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World of Warcraft Patch Released

Blizzard has released another patch for World of Warcraft, which includes racial traits, new raid encounters, kodo mounts, and more. The full patch notes to follow: Racial Traits Racial traits are now available for all races. Each race receives at…

Warren Spector Leaves Ion Storm/Eidos

GameSpot is reporting that Warren Spector has left Ion Storm, the development studio responsible for the Deus Ex and Thief games. Could this be bad news for the future of either series? After months of rumors that his role was…

Guild Wars Preview

The Cesspit has posted a preview of Guild Wars, citing the game’s flaws and strong points after the recent World Preview Event. A snippet: What about the combat and graphic awe? The graphic is easier to deal and explain. The…

Star Wars: KotOR Review

The guys at GameDreamz have written up a review of BioWare’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, giving the RPG an overall score of 9.5/10: While playing KOTOR, you realize that it will be a long time before another…

GB Feature: X-Men Legends Interview

With X-Men Legends receiving a positive response from RPG and comic book fans alike, we decided to fire some post-release questions about the game to Activision producer Blaine Christine. An excerpt to follow: GB: There have been some superhero RPGs…

Billboard Names BioWare Developer of the Year

Straight from my inbox: Billboard names BioWare (Game Developer of the Year) Canadian developer awarded prestigious title at Billboard 2004 Digital Entertainment Awards EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, November 8, 2004 BioWare Corp. was awarded the prestigious title of (Game Developer of…

EverQuest II First View

RPGVault has released another one of their “first views”, this time for EverQuest II. They commend the game for the following: The team has created a stylish and very attractive look that achieves a solid balance between retaining the essential…

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Reviews

Four new reviews for EA’s Lord of the Rings: The Third Age have made their way to the web this past weekend. The first is over at TotalVideoGames with an overall score of 7/10: When we first started playing The…

Jade Empire Interview

GameSpy has released a huge nine-page interview with Jade Empire producer Jim Bishop and designer Mike Laidlaw. All of the questions were submitted by readers, so there is a good variety of subjects covered. A snip: Q: How many magic…