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Star Wars Galaxies Being Discontinued in Japan

Yahoo! Games is reporting that Electronic Arts Japan will be discontinuing service for LucasArts’ Star Wars Galaxies. According to the article, players in the affected area will be migrated to servers in the United States and Europe. While other games…

SOE Celebrates First Anniversary of EverQuest II

Sony Online Entertainment issued a press release earlier today announcing their plans for celebrating the first anniversary of EverQuest II. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERQUEST® II – Sony Online Entertainment Prepares to Celebrate the First Year of EverQuest II With Exciting Rewards,…

Austin Game Conference 2005 Report

RPG Vault has put together a two-page report of the recent Austin Game Conference, primarily focusing on the MMORPG-related events. A snippet to follow: Next up for me was a breakout session in the Business & Production track. Entitled ROI,…

Hellgate: London Video Podcast

The official PC Gamer Podcast website has been updated with a new video interview with Flagship Studios’ Bill Roper about Hellgate: London.

Dragonshard Reviews

Atari and Liquid Entertainment’s Dragonshard is the subject of two more reviews, and they’re both positive. The first is at eToyChest with an overall score of 88/100: In all, Dragonshard is a unique, fun title, and is precisely what one…

Even More BlizzCon Coverage

Three more websites are offering up coverage of Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon event from this past weekend. The first article is at Yahoo! Games: A new feature in the pipeline that won’t be exclusive to the expansion is the addition of…

Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan Review

Eurogamer brings us the first online review of SOE’s newly released Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan, giving the expansion pack an overall score of 7 Here’s why: But is it enough? As a low combat-level character, you simply can’t…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Screenshots

Turbine’s official Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach website has been updated with a dozen new screenshots showing off various creatures and effects from the MMORPG.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Delayed

Take Two Interactive has issued a press release announcing revised fiscal 2005 and 2006 earnings, most notably due to the movement of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to 2Q 2006. While there hasn’t been a confirmation from Bethesda that such a…

Mage Knight: Apocalypse Interview

Namco has recently teamed up with Taiwanese developer InterServ International to develop Mage Knight: Apocalypse, an action RPG based on Wizkids’ popular tabletop game of the same name. There isn’t a whole lot known about the RPG up to this…