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The full press release: NCsoft Releases City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition Acclaimed Online Game Includes an Exclusive HeroClix Figure, Collectable Items and DVD Extras AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 4, 2004–NCsoft® Corporation (KSE:036570.KS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of online…

Warcry has posted the first portion of a new interview with Rick Dakan, in which the former lead designer of City of Heroes talks about his departure from Cryptic Studios, writing role-playing game materials, creating comic books, and more. An…

GameSpy has dished up a third designer diary for Ultima Online: Samurai Empire, this time with designer Jennifer Lane discussing the different deadlines that needed to be met during the game’s development (say that three times fast!). A snippet, as…

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft community website has been updated with an announcement that the game’s final stress test has begun. Check it out: In preparation for the upcoming free open beta test, Blizzard will be conducting a final stress…

GamerGod has published an interview with Mythic’s Matt Firor, in which the executive producer answers a batch of questions about the upcoming Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs expansion. Here’s a bit to get you started: Q: How soon can we…

Although it wasn’t originally planned, Ubisoft and Wolfpack have decided to add an additional character slot to player accounts who have Shadowbane: Throne of Oblivion installed. The announcement’s details to follow: Since the original announcement, many members of the community…

In preparation for the game’s release, both GameSpot and Ferrago have posted updated previews for EverQuest II. Here’s a snip from GameSpot’s article: EverQuest II’s character development system has also been recently updated, and there are many new high-level skills…

GameZone Online has conducted an interview with Jonathan LeCraft, in which the Ultima Online: Samurai Empire lead designer talks about the newly released MMORPG expansion. A snippet: Q: What does this game open up as far as spells, skills or…

BioWare’s official website has once again received its weekly update of in-house game news, which includes an in-house interview with the Jade Empire development team and information about the twenty-seven subraces available in the Neverwinter Nights: Witch’s Wake module. Straight…

The guys at Ferrago have written up a feature-by-feature comparison of World of Warcraft and EverQuest II. The comparisons are judged like boxing, with the second round going like this: Round 2: Challenge – Difficulty vs. Reward If you think…