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A trio of hands-on previews for the Xbox version of Midway’s soon-to-be-released Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows have surfaced on the web. The first is at WorthPlaying: Now, in old Gauntlet games, killing monsters consisted of hammering the “kill things” button and…

ActionTrip has put together a detailed two-page preview of Neverwinter Nights 2, the ambitious RPG sequel being developed by ex-Black Isle veterans at Obsidian Entertainment. Here’s a bit to start you off: Fans will be happy to know that they’ll…

Blizzard Entertainment’s official fan art section has been updated with three more pieces of artwork.

RPG Vault has published a new “peek” feature that details the content available in BradyGames’ World of Warcraft Atlas. A snippet: Was it Lord Azrethoc you needed to speak with, or Lord Arkkoroc? With so many unique names for the…

The guys at gameSlave have put together a review of Dragonshard, and while they don’t give it an overall score, it sounds like they thought it was pretty good. Take a look: I can’t really criticise Dragonshard, there’s just isn’t…

Gamehelper has written up a review of Space Hack, giving Meridian4 and Rebelmind’s sci-fi action RPG an overall score of 7.8 Their conclusion to follow: Still, don’t let the game’s lack of multiplayer support or its cheesy name – deter…

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has dished up a review of X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, giving the action RPG sequel an overall score of 67 Their conclusion: X-Men Legends II doesn’t make much of a departure from the original X-Men Legends (unreleased…

The Ultima V: Lazarus team is offering up a teaser trailer showing off gameplay footage from the upcoming Dungeon Siege-powered RPG remake. Looks pretty good!

Mark Gallear’s Game Design Page is offering up a three-part article entitled “The Computer Role-Playing Game Genre” that strives to provide a complete history of all notable CRPGs over the past 20+ years. The article is pretty thorough and discusses…

1Up is reporting that Marvel Comics has chosen Sigil Games to develop a comic book MMORPG based on their popular franchises. Sigil Games is composed of several original EverQuest creators and is working on the highly anticipated Vanguard: Saga of…