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MMORPG.com has published an interview with Richard “Lord British” Garriott about his upcoming sci-fi massively multiplayer title, Tabula Rasa. A snip: Q: What do you feel is the biggest problem or shortcoming with the MMORPG genre? A: The biggest problem…

GameSpy has posted a second designer diary for Ultima Online: Samurai Empire, this time with art director Walter Ianneo discussing dungeons, dragons, monsters, and more. Check it out: I think one of my favorite parts about working on the Japanese…

IGN PC has put together a three-page preview of Jump to Lightspeed, the upcoming space expansion for Star Wars Galaxies. An excerpt to follow: Every ship in the game also has hyperspace capability. Though it’s not exactly in keeping with…

In GameSpy’s twelfth installment to their Bard’s Tale developer diary, InXile’s senior software engineer Mike Winfield details several enhancements that have been made to particle effects in the game. A snippet: Another improvement was spurred by a problem we programmers…

HomeLan Fed has published an interview with EA’s Jessica Lewis, asking the executive producer several questions about the soon-to-be-released Ultima Online: Samurai Empire expansion. A snippet, as usual: Q: What new monsters will be encountered in the expansion? A: There…

GameZone Online has dished up a review of EverQuest: Omens of War, giving the newly released expansion an overall score of 8.8 Their conclusion: EverQuest is likely going to draw a big rival in EQII, but with the continued dedication…

Four more reviews of Big Blue Box and Lionhead’s Fable have been posted to the ‘net over the past couple of days. The first is at Game Chronicles Magazine with an overall score of 9.0/10: Fable delivers a one of…

GamersInfo has tossed up a review of Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and although there is no overall score, they are very positive about the RPG throughout the article. Their final paragraph: Morrowind is a huge game and it will take…

GameVision has conducted an interview with Flagship Studios’ Bill Roper, in which they discuss their first unannounced RPG title. Check it out: Q: In an interview you already mentioned that Diablo fans will like your new game as well as…

FilePlanet has scored an exclusive gameplay video for Guild Wars, sent over directly from NCsoft earlier today. The file weighs in at almost 20 MB and shows off some very nice in-game footage.