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Neverwinter Nights 2 Interview

Game Tycoon has conducted an interview with Neverwinter Nights 2 external producer Dorian Richard about his past experience with Atari, publisher/developer relations, and the pitfalls of production. While NWN2 isn’t mentioned a whole lot, the Q&A does have a lot…

Dungeons & Dragons Online Preview

1Up has posted a short preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, in which they compare Turbine’s claims of what the game has to offer to what they actually experienced during the beta test. Check it out: Turbine says: Pacing…

The Witcher Feature of the Week

CD Projekt’s official The Witcher website has been updated with a new “Feature of the Week”, this time presenting us with an image and a few details for the witcher’s iron sword. The description to follow: The witcher uses his…

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Preview

Yahoo! Games has put together a four-page preview of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, after spending some firsthand time with Sigil Games’ upcoming fantasy MMORPG. Here’s a bit to start you off: Finally, there are sympathies, which are class specific interactions…

The Lord of the Rings Online Publishing Deal

Turbine Entertainment issued a press release earlier today announcing that Midway Games will be publishing and distributing The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar in North America. TURBINE GRANTS MIDWAY NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTSTO DISTRIBUTE THE LORD OF THE…

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Interview

Boomtown has conducted an interview with Bethesda Softworks’ Gavin Carter, in which the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion producer answers a handful of questions about the upcoming RPG. Here’s a taste: Q: With the game very close to going gold, are…

Neverwinter Nights 2 Interview

GamingReport has conjured up an interview with Obsidian Entertainment’s Ferret Baudoin, quizzing the lead designer about several aspects of their upcoming Neverwinter Nights sequel. Here’s a bit to get you started: Q: Beyond the code considerations, there is also the…

Mage Knight: Apocalypse Interview, Part One

The folks at RPG Vault have published the first portion of a new Mage Knight: Apocalypse interview with senior producer David Georgeson. A bit of what was talked about: Q: With reference to your earlier comment about character individuality, in…

The Escapist Issue #33 Now Available

The thirty-third issue of Escapist Magazine offers four new gaming-related articles, one of which discusses the tension during the Cold War and how titles like Fallout offer a perspective of what a post-apocalyptic world could have been like. An excerpt,…