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Turbine Licenses Kynogon AI Middleware

Turbine issued a press release earlier today announcing that they have licensed Kynogon’s AI middleware solution for both The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar and Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. Turbine signs global deal with Kynogon for…

Flagship Studios Expands, Mythos Announced

Flagship Studios issued a press release earlier this morning announcing the formation of a new Flagship Seattle development studio that’s currently working on a “casual RPG” entitled Mythos. Flagship Studios Announces New Subsidiary Development Studio – Flagship Seattle Newly Formed…

Jade Empire: Special Edition Delayed

WorthPlaying is reporting that 2K Games has delayed the PC version of BioWare’s Jade Empire until February 26th, 2007. Five new screenshots accompany the announcement.

D&D Online: Evil Resurgent Module Goes Live

Turbine has released their Evil Resurgent module for Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, which introduces several new quests and brings an assortment of tweaks to the MMORPG. The full patch notes: The most dangerous evils have the deepest roots… Parthilcar…

Over Three Million Copies of Guild Wars Sold

ArenaNet issued a press release earlier today announcing that they have sold over three million copies of Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions, and Guild Wars Nightfall. GUILD WARS EXCEEDS THREE MILLION SOLD Breakthrough Game Series Hits Major Milestone as ArenaNet…

Gothic 3 Review

The folks at Gameworld Network have written up a two-page review of Gothic 3, giving the RPG an overall score of 68%. The core for a good role playing game is evident, it just lacks the polish that we hardcore…

Obsidian Entertainment to Develop Alien RPG

It’s official! Following speculation earlier in the week, Sega of America issued a press release today announcing that Obsidian Entertainment is developing an RPG based on the Alien film franchise. SEGA SIGNS OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT TO DEVELOP ALIEN TITLE FOR NEXT-GENERATION…

The Escapist Issue #75 Now Available

The seventy-fifth issue of Escapist Magazine contains five new articles, including one that profiles several small MMORPGs that are surprisingly successful. Jagex Limited’s RuneScape launched quite slowly in 2001. Cambridge University undergrad Andrew Gowers formed Jagex with his brother, Paul,…

RPGWatch Side Quest: The Avatar and Me

RPGWatch has posted a new “side quest” feature that offers a perspective on why the “fantasy simulation” gameplay of Oblivion may not be the role-playing future some players are looking for. …separating the player and the avatar provides the tools…

Alien Syndrome Coming to the Wii and PSP in 2007

Sega of America has issued a press release announcing that Wii and PSP versions of their sci-fi action RPG Alien Syndrome will be available next summer. SEGA’s Alien Syndrome Ventures Onto Wii And PSP Action-RPG meets fast-paced sci-fi in an…