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Titan Quest Developer Blog #7

A seventh installment to the TQ Vault’s developer blog feature is now available, this time with Titan Quest lead designer Brian Sullivan discussing the duties of each member of the design team. Here’s a bit to start you off: One…

EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky Review

The folks at Games Radar have kicked up a review of EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky, giving Sony Online’s expansion pack an overall score of 6 Here’s why: The biggest disappointment with Kingdom is that it’s more of the same:…

Online Game Subscriptions Increase Dramatically

GameSpot is reporting that online game subscriptions in 2005 were boosted by 43%, thanks in part to the success of World of Warcraft. A snip from their newsbit: The latest evidence of WOW’s influence comes in the form of a…

Ultima Creator to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

The International Game Developers Association has issued a press release announcing that Richard “Lord British” Garriott will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement award during this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards event. Creator of ‘Ultima’ Series Richard Garriott to be Celebrated…

The Lord of the Rings Online Point of Interest

Turbine’s official The Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated with new information about the game’s Trestlebridge area. An excerpt to follow: Adventurers traveling north from the Bree-land along the mostly-abandoned Greenway will encounter a truly formidable barrier…

Guild Wars Factions Release Date Announced

ArenaNet and NCsoft issued a press release earlier today announcing that Guild Wars Factions will be released on April 28th. ArenaNet and NCsoft Announce April 28 as Global Release Date for Guild Wars Factions BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 10, 2006–ArenaNet®, developer…

Hammer & Sickle Unofficial v1.15 Patch Released

CDV and Nival Interactive have released an official (and untested) v1.15 patch for their tactical RPG, Hammer & Sickle. The patch notes: Warning: This patch is non-official and has not been tested by Nival Interactive or by CDV. Download and…