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The Lord of the Rings Online: Art, Creatures, & Design

GameSpy has published three separate articles exploring the artistry, creatures, and design that have gone into Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. A snip from the design article: The influence of the IP was even felt…

Neverwinter Nights 2 Goes Gold

Atari and Obsidian Entertainment issued a press release earlier this morning announcing that Neverwinter Nights 2 has officially gone gold and will ship on October 31st. NEVERWINTER NIGHTSâ„¢ 2 GOES GOLD Highly-Anticipated Sequel Set to Ship October 31 in North…

The Witcher Week, Day One

The folks at CD Projekt have begun another feature week for The Witcher and have kicked it off with new concept art, cinematic frames, 3D model presentations, and a single screenshot of Geralt walking on a street in Cloister Vizim.

Guild Wars Nightfall Preview

Boomtown has put together a short preview of Guild Wars Nightfall, based on some firsthand time they spent with ArenaNet’s upcoming MMORPG add-on. The action still works, however, as does the new idea of having “Heroes” join your team. Essentially,…

Neverwinter Nights 2 Screenshots

The guys at CRPG.ru let us know that they’ve posted five exclusive screenshots from Obsidian Entertainment’s Neverwinter Nights sequel.

The Broken Hourglass Monday Update

Planewalker Games’ official website has been updated with some specific rules and mechanics behind the combat system in their upcoming CRPG, The Broken Hourglass. In our system, weapons do not have an inherently random amount of damage associated with them.…

EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer Interview

FiringSquad has conducted an interview with Sony Online’s Scott Hartsman, quizzing the producer about the upcoming EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer expansion pack. Q: What sorts of new locations and settings will Echoes of Faydwer have? A: Echoes of Faydwer…

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Preview

GameSpot has put together another preview for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, this time focusing on the game’s assassin, priestess, and warrior classes. The warrior is the “tank” class of the game. Armed with sword and shield, the warrior…

Age of Conan Developer Profile Interview

MMORPG.com has published another one of their developer profile interviews, this time with Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures lead designer Ole Herbjornsen. Q: How have things been progressing with Age of Conan? Have you enjoyed working on such a strong…

Darkness over Daggerford Wrap Report

Ossian Studios’ Alan Miranda has penned a five-page report over at RPG Vault that reflects on the recent release of their Darkness over Daggerford module for Neverwinter Nights. The challenge of finding the right people is one that every company…