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Dave's Internet Games Blog June 2007 Archive

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

Jumpgate Evolution Announced

Thursday June 28, 2007
NetDevil recently revealed that they're developing a sequel to Jumpgate, their space-combat MMOG. As well as a new graphics engine, Jumpgate Evolution will have improved AI, a player-driven economy, and ... Read More

SOE to Publish Pirates of the Burning Sea

Tuesday June 26, 2007
Flying Lab Software has signed an agreement with Sony Online Entertainment, who will be publishing their upcoming MMORPG, Pirates of the Burning Sea. There is a lengthy developer post on ... Read More

Quake 4 Multiplayer Demo

Tuesday June 26, 2007
id Software has released a new multiplayer Quake 4 demo. It has 3 maps: Verticon, Over the Edge, and Speed Trap. The game sold quite well, but the multiplayer never ... Read More

Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review

Monday June 25, 2007
Tolkien's famous trilogy, which has served as inspiration for countless roleplaying games going back several decades, is now itself a MMORPG. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar brings ... Read More

Guild Wars Sweepstakes

Sunday June 24, 2007
I'm overdue for an upgrade, and I think a new Alienware computer with a 20-inch monitor would look really good sitting on my desk. Our Contests Guide reminds me that ... Read More

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Beta Sign-ups

Wednesday June 20, 2007
FilePlanet is now handing out keys for the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars beta, starting with FilePlanet subscribers as usual. That means people with a free membership should be able to ... Read More

Geometry Wars on Steam

Tuesday June 19, 2007
The critically-acclaimed Xbox Live Arcade game Geometry Wars is now available for Windows XP, and it can be downloaded via Steam. You can get it for the introductory price of ... Read More

Gaming With Xfire

Monday June 18, 2007
How many of you still use the phone to find out what games your friends are playing or which server they're on? Ever find that it takes four or five ... Read More

Big Fish Father's Day Special

Saturday June 16, 2007
Need a last minute gift for a gamer dad? Big Fish Games is offering a 30 percent discount on all their titles for the Father's Day Weekend. As well as ... Read More

Vanguard Merging Servers

Friday June 15, 2007
Over on the Vanguard site they've posted information on the upcoming server merger planned for the game. They are reducing the total number of servers from about 12 to 4, ... Read More

SOE Reveals The Agency

Tuesday June 12, 2007
Sony Online Entertainment recently announced that they are developing The Agency, a new online shooter with a spy/espionage theme. "Persistent character development allows players to supplement their gear with exotic ... Read More

Eve Players to Elect Ombudsmen

Sunday June 10, 2007
One of the best things about Eve Online is that the game seems to get more political every time players pull some sort of scam, and there have been plenty. ... Read More

Illidan Slain

Wednesday June 6, 2007
Nihilum, a World of Warcraft guild in Europe, has taken down Illidan the Betrayer, boss of The Black Temple raid added to game just two weeks ago with patch 2.1.0. ... Read More

Name the Sequel to F.E.A.R.

Tuesday June 5, 2007
Monolith is holding a contest to name the sequel to F.E.A.R., their horror-themed first-person shooter. "We will be accepting name submissions from June 4th, 2007 to June 22nd, 2007. Submissions ... Read More

Top Ten Things Wrong With Games for Windows Live

Sunday June 3, 2007
Given that Xbox Live has been a big hit with Xbox users, Games for Windows Live seemed like a pretty good idea when we first heard about it. Of course, ... Read More

MMOG Beta Bonanza

Friday June 1, 2007
There is no shortage of massively multiplayer games coming down the pipe, and several of them are accepting more beta testers. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is a PvP-oriented MMORPG ... Read More

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