Gaming News

Interplay Operating Once Again

GameSpot is reporting that Interplay has once again opened its doors after worker’s compensation insurance was purchased. However, according to the report, their corporate parent Titus Interactive has now declared bankruptcy. Here’s a snip: Just days after California authorities forced…

Star Wars Galaxies: State of the Game

Star Wars Galaxies senior producer Gary Gattis has posted a new “State of the Game” report for the month of June. In it, he discusses the three main systems to be enhanced in Publishes 9 and 10. Check it out:…

Camelot Patch Notes

Straight from the Camelot Herald: =================================== Dark Age of Camelot Test 1.70y Version Release Notes June 8, 2004 =================================== NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES – Petcast spells that would fail when the player’s pet is in combat now correctly abort…

Microsoft’s Best of E3 Awards

Straight from my inbox: Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2004 — Microsoft Game Studios Takes Home the Gold with Four Awards Halo 2 Awarded Best Console Game, Best Action Game and Best Online Multiplayer; Jade Empire Wins Best Role-Playing…

Jon Van Caneghem Joins NCSoft

Check it out: Jon Van Caneghem Named Executive Producer at NCsoft Creator of Popular Might and Magic and Heroes Series to Join Forces with Online Gaming Company, Adding Further Prominence to Already Talented Team of NCsoft Game Designers Austin, TEXAS,…

World of Warcraft Preview

GameOver has written up a preview of World of Warcraft, Blizzard’s MMORPG that continues to receive buzz from the ongoing beta. Check it out: Since World of Warcraft is an action role-playing game, obviously you’re going to die every so…

Blizzard Fan Art Section Launched

In response to the many requests they’ve received over the years, Blizzard Entertainment has launched a new fan art section on their website. They already have quite a few pieces of artwork available in the section, and have released a…

EverQuest New Graphics Engine Interview

RPGVault has conducted an interview with Sony’s Jamey Ryan, asking the lead programmer three pages of questions concerning the upcoming graphics overhaul for EverQuest. Here’s a bit of what was talked about:Q: In the area of character animations and skinning,…

EverQuest II Q&A

GameSpot has conducted an interview with Chris Cao and Joe Russo, lead content designer and lead mechanics designer for Sony’s upcoming EverQuest sequel. Take a look: Q: We’ve briefly touched on the sequel’s combat system. Could you discuss the basic…