I had the pleasure of being one of the lucky people who were able to test SWTOR in the past beta weekend and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I will say however, this game isn't the revolutionary marvel that everyone was hoping it would be, but that doesn't mean it does not have a chance to contend with the big boys of the MMO world.

First and foremost, I noticed how familiar the controls were for this game. Much like all the recent MMOs such as Rift and Aion, the UI was tailored in the same fashion that WoW introduced back in 2005. The WoW haters out there will probably stomp me for saying this, but this game takes a bit further. This game has copied the original WoW interface all the way down to the keybindings. It was obviously designed to be welcoming to the mass exodus of de

You've heard about EverQuest II going free-to-play, you've heard about the new expansion, and you've heard about all the updates. Now it's time to experience a little bit of all this in gameplay, and to get your feet wet with EverQuest II's upcoming Freeport Reborn update -- as well as the upcoming Age of Discovery expansion. Both of them are set to launch on the same day, and at long last we have that date...but you won't get to find out until the end of this hands-on!

Besides, don't you want to see what's to come before everybody else does? Of course you do. So strap in while we take a tour of EQ II's Beastlords, the revamped Freeport, the brand new Mercenaries, and even the highly-anticipated Dungeon Maker. The details are juicy and the water's fine, so let's h

Ohoho, we're not done yet. You see, I love my fans so much that I'm not about to JUST give them something that every other website gets. You guys get the premier package. The works. The cream of the crop. You guys are getting hands-on coverage that no one else has. And I'm doing it because I love you, and because EverQuest's 18th expansion, Veil of Alaris, is just that flippin' awesome. Unlike readers of every other video game website out there that's covering this monumentous milestone, you guys are going to get info on three other brand new zones, a new feature that I can't believe nobody's talked about yet, and several dozen screenshots -- some of which you won't find anywhere else, because I got them on request.

Quite frankly, the new zones that I requested

MMOsite's Quest! has been all over EverQuest's monumental 18th expansion, Veil of Alaris, and today the vague spoilers have come to an end. Players of this classic MMORPG might have already had a week and change to explore the brand new expansion, but for players who haven't had the opportunity to try this new content out, you're in for a treat. Last week, EQ's Community Manager Eric Cleaver and I went on a tour of some of the zones featured in Veil of Alaris, and Mr. Cleaver was generous enough to disclose much of the new content that has come with this addition -- and it's more than just weird aliens, flying islands, and mysterious gods. From top to bottom, Veil of Alaris is an exciting expansion and a must-have for EverQuest players new and old, for it launched with a brand

MMOsite's Quest! has been all over EverQuest's monumental 18th expansion, Veil of Alaris, and today the vague spoilers have come to an end. Players of this classic MMORPG might have already had a week and change to explore the brand new expansion, but for players who haven't had the opportunity to try this new content out, you're in for a treat. Last week, EQ's Community Manager Eric Cleaver and I went on a tour of some of the zones featured in Veil of Alaris, and Mr. Cleaver was generous enough to disclose much of the new content that has come with this addition -- and it's more than just weird aliens, flying islands, and mysterious gods. From top to bottom, Veil of Alaris is an exciting expansion and a must-have for EverQuest players new and old, for it launched with a brand