Ryzom Open Weekend
Friday July 30, 2004
Nevrax is hosting an "Open Weekend" of The Saga of Ryzom beta. Create an account, download the client, and you can play this upcoming MMORPG for a couple days free ... Read More
Doom 3 Hardware Guide
Thursday July 29, 2004
Doom 3 has created a buzz the likes of which I haven't seen since the first alleged release date for Half-Life 2 was announced. A lot of people are wondering ... Read More
Playing Pool Online
Tuesday July 27, 2004
Pool has become one of the most popular free online games, with tens of thousands of players participating at any hour of the day or night. Now you can rack ... Read More
Artifact Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Monday July 26, 2004
Artifact Entertainment, the makers of Horizons, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The official word is that game play will not be interrupted by this decision. "We have sought ... Read More
The Matrix Online Q&A
Friday July 23, 2004
IGN has a chat with The Matrix Online producer William Westwater about combat in this upcoming MMORPG. "Characters can learn Aikido, Kung fu, and Karate as well as common self-defense. ... Read More
Balancing the Galactic Civil War
Thursday July 22, 2004
All is not well in the Galactic Civil War that is central to Star Wars: Galaxies. Players of this MMORPG have been looking forward to changes intended to improve and ... Read More
Jump to Lightspeed Beta Registration
Tuesday July 20, 2004
Sony has started accepting sign-ups for the Jump to Lightspeed Beta. Jump to Lightspeed is the upcoming expansion to Star Wars: Galaxies, so an existing SWG account is required.
Top Free Classic Arcade Games
Sunday July 18, 2004
Ever want to show your children what video games were like when you were a kid? I remember when I had to walk 3 miles uphill through 4 foot deep ... Read More
More Doom 3
Saturday July 17, 2004
The official Doom 3 Web site is now up, featuring a QuickTime trailer and screenshots. Although the graphics look terrific, I still have some doubts about the multiplayer side of ... Read More
WON Authentication to End
Thursday July 15, 2004
If you're among the thousands of people still playing Valve games without Steam, such as Counter-Strike 1.5, time is almost up. According to this annoucement on Steam News, the WON ... Read More
Doom 3 Gold
Wednesday July 14, 2004
Shacknews has posted a letter from Todd Hollenshead announcing that Doom 3 has gone gold. For the uninitiated, this means that the game's code has been finalized and approved for ... Read More
Battlefield Vietnam Review
Monday July 12, 2004
As fond as gamers are of WWII simulations, nothing seems to generate quite as much interest as a virtual tour of duty in Vietnam. Battlefield Vietnam takes the vehicular combat ... Read More
Wish Beta 2
Sunday July 11, 2004
Those interested in Wish, Mutable Realms upcoming MMORPG, now have a chance to get into round two of beta testing, which is planned for this fall. They're aiming to do ... Read More
EverQuest Trilogy Free Download
Thursday July 8, 2004
SOE is promoting the original EverQuest series by offering a free download of EverQuest Trilogy, which includes EverQuest Classic, The Ruins of Kunark, The Scars of Velious, and 30 days ... Read More
Dispute Over Record for Simultaneous Players
Wednesday July 7, 2004
Not long ago NovaLogic boldy announced that Joint Operations had "set a new world record for simultaneous players in an online FPS game." Having seen some very large battles in ... Read More
World of Pirates Open Beta
Tuesday July 6, 2004
Now you can plunder the Carribean with hundreds of other adventurers in the World of Pirates beta. This title takes a 2D approach reminiscent of the classic Pirates game by ... Read More
Little Demand for Online Games?
Monday July 5, 2004
Count on the president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, to propose that online gaming is still not an important factor in the video game industry, despite recent moves by Microsoft and ... Read More
Ultima X: Odyssey Canned
Thursday July 1, 2004
An announcement on the official Ultima X: Odyssey site reveals that the game has been cancelled. Once planned as the successor to the ever-popular Ultima Online, UXO now joins a ... Read More