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Dungeons & Dragons Online Preview

The guys at MMORPG.com have whipped up a two-page preview of Turbine’s Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, based on what they’ve seen of the game during the beta test. A little something about combat: The combat system in this game…

Irrational Games Purchase Price Revealed

After scouring Take-Two’s recent 10-K filing, GameSpot is reporting that the publisher was able to acquire Irrational Games for $11.8 million in a mix of cash, stock, and other perks. Considering the success of the company’s previous titles (System Shock…

Bethesda is Hiring!

Bethesda Softworks has updated their “Job Opportunities” page with details about a couple of newly available positions working on Fallout 3 and future Elder Scrolls products. The Quest Designer position sounds very intriguing, though the World Artist position might be…

EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky Movies

Sony Online’s official EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky website has been updated with two new movies showing off gameplay footage from the MMORPG expansion pack.

World of Warcraft Q&A

1Up has published a short Q&A with Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan, quizzing the World of Warcraft lead designer about the game’s upcoming v1.10 patch. An excerpt to follow: Q: Like most MMOs, and even going back to games like Blizzard’s own…

Dragonshard v1.2.1 European Patch Released

Atari and Liquid Entertainment have released an official v1.2.1 European patch for Dragonshard, which includes two new multiplayer maps and fixes a handful of issues. Grab it from WorthPlaying!

Gothic III Screenshots

WorthPlaying brings us eleven new screenshots from JoWood and Piranha Bytes’ highly anticipated Gothic III.

Auto Assault Previews

A pair of new hands-on previews for NCsoft and NetDevil’s Auto Assault reached the web over the past couple of days. The first is at Computer Games: Even though Earth is now basically just a huge wasteland, there’s no reason…

The Escapist Issue #30 Now Available

The thirtieth issue of Escapist Magazine offers three new articles about World of Warcraft (“In Celebration of the Inner Rogue“, “I Enjoy Playing a Girl“, and “A Roleplayer in Azeroth“) and a single article that looks back at a humorous…

EverQuest II Producer’s Letter

EverQuest II senior producer Scott Hartsman has written up a new letter to the community on the game’s official website that explains why they’ve chosen to consolidate the population on several of the game’s servers. While he does state that…