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World of Warcraft Closed Beta Coming to an End

Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft community website has been updated with news that the closed beta test is coming to an end. Here’s the full announcement: The closed beta test is coming to an end. This Friday, October 29, at…

Vampire: Bloodlines Hands-On

ActionTrip is offering up a hands-on preview of Troika’s Vampire: Bloodlines, after seeing the CRPG firsthand at a recent press event in Los Angeles. Good stuff: Soon I was standing in front of the gallery and was about to head…

EverQuest II Preview

Game Over Online has put together a preview of EverQuest II, based upon what they’ve seen of the MMORPG during the beta test. Here’s a little something to get you started: Fast paced dramatic songs put players on their tiptoes…

Dungeon Siege II: Azunite Prophecies, Part Two

Straight from my inbox: Dungeon Siege II: The Azunite Prophecies As we continue to move closer to the arrival of “Dungeon Siege II” in Spring 2005, we are sending along the second of the Azunite Prophecies, a series of prophecies…

Key Talent Jack Into the Matrix Online

Straight from my inbox: KEY TALENT JACK INTO THE MATRIX ONLINE Massively Multiplayer Online Game Extends The Matrix Saga With Character Voice And Physical Likeness Of Film Talent Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, today announced the confirmation of select…

Guild Wars Preview

To better prepare everyone for ArenaNet’s Guild Wars World Preview Event, GameSpy has released a preview of the game chock full of information. The article also contains links to other bits of coverage at GameSpy, so it’s a good starting…

Camelot Grab Bag Q&A

Mythic’s Sanya Thomas has once again posted her weekly Grab Bag Q&A on the Camelot Herald. This week, she addresses questions about character naming, stat caps, bow speeds & ranges, and more. A snippet: Q: Will we be able to…

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Q&A

GameSpot has published a two-page interview with Bethesda’s Todd Howard, in which the lead designer talks about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and more. An excerpt: Q: We have to ask–how, if at all, has Bethesda’s recent acquisition of…

Fable Post-Release Interview

TotalVideoGames has conducted an interview with Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux, in which the developer answers several tough questions about Fable now that the RPG has been available to the public for over a month. Check it out: Q: Fable was originally…

World of Warcraft Preview

With World of Warcraft rumored to be only weeks from release, the guys at IGN PC have put together an updated preview of Blizzard’s MMORPG. Here’s a bit about stability and auction houses: It would also be accurate to say…