Gaming News

Vivendi Layoffs Will Not Affect Blizzard

Check it out: VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION AND COST REDUCTIONS AS PART OF TURNAROUND PLAN LOS ANGELES – June 21, 2004 – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced another step in its turnaround plan to improve operating effectiveness,…

Camelot Patch Notes

Straight from the Camelot Herald: =================================== Dark Age of Camelot Test Version 1.70ah Release Notes June 21, 2004 =================================== TEST SERVER CHANGES – The /level command has been set back to 30 for Pendragon. NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES –…

Fallout Developer Profile – Chris Taylor

No Mutants Allowed has dished up another Fallout Developer Profile, this time featuring Chris Taylor, who held various titles through the development of Fallout 1, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics. Check it out: Q: Were there things that you wished…

Guild Wars Preview

GameSpy has released an updated two-page preview of Guild Wars, based upon what they saw on a visit to ArenaNet’s headquarters. An excerpt to follow: Team tactics ruled the day. Establishing control of the center of the map so you…

eToyChest’s Top 10 RPGs of All Time

eToyChest has once again resurfaced their “Top 10 RPGs of All Time” feature, with Planescape: Torment, Fallout, Pool of Radiance, and The Bard’s Tale all making the list. Their #1 spot goes to Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant,…

Ultima Online 7th Anniversary Edition Ships

Check it out: EA Ships Ultima Online 7th Anniversary Edition Longest Running Online Subscription Game Offers Complete UO Experience REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 21, 2004–Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS – News), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced that Ultima…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Interview, Part One

Warcry has conducted an interview with Turbine’s Cardell Kerr, asking the senior game systems designer several questions about their upcoming MMORPG, Dungeons & Dragons Online. Check it out: Rules translations weren’t the only thing about which I was concerned, however.…

Horizons Review

WorthPlaying has dished up a review of Horizons: Empire of Istaria, giving the MMORPG an overall score of 6 Their final paragraph to follow: On the surface, Horizons isn’t a bad game. Unfortunately, the MMOG space has become so overpopulated…

Warhammer Online Cancelled

After a few years of development, Games Workshop and Climax Development Limited have announced that they are cancelling Warhammer Online. I think we’re starting to see a disturbing and unfortunate trend in the world of MMORPGs… It is with a…