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Dungeon Lords Review

G4TV has tossed up the latest review of Dungeon Lords, giving Heuristic Park’s action RPG an overall score of 3 Here’s why: Dungeon Lords had a lot of potential. The world is sparse and hard to navigate through, but at…

The Genre That Never Grew Up

Game-instructions.com has published an article entitled “The Genre That Never Grew Up: The Decline of the RPG”, in which they primarily focus on the lack of storylines in console RPGs. Here’s a taste: So if the problem isn’t the nuts…

The Matrix Online Interview

Gamecloud has conducted an interview with Sony Online’s Chris Kramer about the company’s recent acquisition of Monolith’s The Matrix Online. Check it out: Q: The Matrix Online reportedly sold only 43,000 copies in its first month. How does Sony Online…

Monolith Lays Off Eighty Employees

While we’ve already reported that SOE picked up twenty-five Monolith employees after the sale of The Matrix Online, Gamesutra is reporting that eighty other employees were laid off. A snip: According to official papers filed at the Employment Security Department…

City of Villains Preview

1Up has released a preview of Cryptic Studios’ City of Villains, based upon what we know about the superhero MMORPG expansion so far. Check it out: But the feature we’re really excited about is the PVP action–so long as it…

X-Men Legends II Site Update

Activision’s official X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse website has been updated with wallpaper, screenshots, and a gameplay video showing off the notorious teleporting X-Man, Nightcrawler.

Hellgate: London Preview

1Up has published a brief preview of Hellgate: London, based upon what we know about Flagship Studios’ RPG at this point in development. One of their noted reservations: OK, so we’re a little fixated on the near-total lack of a…

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #29

RPG Vault is offering up some additional advice to aid you in your travels through Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. The twenty-ninth installment discusses purchasing the MMORPG this late in the game and traversing the Wailing Caverns. A paragraph: Located in…

Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny Review

IGN’s AC Vault has dished up a review of Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny, and although they don’t give Turbine’s recently released expansion an overall score, they obviously liked it. Their final paragraph to follow: Despite its shortcomings with the…