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Dragon Empires July/August Competition and Video
In this month's, you can guess the number of polygons used in the Dragon Empires bird dragon model. Get the details here: http://www.codemasters.com/redirect/redi...

Showdown in Cyberspace: Star Wars vs. The Sims
"What if they gave a world and nobody came? That's the dilemma facing dozens of companies and hundreds of developers this year, as they gamble tens of millions of dollars in the volatile realm of online games. To be more precise, they're wagering on the growth of MMORPGs and MMOGs -- the unwieldy acronyms for "massively multiplayer online role-playing game." It's a genre with enormous commercial potential, as demonstrated by the success of fantasy titles like Ultima Online, Everquest, Asheron's Call and Dark Age of Camelot, each with paying subscribers in the hundreds of thousands. (Everquest is the ranking colossus, with around 400,000 players.)" Read the full Salon.com article here: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/0...

DarkFall Stratics Site Opens
Stratics Central has opened a new site, Darkfall Stratics, which will focus exclusively on Razorwax's Darkfall Online. You'll find it here: http://www.stratics.com/content/portals/...

Lineage Episode 11: Oren
Now in Open Testing! Oren art and map files have been added. Included in this publish are the Ivory Tower, Ivory Tower Village, Crystal Cavern dungeon, Border Fortress, and a wasteland filled with undead Elmore soldiers from the famed war with Elmore. Additional magic spells are available with this episode. New hunting grounds, new player items, and new loot items have been added. Check it all out here: http://www.lineage.com/dev/in_testing.ht...

The Saga of Ryzom Set For Release in Q1 2003
"A third-generation, science-fantasy, massively multiplayer on-line role playing game in a persistent world featuring: Intuitive, deep and subtle role playing game rules designed specifically for the MMO genre; A sumptuous, authentic and unique new world; An evolving, dynamic game environment; Ground-breaking community play; An unprecedented depth of role play." Check it out: http://213.130.34.178/

Games Concert Planned for E3 2003
According to reports, composer Jack Wall and Tommy Tallarico, president of Tommy Tallarico Studios, are planning a concert at the Bowl to mark the end of next year's E3. The difference between this and the rest of the enormous gigs held at the venue is that this will revolve purely around music from games. Sounds pretty neat!

Neocron Offline Demo Available
"Snap your wand, throw your magic ring in the river, give your cloak of invisibility to a degenerate tramp and go sci-fi nuts instead with the Neocron demo." You can read more and snag a demo copy here: http://www.pczone.co.uk/news/news_story....

Mimesis Online News
Updated Story and Psionic Skills Added

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