Zengamers "Cenk" send us a note about that they previewed the latest build of Bethesda Softwork’s upcoming RPG, Morrowind. Here is a clip from the preview:

"The beauty of Morrowind is that there is so much to discover, so much to see. With over 300 hand crafted dungeons, you can literally wander for days in real time and still have plenty to do. I found perhaps 10 such dungeons in my travels, and came out of one with a golden helmet worth 15000 gold! No merchant that I have found can even afford to pay me for it yet! I found Imperial Legion Fortresses, coastal hamlets, and cities that I had no business being in just by wandering, and man did I love it". Full preview here.

What the heck!! Well i was a bit bored today and therefore i made some worthplaying wallpapers in resolution 800x600 and 1024x768. Check out the wallpaper below and grab them in one zip file if you want "i will hunt our gfx dude to make some more awesome wallpapers".

Thanks to Jed "Old School" for sending us this article.. The connection between on-line games and legitimate means to earn fame, glory and/or riches (to varying degrees) is well underway. The difference between games of chance and the above examples is the degree of skill involved (and acknowledged) with winning. Will money and MMORPGs combine for a joyous marriage or volatile mix? The following article starts out at some tournament styled title Enroth-Online, then goes on to talk about some other money avenues that are opening up, including one in Asia. Enjoy the read below!

Preview time! Here follows some preview links... Voodooextreme made a preview of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC), Ferrago Games checked out WarCraft III (PC), Avault Previews Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (PC) and WomenGamers got a Magic: the Gathering Online preview posted.

In a stunning development this evening, Celestial Heavens learned that nearly two thirds of New World Computing's staff was layed off today. In a move that one business resource called a "...the start of a death spiral, if accurate...", most of the Might and Magic team, all but one of the Heroes 4 lead designers, and key members of the management team could "either move to San Francisco to work on 3DO titles, with no moving expenses paid, and a maximum allowed time for the move of 2 weeks (which must come out of accrued vacation time), or they could accept a month's severance pay." Full story over at StrategyPlanet.

GIGA Games tossed up five DivX movies "135MB" from Unreal Tournament 2003 this morning showing some studio footage with Mark Rein answering questions about Digital Extremes' multiplayer shooter. (Thanks Blues). Mirrors over at BonusWeb.

Here follow some reviews to check out.. GameSpot tossed up a review from Might & Magic IX (PC), GameAxis checked out Dungeon Siege (PC), Avault tossed up one from Warlords Battlecry II (PC), Freedom Force (PC) is available to check out over at GameZone, EuroGamer got an review up from Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (PC) and WomenGamers tossed up an review from The Sims: Hot Date (PC).

Voodoo let us know that there is an important poll running right now in the Neocron forums. Help Reakktor to choose the cover for the massively multiplayer online RPG Neocron! Would you rather want to see the game in an orange or a green box? Click here to head over to the official site and vote. Want to check out the covers before you head over there? Then click read more below!

Get "behind the scenes" with Gas Powered Games as they discuss what it was like to create the masterpiece that is Dungeon Siege. Included in the Windows Media Video are brief interviews with Level Designer Sarah Boulian, Producer Jake McMahon, and Chris Taylor. In addition, there is plenty of great gamplay footage mingled in between the interviews. The movie runs for 3.4 min and you can grab this 19MB video interview from MS here.