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Dave's Internet Games Blog June 2004 Archive

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

Star Wars Galaxies Turns One

Monday June 28, 2004
It has been one year since the launch of Star Wars Galaxies, and the game has been very successful by any standard. According to the press release, it now has ... Read More

Anarchy Online Turns Three

Sunday June 27, 2004
Anarchy Online is celebrating its third birthday today with a few anniversary events, including prizes from Funcom, Alienware, and ATI. They are also offering big discounts to new players and ... Read More

Ground Control Free Download

Saturday June 26, 2004
Vivendi and IGN/GameSpy have made the original Ground Control available as a free download through FilePlanet. Set in the future, this fully 3D RTS game puts you in a high-tech ... Read More

Playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Thursday June 24, 2004
While Enemy Territory is comparable in quality to some of today's top multiplayer FPS games, what really makes it stand out is that, if you can handle a large download, ... Read More

GOM Coping with Fraud

Wednesday June 23, 2004
As you might expect, earning money by trading online game assets is not without pitfalls. One problem is verifying that the virtual goods have actually been delivered. Over the weekend, ... Read More

New Frontiers Live

Wednesday June 23, 2004
The latest expansion for Dark Age of Camelot is now available for download. New Frontiers is free for existing players, and features and overhaul of the games realm vs. realm ... Read More

MMOG Dating

Tuesday June 22, 2004
As much as I loathe gamer stereotypes, I have to admit that I know a lot of gamers that are overdue for a date, myself included. Enter MMODating, a new ... Read More

Warhammer Online Axed

Monday June 21, 2004
Another upcoming MMORPG bites the dust. A post on the official Warhammer Online site announced today that the game has been cancelled, and the site will soon be closing down. ... Read More

Guild Summit Changes EverQuest

Sunday June 20, 2004
Worthplaying has a summary of the changes that will be made to EverQuest as a result of first-ever Guild Summit. It's a hefty list and it's still a work in ... Read More

WoW, EQ2, and PvP

Wednesday June 16, 2004
Leaving no doubt that World of Warcraft will have a server that features player vs. player combat between the Horde and the Alliance, Blizzard has posted their PvP Server Policy. PvP ... Read More

Casual Gamers Not So Casual?

Tuesday June 15, 2004
Wired has an interesting article about the popularity of so-calling "casual" online games like bridge, solitaire, and checkers. "It's a gray market that earns companies $450 million annually, largely through ... Read More

Wish Interviews

Monday June 14, 2004
Ever since its showing at this year's E3, Wish, an upcoming MMORPG from Mutable Realms, has been generating considerable buzz. As well as having everyone in one world, rather than ... Read More

Half-Life 2 Code Theft Arrests

Friday June 11, 2004
The FBI's Cyber Crime Task Force has made numerous arrests around the world in connection with last year's Half-Life 2 source code theft. I'll admit I was very doubtful they ... Read More

BF Vietnam 1.02 Patch

Wednesday June 9, 2004
Right on the heels of version 1.01, another Battlefield Vietnam update is available for download. Version 1.02 corrects crash to desktop and disconnect issues. More: Battlefield Vietnam Review - Take ... Read More

Joint Operations Demo

Wednesday June 9, 2004
A new multiplayer demo for Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising has been released. This isn't just another modern combat shooter with vehicles - the demo supports 100 players on a 1 ... Read More

WWII Online Reactivates Old Accounts

Saturday June 5, 2004
As of June 4, Playnet has reactivated all World War II Online accounts that were closed before April 1st, 2004 for two weeks of free play. The game has seen ... Read More

Star Wars Galaxies 14 Day Trial

Thursday June 3, 2004
"No, try not, do or do not, there is no try." Or at least, there was no try. Now you can try Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided for 14 ... Read More

Saga of Ryzom Delayed

Tuesday June 1, 2004
In a letter to Ryzom fans, the CEO of Nevrax and lead designer of the game, David Cohen-Corval, announced that the expected launch date has been set back from June ... Read More

America's Army 2.1

Tuesday June 1, 2004
The latest version of America's Army is out. It features a new map and various bug fixes, although I haven't seen any release notes yet. The incremental patch (142 MB) ... Read More

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