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SpellForce: Breath of Winter Review

Games Extreme has dished up a review of Breath of Winter, giving the SpellForce expansion an overall score of 90%. Here’s what they had to say in their conclusion: Despite a few minor gripes with the campaign, I do think…

Star Wars: KotOR II Preview

GameInformer has put together a short preview of Star Wars: KotOR II, after getting some hands-on time with the RPG. Check it out: The biggest surprise during my time with the game was the appearance of the new enemy Darth…

Ultima Online: Samurai Empire Previews

Three more previews of Electronic Arts’ newly announced Ultima Online: Samurai Empire expansion have hit the web. The first is at HomeLan Fed: For the Ninja, it will be a stealth fighter class, with the character trained in Ninjitsu. The…

Jon Van Caneghem Talks MMORPGs

GameZone Online has conducted an interview with NCsoft’s Jon Van Caneghem, asking the former Might & Magic creator several questions about the development of MMORPGs. An excerpt to follow: Q: I know a few folks in a clan that state…

Xbox Live Reaches One Million Subscribers

Check it out: Microsoft’s Million-Member March Online Gaming Service Xbox Live Reaches Membership Milestone in Less Time Than HBO, America Online and TiVo REDMOND, Wash. July 15, 2004 Microsoft Corp. today announced that more than 1 million people are now…

City of Heroes Review

Gamehelper has tossed up a review of City of Heroes, basing the final score of 8.3/10 upon both the original game and the “Through the Looking Glass” update. An excerpt: Go buy this game right now! It rocks!! No, really—you…

EverQuest II Screenshots & Interview

As promised, Warcry has released this week’s final set of EverQuest II screenshots, as well as a short interview with Sony’s Steve “Moorgard” Danuser. A snippet to follow: Q: It seems many different MMORPGs have a different system for experience…

Star Wars: KotOR II Preview

RPGVault has put together a preview of Star Wars: KotOR II: The Sith Lords, after seeing the RPG firsthand at LucasArts Editor’s Day. Check it out: One major character was introduced at the event. Darth Sion is a Sith Lord…

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Previews

Two hands-on previews for Electronic Arts’ Lord of the Rings: The Third Age hit the web over the past couple of days. The first is at GameSpot: In Helm’s Deep we saw two key elements that highlight the game’s role-playing…