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The Escapist Issue #36 Now Available

The thirty-sixth issue of Escapist Magazine offers five new gaming-related articles, one of which focuses on “roleplaying theory” for those of us with short attention spans. A snippet: Roleplaying theory springs from the commonsense observation that gamers roleplay for different…

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Trailer

Bethesda Softworks has released their fifth consecutive “countdown” trailer for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, this time showing off the game’s races and characters.

The Lord of the Rings Online Developer Diary

Turbine’s official The Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated with a new developer diary penned by systems designer Heather Sinclair. In it, Heather discusses the process of creating the game’s many different player classes. A snip: As…

EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky Review

IGN PC has posted their review of EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky, giving Sony Online’s recently released expansion pack an overall score of 7.7 Their conclusion: Again, Sony seems to have focused this expansion almost exclusively on the hardcore players…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Review

GameSpy has published their review of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, in which several of their editors have collectively given Turbine’s MMORPG an overall score of 3 Some comments: It seems a bit ironic that Dungeons & Dragons Online may…

Star Wars Galaxies Friday Feature

Sony’s official Star Wars Galaxies website has been updated with a new Friday Feature, this time providing us with in-depth information for all of the game’s vehicles. The jetpack: Not much is known about this highly prized piece of personal…

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Preview

GameArena is the latest website to put together a preview of Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, after recently getting some hands-on time with the highly anticipated RPG. Check it out: The one thing Oblvion manages to do better than…

The Lord of the Rings Online Trailer

Gametrailers.com has posted a new trailer for Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online, which offers the first appearance of all the game’s races together at the same time.

Camelot Grab Bag Q&A

Mythic’s Sanya Thomas has once again posted her weekly Grab Bag Q&A on the Camelot Herald, this time answering questions about missing CD keys, expanding groups to ten members, and more. Here’s a taste: Q: When Warhammer comes out, will…

The Witcher Feature of the Week

CD Projekt’s official The Witcher website has been updated with a new “Feature of the Week”, this time with chief designer Michal Madej answering more of the community’s questions in a new fan Q&A. A snippet: Q: Will the monsters…