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Snowblind Acquires BG: Dark Alliance License

No Mutants Allowed is reporting that Snowblind Studios has acquired an exclusive license for future non-MMORPG Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance titles. Apparently that means that the remaining Interplay employees have a BG:DA MMORPG planned… Interplay Entertainment Corp. (the “Company”) has…

Dungeon Siege II Interview

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has conducted an interview with Gas Powered Games’ Kevin Lambert, in which the Dungeon Siege II lead designer addresses questions about the upcoming action RPG sequel. Here’s a snip: Q: What key lessons learned from the development of Dungeon…

Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Review

ComputerAndVideoGames.com has published a review of Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, giving the action RPG an overall score of 58%. This paragraph explains why: Saying that, you might be a tad miffed when you discover how short the game is and…

Guild Wars Online Manual & Preorder Access

ArenaNet’s official Guild Wars website has been updated with a comprehensive online manual for the game, as well as news that the game’s servers are online for preordered copies. Those of you who purchase the game via a retail chain…

Dungeon Siege II Previews

Three more online previews have been conjured up for Gas Powered Games’ Dungeon Siege II, all of which are based on a recent press copy of the game. The first is at Gaming Horizon: As you progress in the game…

Hard Truck: Apocalyptic Wars Q&A

The folks over at Duck and Cover have published a Q&A with Targem’s Aleksey Tchestnikh, script writer and lead designer on their upcoming vehicular post-apocalyptic RPG, Hard Truck: Apocalyptic Wars. Check it out: Q: So what’s the game’s focus? Combat?…

The Matrix Online Reviews

A fistful of new reviews for Warner Bros. and Monolith’s The Matrix Online have been posted, although they’re mostly on the negative side. The first is at RPGamer with an overall score of 2/5: Although the promises of The Matrix…

Hellgate: London Announced

The full press release: NAMCO AND FLAGSHIP ANNOUNCE HELLGATE â„¢: LONDON Flagship Studios Offers New Perspective on Action Role-Playing Games SANTA CLARA, Calif., (April 26, 2005) Leading games publisher and developer Namco Hometek Inc. today announced HELLGATE: LONDON , the…

Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich Reviews

A trio of new reviews for Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich have surfaced over the past couple of days. The first is at The Jaded Gamer with an overall score of 85%: Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich will…

Shadowbane Accounts Reactivated For 15 Days

The full press release: Ubisoft Invites Former Subscribers Back to Shadowbane Win-Back Program Turns on All Former Accounts Free for 15 Days To celebrate the release of Shadowbane® Patch 5.0, A Call to Arms, Ubisoft is reactivating all former accounts…