed dragon that we’ll be going up against in the action…

EverQuest: The Serpent’s Spine Interview, Part Two

RPG Vault has kicked up the second portion of their EverQuest: The Serpent’s Spine interview, once again quizzing Sony Online’s David Ford about the upcoming expansion pack. Q: Which aspects of The Serpent’s Spine were most influenced by community feedback?…

Terry Pratchett Interview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has conjured up a short interview with fantasy writer Terry Pratchett about his love for PC games, which apparently includes Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Q: What do you make of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion? What have…

RPG E-Sports – The Wave Of The Future?

Gamasutra has published an article entitled “RPG E-Sports – The Wave Of The Future?”, in which they discuss the recent introduction of ArenaNet’s Guild Wars as an e-sport. I contacted ArenaNet’s Michael Gills, the chap who is responsible for organising…

The Lord of the Rings Online Reaches Alpha

Turbine issued a press release earlier today announcing that The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has entered the alpha phase of development. THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINEâ„¢: SHADOWS OF ANGMARâ„¢ REACHES ALPHA Over 125,000 Players Registered…