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Funcom Secures More Funding

Funcom issued a press release earlier today announcing theat they have secured a €5 million investment for further MMO development. Funcom secures €5 million in financing from Nordic Venture Partners Durham, USA August 29, 2005 Funcom, a world leading developer…

Journeys in Azeroth, Part Ten

The Armchair Empire has released the tenth installment to their “Journeys in Azeroth” diary series for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. Check it out: Since last we met, I’ve been mixing it up quite a bit in terms of where to…

Hammer & Sickle Preview

The gals over at Killer Betties have kicked up a preview of Nival Interactive’s upcoming tactical RPG, Hammer & Sickle. An excerpt to follow: Your goal of the game is to assemble contacts that will help you carry out your…

Dungeon Siege II Savegames Requested

We’re currently putting together a database of unique and set items for Dungeon Siege II, and we could really use some help tracking them all down. If you’d like to help us out, and your current Dungeon Siege II party…

Asheron’s Call 2 Interview

MMORPG.com had the opportunity to chat with Turbine’s Jonathan “Callandryl” Hanna about the company’s decision to shut down Asheron’s Call 2. A snippet: Q: A game must, in the end speak for itself. As a sort of post-mortem, completely independently…

Titan Quest Screenshots

WorthPlaying has conjured up a trio of new screenshots from THQ and Iron Lore Entertainment’s action RPG, Titan Quest.

World of Warcraft Hits Four Million Subscribers

Blizzard Entertainment sent us over a press release earlier today announcing that World of Warcraft has now reached a total of four million subscribers. WORLD OF WARCRAFT® SURPASSES 1 MILLION CUSTOMER MILESTONE IN NORTH AMERICA Total worldwide population for Blizzard…

Dungeon Siege II Review

PlanetDungeonSiege has posted a very enthusiastic review of Dungeon Siege II, and although they don’t give an overall score, the article is obviously positive. Their conclusion: Dungeon Siege 2 is unapologetically a true hack-n-slash dungeon crawl. It doesn’t pretend to…

Titan Quest Preview

The Armchair Empire has put together a preview of Titan Quest, based upon what we know about THQ and Iron Lore’s action RPG so far. Here’s a peek: When players set off on their quest, they’ll choose from one of…