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		E3 2002 Reports What did we see and learn at this year's show? In today's reports, we look at World of Warcraft and Arx Fatalis.


	E3 RPG Round-Up Our impressions of the RPG genre as seen at this year's show Ages of Athiria Interview Look into Elysian Productions' ambitious fantasy online world Freedom Force Review Our hands-on look at Irrational Games' superhero strategy RPG Black Moon Chronicles Developer Diary #13 Who does Vircom call when the game servers shut down?


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June 1: Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles Interview with Matt Firor at HomeLan Fed
The Producer at Mythic Entertainment offers a few hints about the expansion pack

June 1: Dungeon Siege Site Update: New Editor Tutorials
Siege University section now covers terminology, triggers and moods

June 1: Dungeon Siege Review at Universal Gamerz
More favorable comments on the recently released single- and multiplayer game

June 1: Dungeon Siege Review at Ars Technica
Another very complimentary opinion of Gas Powered Games' action RPG

June 1: Best of E3 at GameSpy
Another site lists its opinions in various categories

May 31: Shadowbane Site Update: E3 Report
Reaction to last week's strong showing of Wolfpack Studios' fantasy online world

May 31: ION Storm Site Update: Team Thoughts on E3
Four team members offer their reactions to the show, with lots of photos

May 31: Morrowind Site Update: Two New Plugins Released
A pair of official add-ins from developer and publisher Bethsoft

May 31: Star Wars Galaxies Site Update: FAQ Additions
A total of four new questions and answers added this week

May 31: Helbreath Site Re-Launched
A new look for the site of the fantasy online world from Korean-based Siementech

May 31: City of Heroes E3 Report at GamesFirst
Another look at Cryptic Studios' superhero online world as seen at last week's show

May 31: EVE Interview at GameSpy
May 31, 2002: The game's Lead Designer is queried about his project

May 31: Freedom Force Review at MPZ
May 31, 2002: A heroic effort from Irrational Games

May 31: Morrowind Review at Gamers Hell
May 31, 2002: The devilish site offers a heavenly review

May 31: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge Review at Escmag
May 31, 2002: A lukewarm review of the MMORPG add-on

May 31: EVE Online Site Update: New Peek of the Week
May 31, 2002: A profile of a wealthy family

May 31: Another War Interview with Pawel Kalinowski at EuroGamer
May 31, 2002: A brief look into Mirage's RPG in an unusual World War II setting

May 31: Geneforge Review at Gamers Pulse
May 31, 2002: Spiderweb Software's latest shareware RPG receives a rather lukewarm reception

May 31: Might & Magic IX Review at The Adrenaline Vault
May 31, 2002: Another site checks in with a less-than-stellar opinion of latest in this series

May 30: City of Heroes Interview with Rick Dakan at Gamersclick
May 30, 2002: Learn more about the superhero MMORPG

May 30: Morrowind Review at GamePro
May 30, 2002: The online magazine offers plenty of praise

May 30: Morrowind Review at AllRPG
May 30, 2002: A short but enthusiastic review

May 30: Elder Scrolls Retrospective at Four Fat Chicks
May 30, 2002: One gamer's look back at all the Elder Scrolls games

May 30: Thursday Visuals: Divinity and Mistmare
May 30, 2002: A pair of official sites post new shots

Earth & Beyond Diary #1
A day in the life of Westwood Studios Producer Rade Stojsavljevic. What's it like as a leader of an 80-person team?

E3 2002 Report: Arx Fatalis
Arkane Studios brings its intriguing first person RPG back to the big show

E3 2002 Report: World of Warcraft
Blizzard shows off its fantasy online world to an eager industry audience

E3 RPG Round-Up
The CRPG genre was very prominent at this year's big show. We offer our impressions of many games we saw.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Profile: Mathieu Rivest
The Lead Artist on the Vircom team introduces himself, his responsibilities, his gaming preferences and more.

