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Dawn of Fantasy combines MMO with RTS on PC this June

by Mike Schramm (Jan 20th 2011 3:00AM)

Better set your alarm -- 505 Games has announced a title called Dawn of Fantasy, developed by Reverie World Studios, to be available on the PC this June. As you can see in the trailer after the break, the game is an MMORTS, combining single-player kingdom building and strategy warfare modes with a ...

Wanted for breaking the law: Vogster's CrimeCraft

by Mike Schramm (Jun 3rd 2009 10:45PM)

***NOTICE TO ALL GAMERS*** FROM: The Joystiq Office of Law Enforcement RE: Vogster's CrimeCraft, a "persistent world next-gen shooter" due out August 25th. Attention: CrimeCraft is to be considered armed and dangerous, and should not be approached in a video game store. Stay away at all costs. ...

ASCII-based Dwarf Fortress is the future of video games?

by John Bardinelli (Mar 28th 2007 10:16AM)

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Warren Specter touched on the technology vs. content debate in video games, saying "Stop building movie sets and make a world we can interact with instead". Someone should tell him indie developer Bay 12 Games has already done that. Dwarf Fortress is a ...