Desslock Update

Desslock has once again posted an RPG update on GameSpot, this time talking about the recent lawsuit between BioWare and Interplay, the upcoming Pool of Radiance, the status of Wizardry 8, and more. Here’s a taste:

A lot of you have recently asked for a status update on Wizardry 8, so here’s the latest information I have. The game is done, and has a decent possibility of being made available by the end of this year. That said, no North American publisher has been announced (although several weeks ago, it appeared as though an announcement was pending) and Russian publisher Buka Entertainment has moved its planned distribution date into 2002 (although that may just be due to translation delays). Frustrating, for fans of the series, and I’m sure for the developers as well, especially since Sirtech recently announced that it would be unable to continue development of the Wizardry and Jagged Alliance series (leading to the departure of Ian Currie, producer of Jagged Alliance 2). But Wizardry 8 will be released, in some way, and hopefully later this year.