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Dave's Internet Games Blog July 2003 Archive

By Dave Spohn, About.com Guide to Internet Games since 2002

AO: Shadowlands Goes Gold

Wednesday July 30, 2003
The latest expansion for Anarchy Online has been released, and the claim is that it nearly doubles the amount of content in the popular MMORPG. "As the dark past of ... Read More

Battlecraft 1942 Beta 1.1

Tuesday July 29, 2003
Itching to make your own maps for Battlefield 1942? EA Games has released another version of the Battlecraft map editor, which is still in beta. Improvements include a surface map ... Read More

Xbox vs. PS2

Monday July 28, 2003
Exclusive Internet playable titles such as Halo, Doom 3, and Counter-Strike seem to be working for Microsoft's Xbox. Launched last November, Xbox Live already has over half a million subscribers. ... Read More

Doom 3 at QuakeCon

Thursday July 24, 2003
If you're in Dallas for QuakeCon 2003, you can be among the first people to play Doom 3 deathmatch. Look for a 4 player LAN game set up at the ... Read More

There Inc. Preview

Thursday July 24, 2003
They are building it, but will people come? It's called "There" and it's promising to be a 3D virtual world full of social events and other fun things to do. ... Read More

Middle-Earth Online Preview

Monday July 21, 2003
It's still a long way off, but Turbine Entertainment is working on an MMORPG based on Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Any chance that it will involve more than ... Read More

Links Added

Saturday July 19, 2003
Thanks go out to everyone who has submitted a link over the last few months. I try to let people know when their link has been included, but I've been ... Read More

Asheron's Call 2 Full Review

Wednesday July 16, 2003
Reviewing a MMORPG is never easy because they are constantly changing. Typically they are so bug infested as to be almost unplayable for at least the first month, during which ... Read More

Unreal Tournament 2004 Preview

Wednesday July 16, 2003
Ugo.com has a preview of Unreal Tournament 2004. Given that UT2003 hasn't even seen its first birthday, it may seem a lttle early to start talking about another edition, but ... Read More

Lineage 2 Interview

Sunday July 13, 2003
Based on a Korean comic book, Lineage is the most popular MMORPG yet, boasting roughly 10 times as many subscribers as EverQuest. The game has become known for its massive ... Read More

Forum: Counter-Strike vs. Battlefield

Friday July 11, 2003
"CS just happens to be better and here's why. It IS more balanced than BF. One problem is the way BF handles spawning. You can't spawn camp in CS, but ... Read More

Thailand Imposes Game Curfew

Wednesday July 9, 2003
No online gaming between 10 pm and 6 am? I think it would set off a revolution in this country, but they intend to block Internet game servers for those ... Read More

Lost Dungeons of Norrath Interview

Tuesday July 8, 2003
EverQuest is expanding again. GameSpy talks to SOE's Alan Vancouvering about Lost Dungeons of Norrath. It looks like it will have something for everyone with characters from about level 20 ... Read More

No More SideWinder

Saturday July 5, 2003
Microsoft is giving up on joysticks. The reasons given are "the continued decline in sales of all PC game controllers and the fact that most PC games are designed specifically ... Read More

Low-Key Launch for SWG

Thursday July 3, 2003
You'd certainly never miss the debut of a "Star Wars" film, but Star Wars Galaxies, despite being the most highly anticipated MMORPG yet, went live a week ago without a ... Read More

Endless Ages Goes Retail

Thursday July 3, 2003
Avaria's Endless Ages, formerly available only online, is coming to retail stores across North America. This MMORPG is hoping to revolutionize online gaming with lagless play, seamless worlds, player housing, ... Read More

Our New Look

Tuesday July 1, 2003
Perhaps you've noticed that this page has received a blog-like makeover. It now features more content, both on site and off site, and allows me to briefly cover news and ... Read More

Half-Life 2 Preview

Tuesday July 1, 2003
Half-Life is an institution like no other in the multiplayer FPS genre. Along with its many mods, it's still the most popular shooter online, but the technology it uses is ... Read More

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