August 18, 2004 - World of Warcraft Patch Notes
Blizzard has released a 753 MB content update that adds a number of notable features to its beta. Among them are the Hunter class, boat and zeppelin travel, the ability to share quests with party members and more. Follow the link for further information.

Knight Online Enters Pre-Open Beta
K2 Network let us know that the North American test of its persistent state game is under way. Registration is free, and participation is said to be open to everybody at the moment. The linked website has additional information.

Dungeon Siege II Site Launched
Publisher Microsoft Game Studios' has opened its portal for Gas Powered Games' action RPG sequel. There doesn't appear to be any new information, but at least some of the screenshots don't look familiar.

Neocron 2: Beyond Dome of York Site Launched
Reakktor.com has made available a destination for those interested in its expansion, which is projected to ship next month. As you might expect, there's information on key features plus assorted visuals.

Dark Age of Camelot Roundtable Official Announcement
By means of a press release today, Mythic officially confirmed it fan event, which will take place in Las Vegas on the 24th and 25th of next month. You can check out plans and register via the page linked above.

Asheron's Call 2 August Event Guide
While it doesn't show a date, information on this month's prop, Lost Artifacts, would seem to have been added to Turbine's site around the end of last week.

Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle Patch Notes
In the news under today's date, NCsoft has listed the contents of a small patch slated to go live today.

Tabula Rasa Developer Profile
Designer Christofer Strasz is the latest member of NCsoft's in-house Destination Games team to answer questions about his favorite games and movies, his job et al.

Shadowbane Patch 3.5 In-Testing Notes
As of two days ago, information on the maintenance patch, which is now on the test server for Wolfpack's game, was added to its official site.

Atriarch Development Update
Online since earlier today, this week's posting says World Fusion team is working out bugs in some recently added systems. As well, Lead Game Designer Serafina Pechan is planning to attend the Austin Game Conference in three weeks.

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Character Transfer Service
Sony has posted word that it is now allowing the movement of characters to different servers and accounts, for a fee of course. Details are available via the link; free registration is required.

Demon Stone Trailer
Publisher Atari sent word of a video on its official site for Stormfront Studios' upcoming D&D-based; action title, which we recently learned will be released for the PC. Seemingly new, it runs 1:26.

Wish Screenshots
Mutable Realms put up two new visuals. Currently the first pair on the linked page, they show the result of recent work on player models and horses as mounts.
- Jonric