Ages of Athiria Interview
President and Lead Designer Derek Licciardi tells us about Elysian Productions' ambitious fantasy online world.

Freedom Force Review
We take an extensive hands-on look at the colorful squad-based superhero strategy RPG developed by Irrational Games.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Diary #13
Who does Vircom call when the servers shut down? Marc "Handyman" Chouinard tells us about his role and nickname.

Icewind Dale II Designer Diary #8
The Final Push: Designer Dave Maldonado on the team members' jobs as Black Isle's sequel nears completion.

Horizons E3 2002 Gallery
Nine all-new screenshots showing Fiends and other eye-catching visuals in Artifact Entertainment's online world.

Realms of Torment Interview
Four members of the Romanian-American development team introduce their upcoming fantasy-based online world.

World of Warcraft Interview
We question Blizzard Vice President Bill Roper about one of the titles everyone wants to see at this year's E3.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Profile: Jean-Vincent de Pontbriand-Trudel
Introducing a Senior Artist on the Vircom team who tell us about his responsibilities, his gaming preferences and more.

Dragon Empires Development Report
Associate Producer Sion Lenton kicks off a brand new insider series on Codemasters' intriguing online world.

Morrowind First Impressions
What can you expect to see and do in Bethsoft's highly heralded game? We offer some initial thoughts and feelings.

RPG Developers at E3 2002, Part 3
We ask another group of our RPG developer friends to tell us what they'll be up to at this year's big trade show.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Diary #12
The tale of a traveler who survived the terrible Night of the Screaming Tears in the backstory to Vircom's online world.

RPG Developers at E3 2002, Part 2
We ask some more of our RPG developer friends what they'll be up to at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

WarCraft III RPG Interview
We talk with Blizzard Vice President Bill Roper who tells us about the various RPG elements in this nearly gold game.

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates Interview
Designer Daniel James and CTO Michael Bayne give us the scoop on Three Ring's intriguing open-source Java online game.

RPG Developers at E3 2002
We asked a bunch of our RPG developer friends what they'll be up to at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Profile: Richard Calamatas
A self-introduction by the Vircom scriptwriter responsible for creating the main storyline, many side quests and more.

Asheron's Call 2 Intelligence Report
We take a fact sheet style look at what's coming up in Turbine's eye-catching sequel to its award-winning online world.

Rich Vogel (Star Wars Galaxies) Online Worlds Interview
We discuss the present and future of online gaming with one of the genre's leading and most experienced developers.

Black Moon Chronicles Tour Report
Vircom takes us on an in-game tour to see several diverse locations in its visually distinctive online world of Lhynn.

Icewind Dale II Designer Diary #7
Grab Bag II: Black Isle Designer Chris Avellone with a new item, spell icons, status report, tips, screenshots and more.

Morrowind Developer Q&A; #24
Project Leader Todd Howard ends our mammoth series with his post-release thoughts on Bethsoft's newly released hit RPG.

Lineage II Interview
Lead Game Designer Hyung Jin Kim and Producer James Bae on the prequel to NCsoft's hugely popular online world.

Black Moon Chronicles Developer Profile: Marc Chouinard
Find out about Vircom's Team Supervisor, Customer Services, the games he plays, his role on the team and much more.

Earth & Beyond Q&A; #1
Introduction: Producer Eric Wang starts a new feature series on Westwood Studios' cool-looking persistent state galaxy.

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SWAT: Urban Justice Developer Diary #7
Sierra Programmer Charles Cox takes a look back at what the team accomplished at the E3 trade show last week.

New World Order Interview
Lead Programmer and Termite Games founder Jim Malmros tells us about this team-based multiplayer shooter.

Tsunami 2265 Interview
We quiz three members of the Prograph team about their colorful arcade-style shoot 'em up adventure.

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Q&A; #5
Find out which locations in the upcoming shooter are the personal favorites of 10 Raven team members and why.

Star Trek Bridge Commander Review
Our informative look at Totally Games' action-packed space simulation entry into the Star Trek universe.

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