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A R.O.S.E. by any other name would get more press coverage.
GamerGod dug deep and found a preview of Rush On Seven Episodes Online. While working in our garden we tried to figure out what in the name of Sam Hill Rush of Seven Episodes is supposed to mean. We know it might have something to do with this:

"Much like most online games, the name of the game has some reference to the actual game play. ROSE Online is based on the story of an avatar, which you play, who may or may not have an impact on the game and other players. The choice is completely up to you to choose for good or bad and do what you wish. You may wish to lead an ordinary online life where you go out and train yourself and maybe level up and gather some weapons and items to later sell to other players for a profit. Or you may be drawn to a lust for power and strength which will lead you on a grand quest of conquering and controlling all of the seven planets in the ROSE universe and unlock the ultimate power that can challenge even the mighty power of the gods that created all seven planets."

You can read the entire R.O.S.E. Preview at GamerGod.
 

Romans vs Mayans. Can't we all just get along?MMORPG has posted an Imperator Combat Preview. We are pretty sure that they wrote this: "The first thing players notice in Imperator is that there is no auto-combat. If you wish to attack an enemy, you need to select an attack. As you fight, you lose energy and gain focus based on what feats you choose. The various combat moves work off one, or both of these things. This combination ensures players need to pay attention and strategize their combat. For example, do they wish to work the whole fight and build up to one giant pay off move that zaps all their focus or would they prefer to play it safe, and use more, but smaller moves that use only a portion of their hard-earned focus?" Read the entire Imperator Combat Preview at MMORPG.com.

Muhahahahaha. City of Villains has been previewed by RPGVault. I'm 100% confident that they might have written this: "Addressing what may well have been the most frequent request made by players of the earlier title, the underlying concept this time is a reversal of roles. Instead of fighting to save Paragon City from the forces of crime and evil, your task is to help rid the Rogue Isles of pesky do-gooders who think it's their duty to impose liberty and justice, and to prevent you from achieving your rightful status as a dominant crime lord." Read the entire City of Villains Preview at RPGVault.

Fine and good, but will Lord British become Lord AngelicAlienguy?Tabula Rasa, the MMORPG being developed by Richard Garriott has been previewed by GameShark. We're minimally confident that they wrote this: "The brains and imagination behind the epic game Tabula Rasa is none other than Richard "Lord British" Garriott, who is best known as the creator of the hugely successful Ultima series of role playing games. It’s a pretty safe assumption to say that he knows what he is doing when it comes to game design and giving players what they want. Tabula Rasa, his latest project in the works, looks like it will give the next generation of gamers exactly what they want, only more elaborate and more engaging. Tabula Rasa is an online massively multiplayer game that pits a coalition of rebel soldiers against the invading xenophobic alien race known as The Bane. The first person action is mixed with the strategy and storytelling depth of a role playing game and all comes together as one in the incredibly large and always active world." View the Tabula Rasa Preview.