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Dave's Internet Games Blog September 2006 Archive

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

Seed Says Goodbye

Saturday September 30, 2006
Runestone, the developers of the online game Seed, have announced that they are closing their doors. They have been trying to secure additional funding for Seed, but it hasn't gone ... Read More

Battlefield 2142 Preview

Thursday September 28, 2006
The Battlefield series is moving into a future setting with some very high-tech weaponry, and Battlefield 2142 will also introduce the first new gameplay mode this franchise has seen in ... Read More

Virtual Laguna Beach Beta

Wednesday September 27, 2006
MTV has taken notice of the massive audience playing online games and they seem determined to get involved. One of their recent projects is Virtual Laguna Beach, which is an ... Read More

Lineage II Revisited

Wednesday September 27, 2006
Although a lot of people are aware that World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG in the world, relatively few could name the second most popular franchise, which is ... Read More

Ultimate Baseball Online Released

Tuesday September 26, 2006
If you dig baseball, Ultimate Baseball Online 2006 has reached the end of a long beta test period and is now selling subcriptions to the game. They're offering special rates ... Read More

Age of Conan Interview

Monday September 25, 2006
Gaute Godager from Funcom has an interesting talk with Computer and Video Games about their upcoming MMORPG, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. They get into how accurately the brutal world ... Read More

Counter-Strike: Source Weapon Pricing Changes

Saturday September 23, 2006
The cost of the weapons you buy at the beginning of a round of Counter-Strike has always been constant, but Valve has decided to try something different with this aspect ... Read More

DDO: Stormreach Under Siege Released

Friday September 22, 2006
The fourth content module for Dungeons & Dragons Online is now available. This time players will return to Stormreach Harbor to save the city. "The Stormreach Under Siege module features ... Read More

Unreal Tournament 2007 Interview

Wednesday September 20, 2006
Computer and Video Games has an interview with Mark Rein, VP of Epic Games, about the next game in the Unreal Series, Unreal Tournament 2007. They touch on the new ... Read More

Deal or No Deal in Flash

Wednesday September 20, 2006
King.com sends word that you can now play a Flash version of "Deal or No Deal" in your Web browser. Based on the popular game show, you can play for ... Read More

Company of Heroes Patch, Demo

Monday September 18, 2006
A patch has been released for the latest RTS game from Relic Entertainment, Company of Heroes, which will update the game to version 1.2. It addresses various bugs and resolves ... Read More

Burning Crusade Outland Map

Friday September 15, 2006
Blizzard has revealed the map for the realm of Outland, the new land mass that will be added to World of Warcraft with the Burning Crusade expansion. It shows cities, ... Read More

Guild Wars Nightfall Event Announced

Tuesday September 12, 2006
Live events that allow gamers to preview upcoming content have become a regular occurrence with Guild Wars, and the same is planned for Guild Wars Nightfall. From September 22nd to ... Read More

Schubert on MMOGs and Men in Tights

Saturday September 9, 2006
Among other intriguing things to come out of this year's Austin Game Conference is BioWare game designer Damion Schubert's take on the state of the MMOG industry. GameSpot has a ... Read More

Lord of the Rings Online in Beta

Friday September 8, 2006
Turbine sends news that The Lord of the Rings Online has moved into the beta phase of testing. Participation is by invitation only and apparently they've had a lot of ... Read More

Blizzard on World of Warcraft Design

Thursday September 7, 2006
The Austin Game Conference is underway, and yesterday Rob Pardo, VP of Design at Blizzard, gave a keynote on their game design philosophy. "Going up to the game's launch, Pardo ... Read More

Battlefield 2 Patch 1.4

Wednesday September 6, 2006
Version 1.4 of Battlefield 2 is now available. As well as yet another attempt at fixing the nametag color bug, they've added a map called Road to Jalalabaad and a ... Read More

Savage: The Battle for Newerth Free

Friday September 1, 2006
If you want to get into something different over the weekend, I encourage you to download Savage: The Battle for Newerth. S2 has made the game available free of charge, ... Read More

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