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		Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich Second View Some initial impressions based on a single-level sampling of Irrational Games' second superhero-themed endeavor


	World of Warcraft Review How well does our 2004 Game of the Year fit your play style? Parting the Iron Curtain, Part 2 Action endeavors from studios located in Eastern Europe The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey Wrap Report Vir2L and TKO on their recent RPG for the portable platform Guild Wars Preview An up to date look at ArenaNet's online-only action RPG


		Mercenaries Video Interview Pandemic's latest outing broken down by LucasArts producer, Shara Miller.

World of Warcraft Review
How well does our 2004 Game of the Year fit your play style?

Parting the Iron Curtain, Part 2
Action endeavors from studios located in Eastern Europe

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey Wrap Report
Vir2L and TKO on their recent RPG for the portable platform

Guild Wars Preview
An up to date look at ArenaNet's online-only action RPG

Mercenaries Video Interview
Pandemic's latest outing broken down by LucasArts producer, Shara Miller.

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RPG Vault News - Jan. 21

News Highlight: GameSpy
Most Wanted Games of 2005 Part 5

RPG Vault News - Jan. 20

News Highlights: IGN & GameSpy
EVE Online: Exodus Report, Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Preview at IGN, Most Wanted Games of 2005 Part 4 at GameSpy

RPG Vault News - Jan. 18

Ed Notes
Comments from the Editor - Million-player MMOs

News Highlight: GameSpy
Most Wanted Games of 2005 Part 2

RPG Vault Features - Jan. 17

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #7
Deliberations related to purchases of weapon skills and armor for your characters in Blizzard's hit online offering

Guild Wars Media #12
Some minor bosses you may encounter as you travel through ArenaNet's instanced mission and exploration areas

RPG Vault News - Jan. 17

News Highlight: GameSpy
Most Wanted Games of 2005 Part 1

RPG Vault News - Jan. 16

News Highlight: GameSpy
Shining Tears Preview at GameSpy

CRPG & Online World News - Jan. 15

News Highlights: IGN & Team Xbox
Best of 2004 Overall, Champions: Return to Arms Interview with Clint Worley at IGN, Jade Empire Spirits and Demons Part II at Team Xbox

Parting the Iron Curtain, Part 3
Strategy is another category in which there's considerably more development activity than most of us might think.

Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich Second View
Some initial impressions based on a single-level sampling of Irrational Games' second superhero-themed endeavor

World of Warcraft Review
We help you assess how well Blizzard's release, our 2004 Game of the Year, fits your play style and preferences.

Parting the Iron Curtain, Part 2
In this segment of our feature, we check out a number of action endeavors from studios located in Eastern Europe.

The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey Wrap Report
Three core team members at Vir2L and TKO enlighten us on their recent first-person RPG for the N-Gage platform.

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #7
Deliberations related to purchases of weapon skills and armor for your characters in Blizzard's hit online offering

Guild Wars Media #12
Some minor bosses you may encounter as you travel through ArenaNet's instanced mission and exploration areas

Guild Wars Preview
An up to date look at ArenaNet's eye-catching online action RPG featuring persistent characters in a fantasy world

The Witcher Peek #9
In our latest lore segment from CD Projekt, we hear about the titular monster slayers' unexcelled skill with blades.

Parting the Iron Curtain, Part 1
We look at RPG development within the former Soviet bloc and see there's more going on than you might think.

Kult: Heretic Kingdoms Wrap Report
The Team Leader at 3D People and Managing Director at International Hobo tell us about their role-playing project.

Dragonshard First View
Developer Liquid Entertainment's RPG-influenced real-time strategy title that's slated to take flight later this year

2004 RPG Vault Awards, Part 2
We finish up by citing numerous outstanding achievements in various aspects of the development process and more.

2004 RPG Vault Awards, Part 1
Our seventh annual honor role recognizing the past year's top accomplishments in RPGs, online worlds and more

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #6
Considerations that might be worth keeping in mind when you choose your characters' trade skills and equipment

Guild Wars Media #11
Some scenes from one of the cinematics that help lay out the narrative element in ArenaNet's online action RPG

Geneforge 3 Interview
We quiz Jeff Vogel on the next episode in Spiderweb's series about Shapers and their ability to create and mold life.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Wrap Report
An edifying self-assessment from the Producer, Lead Designer, Lead Programmer and Art Director on Relic's RTS

Pocket Kingdom: Own the World Minute View
Sega's novel online and offline title mixing combat, strategy and character development in an unusual fantasy world

Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle Team Q&A; #1
Members of the NCsoft team let us in on the character types they like to play plus some of their favorite locations.

Dungeon Siege II First View
Gas Powered Games' action RPG sequel in which you must conquer an abominable threat many years in the making

Face of Mankind Update Interview
With beta only weeks away, a status report from Duplex Systems' Marko Dieckmann and Ojom's Christian Winter

Auto Assault First View
A foretaste of NetDevil's massively multiplayer endeavor combining vehicular combat and role-playing elements

The Bard's Tale Wrap Report
Executive Producer Brian Fargo and Creative Director Matt Findley on inXile's humor-oriented hack and slash RPG

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #5
Thoughts you may want to consider when buying skills and in anticipation of obtaining mounts for your characters.

Guild Wars Media #10
Before you enter ArenaNet's Tomb of Kings PvP area, you must find a team and protect an NPC spirit from attack.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Wrap Report, Part 2
Obsidian's Producer and Lead Designer conclude their highly informative examination of the award-winning RPG.

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #4
Another pair of suggestions that may be of use to both newbies and experienced players in Blizzard's virtual realm

Guild Wars Media #9
To complement their feminine counterparts from last week, instances of ArenaNet's six playable male archetypes

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Wrap Report, Part 1
Lead Designer Chris Avellone and Producer Chris Parker begin an inside look at Obsidian's acclaimed debut RPG.

UFO: Aftershock Interview
Lead Designer Martin Klima on ALTAR's RPG-infused blending of squad-based tactical combat and global strategy

Mourning Peek #52
In his final segment of 2004, Lead Designer Dan Antonescu describes how the passive defense systems function.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Review
The Troika team's most recent role-playing title takes us on a journey into the gritty, complex World of Darkness.

American McGee Presents Scrapland Wrap Report (Action)
The titular Executive Producer joins Project Leader Enric Alvarez to tell us about Mercury Steam's action adventure

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #3
Is either faction preferable if you're a solo-minded player, and how can you get ahead quicker in Blizzard's world?

Guild Wars Media #8
Half a dozen examples of female characters you can play in ArenaNet's game - one from each of its professions

Auto Assault Interview #2
NetDevil Project Lead Scott Brown fuels our interest about his studio's post-apocalyptic vehicular online world.

Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich First View
Irrational Games' colorful squad-based sequel set on the battlefields of World War II and in dimensions unknown

EverQuest II Review
Our report on Sony's parallel version of Norrath, the latest release based on its landmark persistent state property

The Witcher Peek #8
CD Projekt invites you to pour another ale, pull your chair near the hearth, and learn about the origins of magic.

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World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #7
Deliberations related to purchases of weapon skills and armor for your characters in Blizzard's hit online offering

The Witcher Peek #9
In our latest lore segment from CD Projekt, we hear about the titular monster slayers' unexcelled skill with blades.

Dragonshard First View
Developer Liquid Entertainment's RPG-influenced real-time strategy title that's slated to take flight later this year

World of Warcraft Tips of the Week #6
Considerations that might be worth keeping in mind when you choose your characters' trade skills and equipment

Pocket Kingdom: Own the World Minute View
Sega's novel online and offline title mixing combat, strategy and character development in an unusual fantasy world

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