RPG Vault: Thursday Newsbits, Audio & Visuals

September 25, 2003 -

Final Fantasy XI - A benchmark program that measures computer performance against the system requirements has been made available at the website for Square Enix's multi-platform title. In addition, you can see a new demo mode for selected scenes with a high resolution mode.

SpellForce: The Order of Dawn - Images of Dwarven buildings with captions have been posted at the official site for Phenomic's fantasy strategy and RPG. Also, a new music sample is available.

The Saga of Ryzom - A screenshot of the week feature was recently started at the website for Nevrax's online game, with the newest showing Fyros caravanserail on a cloudy night.

UFO: Aftermath - Altar's website for its tactical war game now lists October 13 as the estimated date release for North America, while the 10th is shown for the European version.

Realms of Torment - The Elf takes the spotlight in a quartet of screenshots and an in-game clip, all found on the site for Quad's and Maxim's medieval online setting.

Shadowbane - A new world map update, FAQ addition, price drop notice and developer post comprise the latest news on Wolfpack's persistent world title. There are also four event reports.

KnightShift - A 443 MB demo for Reality Pump's blend of RPG and strategy can be grabbed through various links listed at the game website.

Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings - Available in different resolutions, a teaser movie of the next episode for Turbine's title is vieweable at the Insider site.

Dark Age of Camelot - Aside from the daily Trials of Atlantis riddles, you can see a note on an in-game movie festival hosted by Machinima, with the community encouraged to send in submissions.

Earth & Beyond - There's a call for assistance note at the official site, where players are being recruited to help prepare for the EA game's one-year anniversary party.

Anarchy Online: Shadowlands - A new patch for Funcom's futuristic online world can be downloaded through the game client or at the official site.

EverQuest - On the Live site for Sony's online fantasy land, there's another augmentation warning, this time dealing with sealing two of them onto the same item.

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