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Dave's Internet Games Blog August 2007 Archive

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

Lord of the Rings Online Free Trial

Thursday August 30, 2007
Following last week's launch of Book 10: City of Kings, a 7-day free trial has been made available for Lord of the Rings Online. "We have surpassed our goal of ... Read More

Warhammer Online Interview

Wednesday August 29, 2007
Warcry caught up with the developers of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning for a quick interview at the Penny Arcade Expo. They talk about the state of the beta and ... Read More

Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn Launches

Tuesday August 28, 2007
Although the game is now almost 10 years old, Ultima Online has just received a major graphical facelift in the form of Kingdom Reborn, including a brand new user interface. ... Read More

World in Conflict Demo

Saturday August 25, 2007
A demo for Massive Entertainment's upcoming RTS game, World in Conflict, is now available. There's content in the demo that was not part of the beta tests, most notably a ... Read More

Guild Wars Reaches 4 Million

Thursday August 23, 2007
ArenaNet's Guild Wars series has sold more than 4 million units since its launch just over two years ago, leaving no doubt that the subscription-free business model can work for ... Read More

Games Still Favorite Online Activity

Sunday August 19, 2007
A recent study by research firm Parks Associates suggests that playing games is still the most popular form of online entertainment, beating out watching video clips on sites like YouTube ... Read More

Will Consoles Kill PC Gaming?

Friday August 17, 2007
If you've visited your local electronics store recently, it's not hard to get the impression that consoles are taking over the video game industry. Despite occasional successes like World of ... Read More

C&C 3: Tiberium Wars Open Map Competition

Friday August 17, 2007
CNC Community is holding an open map competition for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. There are some prizes up for grabs, most importantly the chance to have your map ... Read More

Tabula Rasa Preview

Tuesday August 14, 2007
It takes guts to try and do something different in the increasingly crowded MMOG space, but Richard Garriott and the designers of Tabula Rasa went back to the drawing board ... Read More

Fury Dated

Tuesday August 14, 2007
Auran's PvP-oriented online action RPG, Fury, will be released on October 9th and we've also learned more about their business model. After you purchase the game, you will have the ... Read More

EA Tackles Battlefield Stats Padding

Sunday August 12, 2007
One problem with the trend toward persistent player statistics in recent online shooters is that it creates another target for exploits and cheats. In the case of Battlefield 2 and ... Read More

Another Delay for Age of Conan

Friday August 10, 2007
Age of Conan fans are going to have to wait a little longer than expected for this upcoming MMORPG, because Funcom has pushed back the release date from this Fall ... Read More

SOE Announces Ramayan 3392 A.D.

Friday August 10, 2007
Sony Online Entertainment has signed a deal with Virgin Comics to build a MMOG based on the Ramayan 3392 A.D. franchise. The comic book is set in a futuristic realm, ... Read More

QuakeCon 2007 Recap

Monday August 6, 2007
QuakeCon took place over the weekend and there was a flurry of fresh news coming from the event this year. id Software revealed the next big game they have in ... Read More

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Official

Friday August 3, 2007
Blizzard has officially announced at BlizzCon that the Wrath of the Lich King will be the next expansion for World of Warcraft. It will be set in Northrend, with features ... Read More

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