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Dave's Internet Games Blog March 2005 Archive

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

More EverQuest Servers to Merge

Thursday March 31, 2005
SOE is merging more EverQuest servers over the next couple months, which will result in the closure of 18 of the existing servers for the game. This will be ... Read More

SWG Combat Upgrade Details

Thursday March 31, 2005
Over on the official Star Wars: Galaxies Forum they've posted lengthy information about upcoming changes to the game's combat system. "The Combat Upgrade focuses on the entire spectrum of the ... Read More

Saga of Ryzon Undergoes Changes

Wednesday March 30, 2005
A letter from Nevrax CEO David Cohen Corval to the Saga of Ryzom community outlines some of the upcoming changes planned for the game. Most notably, Jolt Online Gaming will ... Read More

Gamer Murdered Over Virtual Sword

Wednesday March 30, 2005
Although there are people in North America who take their online games way too seriously, the Asians always seem to outdo us in this department. The latest case emanating from ... Read More

Battle for Middle-earth Review

Tuesday March 29, 2005
Battle for Middle-earth is an attempt to merge the classic Lord of the Rings world with a real-time strategy game. Although it falls a little short of the epic conflicts ... Read More

World of Warcraft Time Extension

Tuesday March 29, 2005
If you want to see some ornery gamers, deprive them of their MMORPG for a few hours on a weekday evening. Blizzard is soothing World of Warcraft players affected by ... Read More

Hillary Clinton Attacks GTA

Tuesday March 29, 2005
Hillary Clinton has dubbed Grand Theft Auto a "major threat" to morality. At a recent childcare symposium she said that the game encourages kids to "have sex with prostitutes and ... Read More

Next Unreal Tournament Unveiled

Monday March 28, 2005
BeyondUnreal has a summary of information from the May issue of Computer Gaming World magazine on the next version of Unreal Tournament. As expected, the game will use Unreal Engine ... Read More

PlayStation Portable Frenzy

Friday March 25, 2005
Sony launched its highly-anticipated handheld game and entertainment device, the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in North America yesterday. I wasn't among the eager gamers who stood in line for hours to ... Read More

Pro Gaming Competitions

Thursday March 24, 2005
Computer and video gaming is a long way from becoming a major league sport, but every year there are more high-profile game competitions and tournaments with hefty cash prizes. Whether ... Read More

Jack Into The Matrix

Tuesday March 22, 2005
Warner Bros. and Sega launched The Matrix Online today. This MMORPG picks up where the movie trilogy left off and brings some interesting features into the mix, including "interlock" combat ... Read More

First EverQuest 2 Adventure Pack Launches

Tuesday March 22, 2005
EverQuest II players can now download The Bloodline Chronicles, which is the first content expansion for the game. "Intended for characters that are levels 30 to 45, The Bloodline Chronicles ... Read More

SWG: Rage of the Wookies Screens

Monday March 21, 2005
Not long ago Sony revealed Episode III Rage of the Wookies, which will be the next expansion for Star Wars Galaxies. It will include content from the next movie in ... Read More

Eve Online Review

Sunday March 20, 2005
Although we are veritably surrounded by fantasy MMORPGs, relatively few games give you a chance to build an empire in space and rise to the pinnacle of galactic domination. Eve ... Read More

1.5 Million World of Warcraft Subscribers Globally

Friday March 18, 2005
Apparently World of Warcraft is selling well in Korea and Europe as well as North America. Blizzard has released some interesting numbers about the game's phenomenal success. There are over ... Read More

Links Added

Thursday March 17, 2005
There are some new links on the Beta Test list, including Auto Assault, which is currently accepting sign-ups. The Web Game Collections section has also gotten a little bigger, and ... Read More

The Matrix Online Beta Impressions

Thursday March 17, 2005
I've been jacking into The Matrix Online for a little while now, and watching my character execute elaborate "Wire Fu" moves on the enemy has been much more fun than ... Read More

Risk Your Life Million Dollar Tournament

Thursday March 17, 2005
Risk Your Life: Path of the Emperor announced today that they will be staging a player vs. player tournament in the game with a grand prize of $1,000,000. You have ... Read More

Top PC Video Cards for Gaming

Wednesday March 16, 2005
Every experienced gamer is familiar with constantly escalating hardware demands of the latest games. With graphically spectacular games like Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and EverQuest 2 upon us, a lot ... Read More

Inside a Virtual Sweatshop?

Monday March 14, 2005
On the heels of Blizzard's gold farmer bans, The Observer has a story about a "virtual sweatshop" in Romania, where some workers are paid around $130 per month to play ... Read More

Blizzard Bans Gold Farmers

Saturday March 12, 2005
The word on the World of Warcraft Forums is that Blizzard recently banned over 1000 accounts because they have reason to believe that these players were collecting gold and game ... Read More

The Matrix Online Open Preview Event

Thursday March 10, 2005
With the launch of the game less than 2 weeks away, The Matrix Online is staging a "sneak preview" event (think open beta test) running from 12 noon PST on ... Read More

More World of Warcraft PvP Details

Thursday March 10, 2005
The World of Warcraft Community Site has posted new information on the upcoming PvP components of the game, this time covering the honor system and rewards. Essentially, when you overcome ... Read More

Next-gen Xbox News

Thursday March 10, 2005
Details about the next version of Xbox are spilling onto the Net at a steadily increasing rate these days. J Allard's keynote speech at the Game Developer's Conference is now ... Read More

Storm Riders Online Launches

Tuesday March 8, 2005
Orchid Media announced today that Storm Riders Online has gone live. This MMORPG is based on the Fung Wan comic by Hong Kong author Ma Wing Shing. Features include ... Read More

Darth Vader Visits SWG

Monday March 7, 2005
There's a thread going on the Star Wars Galaxies Forum about Darth Vader's recent appearance in Star Wars Galaxies, complete with screenshots of the event. Apparently he dropped in on ... Read More

Tactica Online Announced

Friday March 4, 2005
Imaginary Numbers, a game company from Australia, announced today that they are developing Tactica Online, which will be a turn-based strategy RPG set in the world of Leonardo da Vinci. ... Read More

Battlefield 2 Screenshots

Wednesday March 2, 2005
The next game in the Battlefield series should arrive soon, and they intend to offer huge modern warfare conflicts which can support over 100 players. Judging from new screenshots posted ... Read More

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