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Lord of the Rings: The White Council Revealed?

GameSpot is reporting that EA’s Jim Norwood has revealed a new Lord of the Rings RPG entitled “The White Council” in a recent interview at 3D Realms’ website. Here is what GameSpot lists as part of the Q&A: A: I’m…

Irrational Games Acquisition Interviews

Both IGN PC and Gamecloud had the opportunity to chat with Irrational Games’ Ken Levine about their acquisition by Take-Two Interactive. A snip from the Q&A at IGN PC: Q: What distinguishes Take Two’s approach as a publisher, as opposed…

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to Only Use One Disc

Responding to speculation that Oblivion would span several discs, Bethesda Softworks’ MrSmileyFaceDude stopped by the official Elder Scrolls forums to confirm that the game will fit on a single disc. So will we ever see a next-gen game that surpasses…

IGN’s Most Anticipated PC Games of 2006

Three of IGN PC’s editors have listed their ten most anticipated titles of 2006, and they’ve all mentioned RPGs that we cover here on GameBanshee. Between all three lists, here are the role-playing games that made the cut: Age of…

Irrational Games Acquisition Official

Take-Two Interactive issued a press release earlier today confirming our previous story that they have acquired Irrational Games. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Acquires Irrational Games Acclaimed Developer Joins 2K’s Roster of Development Studios New York, NY January 9, 2006 Take-Two…

Hammer & Sickle Reviews

Another pair of reviews for Nival Interactive’s Hammer & Sickle have hit the web, though neither one is very positive. The first is at GameSpot with an overall score of 3.6/10: If Hammer & Sickle were the first effort of…

Strategy First to Publish Seal of Evil

Strategy First issued a press release earlier today announcing that they have signed an agreement to publish Object Software’s Seal of Evil in North America. Strategy First to Publish Object Software’s Seal of Evil in North America Montreal, Canada. January…

Seed Beta Applications Now Accepted

Runestone Game Development sent over a press release earlier today announcing that beta applications are now being accepted for their upcoming MMORPG, Seed. Aarhus, Denmark January 9, 2006 Runestone Game Development announced today that applications are now being accepted for…

Space Hack Review

PC Gameworld has kicked up a review of Space Hack, giving the Diablo-like action RPG an overall score of 70%. Here’s why: As a whole Space Hack is a good game due to its price point. As far as budget…

Hellgate: London Preview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has written up a preview of Hellgate: London, based upon what we know about the action RPG up to this point. A little something to start you off: The thing about your progress through Hellgate, however, is that it’s…