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World of Warcraft Review

FiringSquad has posted a six-page review of World of Warcraft, giving the MMORPG an overall score of 92%. Their conclusion: World of WarCraft is perhaps not the deepest MMO out there, but it definitely ranks up high in the longevity…

EverQuest II Review

ESCmag has tossed up a review of EverQuest II, giving Sony’s latest MMORPG an overall score of 8 Their final paragraph to follow: Those gamers looking for the latest and greatest need to look no further than EverQuest II, as…

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Interview

Vanguard Players has published an interview with Sigil Games’ Marius Enge, in which the senior game designer talks a bit about his previous MMORPG experience and his position on the Vanguard: Saga of Heroes team. Here’s a taste: Q: What…

Star Wars: KotOR II Review

IGN PC has written up a four-page review of Star Wars: KotOR II, giving the PC version of the game an overall score of 8.7 Their final comments: If you like roleplaying games or if you like Star Wars, you’ll…

Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny Producer Letter

Turbine’s official Asheron’s Call website has been updated with a letter from executive producer Jessica Mulligan on the development status of Throne of Destiny. Check it out: Some of the legacy code we’re working with is going on eight years…

EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath First View

RPG Vault brings us a “first view” for Sony’s upcoming EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath, noting their commendations, reservations, and considerations for the expansion pack. The latter: Sony’s EverQuest team is the reigning master at the closely linked arts of creating…

Dragonshard Preview

Yahoo Games Domain has put together a preview of Dragonshard, based upon what is known about the Dungeons & Dragons RTS/RPG hybrid thus far. A little something to get you started: It also wouldn’t be much of a D&D game…

Star Wars: KotOR II Designer Diary #5

In GameSpot’s fifth designer diary for Star Wars: KotOR II, LucasArts’ music composer Mark Griskey discusses putting together the musical score for the RPG sequel. An excerpt: I was thrilled when recording engineer John Kurlander signed on for the project.…

World of Warcraft Reviews

World of Warcraft continues to receive positive review scores, with two more surfacing over the past couple of days. The first is over at GamesRadar with an overall score of 91%: The star of the show has to be the…